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- June 15th, 2009 Important Notice-

The store is closed!

I am currently doing a southbound Continental Divide Trail thru-hike this year! I expect the trip to take about 5 months, and the store should reopen in December 2009.

Thanks everyone and I hope you have a great hiking season!   -Joe Valesko
About ZPacks

ZPacks is run by me, Joe Valesko. I have been backpacking and building my own gear since the 90's. I started ZPacks.com in early 2005 after finishing my 2004 Appalachian Trail thru-hike.

For now, ZPacks is a one-man show. I take your orders, build your gear, and ship it out. Many of the orders I do are custom projects, and I am always looking for new ideas.

I am also employed full time as a software engineer.

Some of Joe's Adventures:

Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike - 2,174 miles / 142 days (View Map)
When: May 17th through October 7th 2004
Trail Name: "Lightweight Joe"
Base gear weight: About 8 lbs of almost entirely home-made items.
Photos: I carried disposable cameras on this trip. Here are a few scans:
Samurai Joe's Picasa Web Album

Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hike - 2,663 miles / 147 days (View Map)
When: April 29th through September 22nd 2007
Trail Name: "Samurai Joe"
Base gear weight: About 5 lbs (Gear list)
Photos: I took over 1000 digital pictures on the PCT. Here are some of the better ones:
Samurai Joe's Picasa Web Album

Coming Soon!
Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hike - 2,800 miles (View Map)
When: June 16th 2009 through ????
Trail Name: "Samurai Joe"


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