Desert Gear Company started with a simple idea: use the manufacturing experience and resources already around us to build cool products that would last in harsh conditions. Brandon started the company alongside his sister, who helps lead marketing and accounting, and his cousin, who brings expertise in design and engineering. With a background in helping operate his family’s manufacturing business, Brandon saw an opportunity to turn that experience into something new. The first test was the Little Roper—and from that one product, Desert Gear Company began to grow.