1775 The first US Army (then called the Continental Army) is formed as a unified force against Great Britain
1905 The first licensed hunt in Montana takes place
451 The lowest temperature at which paper will spontaneously ignite without an external ignition source
1975 Ranch co-founder Dana Gleason moves to Bozeman and starts his first backpack design and manufacturing company: Kletterwerks
Dana Gleason: Founder of Mystery Ranch Backpacks
Great packs don’t just happen, they evolve. Mystery Ranch packs begin as ideas from which prototype packs are born. These prototypes are then tested on the backs of users who usually destroy their gear. Their input helps to shape several rounds of prototypes until we reach a product that meets our industry-leading quality standards. Our amazing production team then takes over, with employees dedicated to making the highest quality backpacks available. It takes a designer with a history of innovative pack design and a dedicated team to orchestrate this evolution.
2000 Dana Gleason and Renee Sippel-Baker found Mystery Ranch, producing the first Mystery Ranch-branded packs: The Mystery Ranch System series


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