Tag Archive for ‘Gregory Miwok’ at Gregory Goes There

Tag Archive for 'Gregory Miwok'

Gregory spotted at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival

While ‘tarp hoping’ around the Telluride Music Festival during the Mumford and Sons show a few weeks ago, I met a girl named, Sam, rockin’ the Gregory Miwok in style. I got to talking with her about her pack and she enthusiastically said, “oh ya, I have a Gregory pack in every size. I love them. This one is my go-to concert/festival pack.”

She then proceeded to tell me that she carried her Deva 60 around South America for year and had no issues with the pack, even noting that it still looks like new. Seeing her excitement for Gregory packs, I asked her if I could take a photo for our blog. Luckily, she didn’t look at me like I had ten heads and awkwardly skirt off saying she needed to meet someone at the hula-hoop coral. No, she was gracious enough to pose for this photo to left, so I could share with GregoryGoesThere of yet another awesome Gregory packs customer and fan.

It’s like Wayne Gregory said, ‘When you see someone wear one of your packs on the street or in the mountains, it’s pretty dang cool. That never gets old.”

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Lauren

on June 29, 2010

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Backpacker Magazine honors the Z55, Jade 50 with ‘best all-around’ pack

“This pack rose to the top of a crowded- and very competitive- category due to its total load transfer, comfort, and conveniently laid-out packbag.” -Backpacker Magazine, 2010 Gear Guide

It sort of feels like snagging first place in the fourth grade science fair. Only this time, we don’t run the risk of being beat up at recess, and the judges, well, let’s just say they’re not meandering around a gym scrutinizing Styrofoam balls and foaming Coke bottles.

No, all jokes aside, these judges have put our packs through it all, rigorously testing every feature in environments they’re meant to handle. So to us, there is no higher compliment than to receive ‘best all around’ packs of 2010 from the good folks at Backpacker Magazine who really do put our packs through the paces.

Beyond the Z55 and the Jade 50 being named winner of ‘best all-around’ packs, a number of other packs were called out in the gear guide with notable comments. Here’s what they had to say:

Miwok – “Testers loved this soft-backed day pack for the way it shifts seamlessly from hiking to biking to running.”

Z35 – “Here’s a load hauler for day hikers who chronically overpack. The tubular steel stays and nylon framesheet can handle up to 30 pounds, and weight is effectively distributed to the hips.”

Baltoro 70 – “With a perfect capacity for longer trips, this stable, comfortable top-loader cruised to a 2008 Editor’s Choice Award. And those test packs from two years ago are still going strong today; our staff regularly bickers over them for weeklong trips with heavy loads.”

Denali Pro 105 – “ ‘I’ve carried a person in this pack,’ writes an editor who’s used it for almost 10 years. ‘That’s how big and supportive it is … Indestructible too.’ ”

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Lauren

on February 26, 2010

in Awards and Technology

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Gregory tech: Active Trail packs and staying hydrated on the go

While summer is officially over, prime trail running season has really just begun. Cooler temps mean longer runs, and longer runs mean a need to stay hydrated. And Gregory’s Active Trail packs, made with running and riding in mind, have a trick little system for staying hydrated on the go.

Packs in the Active Trail line, including models like the men’s Diablo, women’s Dipsea, and the Sungem and Rufous, the latter two being running specific, offer a unique bite-valve retention system, so that once you take a sip off your hydration tube, you can just let it go, and it’ll snap back into place on your shoulder harness, out of the way. Although this system works well, we’ve had some question about how exactly to thread your hydration tube/bite valve through the system. So, here’s a primer.

This system works by using elastic, bungee-type cord, both as the interface to loop the hydration tube/bite valve through, and also to allow the system to return to place on the shoulder harness. OK, that sounds a little complicated. A picture is worth a thousand words, as they say, so check out the visuals on the right on how to thread the hydration tube/bite valve through the system.

Once it’s in place as depicted, it’s as simple as grabbing the bite valve, taking a drink, and letting go when you’re done. The elastic cord will snap the bite valve back into place on the shoulder harness, and a velcro attachment will make sure it stays there.

Questions? Post ‘em below!

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Lauren

on September 10, 2009

in Technology

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Green Living Project takes on South America

Ever notice how much we tend to focus on what’s not working instead of what is working. And with the media’s ’sky is falling’ take on things, it’s easy to understand why every problem looks we’re up you-know-what creek without a paddle.

So, Gregory decided to take a different approach and team up with the Green Living Project, which lends us that much needed paddle to one of the larger issues weighing heavy on everyone’s mind- global warming. The project takes a positive approach and documents stories of successful sustainable living projects going on around the world with the goal of inspiring people with ways to get involved and help promote sustainability.

Most recently the crew returned from South America where they filmed 8 unique sustainability projects across Brazil, Ecuador and Peru. In order to make their journey, Gregory outfitted the 5 travelers (including celebrity actor Sebastian Roche) with the Whitney 95, Deva 85, Palisade, Miwok, and Alpaca Duffles. The packs proved durable in carrying their multimedia equipment throughout the brutal conditions of the Amazon, volcano regions, and mountainous regions of the various South American countries.

Last year, the crew focused on Africa recording 20 different sustainability projects, including community development, water conservation, organic farming, women’s empowerment, solar and biogas renewable energy programs, mountain gorilla, cheetah, leopard, rhino and hyena conservation projects, eco-tourism and responsible adventure travel destinations.

If you’re a sustainability advocate, a passionate world traveler or interested in finding a way to give back, these films are definitely worth seeing. You can still catch the end of that film tour as well as the premiere of the South America film in Salt Lake City throughout Outdoor Retailer, July 21-24.

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Lauren

on July 15, 2009

in Destinations, Social Responsibility and Sponsorships

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Bio-Sync Suspension: It’s all about how your backpack mimics your movement

Gregory’s new Bio-Sync Suspension is all about movement - how the pack moves with you when you run, bike and hike. Because you can only explain so much without seeing the product, here’s a run-down on how it works.

The eight Active Trail hydration and day packs on which Bio-Sync suspension is used are hitting retails shelves as we, uh, type.

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Dave

on February 10, 2009

in Gregory Community and Technology

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