Thule Group launched its first line of technical backpacks Thursday at the OutDoor trade show in Germany, capping a three-year product development effort.



Thule began taking orders for its Guidepost trekking and Thule Capstone (shown to the right) hiking backpacks and the Thule Sapling child-carrier backpack at the show, which kicked off in Friedrichshafen Thursday and runs through Sunday.


 

“With our long heritage of designing smart solutions for people that live active lives, we have focused on this new category with user and developer insights and passion”, says Magnus Welander, CEO Thule Group. “We have over the last three years leveraged our internal design and development skills combined with that of some of the most experienced independent backpack design experts in the field to create a completely new product family of Technical Backpacks. Thule technical backpacks give every single user a fast and perfect fit, making hiking trips that much more enjoyable.”

 

 

Thule’s is offering the packs in 270 different configurations to ensure an ideal fit for both genders. Other features include a unique TransHub suspension system which provides ultimate stability and flexibility and a MicroAdjust suspension system that ensures that packs loads can be evenly transferred to the hips. The torso length of the pack can also be adjusted whilst hiking, making sure there is consistent comfort.

 

“We are convinced that we have taken a fresh approach to this category and created some amazing packs in the process,” said Graham Jackson, product manager for Thule’s technical backpacks. “With no two human bodies being exactly the same, we developed quick and easy ways to fully customize our packs for a perfect fit.”

 


Thule Guidepost, Thule Capstone and Thule Sapling series will be available in selected hiking shops around the world as of February 2015.