Matador Blog

Today’s world of digital cameras is this endless maze of strange and seemingly arbitrary acronyms and designations. There are so many different makes and models that claim to do the exact same things. For someone relatively new to photography, navigating this landscape can be pretty time consuming. I’m Jonndre- Matador’s staff content creator, here to share my thoughts on travel...

A frame does a lot for a pack. Responsible for distributing weight from the shoulder straps to the hip, the frame is a key part of any effective suspension system. For a pack designed to wear for long hours, covering long distances, or hauling any real weight- a good frame is the key to comfort. Matador®’s reinvented Beast Series Packs...

Vitamin B If you’re like us, you probably land at your destination with a packed schedule and don’t have much time to be tired. Vitamin B is great for boosting energy and getting over jetlag.  One of the (many) active ingredients in 5 Hour Energy, you can skip the jitters that come with the energy drink alternatives and chew on...

You’ve probably heard of the Leave No Trace principles by now. These 7 principles teach you how to be responsible and ethical in the outdoors. It includes guidelines like respecting wildlife, packing out your trash, and more. The general ethos is that when we’re in the backcountry we’re not in our own home, and it’s important to acknowledge and respect...

A term we’ve recently started using around HQ is “objective-based travel”. It’s the type of travel most of us here thrive on, and it’s the type of travel we design our products for. Objective-based travel is setting out with a purpose. Whether it’s traveling to Tanzania with the goal of summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, or heading to Turkey to motorcycle the...

Designed to handle the mountains, perfected for travel beyond the outdoors. Equipment tough enough for the mountains is surely good enough for the day to day of city centered travel- but it’s not optimized for it. Optimization matters, performance and specificity go hand in hand. If you’re wondering what makes On-Grid different from the rest of our line, you’re in...

Designed for city travel using materials perfected for the outdoors, On-Grid Series bags are built to perform as beautifully as they look. Sam, one of the designers on this project, takes us through the design decisions that make these bags optimized for travel on the grid.

While it’s looking like most international travel is still not in the cards for the foreseeable future, National Parks are opening back up, and road trips are looking like the way to go this summer. With restrictions in place to ensure social distancing, it’s actually a great time to visit without the crowds you typically see this time of year....