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The WALLPINIST 65L Dyneema Haul Bag!

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High Mountain Gear · · Tacoma, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 1,579

This is the most insane thing I have ever made. Big shout out to Sam Boyce who helped in the design and forcing me to be creative and get to work on it. No corners were cut, 99% of all fabric or webbing is Dyneema or UHMWPE. The body is all Challenge Ultra 800 laminated Sailcloth, the blue is 2.92oz hybrid composite, and all the webbing is Venom or 1” Dyneema from Sailrite. It weighs an insane 1lb 10oz, and packs down to 6”x6”x12”. There’s even a piece of 0.50 oz Dyneema for the foam pad holder.

The haul loops are sewn short so you can roll the top down to make it a 45-50L pack It also features gear loops on the hip belt, removable Ice Axe loops, and all the straps are fully removable! NO GIRTH HITCHING! WOOT! Almost forgot to mention that the main seam is edgebound, and then I topstitched another piece of the Venom webbing on top!

There is a flash sale until midnight tonight for $100 off the Wallpinist 65L on my website. Current shipping time is Oct.15th. 

Kyle

High Mountain Gear


To those who said my stuff looks “homemade”, eat your heart out. 

Sarah Walker · · Lakewood, CO · Joined Aug 2014 · Points: 0

Super dope! How do you like the Ultra 800? As burly as they say?

Matt Carroll · · Van · Joined Dec 2013 · Points: 266

very cool. Saw one of these in the wild on el cap this year!  neat to see them available, great work. 

Skot Richards · · Lakewood, CA · Joined May 2020 · Points: 0

The Challenge Sailcloth Ultra800TX is awesome shit!  
it’s amazing how light and durable it is! 

Pack looks great man!   

Marlin Thorman · · Spokane, WA · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 2,646

This looks awesome!!

Tyler S · · Oakhurst CA · Joined Nov 2017 · Points: 65

This looks sick! Crazy light considering the alternatives. Any warranty on these at all? I checked the website but didn’t notice any guarantee?

Have they been heavily wall tested?

Skot Richards · · Lakewood, CA · Joined May 2020 · Points: 0

I can vouch for the materials durability.   Ultra800TX is an amazing material.  It’s unbelievably abrasion resistant and insanely light weight and packable.  Plus it’s recycled and eco friendly!!!  

High Mountain Gear · · Tacoma, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 1,579
Tyler S wrote:

This looks sick! Crazy light considering the alternatives. Any warranty on these at all? I checked the website but didn’t notice any guarantee?

Have they been heavily wall tested?

I literally finished the first bag this morning. A lengthy session of packing and unpacking with sleeping bags to fill it up was about it. 

The warranty is this: if it breaks from my negligence OR yours(within reason, I push my gear beyond what it’s supposed to do all the time). I will repair it free of charge or for a nominal fee if it’s ridiculous. I correct obvious errors or alterations to early versions for free, within reason.  The original goal of my business was to keep outdoor equipment in service through repairs, and it drives me nuts when manufacturers outsource their manufacturing and make these ridiculous designs that are economically irreparable. Any person with a sewing machine and moderate skill should be able to work on this haul bag. 


My products are made in a way that makes sense, and generally does not require too much effort to fix, alter, or replace parts or products. That and all those repairs helped me see where stuff breaks. 

I have never had any catastrophic failure of any product sold to date. That being said, this is not something you want to find out about. All seams and construction have been done to spec or beyond other cottage manufacturer’s capabilities. Redundancy is built into the bag all over the place, perhaps it is hard to see all the Venom webbing on top of the black Ultra 800.

This is the Bugatti of wall-specific haul bags. Do not haul car batteries or jagged rocks with it for practice, please. Haul bags are literally designed to be destroyed instead of your stuff, but don’t intentionally make it happen.

Kyle

John Middendorf · · Australia and USA · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 34

Looks amazing.

bearded sam · · Crested Butte, CO · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 145

Gorgeous. I’m looking for a cragging pack but unfortunately that’s a bit out of my price range though it seems

Alex Guzman · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2014 · Points: 0

Not to be rude but this pack is really not meant to be a cragging pack… it’s made from really high quality expensive material designed to be super light weight but also durable. 

