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I found 3 or 4 pack boards in my dads house when we cleaned it out. One is a Chas. Trager with the pack. It is in nice shape. I will dig it out and get more info on the label. One is a plain board that has US pennies for washers. Not sure about the others. He bought them used in Seattle at St Vincent de Paul at the south end of Lake Union about 45 years ago. He used one to hike into Cape Scott 30 years ago.I also have a Dribak jacket by JT&A in dirty but serviceable condition.
Commented Nov 27, 2011 on The Trapper Nelson at Patent Pending Blog - Patents and the History of Technology
The Trapper Nelson
On a hiking trip in Alaska in 1920, Seattle resident Lloyd Nelson used a borrowed Indian pack to carry his gear. The pack was sealskin stretched over willow sticks, and proved to be uncomfortable to say the least. He thought he could design a better one, and thought there would be a market for...
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