Waymark Gear going under?

Agreed, quality gear. I have the newest iteration of Waymark’s LITE 50L, purchased in Oct. 2023 after a few tweaks were made to the design, and it’s an outstanding pack. Carries like a dream, comfortable, and well made. The only thing I wish for is a more modular approach to the compression/lash straps, but otherwise checks all my boxes. I really hope they’re sticking around.

Checked again today and they don’t have anything for sale listed. 😞

That is strange. Hopefully it’s just a re-launch or something.

https://imgur.com/a/9bDuWXD

https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/74709646

Either closing down or moving production out of country.

I have friends in the SLC maker community and they went and talked to Mark. He’s fine, just wasn’t turning a profit while working too hard. So sadly, Waymark is over.

Man that sucks! I’m glad I got a Evlv Ultra and My Lite and Thru. Nice to have a piece of that history.

It’s a highly competitive market where the crafters all copy each other with little innovation. We can’t all make backpacks.

What a bummer! I’ve loved my Thru and Zipp since 2019.

Sad to see, I am in the market for a new backpack and just became aware of them. I also saw that Black Rock Gear closed a while ago. I have 2 of their Haldron beanies that are the only hats I wear. You can’t find anything more comfortable and warm than those hats. All for less than ounce.

Looks like GGG still has some packs in stock. I was interested in the Mile 28L but worried it would be too small in terms of fit. I have a 19 inch back and fairly wide shoulders – does anyone have experience with this pack that can offer any size advice?

Unless you’re doing a weekend, packing 28L is gonna be tough unless it’s summer, or you can use a tarp. I’d say get the Evlv 38L from GGG.