Helping out a friend, (backpack brands needed)

[grey-array]

Hello dear everyone,
as the title might suggest I'm wanting to help a friend of mine, She's in search of a internship location and would like to advance in the designing of backpacks ( me as well as my friend are Product developers).
So I already got her started on some brands she didnt know yet like: Karrimor and Fjällraven.
Yet could really think of other brands out of the Usual brands like Dakine, Lowe Alpine, or North face.
so If you know any, your help would be greatly appreciated

Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[Lister]

Sampsonite? although i think they tend to be more business luggage type rather than rucksacks but they do a few backpacks too

 

[Teepee]

McHale, Gregory, Gossamer gear, Ula, KarrimorSf, Z-packs, Norrona, Bergans, Osprey, Dixon, Molly mac gear....

 

[Imagedude]

Pod, Aiguille, Crux

 

[Ivanhoe]

Sacci, AB Germa, Hagöfs, Klättermusen and Lundhags.

 

[ZEbbEDY]

mammut, vango

 

[Lister]

Aztec, Gellert, Vaude, Sprayway

 

[sandbender]

Another vote for Crux, super tough and very comfortable packs.

 

[Fin]

Duluth - I particularly like mine because of it's lack of "design" and "features". I've moved away from hi-tech "one size fits all" yokes (which don't fit me!) and synthetic materials (which make me sweat). A simple, frameless canvas bag with decent leather straps which I can make super comfortable with packing.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Berghaus, Deuter, Highlander, Tatonka, Jack wolfskin, Kelty, Maxpedition, Arc'Teryx, Gregory, Golite, REI,................ to name but a few.

 

[Mastino]

Klättermusen, very interesting brand . Probably one of the most innovative bands: http://klattermusen.se/start_EN.php?lang=EN&curr=EUR

 

[grey-array]

Thanks a million guys, will grant the misses with a good nice long list ^^
Great you guys great
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[John Fenna]

Duluth - I particularly like mine because of it's lack of "design" and "features". I've moved away from hi-tech "one size fits all" yokes (which don't fit me!) and synthetic materials (which make me sweat). A simple, frameless canvas bag with decent leather straps which I can make super comfortable with packing.

Aye - true future development of rucksacks is (IMHO) in simplification - folk have ben overcomplicating stuff for too long!
My current favourite is a Duluth Wanderer simple, comfortable and bomb proof
For big loads I am currently using a Jack Pyke Decoy bag - a big bag with padded shoulder straps...
OK I no longer go great distances but even in my days of wilderness walks and exped leadership I prefered simple bags as there was less to go wrong!

 

[Dogoak]

Kifaru, Berghaus, Cactus Climbing, Mountainsmith, Black Diamond, Snugpak........

 

[Jared]

OMM http://www.theomm.com/