Packs

There’s a new way to personalize your new bag… …With brand new monograms! Made a lot like how we make our logos right here at Frost River, heat and pressure make a permanent and good lookin’ impression on our premium leather...

Scenario 1: You start your frosty morning bike commute wearing your fleece, wind shell, gloves and hat (Arrowhead Trail Rolltop cinched down to 18-inch height). But the day warms up, and on the way home you need to stow all that stuff plus more work from...

The Bottle Tote calls for celebration just by being there. Waxed canvas with a sherpa pile lining, it protects and presents bottles in its own unique way. Great as a gift (to yourself or someone else) it beats a brown paper bag! The single is tapered...

Here’s a canoe pack that’s full of features and stays put where you place it. It’s a modern American-made classic, square, squat, and secure— just right for your next Boundary Waters expedition! If you can’t feed the crew in...

https://vimeo.com/77247856 This box style canoe pack is designed with help from outdoor writer, wilderness traveler, and Eagle Scout, Cliff Jacobson and laid out with helpful features designed to haul your gear through the lakes of canoe country or the...

Experienced folks know that a sharp axe is a safe axe, we’ve now got a stone ready to help keep a keen edge on your blade. Made for us by the Baronyx Knife Co. Their "Arctic Fox" Sportsman's Puck has an ANSI 240 grit on the darker, coarse side, 400...

The Frost River Wood Craft Axes are made to be used by our friends at Council Tool. Commonly called their Wood-Craft Pack Axes, when these get Henry the Frost River Caribou on the handle and are fixed with the Frost River Bridle Axe Sheath, they become...

Roaming the North Country in search of Iron Ore can lead an intrepid young geologist into all sorts of adventure. James Byron Hustad was known as J.B.H. had explored Minnesota’s Iron Range in search of underground deposits for U.S. Steel in the...

Grand Portage is known as "Kitchi Onigaming" (Great Carrying Place) to the Ojibwe. French and British fur traders said the nearly nine mile trail around Pigeon Falls between Lake Superior and the Canadian wilderness was “indispensably...

It’s a short hike up to the High Falls of the Baptism River in Tettegouche State Park. The scenery is amazing, some of the best Minnesota has to offer! Good thing you brought a snack and some water so you can stay awhile. The High Falls -Short...

You feel the ground beneath your feet, a thin layer of frost on the bed of wet leaves. You're holding your breath as you peer through layers of autumn forest. Your deer camp is still a mile off, but you're happy for the journey to get there, the solitude...

It’ll be a cinch to find ways to use this bag! You’ve seen, and likely used a bag like this before, but wouldn’t it be nice to have one that lasts? Premium materials and Frost River construction make a big difference in durability. This...

One of our more creative customers asked us to make a custom insert for his Frost River briefcase. He wanted more internal pockets and a place to isolate his laptop. We came up with the Briefcase insert organizer. It is unpadded, has pockets around the...

Gotta carry a laptop but don't want a padded briefcase? No sweat, we've got you covered! Our Padded Sleeve will work in most any bag you choose to carry. The field tan waxed canvas shrugs off water, grit, and abrasion. Foam padding shields from bumps,...

Sized Small, Medium, and Large to match the volume of gear and the bag it's fitting into.  We make them from our 10.10 oz waxed canvas right here in Duluth, Minnesota.  There's a grab handle on each end, a trusty nylon zipper, and buckskin...

“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by frost.” - J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) If your ranging requires a trusty pack the Itinerant lives up...

Everyone has keys—our key chain and key strap will help to keep your keys together. The Keychain has a brass split ring with a leather patch. The Keystrap has a brass snap hook with a length of Frost River leather, a D-ring, and a split ring...

Pair one of our wool blankets with a lace leather Frost River Blanket Harness and it's a match made in.... Duluth! The Blanket Roll Harness system makes it simple to tote a blanket wherever you choose to roam. The harness is solid Frost River...

Great leather, pure function, simple use: a name tag. Use it on your favorite luggage or case and claim it as your own with a little help from Frost River. Made with premium leather from red wing, individually hot-stamped with Henry the caribou, our...

 Like a brief for your back, with waxed canvas, leather shoulder straps, and optional padded sleeve. Traditional styling, premium features. Comes as Standard, Premium versions. Read more about the collection here...