The history of Dakine
Dakine started in 1979 when Rob Kaplan first manufactured the Da Kine Leash in Haiku, Maui, Hawaii. In 1996, Dakine pioneered the Heli backpack. The Heli Pack created a new category of minimalist technical backcountry snowboarding day packs. Two years later, Dakine introduced the Heli Pro backpack. In a short time, the Heli Pro became the standard for technical day-packs and snowboarding's best-selling -- and most copied -- model. 1999 brought about the Dakine Park backpack, Dakine's skate backpack. The Park pack's innovation and durability proved to be the combination that lead to other great modes like the Mike V. and Machnau packs.
Dakine prides themselves on developing products for the top professionals in every board sport. Over the past 25 years, Dakine have built a reputation for innovation and quality through quality bags, backpacks, and other action sport accessories.
