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1-800-FROST-84 2 www.frostriver.com Traditional goods handcrafted with care in Minnesota by American Tradesmen FROST RIVER 2 RELIABLE SOFTGOODS MADE WITHOUT COMPROMISE IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA Hand pounded harness rivets are the best way to secure backstraps to a canoe pack. MADE IN AMERICA WAXED COTTON CANVAS With Frost River, you inherit a craft and a qual- Nicknamed Tin Cloth, waxed canvas has ity — distilled through generations — of packs earned its reputation as the workhorse of natu- and bags made in our hometown, Duluth. 2 ral fabrics. 2 The rugged cotton canvas is Outdoor gear made the impregnated with a generations-old formula old way, the American of waxes. Water simply beads up and runs way, where form follows off while the cotton allows function, where the best the bag to breathe. traditional materials are Surprisingly, the classically crafted into reliable softgoods that fabric is not oily, it last a lifetime and leave a legacy. 2 All our de- remains odorless, and the signs are built with care from start to finish by wax won’t wick into other fab- people who earn a living and keep manufactur- rics. 2 Since the 1800s, field tan has been the ing alive in the USA. Become the beneficiary traditional color for waxed cotton canvas. It’s of a couple hundred years of experience — our standard color and we like it just fine, but choose Frost River, and pass it on. we’ve also started building in Heritage Black. 1 1-800-FROST-84 2 www.FrostRiver.com b FROST RIVER The Frost River has a smattering of everything—large and small lakes, beautiful falls, winding beaver streams and high beaver dams, tough, poorly-maintained portages, canoeable rapids and adventurous options. It is by far my favorite route in the Boundary Waters. —Cliff Jacobson, BWCA Guide & Author ike paddling the Frost River, you’ll made wool clothes, and even beer find a smattering of everything growler carry cases. 2 So give us a L here. We specialize in waxed- call (1-800-FROST-84), visit us online cotton canvas packs, bags, and luggage, (FrostRiver.com), or stop by our shop but at our store in Duluth you’ll also in Duluth’s Lincoln Park Craft District, find locally forged dinner bells, hand- we’d love to hear from you! SOLID BRASS HARDWARE LEATHER FROM RED WING All of the buckles, snaps, slides, and D-rings The leather in our straps, reinforcements, and on Frost River packs and bags are solid brass. trim comes from the S.B. Foot Tannery in Red 2 It matters because Frost River stuff will Wing, Minnesota. 2 In 1872, Silas Buck Foot outlast brass plating. Instead of turning steel began tanning leather to provide high grade grey the hardware will develop an old world footwear for fellow Minnesotans as a way to patina. That’s the way it’s meant to be. Bonus stay warm in the winter. In 1905 the Foot fam- points: brass clinking against brass makes a ily partnered with what became Red Wing great sound. shoes. The partnership remains to this day. 2 FROST RIVER 2 RELIABLE SOFTGOODS CANOE PACKS Meet the personification of Reliable Softgoods. Canoe Packs built for generations… it’s what we do best. They’ll hold up to years of use and abuse, and will gain character (and patches) along the way. They’ll last because they’re built right. Start breaking one in for Tumpline your kids today. included Old No. 3 Pack Old No. 3 envelope- ind and rain lash at the tent all night long. It’s style day seven on your two week BWCA canoe trip. WAfter a soggy breakfast you pack the gear into the Frost River No. 3 Pack where it rides snug and dry. The canoes launch onto the Frost River just as the sun breaks through the clouds. A moose wades into the shallows. Another glorious day in the canoe country. 2 Our tradi- tional canoe pack has proven it can stand the test of time. Adjustable padded leather backstraps. Tumpline helps distribute the weight. Built of water resistant waxed canvas with leather reinforcements. Brass buckle closures keep the Original envelope style canoe pack (left) flaps closed. 26h x 27w, 5,241 ci. vs. box style pack (right): they both work Envelope Style. All of our premium great! — The former fits in canoes a bit portage packs feature easier, the latter holds more gear. No. 753 $340 doubled bottoms TUMPLINES Nothing new. Our Old-Style Canoe Packs always come with tumplines because we just plain believe in ‘em. Alternating between the tump and the backstraps will prevent fatigue. They have to be used correctly, though. The band does not go ACROSS your forehead, but should sit ABOVE the forehead like this old woodcut shows. Grab the sides of the tumpline and lean into a loaded pack; you’ll feel the weight transfer from your shoulders. Switch back to the shoulder straps when your back tires. 