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Country: United States
Founded: 1986 1980s
Category: Bags
Related brands: Bags brands founded in the 1980s Bags brands from United States

Overview

Tagline

Granite Gear, born in the Boundary Waters and tougher than granite.

Granite Gear is an outdoor gear brand founded in Minnesota, USA, in 1986 by Jeff Knight and Dan Cruickshank. Its product range includes backpacks, ultralight packs, stuff sacks, canoe portage packs, travel gear, and tactical gear. The brand emphasizes balancing weight, comfort, and durability for each purpose, and develops innovative, practical gear. Starting with backpacking and canoe gear, it has expanded internationally.

Concept

Matches purpose with weight, comfort and durability.

Related brands

Parent brands and sub-brands, ordered by founding year.

Related brands: 1 brands
Founded: 2006

Year Brand Category Description

2006

Granite Tactical Gear

Sub-brand

Bags

A specialized line for military and rescue applications

Granite Tactical Gear is a specialized line for tactical and rescue applications derived f

Granite Tactical Gear is a specialized line for tactical and rescue applications derived from Granite Gear, and official materials also refer to it as the “Granite Tactical Gear line.” Unlike Granite Gear itself, whose products primarily serve general hiking and canoeing, it offers military-specification materials, load carriage systems, and medical evacuation equipment for military and government agencies, rescue operations, and TCCC (Tactical Combat Casualty Care). Alongside Granite Gear’s outdoor line, it is positioned as an independent line within the brand family responsible for highly durable gear for professional users.

2006 Sub-brand

Granite Tactical Gear

Bags

A specialized line for military and rescue applications

Granite Tactical Gear is a specialized line for tactical and rescue applications derived f