Is this pack meant as a direct competition to G7s new packs or do you feel like it’s a different niche? 

High Mountain Gear · · Tacoma, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 1,579
Alex Guzman wrote:

Not to be rude but this pack is really not meant to be a cragging pack… it’s made from really high quality expensive material designed to be super light weight but also durable. 

Is this pack meant as a direct competition to G7s new packs or do you feel like it’s a different niche? 

I don’t think it’s direct competition, but like other products I make there is overlap.  G7 packs are backpacks. They are an option for anyone that has two legs and goes outside. The G7 pack does everything, and anything that does everything generally will not do the absolute best at anything. It will make a ton of people happy and fulfill their needs.

Thinking about it, a great combo would be a G7 pack and a Wallpinist. You start climbing and put you G7 in the Wallpinist.

I don’t know man, I just make stuff in my garage that Sam says is a good idea. 

Mark Hudon · · Reno, NV · Joined Jul 2009 · Points: 420

That rig looks sweet! 

Greg Steele · · SLC, UT · Joined Jun 2020 · Points: 60
High Mountain Gear wrote:


To those who said my stuff looks “homemade”, eat your heart out. 

I love your homemade stuff. Any chance this pack will ever make a comeback?

High Mountain Gear · · Tacoma, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 1,579

Greg Steele wrote:

I love your homemade stuff. Any chance this pack will ever make a comeback?

Just came back on the market for the new year! It can be picked up in person at our new storefront in Tacoma, WA. 

https://highmtngear.com/products/65l-wallpinist-haul-bag?variant=50771349405970

It now comes with 4 removable ski straps and 4 velcro straps for ixe ace attachments, and entirely made with the upgraded 800/200TX fabric for increased durability. I am happy with the construction and design now and for our staff to manufacture these at scale.

High Mountain Gear · · Tacoma, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 1,579

The 45L Wallpinist is out now as well. This is a nice pack size for actually climbing with at 1lb 15oz. I changed the velcro straps for the ice tool loops to accommodate gloved hands and either going through the clipping point of the ice tool, or completely around it(fiancé has Morphos, needed to go all the way around them). Improved the design of the load lifters, I am pretty happy with them being removable, but still locked with these locking buckles. There's an option on the site for 20% off if you preorder 8 weeks in advance so we can batch orders. If you order it without the discount it ships in 1 week.

Bug Boy · · Boulder, CO :( · Joined Aug 2017 · Points: 81

So obviously this is not the intended purpose, but how do you think one of these bags would look after climbing a route on the "left side" of El Cap? Assuming the bag was well packed everyday, how do you think it would hold up compared to a "normal" haul bag or one of the G7 haul packs that might exist some day.

High Mountain Gear · · Tacoma, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 1,579
Bug Boy wrote:

So obviously this is not the intended purpose, but how do you think one of these bags would look after climbing a route on the "left side" of El Cap? Assuming the bag was well packed everyday, how do you think it would hold up compared to a "normal" haul bag or one of the G7 haul packs that might exist some day.

The difference is, the Wallpinist exists, is actually a haul bag, and is assembled in the USA.
I have seen 800 Ultra Haul bags used quite a bit, and for some reason I think I am expecting it to explode and it doesn't. We hauled one up Mt. Wilson in RR, which I would think is worse and as the main bag.

The downside to heavy(normal) haulbags is the fabric is stiff, so it creates its own wear points, which is an advantage for our bag. Soft bags with relatively strong exteriors are going to be fine, unless you're the person that give the minitraxion "what for" when the bag is stuck on a lip. Should you use this bag on el cap? Sure, I mean I designed the bag to be for All Along The Watchtower, routes that mean a lot to you or me kind of thing. I have believed the bag was disposable in a way, but after seeing several still in use with slightly less durable fabric I do feel really good about them.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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