15 Years of Bikepacking Innovation: An Interview with Eric Parsons

[@rollsandfloats]

I've been buying & using outdoor gear since '73... Over the years my bar for quality gear has become really high whether it's climbing, hiking, kayaking, sailing, etc. When your life can depend on your gear holding up, you learn top appreciate great quality, great design and great construction. I'm just getting into bike-packing and bought my first product from you... Many more of your products later (feed bags, gas tank, sweet roll, frame bag, etc.) and many rides later I've joined the ranks of dedicated Revelate Design fans. Thanks so much for the work you do and the products you create. I LOVE THEM! Keep up the great work. You make fantastic stuff. I also love that it's made right here in North America.

[@federicotheironlyportrait]

Felicitaciones 👏 👏 👏

[@beltchenko]

This is great, thanks for creating lightweight solutions to help me and so many others experience more enjoyable bike adventures! You really have shaped this way of bike travel, and I truly appreciate that.

[@Bikepacking]

I was a big fan of the Revelate Design brand-very smart designs that most companies basically copied. Like all bikepacking bag manufacturers, they design the bags around the bike. I wish to see the next level by designing them around the adventure.

[@dougtarter8713]

Awesome story!! What’s the story on the birth of the name?

[@CaptainSwallowtail]

Ha, thanks. It needed to be original after we had a trademark issue. I came up with it skiing around one day thinking of how the new method of travel / carrying was a revolution, and a revolving (wheel) but then made it sound more like a new verb. Happiness - elation is also part of it. Someone once told me that if you pick it apart in Latin it has roots of - to carry!

[@haroldc9070]

Promo sm 🌟