After hundreds of emails and years of your requests, we finally did it. We compiled a list of small, startup, and cottage brands! Huzzah! This list is not totally comprehensive, but it's our first stab, and with your help, we are confident it can become the best darn list/resource for those looking to explore our little ecosystem of brands.
A great many of these brands are available through Garage Grown Gear (with free shipping over $20!). We've also included brands that we're aware of and think highly of but do not yet sell.
Check out our list and get clicking! Did we miss a brand you think should be included? Let us know in the comment section below and we'll get them added.
| Alpine Start | Instant Coffee | |||
| Alum Equipment | Backpacks | |||
| AntiGravityGear | Apparel/Accessories | |||
| Appalachian Gear Company | Alpaca Apparel | |||
| Arrowhead Equipment | Hammocks | |||
| As Tucas | Apparel/Quilts/Shelters | |||
| Atom Packs | Backpacks | |||
| BearVault | Bear Bins | |||
| Bedrock Sandals | Sandals | |||
| BeenCampin | DCF Good Gear/Stuff Sacks | |||
| Bight Gear | Apparel | |||
| Big Sky International | Shelters | |||
| BioLite | Headlamps/Stoves | |||
| Black Rock Gear | Down Apparel | |||
| Borah Gear | Down Appare/Shelters | |||
| Borealis Wool Co. | Wool Apparel | |||
| CampCraft Coffee | Instant Coffee | |||
| Cascade Wild | Ultralight Tables | |||
| Cascadia Coffee Roasters | Instant Coffee | |||
| CiloGear | Backpacks | |||
| Cedarpass Creative | Lifestyle Apparel | |||
| Cedar Ridge Outdoors | Quilts | |||
| Chicken Tramper Ultralight Gear | Backpacks | |||
| Cloudline Socks | Socks | |||
| Cooke Custom Sewing | Shelters/Backpacks | |||
| Cnoc Outdoors | Water Containers | |||
| CragDog | Dog Gear | |||
| Crux | Backpacks | |||
| CS Coffee | Instant Coffee | |||
| Cumulus | Sleeping Bags/Apparel | |||
| Cusa Tea | Instant Tea | |||
| Darn Tough Socks | Socks | |||
| DD Hammocks | Hammocks | |||
| Deliberate Life Designs | Custom Sandals | |||
| Dirty Girl Gaiters | Gaiters | |||
| Dream Hammocks | Hammocks | |||
| Duckworth | Wool Apparel | |||
| DutchWare Gear | Fabric Wholesaler | |||
| Eclipse Sun Products | Protective Sun Apparel | |||
| Enlightened Equipment | Quilts/Synthetic Apparel | |||
| Ever Green Adventure Foods | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Feathered Friends | Sleeping Bags | |||
| Fernweh Food Co. | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Flowfold | Ultralight Wallets | |||
| Food for the Sole | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Frau Fowler | Powdered Toothpaste | |||
| Give'r | Leather Gloves | |||
| Glacial Gear | Sweat Rags | |||
| Good To-Go | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Goosefeet Gear | Down Apparel | |||
| Gossamer Gear | Backpacks | |||
| Granite Gear | Backpacks | |||
| Grayl | Water Bottles | |||
| Greenbelly Meals | Meal Replacement Bars | |||
| Green Goo | Salves/Balms | |||
| Groundbird Gear | Dog Gear | |||
| Gryphon Gear | Quilts/Sleeping Bags | |||
| Hammock Gear | Quilts/Sleeping Bags | |||
| Hawbuck | Ultralight Wallets | |||
| Heather's Choice | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Hennessy Hammock | Hammocks | |||
| HeroClip | Carabiners | |||
| High Tail Designs | DCF Apparel/Stuff Sacks/Fanny Packs | |||
| Hikers Brew | Coffee | |||
| Hillsound | Ultralight Stools and Gaiters | |||
| Hilltop Packs | DCF Accessories | |||
| Hummingbird Hammocks | Hammocks | |||
| Huppybar | Bars/Snacks | |||
| HydroBlu | Water Filters | |||
| Hyperlite Mountain Gear | Backpacks/Shelters/Accessories | |||
| Jacks "R" Better | Quilts | |||
| Joe Chocolate | Caffeinated Chocolate | |||
| Kammok | Hammocks and Tarps | |||
| Katabatic Gear | Quilts/Backpacks | |||
| Kate's Real Food | Bars/Snacks | |||
| Klymit | Sleeping Pads/Sleeping Bags/Tents | |||
| KS Ultralight Gear | Backpacks | |||
| Kuju Coffee | Pour Over COffee | |||
| Kula Cloth | Pee Cloths | |||
| Lawson Equipment | Cordage/Titanium Goods | |||
| Life Elements | CBD Salves and Balms | |||
| LiteHeart Gear | Shelters/Apparel | |||
