Glen & Fleece Expedition
Prototypes and Brand Partnerships under construction
Not ultralight. Ultra-reliable.
We've been let down by ultralight gear too many times. So we went back to what worked for the trappers and northern travelers who spent months in the cold a century ago: wool, fur, leather, and a sled to haul it. They knew what they were doing.
They also spent a small fortune outfitting themselves, often far more of a year's earnings than a Shieling costs today. Good gear wasn't an expense to them. It was the difference between coming home and not.
Heritage craftsmanship. Modern wilderness preparedness.
Glen & Fleece Expedition brings natural wool, fur, and leather together with modern technical materials where they earn their place, in two systems: Breacan, compact and ready for the unexpected, and Shieling, a complete, modular camp for those who intend to travel farther and stay longer.
Every component should have many uses and a very good reason for being in your kit. Every system is built to fit you, whether you're 5 feet tall or 7 feet tall, and made in small, numbered runs with a focus on repairability and long-term ownership. Every Shieling is delivered by hand, set up with you in the field, and comes with a personal orientation and emergency skills session.
Further reading: the gear that came before
- The Ton of Goods (National Park Service). What Klondike stampeders were required to carry north in 1897–98, from a year of food to heavy wool socks, mittens and blankets.
- The Hudson's Bay Point Blanket (The Canadian Encyclopedia). How a wool blanket became fur-trade currency, worn as a robe or cut into coats for winter. The same idea behind Breacan.
- Horace Kephart, Camping and Woodcraft (free online, University of Pennsylvania). The classic early-1900s handbook for travelers in the wilderness, explaining why experienced woodsmen carried what they did.
- MeasuringWorth: Relative Value of a U.S. Dollar. Compare what a historical outfit cost against wages and prices today.
Be first to know
Both systems are in prototype development now, and reservations for the first numbered run open soon. Join the list below to be notified the day reservations open, or email info@glenandfleece.com to ask about our field-testing program.