Field Notes #002 - "Why We Build in the Garage."

"Why We Build in the Garage"

Because real gear starts with real hands.

Some brands design and build in factories. We build with firewood stacked outside the door and dirt on the floor. That's not a metaphor - it's a design philosophy.

The garage isn't just where we stitch prototypes or patch gear that didn't hold up - it's where ideas get tested under bare bulbs, where late nights turn into early shifts, and where every thread has a purpose. No boardrooms. No "design language." Just function over fluff.

We build here because we trust what's built here.
The gear on your back should be born in the same place you wrench on your truck, sharpen your tools, or wax your strings. Not in a lab. Not in a marketing pitch.

We've got machines that shake the windows. Fabric scraps on the bench. And a wall of field notes from every trip, hike, hunt, and night spent under a questionable tarp. That's where the real testing happens.

So yeah -- it's just a garage.
But from this garage, we've sent gear into canyons, deserts, alpine basins, fire zones, the Swiss Alps, and weekend hunts that turned into weeklong resets.

| Gear Built in Our Garage. Ready for Yours.

-- Thrillside HQ
Still smellin' like coffee and cordura.