a person standing on top of a snow covered slope under a sky filled with stars

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STRATA

Carry System 01

Alpine Line

City Line

Oslo · 59.9139° N

Build ST-1024

Release 10 / 26

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Signal

Signal

Strata builds packs on the border between luggage and equipment.

Every pack is a set of modules that clip, stack and carry the same way. Carry System 01 was built for people who move between the city and the mountain in the same week — where weight is a decision, not an accident.

System

Carry System 01

Modules

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Release

10 / 26

Status

Live

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Lineup

Lineup

Carry System 01 — Alpine Line

Four modules, one rail system. Each piece is issued with its own build number and a measured specification — nothing on it is decoration.

ST-1024

Core pack

Series 01

Core 28

The daily pack: 28 litres, a rail system on both sides and a back panel that breathes on long climbs.

Weight

1.1 kg

Volume

28 L

Rated

25 kg

ST-1031

City pack

Series 01

Slate 18

A slimmer 18-litre shell for laptops and commutes. Same rails, quieter fabric, no loops.

Weight

780 g

Volume

18 L

Rated

12 kg

ST-1046

Expedition

Series 01

Ridge 45

The long-haul module: frame sheet, hip belt and two rails for skis, ropes or a tent.

Weight

1.9 kg

Volume

45 L

Rated

30 kg

ST-1052

Module

Series 01

Rail Pouch

A two-litre pouch that clips to any rail on any pack, including the shoulder straps.

Weight

120 g

Volume

2 L

Rated

3 kg

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Material

Material

Read the buckle

The harness does three jobs at once. The markers show what each part is for — nothing on it is there to look technical.

Pointer / Inspect

2.4× optical

a black and white photo of a pair of luggage straps

Cobra buckle

Aluminium · 1,500 kg

Webbing

Nylon 6.6 · 38 mm

Rail

Laser-cut · 25 mm pitch

Shell

X-Pac VX21 · waterproof

Seams

Taped · no stitching holes

Hardware

Anodised aluminium

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Field test

One Norwegian winter

Carry System 01 was carried, not photographed, from Oslo to Lofoten for twelve weeks. Snow, ferry decks, commuter trains and headlamp mornings. What follows is what survived.

Test period

84 days

Conditions

−18 °C · snow

Carriers

20

Reported failures

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landscape photography of white mountain

Fig. 04 — Jotunheimen · 06:40 CET

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Specification

Specification

Core 28 — ST-1024

Issued specification for the daily pack. Every value below is measured, not estimated.

Shell

Shell

X-Pac VX21 · 100 % waterproof laminate

Volume

Volume

28 litres · expandable to 32

Back panel

Back panel

3D mesh · aluminium stay

Harness

Harness

Cobra buckle · 38 mm webbing

Rails

Rails

2 × side · 1 × front · 25 mm pitch

Zips

Zips

Waterproof · YKK AquaGuard

Reflect

Reflect

Filament · straps and base · 320 cd/lx

Weight

Weight

1.1 kg

Care

Care

Rinse · air dry · no detergent

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Origin

Origin

We did not want another bag that looks technical. We wanted one that works technically at minus eighteen.

Erik Solheim

Founder · Oslo

Strata started in a sewing room in Grünerløkka, with two machines, a heat press and a disagreement about what a pack owes the person under it. Nothing has been outsourced since.

a man with a beard and sunglasses standing in the snow

Fig. 06 — Studio

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Field notes

Field notes

Notes from the test

Short entries written during the winter carries. No conclusions, just what happened.

a person walking on a snowy path

Jotunheimen · 06:12 CET

Gloves decide everything

If a buckle cannot be opened with mittens, it is the wrong buckle. We changed every piece of hardware twice.

man in red beanie standing on cliff

Lofoten · 13:40 CET

Ferry decks are wet

Bags sit in puddles more than on summits. The base became fully welded after week three.

silver belt buckle on black textile

Studio · 09:05 CET

Nothing here is decorative

Every line on the shell is a seam, a rail or a reflector. If a detail could not explain itself, it did not ship.

Access — Carry System 01

Issued once, in one batch.

800 packs, made in Oslo, released 10 / 26. Registration closes when the batch is allocated — there is no restock and no second colourway.

800 packs

Ships 10 / 26

Made in Norway

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