Brand Introduction Sarma Custom Made is a handmade gear manufacturer based out of Haifa Israel. The owner Boris Fridman has been hand making bags for the last 20 years as well as designing armed forces equipment for the source tactical gear team. Sarma makes a wide variety of bags, backpacks and pouches, the most popular
Alpha One Niner’s Evade is an old favourite here at The Perfect Pack: our editor Nathan appears on the bag’s product page, and it featured as our very first review. The pack scored well but, like so many others, wasn’t quite perfect. After taking in heaps of feedback from different sources, a new revision – the Evade 2.0
Brand Introduction Here at The Perfect Pack, we like Mystery Ranch. If you’re not familiar with them, they’re a Montana-based manufacturer with a pedigree in the outdoors/mountain industry, who have grown to make packs for the military, fire service, and more recently towards the ‘everyday’ market for urban commuters and students. If you’re a regular
Brand Introduction Arc’teryx is a brand that has long been synonymous with rugged outdoors equipment as well as tactical users through the LEAF line and program. Regardless of which line is used, the fossil of the extinct Archaeopteryx bird is easily recognizable and has even spawned on the brand’s nickname of “Deadbird.” The Mantis 26
The Perfect Pack’s Jon recently had a long distance conversation with Boris Fridman, owner and lead designer of Sarma Custom Made, based in Haifa, Israel. He has had a long-term involvement with both the military and civilian pack market there, and recently expanded Sarma’s capabilities with a new, full-spectrum workshop. Although his enterprise is currently
Brand Introduction If you’ve ever climbed a mountain, gone on a hike, or even just gone to an outdoor store, the name Arc’teryx is as ubiquitous as it is hard to spell. Known for high quality and equally high prices, Arc’teryx is a Canadian brand that was inspired by the need for durable technical gear
The build quality and attention to detail of the Cub Ruck shows not only was the pack built to handle an energetic young adventurer, but with a parent’s mindset of necessity and safety. Because the Cub Ruck has a lot of details and features specifically in a pack for kids, I reached out to the
Growing up spending most of my school breaks in the woods exploring, fishing, and building secret forts, the one major piece of gear I really wished I had was a good pack. There were a few options on the market for the younger generation that came in a typical two compartment fashioned backpack, lacked internal
Brand Introduction If you haven’t heard of HEX, you’re probably exactly like I was until the day their Signal backpack showed up on my doorstep. HEX is brand with their roots in the Southern California fashion scene. Originally founded by musicians and designers Dan Maravilla and Trent Valladares, the HEX brand is much more urban-chic
Brand Introduction Aer is a relatively new player in the bag game, getting their start in 2014 through crowdfunding, like many other makers nowadays. They focus on simple, functional bags that lend themselves well to travel, whether it’s to and from work or through airport security. Their styling is unique and has an obvious West
