A canoe pack is different from a backpack. Duluth Pack company President Tom Sega explains, “The canoe pack is what we were founded upon, they were the first products that were made at Duluth Pack by Camille Poirier…. When you’re canoeing you have to think about portaging, and when you portage a canoe you put it on your shoulders. So you can’t have a pack that’s above your … [Read more...] about Duluth Pack #60 Utility Pack (Canoe Pack)
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Briefcase Malfunction
Before 2007, Tom Sega was a sales and marketing man in the paper, pulp, and paper manufacturing machinery business for over twenty years, and he traveled a lot. “For my complete career I've been a road warrior. I had traveled, some years, 30 weeks a year; and when you travel that much you get pretty particular about the gear you carry whether it's a briefcase, an overnight bag, … [Read more...] about Briefcase Malfunction
Three Men in a Tub: A Fishing Story About the Weather
When you’re on a canoe fishing trip up in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota and several portages from home, a change in weather can really throw you for a loop. Grant Sega knows first hand. He’s now the Vice President at Spring Creek Manufacturing after his family purchased the company in July of 2017. But a few years before that he was a customer, and he’s glad he was. … [Read more...] about Three Men in a Tub: A Fishing Story About the Weather
Lawn Chair USA Classic Chair
Lawn Chair USA’s main product is a classic, and so is its main customer - most are middle aged or older, but the next generation is catching on. According to Andrew Pokrandt of Lawn Chair USA, “That’s our biggest market right now is up in that [older] generation because they still remember it and they can’t find it anywhere. But what’s happening now is we’re actually shifting … [Read more...] about Lawn Chair USA Classic Chair