Duluth Packs (Canoe Packs)

Somewhere between the parking lot and your first portage, you’ll figure out whether you bought the right pack. A large canoe trip pack 70L is the piece of gear that decides whether day four of your trip feels like an adventure or a shoulder-punishing chore. Unlike a regular hiking backpack, a proper canoe pack is … Read more

A nylon portage pack is a canoe-tripping backpack made from coated or ripstop nylon fabric — typically 420 to 1000 denier — instead of traditional waxed canvas, designed to ride low on your back so you can carry it (and sometimes the canoe) across rocky, root-tangled portage trails. If you’ve ever watched a canoe party … Read more

A canvas duluth pack is a square-shouldered, envelope-style portage bag made from heavyweight cotton canvas and leather, designed to sit low in a canoe and ride comfortably on a paddler’s back across a portage trail. That’s the textbook version, anyway. Ask anyone who’s actually hauled one of these things over a rocky Algonquin portage in … Read more