WE DON’T CARE WHAT HAPPENED OR WHOSE FAULT IT WAS, WE WILL FIX IT FOR FREE FOREVER WE COULDN'T CARE LESS IF YOU BOUGHT IT AT A GARAGE SALE OR A GEAR SWAP AS LONG AS ITS SAYS BADLANDS, IT’S COVERED ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU USE AND ABUSE YOUR PACK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE OUR PRODUCTS EVEN BETTER.
Why APPROACH® Camo Pattern??
(Featured on all Badlands packs in our range)
ADAPTIVE COLOURATION
A carefully constructed and neutral colour palette allows the Approach pattern to adapt to your surroundings and the current lighting conditions. Changing light will no longer dictate whether or not you stay hidden when it matters most.
MULTI-LAYERED VISUAL CONFUSION
An almost obscene amount of layers were built into Badlands Approach to ensure that the eye cannot detect where one shape ends and another begins. This is the basis of visual confusion and the key to truly effective camouflage.
DESIGN, TEST, REPEAT
The most meticulously tested project in Badlands history, Approach has ventured across the globe and been tested in countless different types of terrain. Only when it was perfect were we able say with confidence, “the new approach to hunting is here.”
TECHNOLOGY
KXO-32 FABRIC
Badlands KXO-32 fabric is the strongest, quietest, most waterproof material in the hunting world. How do we know? Because we tried 31 different combos before we finally got it right! Soft, supple, quiet….everything you’ve always wanted in a hunting pack…and a mate but, that’s a debate for another time.
HYPALON
Let’s face it….You put a lot of stress on your hunting gear. As you should! Certain areas of your pack are bound to take more abuse than others. Through a scientific process we call “beating the living hell out of it” we located all of the “high stress areas” of each pack. We then spent every waking hour ensuring that these areas became indestructible. Hypalon is one of the highest strength, yet flexible materials known to man and we had to have it. We bought up the world’s supply and use it on all high stress areas on all Badlands packs. Why go the extra mile you may ask? Because at Badlands the giving never stops.
ULTRALIGHT RIPSTOP
Did you know that ripstop material is used in hot air balloons and in parachutes? Two activities in which you REALLY don’t want your gear ripping… so let’s add hunting to that list. So it might not be “life or death” like skydiving but you’ll wish you were dead if your pack suddenly rips to shreds when it’s filled with 100+ pounds of fresh elk and you still have 3 miles to go back to the truck! Our Ultralight Series of packs feature Nylon Ripstop Fabric for two reasons;
ARAMID BARTACKING
Aramid fibres are fibres in which the chain molecules are highly oriented along the fibre axis so the strength of the chemical bond can be exploited. What does that mean? Well… we’re not sure exactly but we do know that one strand of this thread can lift 110 lbs so we don’t really care! Yes, all of the yellow bar-tacks you see on our packs are aramid thread and no, yellow isn’t our favourite colour. These fibres are so strong and dense that they can’t even be dyed another colour. At least it’s not pink!
HYPERVENT
Any endurance athlete or mechanic for that matter will tell you that the biggest threat you face when it comes to performing at peak levels is HEAT. It depletes your body of energy faster than any other factor. Badlands Hypervent Technology was designed to allow high volumes of air to pass between you and your pack. This allows you to stay cool and dry in even the most extreme environments and stay at those peak performance levels longer. Badlands Hypervent packs were also designed to wrap around your body’s shape and work with your body’s natural movement instead of against it. The result is long lasting comfort, increased stamina, reduced sweat and even reduced odour. Your friends will thank you….your prey will not.
AIRTRACK
Badlands AirTrack™ Suspension is the “Frankenstein” of several Badlands revolutionary technologies. Moulded foam is amazingly comfortable. It sits well against your back and hips and provides long lasting comfort when hauling weight. The enigma was…how do we make it breathe? With Badlands AirTrack™ Technology we build channels into the foam so air can effectively pass between your body and your pack. In addition, we use a breathable mesh over the foam as another layer of comfort and ventilation. The result is warm air escaping and cool air entering through “tracks” all across your back and shoulders. The other result is outlasting your peers and pure bliss. Thank you cards can be sent to Badlands Headquarters.
ZIP-NO
Zippers are everywhere and most of the time they are the best closure system you can have. “Most” of the time didn’t quite satisfy us however. There were times in the field when we needed something faster, quieter and one-hand friendly. Over 8 years of research and development led to the creation of Badlands Zip-No™ Technology. Using rare-earth magnets (the strongest on the planet), we developed a process in which we could bend them into rope like strands. The result is a zipper-less system that can be opened and closed silently with one hand and quicker than any zipper could ever be. When stealth and timing is everything, Zip-No can be the difference between coming out heavy or with just a heavy heart.
