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do you really want to be electrified?
AMAZON WILL SELL ANYTHINGI researched the Makita fan jacket and found it on the Amazon web site at a cost varying from $110.00 to $222.00 depending upon size. It is interesting that the large is more expensive than the 2 XL.The $222.00 garment is heated.It is obvious that my thinking Hammacker Schlemmer would be the retailer but I [...]
but what will it cost?
THE FAN JACKET FOR COOLINGJapanese manufacturer of electric power tools Makita to develop a fan-cooled jacket which it claims is the first to incorporate a “two-layer pressure-controlled cooling structure”. The structure allows air to enter through the jacket’s outer shell and inner lining in both the front and back. The air is discharged through openings in the neck, underarms and chest [...]
screw the public
NO END TO THE B/S MANY FIRMS TELL THE INDUSTRY BUT NEVER SEEM TO APPEAR IN PUBLIC Since 1877, Helly Hansen has worked closely with mountain professionals to create technical apparel built to withstand the harshest environments on the planet.To accommodate the summer mountain adventurer who values layering for temperamental days outside, Helly Hansen introduces the Verglas Light Jacket for [...]
making your daughter happy
NOT BEEN SORRY! TESTIMONIALHi,I’ve been meaning to drop you a line for some time, and just did not get around to it. In 2008, I had the privilege of visiting your Alaskan store in Anchorage. I was looking for a good sleeping bag, and the salesman mentioned he had a special order bag that was [...]
you should always think before patronizing an importer
The following article is taken in part from Sporting Goods Business on line publication."REI, celebrating its 80th year, reported sales of $2.62 billion in 2017, a gain of 2.3 percent from $2.56 million in 2016. The co-op also welcomed nearly 1 million new members and reinvested nearly 70 percent of profits into outdoor communities in 2017.“As a co-op, [...]
the meaning of dumb
DUMBLacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.This past week one of my customers who is now working at a retail store, a chain in the sporting goods industry asked if and why no one or company has reverse engineered making sleeping bags as I do.It is not now nor has it ever been necessary because when I developed the Lamilite; [...]
pet beds and more
PET TESTIMONIALJerry,Attached is a photo taken Xmas 2017 of William (12 1/2 yrs., on the left) and Suzie (11 months old, on the right) on your navy blue 40” oval dog bed. Both are miniature poodles, which run around 30 lbs. when mature.We ordered it from you last fall because William had bad arthritis in his front left leg as well [...]
bogus foot problem fix
NEUROPATHYIn the textile industry there is a significant amount of development activity dealing with fabrics that supposedly when made into products such as shoes, insoles and socks that will in some manner alleviate some of the problems and the supposed developers are keying on the diabetic.Last week I wrote about a company in N.Y.C. in league with gore. This [...]
more testimonials
The following article I read in the outdoor industry on line publication SNEWS.I wrote about the gore surround in shoes several months ago. It is when the goretex is surrounding your foot I believe. The following article is a contradiction about performance.“I’ve tried other Gore Surround shoes in my day, but none have worked as well as these. LOWA [...]
is it an epidemic?
IT IS AN EPIDEMIC? IF SO IT IS THE BEST KIND FOR ME TO BE A PART OF!Thanks for sending the material to repair my sleeping bag tear. I'm not much of a seamstress and took my time attaching the patch. I have 2 of your bags and rely on each for the different types of climate I might [...]