Granite Gear

Ultralight bivies, tarps, and rain gear sewn in Ely, Minnesota. John Borah makes some of the lightest shelters on the market — his Dimma bivy weighs 4.3 ounces.

The oldest canvas and leather pack maker in the USA, continuously since 1882. Started when a French-Canadian cobbler built a new kind of canoe pack on the Duluth waterfront. Still cut and sewn in the same town.

Custom-made ultralight quilts from Winona, Minnesota. Started in a basement in 2007, now 50+ people building gear in a 50,000 sq ft facility. Every quilt is made to order — you pick the fill, temp rating, colors, everything.

Waxed canvas packs, bags, and luggage handmade in Duluth and guaranteed for life. Martexin Original Wax canvas meets SB Foot Tannery leather from Red Wing. Built for canoe country and everywhere else.

Fleece and outerwear sewn in Ely, Minnesota — gateway to the Boundary Waters. Every piece is made in their downtown shop by local sewers who know what cold really means.