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Welcome to LiteGear Bags

Led by a team with over 30 years’ experience in the Outdoor / Travel products industry, Litegear® was created to address the toughest issues facing the industry. Born in California the core of the brand was to create light-weight, high-quality products to connect the world and help to reduce our impact on the planet and oceans.

Over 12.7M tons of plastic are washed into our oceans every year, impacting marine life and the environment.

Our products are created from upcycled plastic bottles by breaking them down and working them into Yarn to produce our Eco-friendly fabric.

To date we have recycled over 1.4M Plastic bottles in over 70,000 products to over 25,000 Happy customers across the USA!

After huge success in the USA we at Litegear® are proud to be extending our products and offering them to customer, travellers and outdoor enthusiasts in Europe.

If you’d like to keep up to date with our Journey or how you can get involved in reducing our impact on the planet please get in touch as we’d love to hear from you!

ABOUT US

COMPANY CULTURE:

While our casual work environment nurtures our creativity, it does not promote casualness towards our goal of excellence. Our team has worked and played together for many years, fostering a commitment, loyalty and a serious work ethic toward our company, customers and each other.

Every day is a new opportunity to reinvent yourself … your company, your products, your brand image.

OUR TEAM:

PRESIDENT/CREATIVE DIRECTOR

MAGI RAIBLE

Inspired by nature, Magi spends as much time outdoors as possible. Her 30+ years working in the outdoor industry have allowed her to link together her passion for fresh air, business and design in LifeGear.

CONTROLLER

MARILYN MARTIN

With over 20 years of experience in accounting & finance and business management, Marilyn manages all aspects of the accounting department and is part of our long-range planning team.

ONLINE MARKETING MANAGER

TAYLOR CATHERWOOD

Taylor is a recent graduate of San Francisco State University where she received a Bachelors of Science degree in Apparel Design and Merchandising. While attending school she started a line of dresses and leather handbags under her own brand. By the time she was 19, she had traveled to Vietnam to visit manufacturers and learn the processes in production. Her experience in international travel, her passion for design and her great personality make a perfect addition to the LifeGear Design team.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

WENDY WHITE

An accomplished designer with 20 years experience who balances creative and technical expertise with solid experience in print and web design. She understands the long-term vision of the project, and accurately and consistently reinforces the message in all visual media.

DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYEE MORALE

BELLA JOY

Bella has been running around the LifeGear offices spreading cheer from day one. Her favorite pastimes are playing ball and chasing birds out of the office garden. It is impossible to feel stress or sadness around this little bundle of joy.

CHIEF GREETER

HOBIE

Hobie joined the LifeGear Design family in May of 2015 as a little rescue puppy. He was found wandering around Mare Island near our headquarters, only a few weeks old and weighing just 4 pounds. Our whole team immediately fell in love with him! He comes to the office every day, greets visitors with a wag of his tail and is best friends with our UPS driver. He loves the outdoors and is thriving at 15 pounds.

Welcome to LiteGear Bags