About DVRGE: High-Performance Travel Gear for Athletes

DVRGE is inspired by the famous poem, The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost. 

In the summer of 2024, after another training session, Andy was packing up his gear when it hit him. After over 20 years in the corporate world and emerging from a world-transforming pandemic, a new chapter was unfolding.

For almost two decades, Andy traveled to compete in marathons, triathlons, and endurance events across the country. Every trip meant the same frustration of digging through a generic gym bag or backpack and searching for race nutrition while his wet swim gear soaked everything else. He was constantly separating clean clothes from sweaty gear and finding his running watch buried at the bottom. He knew endurance athletes deserved a simple, better solution designed specifically for the way we train and travel.

The vision was clear: create a backpack purpose-built for multi-sport athletes who refuse to compromise. Whether you're a triathlete hopping between the pool, bike, and track, a marathon runner traveling to races, or an adventure-seeker chasing your next challenge, you need gear that works as hard as you do.

Bootstrapped and with a “kickstart” vision, Andy decided to exit stage left from corporate life at the beginning of 2025 and focus on building a new brand, in a new category of travel gear. He is excited to introduce a high performance, adaptive and stylish backpack. Whether its to the gym, that out-of-town marathon, triathlon, jiu jitsu competition, or a week long vacation, be part of the journey as we dvrge.

After 20+ years in the corporate jungle, from the Big 4 to Big Tech, none were big enough for my heart and soul. When I'm not chasing the fountain of youth through sweat and movement, I love all things design - small-space architecture, off-grid log cabin builds, and, of course, backpacks and soft-goods gear.

I have a super soft spot for Bernese Mountain dogs, but nothing melts my heart more than my amazing daughter.