Pardon the corporate horn-blowing, so to speak, but it’s not every month that you get two major media awards. This month, Gregory won a 2009 ‘Best of Adventure’ Award from National Geographic Adventure as well as a 2008 “Gear of the Year’ Award f
rom Men’s Journal.
We’re particularly psyched because, here at Gregory, it’s always been about suspension (we know, we know, you’re heard us say it before), and these two awards were bestowed in large part because of the two suspension systems (which are Gregory’s two newest) on the packs that won the awards.
In the case of Adventure, they gave the award to the Miwok, which is a new day pack that uses Gregory’s Bio-Sync Suspension, which is an ‘active’ design in that it help the pack mimic its wearer’s movements. Both suspension and the eight new packs that use it are new for 2009, and all are designed for higher aerobic activites ranging from day hiking to trail running and mountain biking. There are also some running-specific models.
And with regard to Men’s Journal, they were fans of the Z30, which uses Gregory’s Jet Stream DTS Suspension, another ‘active’ suspension. In this case, the suspension responds to what’s in the pack; it becomes more rigid and offers more support as more weight is loaded into the pack, all while allowing air flow across the back for ventilation.
Nice work, everyone. Now go get a glass of champagne.
