Trapper Nelson Wood Frame Backpack

Original trapper nelson wood pack frame circa 1950s.

Trapper nelson wood frame backpack.

5 out of 5 stars 145 145 reviews. A look at a classic pack from the pass trapper nelson. A look at a classic pack from the pass trapper nelson. The design was adopted by the us forest service department of the interior the boy scouts and co.

Also of note was a canvas packbag that was attached to the frame with long steel. Trapper nelsons style wood backpack frame rustic decor cabin decor lodge decor hunting gear modernartifactdecor. The trapper nelson indian pack board was born. Early internal frame this one on an alp sport climbing rucksack.

The trapper nelson design was to create a stabilizing wooden pack frame or pack board upon which would be attached a canvas backband meant to cushion the wearer s back. Check out our trapper nelson selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our backpacks shops. The trapper nelson indian packboard patented by lloyd f. Corduroy back panel of a frameless jensen pack.

Background in the early 20th century long before carbon fiber and nylon vince trapper nelson designed and patented a pack board backpack system inspired by native american examples. Nelson in 1924 represented a significant advancement in pack design appearing on the market near the end of the classic camping era. It was not only the first but it is perhaps the longest continuously manufactured pack of its kind. Early 1960 s gerry aluminum pack frame note the unpadded webbing hip belt.

Nelson s design became the first external frame pack that wedded the pack sack to the frame in a way that had never been done before. Tom and nik work on the internal frame for the synapse.