Weight with purpose
Reduce mass without creating a fragile or disposable product.
In development · Boston, MA
Bear protection,
engineered lighter.
GramGuard is developing an ultralight bear canister for hikers who treat every gram—and every liter of pack space—as a design constraint.
Why GramGuard
Required gear should not be an afterthought.
Bear canisters are mandatory on many of the best routes in the country. They are also commonly bulky, heavy, and designed with little concern for how serious hikers actually pack and travel. GramGuard exists to address that engineering problem directly.
Useful volume
Prioritize the volume hikers can actually load with food.
Protection first
Design toward independent bear-resistance certification.
Transparent engineering
Publish real weights, test results, failures, and tradeoffs.
Development status
Built in public, without the filler.
We will share meaningful progress: design decisions, prototypes, field-test lessons, and verified specifications. No inflated claims. No lifestyle-content treadmill.
01 · Concept
02 · Prototype
03 · Field testing
04 · IGBC submission
05 · Production
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