Zpacks
Our goal is to go above and beyond to give our customers the best possible gear available. Many of our customers take our gear with them on what may be an adventure of a lifetime and we strive to help make those adventures amazing. We only make gear that we would use ourselves.
Joe Valesko founded Zpacks in 2005. Joe designs and tests all the gear, and has thru-hiked over 9,700 long distance miles including the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Te Araroa Trail, TGOC Scotland, and the TMB in the Alps. You can see some of Joe's Adventures Here.
Joe is available to answer any questions about gear recommendations, sizing, trail info, or anything requiring an experienced opinion.
Matt Favero was our first employee in 2010. He has hiked much of the Florida Trail, parts of the Appalachian Trail, and has done TGOC Scotland and the TMB. Matt leads our customer experience team with help from Lisa, Will and Deanna.
Will "Redbeard" Wood did the Appalachian Trail in 2014 and most of the PCT in 2015. He helps Matt with gear related email questions and handles our media.
All of our gear is built in the United States right here in our workshop by our skilled seamsters and seamstresses.
