Builders & Partners: Vargo Outdoors

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Builders & Partners

Vargo Outdoors

Ultralight titanium gear, inspired by a thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail.

In 1995 Brian Vargo read a story about the Appalachian Trail, and by April he was walking it. Five months on the trail left him sure there was a better way to carry less. In 2002 he started making ultralight, very durable titanium gear for backpackers and hikers. It began with a spork and a stove. Today Vargo makes wood and canister stoves, cookware, bottles and trail tools, and they're still working on how to make gear better.

  • Titanium since 2002

    Founder Brian Vargo built the brand around high-grade titanium: strong, durable and very light.

  • Born on the AT

    It started with a 5-month Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 1995, and the question: why am I carrying so much stuff?

  • Stoves, pots & more

    Wood and canister stoves, pots and mugs, bottles, utensils, stakes and trekking poles.

In the field

  • Two Vargo titanium pots boiling on canister stoves at a snowy camp
  • Vargo Jet-Ti stove running on a fuel canister
  • Vargo Hexagon titanium wood stove with a fire burning on the forest floor
  • Vargo Hexagon wood stove burning on its base plate in the grass

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Story and photos courtesy of Vargo Outdoors, used with permission.