327-Whippa Packs
Show notes
In this week’s episode, we catch up with Rob from Australian pack manufacturer, Whippa, to find out all about this uniquely Australian company and some of the great product on offer.
Podcast overview
Podcast Overview
- Podcast introduction (time index 0:01:33)
- Tell us a bit about your background and your connection to hiking (time index 0:02:33)
- With so many brands of packs on the market why did you decide to create a new brand?(time index 0:05:03)
- Why the name Whippa? (time index 0:12:20)
- Why not make these packs offshore? (time index 0:16:00)
- Take us though the process of creating an Australian Pack (time index 0:20:49)
- How do you choose the materials for making packs? (time index 0:26:26)
- How long does it take to make a typical pack? (time index 0:34:50)
- Provide an overview of Whippa’s pack range (time index 0:36:26)
- Accessories (time index 0:42:15)
- Where to next for the Whippa brand? (time index 0:44:30)
- One final question – Do you ever spend time in the outdoors and were’s your next great adventure?(time index 0:49:46)
- Gill and Tim final thoughts (time index 00:52:08)
- Close (time index 1:04:21)
Resources
Rob Inshaw from Whippa Packs, the face behind the voice
Whippa logo
Making a Whippa Overland 60 pack
Whippa Colo 55 pack on trail. At the time of this podcast this pack had just been released
Whippa 60L Overland Pack
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