3 1-800-FROST-84 2 www.FrostRiver.com Old No. 7 Pack Padded leather ut this box style canoe pack in your will— it backstraps Palmost certainly will outlast you. Built rugged and robust from natural waxed canvas, premium leather, and solid brass hardware, Frost River canoe packs all offer steadfast sanctu- ary for fragile ultralight camping gear. Just as a turtle appreci- ates his shell, your lightweight synthetics will relish traveling in hearty, natural materials. 2 Side Shoulders will thank you for the compression padded leather backstraps and straps you’ll like the tumpline on long portages. Strike a harmoni- ous chord… Travel in nature with cotton and leather. All is as it should be. 23h x 21w x 9d, 5,216 ci. Box Style. Waist belt No. 750 $345 9" side Grand Portage Pack gusset Grand Portage is known as Kitchi Onigaming (Great Carrying Place) to the Ojibwe. British fur traders said the nearly nine mile trail around Pigeon Falls between Lake Superior and the Canadian wilderness was “indispensably necessary” for travel and commerce in the late 1700s. 2 Anyone portaging over the “Great Carrying Place” would no doubt trade ruthlessly for one of our Grand Portage Packs. Padded leather backstraps and a trusty tumpline take some of the pain out of a long portage. A wide 9" side gusset provides storage for Side compression a lot of gear. The expandable top flaps adjust to different Top straps straps sized loads. 2 Waxed canvas, great leather, and solid allow for brass hardware add up to a pack that’ll last and hold a expanded volume prized place in your canoe for years to come. 22h x 21w x 9d, 7,484 ci. No. 759 $350 WE JUST PLAIN GUARANTEE OUR STUFF. e guarantee the hardware and workmanship on Frost River waxed canvas Wand leather packs, bags, and accessories forever. We build them, so we know the seams will stay strong, the zippers will work and the rivets and hardware will hold securely. We realize that stuff happens in life and rugged wilderness travel is tough on bags, and that if you use your gear hard, it will wear out eventually. That’s why it’s important to us that everything we make is highly repairable, and usually worth repairing, and that we’ll be here to mend them with patches, straps, repairs, and fixes through a lifetime in the field — after all, the blemishes, scars, patches and stains in your pack each tell their own story, don’t they? 4 FROST RIVER 2 RELIABLE SOFTGOODS Camp Cook’s Kitchen f you can’t feed the crew in style from the I contents of this pack, then something’s seri- ously wrong. Whether you’re in the Boundary Waters with the family or at your bush camp for deer season, the camp cook will appreciate all the Camp Cook’s Kitchen’s built-ins. 2 Adjustable padded leather backstraps. Includes tumpline and Detachable waist belt to help distribute weight. Brass buckle closures Utensil keep all your goods secure. Double canvas bottom, Kit Box Style. 19h x 19w x 12d. 6,669 ci. No. 715 $390 Two large zippered side pockets hold filter, water bottles, camp stove and fuel bottles Internal map pocket. Tregurtha Canoe Pack At 1,013 feet, six inches in length, the Paul R. Tregurtha is the biggest bulk carrier (i.e., ore boat) on the Great Lakes. Our largest canoe pack won’t match the tonnage of the biggest “thousand footer” but it will help you stow a nearly obscene amount of gear. Need to bring a lot of stuff and do it in just one trip? Consider the Tregur- tha Pack. Just don’t send us the chiropractor’s bill when you’re finished. 2 Comes equipped with the standard fare: harness leather shoulder straps with buckskin-covered foam pad, double canvas bottom, 18 oz. waxed canvas, premium leather and solid brass hardware. 2 29h x 29w x 6d, approx. 9,083 ci. Box Style. D-ring lash o points let you tighten N. 751 $410 and adjust your load Map Case We’ve Got Maps! Keeping maps dry and protected on a canoe Speaking of maps, find your way in the BWCA trip is vital to maintaining your bearings. Clear and Quetico with McKenzie maps. These full vinyl keeps maps color topographic maps are waterproof and fresh, clean, secure, feature campsites, portages and trails. They’re and readable. No reviewed regularly by Park and Forest Service, Velcro ® here — a guides and outfitters. Scale 1:31680. 25 x 30.