Light Turtle®'s Story - Pioneering Sustainable & Lightweight Hiking Gear

Light Turtle, Rejecting Meaningless Burdens

We Create Better Lightweight

At 26 years old, as one of the co-founders, I started a software company and raised $10 million.

However, at 31, the company was struggling and I was forced to leave the company I had created.

As a young person, this was a failure, but it was also an opportunity to change my lifestyle, so I decided to try hiking.

Hiking brought me inner peace and freedom, and helped me shed meaningless life burdens. During my hikes, I realized that there weren't many opportunities for people to climb snow-capped mountains, and that hiking clothes didn't need to be as heavy as extreme weather gear.

So, I started a new company, focusing on lightweight designs for hiking clothes.

The name Light Turtle was inspired by my pet turtle.

Turtle have survived on Earth for 200 million years, proving their self-protection capabilities in the great outdoors.

However, the heavy turtle shell is like the traditional heavy outdoor clothing, so I named the brand Light Turtle, hoping to provide adequate protection for people outdoors while keeping it lightweight.

Sustainability

We love our blue planet.

We work with a global network of colleagues, companies, and advocates to further our efforts to make our environmental work a force for good in people’s lives.

2030 Carbon-Neutral

We committed to becoming carbon-neutral by 2030 for our entire footprint — from our supply chain to the use of the products we make.

1% for the Planet

We’ve pledged 1% of profits to environmental organizations.

Responsible Sourcing and Manufacturing

Less Water Waste

We rely on water. That’s why we are optimizing our current use of water.

CO2 Offsets

We’re taxing ourselves for the carbon we do emit, and investing in carbon offsets.

We care about the human race.

We want to make this world a little difference. We believe in a future where all human race have the chance to thrive.

Donated Returns

We aim to minimize return waste by donating customers’ unwanted products to local charity.

Ethical Factories

We keep in consistent contact with factory owners to ensure safe, lawful, humane, and ethical manufacturing practices.

Giveback 1% to Craftsmanship

We give back 1% of our all sale to smaller scale craftsmen and women who made those products possible.

We want our customers 100% happy.

Our customers are at the center of everything that we do. We made Vesta for all of us, because life is meant to be shared..

30-Day Free Trial

We want you to love our products. If you don’t, we'll refund it. Returns or exchanges are on us, no questions asked within 30 days.

Direct-to-consumer Approach

We took the direct-to-you approach. No marked-up manufacturers. No Distributors and Retailers. Also, our products are made with the same or better top-quality materials as other premium brands.

Light Turtle® Comfort Homies

We care so much about your comfort and you happiness, so we build a team called Comfort Homies. Comfort Homies team is your go-to when you need a recommendation, a refund, or just a reason to smile. Seriously, reach out. Even just to say hi.