Hilleberg - the tentmakers, has been successfully manufacturing tents since 1973. The business was started by Bo Hilleberg and eventually involved the whole family. Over the years, the task has been to develop, manufacture and sell tents. At the same time, a solid and deep knowledge in the whole area of staying in the wilderness has been built up. This knowledge has been very useful for the development of other products.

A particularly important area is the different ways of manually transporting your equipment. For 40 years, Hilleberg has provided training for staff from its dealers around Europe. The courses have mainly taken place in the Jämtland mountains during summer and winter and have lasted about a week with accommodation in tents. Movement has taken place every day, and for transportation of equipment during the winter courses, participants have alternated between backpacking and sledging. This has provided a thorough knowledge of how sleds and backpacks should be constructed.

In addition to courses, Hilleberg owners and employees have made many tours of their own during both summer and winter, which of course has also provided plenty of experience.

With this knowledge as a basis and with the growing need in mind, Bo Hilleberg, the founder of "Hilleberg the Tentmakers", began to consider various possibilities for a new product line. The most urgent area was the transportation of equipment in winter, given that winter tours are normally more equipment-intensive than the summer months.