Getting outdoors didn’t always require an engineered backpack complete with inner suspension and hydration systems. KnappSacks return to basics. Alex Buck crafts each bag ($80) in his Bozeman, Mont., workshop. Clients drop in to choose colors and see him work—unless he’s on the trail himself. (406) 599-3488, buckproducts.com.
Photography by Scott Peterson
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