Backcountry camping
The spirit of the backcountry has always lived here. Find gear to escape.
Behind the MEC Label
For decades, the twin peaks label on our gear has stood for something bigger: human-powered adventures outside.
Radical value since the 1970s
Our gear is built to take a beating outdoors and last for hundreds of adventures. But that’s just the start.
With MEC Label, you also get products made with lower-impact materials from factories we stand behind. Plus, we field test the heck out of it to make sure it stands up to everything from powder-filled runs to bushwhacking at sunrise.
Since we design and sell this gear ourselves, we can cut out the middle-people to keep prices ultra-reasonable for the quality (it’s good stuff). Together, it adds up to radical value: made to last, made to perform, and made to be easier on the earth.
Radical value since the 1970s
Our gear is built to take a beating outdoors and last for hundreds of adventures. But that’s just the start.
With MEC Label, you also get products made with lower-impact materials from factories we stand behind. Plus, we field test the heck out of it to make sure it stands up to everything from powder-filled runs to bushwhacking at sunrise.
Since we design and sell this gear ourselves, we can cut out the middle-people to keep prices ultra-reasonable for the quality (it’s good stuff). Together, it adds up to radical value: made to last, made to perform, and made to be easier on the earth.
A new peak for packs
Meet the new lineup of MEC backpacks – you've never carried as much (or as little) gear like this before.
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Rainwear
Up-for-anything waterproof, windproof protection to stay stoked, not soaked.
Travel gear
Long-lasting duffles, bags and packing organizers for big trips or expeditions.
Can we make stuff ourselves?
Almost as soon as MEC got rolling, we started tinkering with product design. In ’79, things took a major step and we set up a Canadian factory to produce our packs and panniers. The enterprise thrived and became Serratus Mountain Products and finally the MEC Label.
Fast forward a few decades and the MEC Label team still creates homegrown designs from Vancouver, BC, with the North Shore mountains as our main gear thrashing zone (a.k.a. our testing grounds).
Can we make stuff ourselves?
Almost as soon as MEC got rolling, we started tinkering with product design. In ’79, things took a major step and we set up a Canadian factory to produce our packs and panniers. The enterprise thrived and became Serratus Mountain Products and finally the MEC Label.
Fast forward a few decades and the MEC Label team still creates homegrown designs from Vancouver, BC, with the North Shore mountains as our main gear thrashing zone (a.k.a. our testing grounds).
Higher peaks. Lower emissions.
Everything we make, from backpacks to tents, has an impact on the planet. In fact, products represent the biggest portion of MEC’s emissions, so this is an area we’re zoning in on.
We can reduce the impact of products through the materials we choose and the places we make them. The goal? Cut our emissions 55% by 2030 and 90% by 2050.
Higher peaks. Lower emissions.
Everything we make, from backpacks to tents, has an impact on the planet. In fact, products represent the biggest portion of MEC’s emissions, so this is an area we’re zoning in on.
We can reduce the impact of products through the materials we choose and the places we make them. The goal? Cut our emissions 55% by 2030 and 90% by 2050.
Top MEC products
Homegrown designs
Our in-house design team creates everything from quality tents and burly backpacks to hiking pants and kids’ winter suits – all at a stellar price.