The Oregon Pack Work's Greengate® Pack System originated in 2002, in a garage in Redmond, Oregon.
Owner and co-founder, Karl J. Findling is an Oregon native with over fifty years of hunting, backpacking, and outdoor experience. He is a retired paramedic, professional firefighter for over 37 years. Product design is where he finds his creative outlet, and it is found in the Oregon Pack Works product line. Karl, and former co-owner Dan Bray, met over a two-decades ago and pooled their talents to create a cutting-edge hunting pack system—something they’d both looked for in the marketplace and failed to find.
The idea of a truly interchangeable pack system began with our own fruitless search for that “Holy Grail” of a pack—one that could carry the necessary gear and weights required of a pack for meat-hauls, as well as for an extended stay in the wilderness, yet could become a smaller pack for day hunts, on-the-spot!
Eventually, after exhausting the market and finding only inadequate products, Karl and Dan realized they’d have to create this pack themselves. Years of trial-and-error led to the creation of Oregon Pack Works signature product, the Greengate® Pack System, and Oregon Pack Works, patent-pending “universal” One is All® suspension system.
The Oregon Pack Works idea of a quiet, waterproof, and burr-resistant fabric came to fruition in 2011, as we designed a fabric that allows users to avoid the pitfalls of gear getting soaked, having to bag gear in waterproof stuff-sacks, and use of a pack rain-fly. No rain-fly is the norm, when keeping gear on the inside of the pack, and out of the harshest of mountain weather--this was our desire--along with a versatility that is unmatched today.
Oregon Pack Works began aggressively testing their innovative products in 2009, and formally launched the company in March, of 2010. Though we are a relatively new company, our products rest on decades of experience, product testing, and user testimonials. We challenge you to find a better pack system!
If you need technical support or just help deciding which product is right for you feel free to give us a call at: 541.410.0538 All Oregon Pack Work's products are proudly Made in the USA. Click to read Our Philosophy.
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Pack Sizing Guides
How to Measure Yourself
A. Chest
Measure around the chest and body at its fullest part (typically right under the armpits and shoulder blades, right across the nipples)
Hold the tape against the body tight enough so that it does not slip down, but not so tight that it restricts breathing. It should be “snug”
Make sure the tape is horizontal and the person’s arms are by their side; then take a normal breath and measure
Do not puff out your chest
Double check this measurement
B. Sleeve
Keep your elbow slightly bent
Measure from the end of the right shoulder to the “Pinch” of the right hand
The “Pinch” of the hand is found where the base of the thumb and the base of the index finger intersect (approximately 1 inch above the index finger knuckle)
Double check this measurement
C. Waist
Measure around your waist at the level where you would normally wear your pant’s belt
With the tape measure snug around your waist, relax, and take the measurement
D. Inseam
Measure from the lowest part of your crotch area to the floor
Make sure the tape is tight along the inside of your leg, that you are standing straight, and then measure
Do not wear shoes!
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