| LiteAF | Backpacks/DCF Accessories | |||
| Little River Packs | Backpacks | |||
| Loco Libre Gear | Quilts | |||
| Locus Gear | Shelters/Trekking Poles/Apparel | |||
| LoopAlien | Knot Tying Accessories | |||
| LuminAID | Lighting | |||
| Luna Sandals | Sandals | |||
| Melanzana | Fleece Apparel | |||
| Minimul Packs | Backpacks | |||
| Morsel | Utencils | |||
| Mochilera Gear | Quilts | |||
| Mountain Laurel Designs | Quilts/Backpacks | |||
| Mystery Ranch | Backpacks | |||
| Nashville Pack | Backpacks | |||
| Next Mile Meals | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Nomad Nutrition | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Northern Lites | Snowshoes | |||
| Northern Ultralight | Backpacks | |||
| Noso Patches | Repair Patches | |||
| Nunatak | Quilts/Apparel | |||
| NW Alpine | Climbing Apparel | |||
| Ombraz | Armless Sunglasses | |||
| OMM | Apparel | |||
| Orange Mud | Trail Running Gear | |||
| Outdoor Herbivore | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Packit Gourmet | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Pa'lante Packs | Backpacks | |||
| pStyle | Female Urination Device | |||
| Purple Rain Adventure Skirts | Hiking Skirts/Kilts | |||
| QiWiz | Trowels | |||
| Ragged Mountain | Apparel | |||
| Rainy Day Forge | Knives | |||
| Rawlogy | Massage Balls | |||
| Recap | Hats | |||
| Red Paw Packs | Fanny Packs | |||
| Rinord | Shorts | |||
| Ripstop by the Roll | Fabric Wholesaler | |||
| Roscoe Outdoor | Pants | |||
| Ruta Locura | Carbon Fiber/Titanium Accessories | |||
| Sasquatch Fuel | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| Saunter Packs | Backpacks | |||
| Shamma Sandals | Sandals | |||
| Six Moon Designs | Shelters/Packs/Accessories | |||
| Ski Balm | Balms/Salves | |||
| Skida | Hats | |||
| Skylight Gear | Custom Apparel/Shelters | |||
| SlingFin | Shelters/Backpacks | |||
| Solo Stove | Stoves | |||
| Space Bear Bags | DCF Accessories | |||
| Steeped Coffee | Pour Over Coffee | |||
| Stunt Puppy | Dog Gear | |||
| Supai Adventure Gear | Pack Rafts | |||
| Superior Wilderness Designs | Backpacks | |||
| Superior Fleece | Fleece Apparel | |||
| Tarptent | Shelters | |||
| Terra Rosa Gear | Tarps/Shelters | |||
| The TentLab | Trowels | |||
| Thrupack | Fanny Packs/Accessories | |||
| Timmermade | Down Apparel/Sleeping Bags | |||
| Toaks | Titanium Goods | |||
| Trail Butter | Nut Butter | |||
| Trailtopia | Dehydrated Meals | |||
| UGQ | Quilts | |||
| ULA | Backpacks | |||
| UltraliteSacks | DCF Accessories | |||
| Ursack | Bear Bags | |||
| Vargo Outdoor | Titanium Goods | |||
| Venture Wipes | Body Wipes | |||
| Voke Tab | Caffeine Tablets | |||
| Voormi | Merino Wool Apparel | |||
| Waymark Gear Co. | Backpacks | |||
| Warbonnet | Hammocks | |||
| Western Mountaineering | Sleeping Bags/Quilts | |||
| Whitebox Stoves | Stoves | |||
| Wintergreen Northern Wear | Winter Apparel | |||
| Wool-it | Blister Prevention | |||
| Xero Shoes | Sandals/Shoes | |||
| YAMA Mountain Gear | Backpacks/Shelters | |||
| YAR.gear | Backpacks | |||
| Zimmerbuilt | Backpacks | |||
| Zpacks | Backpacks/Quilts/Shelters/Apparel |
2 comments
Andrew
I would add Seek Outside and EXO Mountain Gear.
Dy
Some considerations:
= have purchased from them*Sierra Madre Research (similar to Kammok)
*Wristies [making masks at the moment] Cold Case Gear (insulated bags)
2GoSystems
45n68w
Altera Alpaca (socks)
Asolo USA (shoes)
Atom Packs
Backcountry Staples (DIY Food)
Batchstovez
Wildly Good (formally Bear Feet Company)
Bear Paw Wilderness Designs
Beyond (clothing)
Bisgear {no web site, Amazon and Facebook}
Bisongears
Blue Flame Footwear (socks)
Coalatree (outdoor wear)
Cotopaxi (clothing, packs)
Flap Jacked (food)
Helen Knows Best (skin care)
Humangear (utensils, soft bottles)
Justin’s UL (backpack pouches) {Etsy, facebook}
Lightheart Gear (UL tents)
Little Shop of Hammocks {Canada}
Luxe Hiking Gear
Mac in a Sac {Ireland}
MilesGear (tents, DIY)
Mexitan (sun and bug protection)
Mom’s Stuff (skin care)
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