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Poles with the Trail Pack
Fold them, and they click onto magnets on your shoulder straps. No need to take the pack off.
An old saying we hike by
According to all the laws of aerodynamics, the bee cannot fly. Its body weight isn't in the right proportion to its wingspan. But ignoring these laws, the bee flies anyway.
We build hiking gear the same way. The usual rule is that gear gets designed one piece at a time. We ignored it. Hexis is one system: your poles click onto your pack, the tent folds into its own slot, and the hood fits over your helmet. Less fumbling, more walking.
We're making the first samples now. Join to hear when testing starts and pre-orders open.
FLIGHT REPORT, SUBJECT 001
- Subject
- Apis mellifera
- Wing area
- Too small
- Body mass
- Too heavy
- Wingbeats
- About 230 a second
- The laws
- Can't fly
- In real life
- Flies anyway
L = ½ ρ v² S CL. Bee: noted, ignored.
The system
How it fits
On the trail, every stop to dig through your pack costs time and warmth. Most gear is designed one piece at a time. We design ours together, so each piece makes the others easier to use.
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Fit Tent with the Trail Pack
Folds to the exact shape of a slot in the bottom of the pack.
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Core Jacket with the Trail Helmet
The removable hood is cut to go over the helmet.
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Trail Pants with boots and shoes
The cuffs seal over the top so grit and snow stay out.
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Trail Light with the Trail Helmet
Snaps onto a magnetic mount on the front of the helmet.
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Fit Tent with everything
Inside, there's a set spot for your jacket, boots, helmet and pack.
The gear
The first line
Eight pieces, each fine on its own and better together. You choose the insulation, sizes and add-ons you'll actually use.
Core Jacket
Waterproof, with four insulation levels and a removable hood that fits over a helmet.
Trail Pack
From a day pack to a multi-day pack, with a tent slot in the base.
Trail Pants
Stretchy and water-resistant, with your choice of insulation.
Trail Boots
A 3-season boot and a winter boot that takes crampons. Both tighten with a dial.
Trail Hat
A simple warm hat that packs small and sits under the hood.
Trail Shoes
Waterproof or breathable, with the same fit and dial as the boots.
Trail Helmet
For climbing and scrambling, with a one-hand dial and a magnetic light mount.
Fit Tent
Freestanding, for one or two people, in 3-season and 4-season versions.
Plus folding poles in aluminium or carbon, and the Trail Light for your helmet. Retractable spikes are an option on boots and shoes.
What Hexis means
Hexis
ἕξις, Ancient Greek noun · from ékhein, "to have, to hold"
A settled state you build by doing.
Hexis literally means "having" or "holding": the condition you're in. Aristotle used it for qualities you can't buy or be born with, only build through practice. You get brave by doing brave things.
That's the idea behind the brand. You get ready for the mountain by going to the mountain, with gear that's built to keep up.
Why we're building it
We're two friends who hike a lot, and we kept running into the same small problems. Poles with nowhere to go. A hood that won't close over a helmet. A tent that never fits back in the pack.
None of it is a big deal on its own. Together, it's a lot of stopping, unpacking and fiddling. So we're designing gear where every piece has a place, starting with the jacket. Join the waitlist and you'll see how it goes.
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See you on the trail.
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