Vargo

Friends First: Meet Vargo

Some partnerships start with a contract. Ours started after hours in the JRB booth at Trail Days.

We've known the folks at Vargo for over a decade — friends first, the way trail friendships get made: hanging around our booth long after the crowds cleared out. Turns out we're neighbors, too: Vargo is based out of Lewisburg, PA, which makes this two Pennsylvania companies speaking the same language — shave the ounces, never the reliability. Their gear even sat on our shop shelves for a stretch.

So when we opened our shelves to gear we didn't make, Vargo was the easy first call. This is the stuff we actually reach for. Vargo ships it straight to you; we just vouch for it. — DGrav

Vargo gear ships directly from Vargo, so delivery follows their timing — not our Pennsylvania shop's.