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Lowe Alpine

Backpack brand founded in Utah in 1972 by climbers Greg, Mike and Jeff Lowe, after Greg's 1967 Expedition pack, an early internal-frame pack with compression straps; it still makes hiking, trekking and travel packs and is run from the UK by Equip. via brand about page ↗

lowealpine.com ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗
Origin
🇺🇸 United States
via you ↗research says GB
City
—
Founded
1972
via you ↗research says 1967
Company
Micro ~2 people
Equip says no dedicated employees; IP-only sale ⇒ at most a token brand team · Equip Outdoor Technologies (Rab owner, ~207 staff) states Lowe Alpine has no dedicated stock, employees or premises; in Oct 2026 it agreed to sell the Lowe Alpine IP to ATG Brands & Data Limited. Group figure not used.via estimate ↗
Owner
Equip Outdoor Technologies (Rab)
Owned by Equip (Rab's parent) since 2011; on 30 Sep 2026 Equip agreed to sell the brand IP to ATG Brands & Data (Hangzhou, China), closing expected within weeksvia research ↗
Price
—
Ethics
4.2 / 5
average of 2 sources ↓
Quality
4.4 / 5
average of 3 sources ↓
Reviews
—
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Newsletter
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Certifications
Fair Wear ↗

Ratings

Ethics
4.2/ 5

Weighted average of 2 sources

Sources disagree by 2 points.

  • Fair Wear 5.0
    audit / certification body · counts 59%
    Leader (2025) ↗ · 2025-10Brand Performance Check 2025, benchmarking score 81/100; previous (2024): Leader 76
  • Ethical Consumer 3.0
    rating organisation · counts 41%
    Ethiscore 2024: Lowe Alpine rucksacks 60/100 ↗ · 2024-05Outdoor clothing guide, Issue 208 (May/June 2024); listed as 'Lowe Alpine rucksacks' (EOTH Ltd). Score table in the free magazine flipbook.
Quality
4.4/ 5

Weighted average of 3 sources

  • dTest (via Stiftung Warentest) 4.0
    lab test · counts 54%
    top group, behind winner ↗ · 2021-05Aeon 27 daypack; no numeric grade shown; mapped 'gut'=4
  • Countryfile 5.0
    independent blog / video · counts 29%
    5/5 ↗ · 2024-03AirZone Trek 28L; star rating; durability not tested directly
  • OutdoorsMagic 4.5
    expert reviewer · counts 18%
    great build quality ↗ · 2017-05 · low weightAlpine Ascent 32; 'reassuringly sturdy, great build quality'; strongly positive
Customer reviews

No review platform found.

Each source is averaged first, then sources are weighted by reliability: audits, lab tests and verified-buyer platforms count most, rating organisations and expert reviewers less, brand-run reviews and community opinion least. Review scores also weigh by how many reviews stand behind them, and anything older than three years fades.

Verification

Founding date varies: 1967 (Greg Lowe's first pack, Colorado) vs 1972 (Lowe Alpine Systems registered in Utah) on Wikipedia; HQ moved to the UK after the 2011 Equip buyout (Kendal per 2011 announcement; Equip itself is in Alfreton, Derbyshire). Research confidence: medium. Re-check 2026-10-21: Equip agreed in October 2026 to sell the Lowe Alpine IP to ATG Brands & Data Limited (https://www.mynewsdesk.com/equip-outdoor-technologies-ltd). Origin set to Utah, US (founded there in 1972 by Mike, Greg and Jeff Lowe, per Wikipedia); the brand is run from the UK by Equip Outdoor Technologies.

Sourcing & ethics

Backpack specialist owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies (also owner of Rab); Fair Wear membership (since 2020) is held at Equip level, rated Leader in the 2025 Brand Performance Check (benchmark 81, up from 76). Fair Wear lists sourcing from China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia and the UK, with 76-99% of production disclosed. Owned by Equip Outdoor Technologies UK Ltd.

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