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Preparedness
Before the year 2000 started, people all over the country were preparing for a disaster that never happened. However, many preparedness companies started in business and many are still in business. Many more have sprung up over the past 14 years, which is a good thing. I know this because almost all of them write [...]
More About The Myth Of Down
For all of the years (now 52) that I have worked in the outdoor industry — first selling fiberfill insulation to the manufacturers and then becoming a manufacturer — I have been told, as has the general market place, that down (the under plumage of ducks and geese) is the best insulation in the world. [...]
Did You Know? "Down Is Still The World's Best Insulation" Really? No!
DID YOU KNOW?"DOWN IS STILL THE WORLD'S BEST INSULATION" REALLY? NO!Recently I was solicited by a German processor of down for use in clothing and sleeping bag products that I make, only I do not use down. Having been on my web site and not seeing a down product should have told them something. This [...]
The Concept Of Waterproof Breathable Is Collapsing
The concept of a manmade inanimate object — in this case a fabric having the ability to be on the one hand waterproof and on the other hand, as the outdoor industry likes to call it, breathable (the proper terminology is vapor permeable) — is showing signs of collapsing. It is quite easy to coat [...]
Thermal Regulation & Moisture Management
Manufacturers serving the outdoor industry have for years tried to make fabrics that will regulate body produced heat and body produced moisture. In reality the fabrics that have been produced to this end have successfully never succeeded in regulating the heat or moisture created by the human body! IT CANNOT BE DONE!Each and every one [...]
The Sales Of Wiggy’s Bags
THE SALES OF WIGGY’S BAGSWiggy’s bags have been on sale for about five years now, and I am constantly asked how much longer the sale will last. My standard answer is until the economy y gets better. That answer should be bothersome because it means that the economy is not getting better. The good news [...]
Good News For Down Bag Owners
A few years ago one of my customers in Alaska told of an experience he had that really surprised me. He had flown his float plane from his home in Wasilla, Alaska to a remote lake to hunt sheep or goat. Having gotten a kill he returned to his plane. The weather that he experienced [...]
Why companies like TNF, Patagonia, and Columbia Sportswear will not come back to the USA for manufacturing production
I saw an advertisement from Patagonia for a “cagoule” that sells for $349.00 that is made in China. I make and have made a cagoule for at least 15 years and I sell it for $140.00 and it is made in the USA from materials that are also made in the USA. The Patagonia cagoule [...]
“The Best Insulation In The World”
The title of this newsletter is the headline on the Primaloft Company web site about their insulation also called “Primaloft this or that.” We do live in a free country, and they have freedom of speech, so they can say whatever they want about their product, even if it is not true. I have heard [...]
Advertising Is Everything When Selling A Product?
In the late 1970’s 3-M Corporation launched the Thinsulate product on the market with a massive advertising campaign. This original product was advertised as a thin but very warm insulating medium for use in outerwear and gloves. Then they introduced Thinsulate Liteloft for use in sleeping bags. They advertised extensively the Liteloft product as well.In [...]