For your consideration, a post from ’05 we wrote mocking Outside Magazine for its lack of diversity, 15 years ago almost to the day. Next items, for your consideration, their covers from the last 3 years. Would you call this an improvement? That’s the best they could do?🤷♂️
Trapper Nelson Founded The Outdoor Industry
Unless someone can prove otherwise, we’re going to argue that Trapper Nelson founded the outdoor gear business as we know it. He patented the first external frame pack in 1922. Before his pack, you bought a frame and a rucksack, then tied them together. https://historylink.org/File/10625