WELCOME TO MAGNET DESIGNS
Designed on trail, built for trail life.
My trail name is Magnet. Everything I sell is designed, tested and built by thru-hikers to be the toughest, lightest and most practical designs available anywhere. From the West Highland Way in Scotland, the Arizona Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail and the Te Araroa in New Zealand, my gear has proven itself on trails all over the world.
More than just being light, tough and practical, the ethics of the trail community are reflected in my designs. Everything I sell is hand made to order in Bend, Oregon using USA-sourced and recycled fabrics whenever possible. Zero people are exploited in the making of my garments. There is no venture capital here, just me.
Made to order means, I cut and sew my garments just for you. You get to pick options like cord colors, zipper colors, pockets, no pockets, and even inseam length on your pants and joggers. Also, there is an order notes section for special requests, which I do my best to accommodate.
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Lead times vary but, unless otherwise stated expect to ship in about one week of ordering.
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The Bend Alpha 90 hoodie
in Alpha Direct with Wool
Introducing Alpha Direct with Wool, a totally new fabric design from Polartec.
Now available as an option in the crew, pants, joggers and 90 hoodie. Honestly this fabric should not be called Alpha at all because its a totally different design. It is a jersey weight merino wool fabric liner, with a polyester fleece exterior. Think of it as, a wool base layer and an insulating mid layer in one. It breathes like Alpha Direct, but that's about where the similarities end. The wool absorbs and wicks sweat into the polyester outer layer, where the moisture quickly evaporates. It is a more efficient active layer than Alpha fabric alone. Plus it gives you an antimicrobial barrier against your body to reduce odor and keep the garment from getting funky.
It weighs exactly 70% more than Alpha 90 so, the silly extreme lightness of Alpha is not there but its still lighter than microgrid fleece, anything pure merino wool, or anything at REI. Would be a fantastic base layer, also a super luxurious townie, car camping, running, skiing, hiking, backpacking hoodie or pants. Also could handle a thru-hike given, hey people carry Melly's and this is still lighter than those.
Made in the USA by Polartec.
“My first trip out with the Bend Alpha hoodie, I found myself pulling it out constantly times where I typically just deal with the cold, and it was an absolute game-changer. I won't ever hike without it now”
Robert Hill, OR
Thru-hiker owned
