These packs are at home in the beds of dusty and dented pickup trucks, tied to yaks on faint footpaths, under your bed or in your garage, and everywhere in between. From loading a few racks of cams for trips to the creek, organizing your gear library at home, or packing for the biggest trip of your life, the transporter series will take you there and bring your gear back safe. Key attributes are tough as nails dual sided TPU coating inside and out, burly hardware, stiffened main body fabric with protective accent ribs, overlapping zipper rain flaps, and design details that protect your gear from external elements like snow, rain, hail, and sun while keeping your sharp points from poking through. Gear intensive activities duffels are workhorses, plain and simple. We stuff them full of more than we should, so why not provide a reasonable way to carry them? These duffels amplify your experience, making the way ahead, no matter the distance, clear and easy. Expedition ready, these duffels won’t weigh you down when it comes time to shoulder the load. Additional features dual-zippered 3-d end pockets with overlapping rain flaps for quick access to smaller items Four burly webbing grab handles eight side panel web lashing points securing duffels or attaching gear four lower web lashing points for securing duffels large, lockable u-zip access to main compartment weather-protected main compartment zip path with overlapping rain flaps stowaway contoured harness and yoke for comfortable backpack carry internal zippered mesh side panel pocket shoulder strap included carry information stowaway spacer mesh harness full yoke and contoured harness straps soft, breathable contact surface for comfort adjustable sternum strap with safety whistle.

As a young entrepreneur, Mike opened up Santa Cruz Recreational Packs in California where, drawn by word of mouth, backpackers and travelers sought him out for his custom-fitted, made-to-order packs. His reputation would eventually transform the business into the Osprey we are today, but first, he'd need some help.

With his business partner/wife Diane Wren, Mike moved to Dolores, Colorado, and began working with a small team of sewers who took over production while Mike's attention turned more heavily to pack design. These Navajo women, skilled in traditional sand painting and blanket weaving, became experienced in the art and science of constructing Osprey packs. They built upon and scaled Osprey's vision, contributing to the prosperity and growth that, in 1994, led Osprey to expand operations to Cortez, CO, where it remains headquartered to this day.

The Osprey of today looks a little different than these humble beginnings, with packs that are sold and used the world over. We have offices in Poole, England, as well as design and manufacturing facilities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where Mike and Diane lived for four years to build relationships and transparency with our employees and suppliers abroad. Besides our headquarters, we have a distribution center in Ogden, UT, and also continue to employ local Navajo sewers at our original warehouse in Cortez, CO, where we proudly deliver on our All Mighty Guarantee.

This growth and development of the company haven't hindered our longstanding commitments to innovation and quality, allowing us to tap into global talent and resources that have strengthened the legacy Mike started back when he first sat before his mother's sewing machine.

Mike continues to work meticulously as Head Designer to push the limits of pack design and what it means to be a sustainable, responsible, and integral participant in the global outdoor industry alongside a growing team of over 270 employees aligned around a common mission.