Has anyone seen one of these before ?

[Hickory n steel]

My dad got this as a kid sometime in the mid 70's and gave it to me years ago when I was a kid.



It's a small stuffable rucksack made by a company called western trails out of Bend Oregon which I could find little information on.
It seems to be a good quality little US made rucksack for what it is, and Its seen quite a bit of use mostly holding clothes and has held up well over the years.
I will take it when I go check the mail in case I have a package that doesn't fit in the basket on my cruiser bike or when I take the Dahon folder which doesn't have one, and I'll take it when I go visit / stay with family in case I acquire anything and don't want to bring it home in a grocery bag...ect.
The zipper is US made by a Talon ( which I've never heard of ) and the buckles on the straps are some name brand as well, they're stamped with a tiny anchor which I feel like is a brand I may be aware of.

I'm not sure there's much to learn about this thing , but I've never seen another example of tbis same one So I'm really just curious if anyone else has one or has ever seen one.


All I could find was an obituary for the founder of the company Mathew Murray Perlot , who was an MP and paratrooper in the ARMY, eventually becoming a production supervisor for COLUMBIA sportswear before leaving the company to start WESTERN TRAILS in 1968.

 

[phatch]

There are some silnylon ones now. Very compact and light. I've got one from Liberty Mountain. AmazonBasics makes one too. There are others as well.

 

[Hickory n steel]

There are some silnylon ones now. Very compact and light. I've got one from Liberty Mountain. AmazonBasics makes one too. There are others as well.

I figured something similar had to be made today.
I've got a reusable grocery bag of the same concept.

 

[plumberroy]

I had one in the 70's carried it to school every day (middle school) 2 1/2 miles from bus stop to the house . I needed my hands free especially in fall and winter . We had a station wagon that set in the church lot at the mouth of the hollow . In fall and winter I would stash a 410 in the car and shoot small game on the way home . It was a different time

 

[Hickory n steel]

I had one in the 70's carried it to school every day (middle school) 2 1/2 miles from bus stop to the house . I needed my hands free especially in fall and winter . We had a station wagon that set in the church lot at the mouth of the hollow . In fall and winter I would stash a 410 in the car and shoot small game on the way home . It was a different time

Pretty cool.

I used mine just yesterday, had a knife coming in the mail and rode my Dahon folder up to the point box to pick it up.
This stashed perfectly under the large seat i have on it.

 

[gadgetgeek]

I've got a sea-to-summit one. My main carry bag, a fjallraven can be folded into its own pocket similarly. Now that we have a plastic bag ban on in australia everyone and their dog makes some folding shopping bag type thing, all kinds of styles.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I've got a sea-to-summit one. My main carry bag, a fjallraven can be folded into its own pocket similarly. Now that we have a plastic bag ban on in australia everyone and their dog makes some folding shopping bag type thing, all kinds of styles.

Luckily theyre not band here yet , but most places here in California do use thick reusable plastic bags which cost 10¢ each.
I've got a grocery bag that stuffs into itself that I use all the time, but I've not exactly seen a lot of them around.

 

[22-rimfire]

Stuff bags and sacks..... just too convenient not to have a couple. I do use the insulated bags you can buy for cold items for this sometimes. I just picked up a canvas one from Wallyworld. The purpose is to stash misc stuff as I head out the door on a job or something... camera, socks, tea shirt, shaving kit... whatever. I found some net ones at Bass Pro that I am pleased with. They are designed for camping, but handy for many things. The problem finding stuff like this is most are too big. What started all of this searching....?

I was looking for a net bag to store onions in my kitchen. You almost had to buy a set of golf balls to get a small one and I don't need any golf balls. Bass Pro to the rescue. Now like knives, I have too many.

 

[22-rimfire]

Luckily theyre not band here yet , but most places here in California do use thick reusable plastic bags which cost 10¢ each.

Bring your own grocery bags are becoming more popular, especially in the city and using public transportation (or a bike) where you might just buy a few things. That isn't my usual grocery store visit at all. Does CA charge 10¢ each for any plastic bag? For example, the thin plastic bags that are commonly used these days at grocery stores and so forth... zip lock bags.... I remember being in MI and buying soft drinks and having to pay a deposit on them. That did not make me happy. But I understand the philosophy.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Bring your own grocery bags are becoming more popular, especially in the city and using public transportation (or a bike) where you might just buy a few things. That isn't my usual grocery store visit at all. Does CA charge 10¢ each for any plastic bag? For example, the thin plastic bags that are commonly used these days at grocery stores and so forth... zip lock bags.... I remember being in MI and buying soft drinks and having to pay a deposit on them. That did not make me happy. But I understand the philosophy.

Nope, just these extra thick reusable ones.
They figure if you have to pay for them you'll hang onto them, and they made them reusable so you actually can.

Convenience stores, small local grocery stores...ect still have regular paper or plastic.
I've only seen the 10¢ reusable ones at the big national franchise stores.
I've heard San Francisco has an outright ban on disposable plastic bags, but I iveI never been there so I couldn't say for sure.



Btw we do have a 5-10¢ CRV fee on bottled and canned beverages ( not on milk and juice jugs ...ect though )
It sucks, but at least i can get $10.50 for two large garbage bags full of cans and plastic bottles.

 

[indawire]

Talon zippers were a standard for so long it became like saying Zerox instead of photocopy. I remember it was something I looked for on a garment as it usually was an indicator of a better quality product.


www.heddels.com
Talon Zipper is a company founded in 1893, originally as the Universal Fastener Company, in Chicago. They later moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, and finally to Meadville, Pennsylvania. It was in Meadville that the zipper as we know it was invented, until then they were producing hookless fasteners for boots and shoes.
Talon Zipper - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_Zipper

 

[heresthedeal]

Looting bag, always need one.

every end of the world movie ever, all you see are people running around with full backpacks and then running into something they need and not being able to carry it because their backpack is full. that's why you always need it nice small foldable looting bag.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Talon zippers were a standard for so long it became like saying Zerox instead of photocopy. I remember it was something I looked for on a garment as it usually was an indicator of a better quality product.

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www.heddels.com
Talon Zipper is a company founded in 1893, originally as the Universal Fastener Company, in Chicago. They later moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, and finally to Meadville, Pennsylvania. It was in Meadville that the zipper as we know it was invented, until then they were producing hookless fasteners for boots and shoes.
Talon Zipper - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_Zipper

Thanks .
I had already ended up googling them to yesterday, but thanks for doing that anyways.

Btw I also found out that the metal slip locks for the straps were made by North and Judd.