Long before EDC became a buzzy acronym, quality packs made to haul essentials existed, built with premium materials, considered construction and an emphases on utility. One such pack was Mystery Ranch ...

Mystery Ranch has long been one of the most respected pack makers in the outdoor world, but in 2024, the brand was acquired by Yeti, leaving the future of its beloved bags a bit uncertain. So if ...

Mystery Ranch is a historically great backpack brand in the backcountry hunting world, and the company’s new Mystery Ranch Mysterium series is an impressive, feature-rich line of packs designed to ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Local backpack manufacturer Mystery Ranch is re-launching Kletterwerks — the first line of packs ...

Kit Up! prowled the halls of Modern Day Marine this week and had an opportunity to talk with Patrick Odenbeck of Mystery Ranch backpacks. Besides being exceedingly well made, innovative in their ...

This year, a lot of people are spending more time outside. For some, it’s a new experience, and perhaps they are hoping to make hiking and exploring the outdoor world a regular part of their lives.

Have you ever worn a backpack that doesn’t fit correctly? Or one that slops around on your back all day long? I have. A pack that load-shifts while you’re hiking and/or working is not only annoying, ...

This fall, Mystery Ranch will notch a brand first—the company’s first fully recycled pack series—with the help of Cordura Advanced Fabrics and its incorporation of Cordura re/cor fabric in The ...

In 2005, Mystery Ranch received a box of worn-out backpacks from a group of United States Forest Service (USFS) wildland firefighters in Southern California, otherwise known as “hotshots.” The box ...