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being comfortable on hot days
VENTILATION OR VENTING YOUR BODY; EXPOSING TO THE AIRIn 1971 when Gerry Cunningham owner of Gerry Products Company published his booklet “How to stay Warm” he had a chapter tiled Ventilation. He spoke of one specific fabric if used to make a first layer of clothing you were far down the road to staying comfortable regardless of the temperature; [...]
ducksback testimonial
MORE REVIWS ABOUT THE DUCKSBACK GARMENTSBut first the latest video is now on the web site.Jerry:I've been using the Alaska Range Parka shell with the L-3 liner for more than a month now and I have to say that it's an astonishing piece of equipment. I'm 62 years old and have been hiking and backpacking since the early [...]
new video
A NEW VIDEO`By the time this article is published I will have completed my newest u tube video the subject of being Polartec’s newest entry into the polyester fiberfill insulation business. It will air on Friday.They are calling their product “power fill”. I think the brand name is a misrepresentation of exactly what it is. Power fill it [...]
wonderful letter of appreciation for bob and myself
A LETTER I RECEIVED TODAY 6/5/2017Dear Jerry,I wanted to say thank you for helping me out recently. My fiancé and I are going on a family trip to Yellowstone Park. She needed a warmer sleeping bag on short notice. I have used your Super Light sleeping bag for a few years now and love it. She tends to [...]
power fill b/s!
POWER FILL SAMPLES HAVE ARRIVEDI have to believe there is money to be made selling insulating materials to companies that make outerwear. Seeing what the Polartec Company is introducing into the market place gives me pause to believe that when they die just like all of the rest of the people who have companies that promote their so called [...]
still one more bogus insulation
“WANNABE” INSULATIONOnce you get all of the information about a product you can make a rational decision about its ability to do the job it is represented to do.I will be examining this product and offering my thoughts on it. However, I do believe it is not any different in its ability to perform than Primaloft, Thinsulate, or [...]
NEW PRODUCT » Ducksback Insulated Windshirt!
Many years ago when I skied I wore a nylon wind shirt. It was a pullover style with a dress shirt collar, under the wind shirt was my sweater and under that was a turtle neck. I did not know about fishnets at the time even though they were available. The DUCKSBACK insulated wind shirt replaces the sweater and [...]
foul weather gear for bikers
ARE YOU A BIKER; MOTORIZED OR PEDDLEIf you are a biker traveling long distances the need of a rain suit is very important. The answer to basically staying dry is to wear or have available to wear a rain suit that is very light and very compactible and does not retain any moisture when you get out of [...]
sailing gear
SAILING APPARELSailing apparel other than shorts and T shirts is foul weather gear; clothing. Having had the experience of owning a sail boat for about 6 years and sailing the north east for the first 4 years before setting out and sailing to the Bahamas for a 15 month sabbatical from the world of the employed. I had many [...]
continuous filament will still be here 100 years from now
CONTINUOUS FILAMENT FIBERFILL 100 YEARS FROM NOWIt is my educated opinion and belief that in 100 years and more continuous filament fiberfill will not only still be used as insulation for sleeping bags and apparel because there is nothing that can perform as it does! Therefore, it will not be replaced. (It has been here for 60 years already).This [...]