Utah backpack and bag brands

Seventeen pack and bag brands are listed from Utah.

One of the older bag companies here started with a strap. After the 1983 river season, a Grand Canyon dory guide began sewing eyewear retainers in the back room of a dory building, and Chums says its Hurricane factory now turns out more than 15,000 units a day. Newer companies design camera bags in Orem and sew ultralight packs in Logan, where the arguments are about grams.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis counted $1.55 billion of Utah's 2024 economy as outdoor recreation manufacturing, along with 4,787 jobs. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, March 2026

In collections: Utah outdoor brands and Utah brands that make everything in Utah. Every brand by founding year is on the timeline.

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brands listed
17
marked Made in Utah
5
the oldest here, founding year of Gregory Mountain Products
1977

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All 17 below
  1. WANDRD

    Orem, est. 2015

    Camera packs born on Kickstarter, run from Orem

  2. Chums

    Salt Lake City, est. 1983

    Eyeglass straps sewn in Hurricane since 1983

  3. Gregory Mountain Products

    Salt Lake City, est. 1977

    A San Diego pack company run from Salt Lake

  4. Ayla & Co

    Riverton, est. 2020

    Diaper bags born in Riverton with numbered pockets

Every packs and bags brand

17 of 17 shown

PAK-014Est. 2020

Ayla & Co

Riverton

Diaper bags born in Riverton with numbered pockets

40°31′N 111°56′W

PAK-013Est. 2017

Boundary Supply

Draper

Modular packs born in a University of Utah workshop

40°31′N 111°52′W

PAK-002Est. 1983

Chums

Salt Lake City

Eyeglass straps sewn in Hurricane since 1983

40°46′N 111°53′W

PAK-015

Fawn Design

Lehi

A diaper bag sewn for a friend, then funded on Kickstarter

40°23′N 111°51′W

PAK-011Est. 2016

Gravel

Provo

Kickstarter toiletry bags run from Provo

40°14′N 111°40′W

PAK-001Est. 1977

Gregory Mountain Products

Salt Lake City

A San Diego pack company run from Salt Lake

40°46′N 111°53′W

PAK-016

Jadyn Bags

Logan

Duffels and travel bags designed by an in-house Logan team

41°44′N 111°50′W

PAK-017

Kodiak Leather

Lehi

Leather bags with Alaska names, designed in Lehi

40°23′N 111°51′W

PAK-006Est. 2013

Moab Bag Co

Moab

Bags sewn from used bike tubes in Moab

38°34′N 109°33′W

PAK-005Est. 2012

Modern+Chic

South Jordan

Swappable-strap handbags run from South Jordan

40°34′N 111°56′W

PAK-007Est. 2013

Nena & Co.

American Fork

Bags made from Guatemalan weaving, run from American Fork

40°23′N 111°48′W

PAK-008Est. 2013

Nuke Sunrise Bike Bags

Moab

A former physics teacher's frame bags, sewn in Moab

38°34′N 109°33′W

PAK-012Est. 2016

Pa'lante Packs

Salt Lake City

Ultralight packs first sewn in a Utah basement

40°46′N 111°53′W

PAK-009Est. 2014

Thread Wallets

Provo

Elastic wallets born in a Provo bedroom

40°14′N 111°40′W

PAK-004Est. 2001

ULA Equipment

Logan

Thru-hiker packs, cut and sewn in Logan since 2001

41°44′N 111°50′W

PAK-010Est. 2015

WANDRD

Orem

Camera packs born on Kickstarter, run from Orem

40°18′N 111°42′W

Questions

Which backpack and bag brands are from Utah?

Beehive Made lists 17 backpack and bag brands with a Utah connection. They include WANDRD, Chums, Gregory Mountain Products and Ayla & Co. Each brand page says where the company started and where its products are made.

Are any backpacks or bags made in Utah?

Yes. Five of the 17 brands on this page are marked Made in Utah, which means their products are made in the state. They are Chums, Kinesis Photo Gear and eoGEAR, Moab Bag Co, Nuke Sunrise Bike Bags and ULA Equipment.

Where are Utah backpack and bag brands based?

The Salt Lake Valley ties with Utah County for the most, at 6 each. The other 5 are spread across 3 other towns.

How does Beehive Made decide a brand is from Utah?

A brand is listed when it was started in Utah, is run from here, runs its North American business from here or makes its products here. Every listing is checked against at least two sources before it goes up, and each brand page says which of those ties apply.