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In June 2014, Samsonite agreed to buy technical outdoor backpack brand Gregory Mountain Products from Black Diamond, Inc., for $85 million in cash. [21] In March 2016, Samsonite agreed to buy luxury baggage maker Tumi Inc. for $1.8 billion in its largest ever acquisition. [22] In April 2017, Samsonite agreed to acquire eBags.com for $105 ...
American Tourister is a brand of luggage owned by Samsonite. Brothers Sol and Irving Koffler founded American Luggage Works in Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1933. [1] [2] In 1993, American Tourister was acquired by Astrum International, which also owns Samsonite. [3] Astrum was renamed as the Samsonite Corporation two years later. [4]
Founded in 1975 by Charlie Clifford after a stint in the Peace Corps in Peru, the company is named after a Peruvian tumi ceremonial knife used for sacrifices. [1] Tumi, Inc. was a unit of Doughty Hanson & Co. from 2004 until after its 2012 initial public offering. [2] [3] Tumi's products are known for their black-on-black ballistic nylon. [4]
JanSport is an American brand of backpacks and collegiate apparel, now owned by VF Corporation, one of the world's largest apparel companies. [1] JanSport is the world's largest backpack maker. Nearly half of all small backpacks sold in the United States are produced by JanSport and its sister brand The North Face, also owned by VF Corporation. [2]
Running hydration packs are the smallest and lightest, many under 2 L (0.44 imp gal; 0.53 US gal) and most under 6 L (1.3 imp gal; 1.6 US gal). Compression straps across the top of one's body are common as are hip belts. Cycling hydration packs are 6–10 L (1.3–2.2 imp gal; 1.6–2.6 US gal) sitting high on the back.
The modern popularity of backpacking can be traced, at least partially, to the hippie trail of the 1960s and 1970s, [5] which in turn followed sections of the old Silk Road. Some backpackers follow the same trail today. [6] Since the late-20th century, backpackers have visited Southeast Asia in large numbers.
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