verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message granite gear backpacks is a producer of backpacks based in two harbors minnesota . many of their backpacks are made with a molded 3 dimensional frameplate . released in 1996 it is made of composite carbon fiber and plastics and is designed to support the actual ruck of the backpack without other frame stays . 1 2 3 the company released a backpack designed for ultrahiker justin trauma lichter who logged more than 10 000 miles of hiking between november 2005 and 2006 . 4 another group sponsored currently are greg and deia a pair hiking the andes mountain range 5 references edit backpacker magazine dead link 2007 gear of the year backpacks outside online archived june 3 2007 at the wayback machine . outdoor gear advice backpacks outside online archived march 5 2005 at the wayback machine . justin lichter archived september 26 2010 at the wayback machine . granite gear sponsored athletes archived april 6 2010 at the wayback machine . external links edit official site deia and gregg this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title granite gear & oldid 726263473 categories camping equipment manufacturerssporting goods retailers of the united statescompanies based in minnesotaunited states retail company stubshidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from september 2014articles with wayback machine linksarticles needing additional references from may 2016all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 21 june 2016 at 03 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view