![]() You can see Leonidas is holding a spear, the preferred weapon of the Spartan warrior. Our rider would be carrying the powerful Aegis shield, carried by Zeus, adorned with the head of Medusa on its face. Leonidas would be riding the mythological Cerberus, a fearsome three-headed attack dog who guarded the gates of the Underworld. Atop would be King Leonidas, arguably the most famous Spartan to ever live.Īs the other two patches had historically correct characters atop fictional mythological creatures, this would follow the same recipe. And so the Cerberus had to draw inspiration from Sparta and ancient Greek mythology, for obvious reasons. The Unicorn contains elements from medieval Europe, The Dragon contains elements from feudal Japan. And now, Cerberus connects with the existing two, finalizing the triptych, fitting in the center of the Unicorn and the Dragon. Black multicam backpack Patch#The Dragon patch was designed with a samurai rider charging to battle the knight atop his Unicorn steed. Planning for a polyptych three moves ahead… tricky stuff! There was no guarantee, but I had to plan ahead. Black multicam backpack series#In the beginning, I had envisioned a series of three products for this particular “series”. Both patches were designed by Hadrien Monloup, co-founder of Carryology. If you really want a deep dive into the symbolism, here’s a link. The Carryology Assault and the No Escape both acquired their nicknames from their respective morale patches. Introducing, likely the most anticipated collaboration in the history of our collaboration program, the Mystery Ranch x Carryology: Spartanology (codename: Cerberus).Īrt Direction and Planning for the Polyptych But I was at the Ranch, working with some of the best damn pack designers in the world, to bring it back, and make it better. And in the last ten years, a cult following has surrounded it. But Paul wanted to make something unique and took inspiration from a frontline medic bag, the RATS pack, and created something new, something special, something that would take a decade to resurface. Designed to be compact and agile for fast-moving soldiers through war zones.ĭesigned in a time when the 3-Zip dominated The Ranch’s focus. Made between the years of 20, it was famously the smallest military pack ever produced at the time. The second coming of one of Paul’s greatest designs and one of The Ranch’s most sought-after packs, ever. In the valley below, deep in the bellows of Mystery Ranch headquarters, Dana Gleason III, Director of Product, Paul Gleason (the designer of the original Spartan backpack) and I, huddle around a worktable with a single backpack the focus of our attention. The last snow clings onto the peaks of Bridger Mountains. ![]()
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