Pack Lists
"Samurai" Joe Valesko
Joe Valesko founded Zpacks out of his apartment in 2005. He has been designing and testing all of our gear ever since.
A Triplecrowner, Joe has over 10,000 long distance miles under his belt, including the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Te Araroa, Tour du Mont Blanc and much more.
You can check out a complete list of Joe's Adventures here.
"Samurai" Joe's Current Pack ListMateo Favero
Matt "Mateo" joined Zpacks as our first employee in 2010. As our Director of Marketing, he can usually be found in the middle of one of our many ongoing projects.
Loving known on trail as Details or Trail Daddy, he has thousands of hiking miles under his belt.
Mateo has completed the Florida Trail, and thru-hiked the New England Trail, Long Trail, Superior Hiking Trail, Nortville-Placid Trail, the Tour du Mont Blanc (twice), Bratram Trail, Uinta Highline Trail, and walked coast to coast across Scotland during The Great Outdoor Challenge in 2014 and 2019.
A full list of all of Mateo's Adventures can be found here.
Mateo's Current Pack List