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We learn from the past, look to the future, and build for today.
We believe in those who see themselves as being more than just capable. You rise to the occasion, live well, and with each challenge and adventure that comes your way, you adapt, improvise, overcome, conquer...do it all your way, and with “True Grit.” #virtutevera
Our Design Principles
Prometheus Design Werx's inherent passion for creating our exceptional products to be used in their intended contexts and environments means that we intrinsically stay authentic and true to our narrative, consumer, and community. Every product we design and craft are ones we use ourselves everyday in the field or on the street.
Simplicity and Sophistication
We admire DaVinci’s declaration regarding "simplicity and sophistication" and challenge ourselves to that design end. We recognize that it can often be a complex process to arrive there. Sometimes less is more, but everything present must function as it is intended.
"Better still, [good design] can make the product clearly express its function by making use of the user’s intuition. At best, it is self-explanatory."
- Dieter Rams
Form Follows
Function
Our designs' aesthetic outcomes are a consequence of the objects' functions. We don't do racing stripes, garish flourishments, or superfluous details in our designs. Every part, component, and detail that goes into a design serves a purpose, and its whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Experience
Insight
Input
We learn from the past, look to the future, and build for today. Our design process is one which involves the empirical, years of field experience, the fulfillment of a need, and discussions with real world users who find themselves in challenging (and sometimes dangerous) environments and conditions all over the world.
Special Projects
Division
The Prometheus Design Werx’s “Special Projects Division” is tasked with creating experimental runs, limited production editions, collaborations, tackling unusual design challenges, and creating unexpected but useful results that may often change and/or improves the nature of things in a particular context. #specialprojectsdivision
Featured Products
FT Insulated Water Bottles
Ruggedized-design, highest performance, premium-grade, stainless steel, vacuum-insulated water bottles. Our FT series water bottles feature a custom fluted body design which increases material stiffness and resistance to deformation, and improves tactile grip when wet. The unique design of the FT water bottle series was inspired by vintage bicycle parts, deflective armor, industrial-tool handles, precision barrels, aircraft, and vintage bicycle racing bottles from the 40s-50s. #ftwaterbottle
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SPD X RESCO UDT Dive Watch
The SPD Edition RESCO UDT Dive Watch newly updated with titanium construction, is a special collaboration in partnership with the American watch brand RESCO Instruments. With a pure and purpose driven design, this precision instrument is for today's modern adventurers and explorers who may find themselves in any environment whether under the Sea, in the Air, or on Land.
CHASE Hoodie
A made in the USA, transitional-weight hoodie, designed for those who chase after it. The Chase Hoodie is a streamlined, full zip, mid-layer made in a distinct Polartec ThermalPro technical fleece, and built for active pursuits. This hoodie's clean fit flows with the body, breathes, and wicks. A modern design with details and functional considerations PDW is known for. #chasehoodie
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Watch Accessories
PDW has been a long time fan of rugged, purpose driven timepieces. These instruments have a long storied history with adventurers and those intrepid men and women who have stepped into dangerous places. We have designed and created numerous next level accessories to customize your favorite tool watch. From a collection of watch straps, all featuring titanium hardware, to the original Expedition Watch Band Compass Kit, which has set the high standard from beginning, and from where all others follow.
SPD Ti-BarT
The SPD Ti-BarT is a highly capable, elegant, precision machined, multifunctional pocket pry bar tool for many of the everyday tasks and chores that your pocket knife can't do.
Precision milled from 6AL-4V titanium, this pocket pry bar tool packs a host of functions to make it a versatile and capable companion to your favorite folder for EDC. Extra-refined machined details such as fine jimping, recessed hardware, graceful angled planes and arcs, and fully chamfered edges speaks to this tool's high production values and expert attention to detail.
Versa Bear
The PDW Versa Bear™ is a happy, bear-shaped, re-usable, TSA carry-on approved 2.7oz/80ml volume, food grade, adventure & travel, silicone squeeze bottle. Secure flip-top cap is label ready. Comes in a handy 3-Pack. These non-toxic squeeze bottles are perfect for your next backpacking trip or spontaneous weekend get-away. Where in the world will you take Versa Bear™? #versabear
DRB Scout Knife RL
Our newest DRB Scout Knife RL features a total of 8 tools, making this one versatile and capable multi-bladed slipjoint for the campsite and EDC. The addition of the wood saw makes this knife more bushcrafty in usability, and it even features a hobo fork for you know, just in case you want to eat that corned beef, baked beans, once you've opened the can, or a trailside slice of apple. #drbscoutknife
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Danger Ranger Bear
Adventure
Is Out There
Danger Ranger Bear is our resident, virtual campsite host, camp counsellor, and wilderness guide. He is here to share the how to’s, what’s, why’s, do’s, and don’ts for your next outdoor adventure. Danger Ranger Bear encourages you to be a friend to the wilderness when you get the call, and to the woodland creatures big or small. He wants you to be prepared, be ready, face the challenges, plan for risks, thrill in the journey, and to not die dumb. No adventure big or small was ever great, without a bit of danger.
Look for the DRB logo on exclusive products in the PDW website to purchase, use or wear and show off that you’re no longer an ignorant, doughy tenderfoot. Take the moose by the horns (actually a really terrible idea, DRB does not suggest that you do this but it was a play on another ol’ idiom), turn that hipster beard into mountainman scruff, lace up those hiking boots, hit the trail, walk as tall as Paul Bunyan, tune in with nature like John Muir, and be rough and ready as Jeremiah Johnson. #dangerrangerbear
