How the Oxx was born

Long before he jumped into the travel bag business, Jim Markel packed parachutes during his four-year tour as a Marine. Rigging ‘chutes wasn’t going to be a career, but it had a powerful impact on his mind.

“The rigger’s motto,” he said, “is ‘I will be sure — always.’ It’s a matter of life and death.

— a revealing look at the genesis of the Red Oxx luggage company, its product line, and its founder Jim Markel