Mountain Designs Legacy Range

In the last issue of Wild, we ran a piece celebrating the 50th birthday of Aussie outdoor-gear company Mountain Designs, focussing on the impact its visionary founder, Rick White, had on not just the company but on Oz’s outdoor scene in general. (If you missed it, you can check it out at: wild.com.au/news/fifty-years-of-mountain-designs) We also mentioned the company was going to acknowledge the achievement by releasing a ‘Legacy’ range, a capsule collection of heritage-inspired products. Well, the range went on sale last month, and there are thirteen products in the collection, ranging across the outdoor-gear spectrum: a sleeping bag; a 30L daypack, 20L racing pack, 60+10L travel pack, and a hiking pack in either 55L or 70L versions; a lightweight chair and table; a duffel bag; a men’s and women’s T-shirt in a range of colours; a cap (with three logo variations); and two water-bottle varieties.

It’s hard not to miss the old-school MD’s influence, right down to the inclusion of the original acid logo. There’s a heritage colour palette, too. And frankly, some pretty cool retro designs as well. The Expedition Pro 40L Duffel, the Edge 55L Hike Pack, and the Overlander Sleeping Bag are (in my opinion) particularly nice, with the stripes of the latter being inspired by the Mountaineer and Whitefox Sleeping Bags found in Mountain Designs’ 1979 catalogue. Honestly, though, there’s a really nice vibe across the entire range.

You can check it out at mountaindesigns.com

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