Vert Canyoneering Safety Pack

  • Prize
    Winner in Sport Equipment Design / Mountaineering, Climbing, Hiking
  • University
    University of Oregon
  • Lead Designer
    Lauren West
  • Professor Credit
    Dr. Susan Sokolowski
  • Design Status
    Prototype
  • Web URL

Description
A casual 20L drypack with comfortable hip-belt and adjustable shoulder straps, and a removable inner pocket system. This pack quickly transforms into a single-person pack raft with modular pocket spaces for the inner pocket system to attach to. With a specially designed hidden back pocket, a stow-away collapsible oar helps the hiker navigate rough flash floods in the dangerous canyon environment.

Innovation
A 2-in-1 convertible equipment solution for dangerous flash flooding emergencies in a Southwestern U.S. climate. Built for the new and casual canyoneering and canyon hiking user, with optimized storage solutions for simple pack-in and pack-out day trips. The bag quickly unfurls into a single-person pack raft with removable storage to keep both the user and their belongings safe in the case of a flash flood emergency.

Product Detail
Nylon Ripstop, BEMIS Nylock 3840, BEMIS ST360, BEMIS OT100, 100% Polyester Spacer Mesh, Hook & Loop Velcro closure, 100% Nylon injection-molded hardware, 100% Nylon mesh netting, 100% Nylon woven webbing, 100% Woven nylon double fold bias tape, 70% Polyester/ 30%Elastane Elastic band, Black PETG, Orange PETG

Specification
20L pack size
Sunset Orange, Black, Electric Yellow

Bio
2nd-year graduate student at the University of Oregon's Sports Product Design Master's program. Former biomechanist and rehabilitation engineer who has found passion in sports product design for adaptive athletes in parasport spaces.



  • FIT Seal

FIT Sport Design Awards 2025
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