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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 [...]
Cold Feet?
Several years ago I was looking at the various boots sold into the hunting market. Non-hunters also buy these boots, and I read the published temperature ranges that were stated for the various boots. Several were listed for use in temperatures as cold as -100 degrees, most for -35 to -50 degrees. I called each [...]
When The Weather Is Cold I Pity The Fashion Minded!
The start of the winter of 2013 has been very severe. Here in Grand Junction at this writing, the temperature average for the month of December is 15.5 degrees. If it holds this way till the 31st of the month, Grand Junction will have had the coldest year since 1912. If that is the situation [...]
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2014 Preview: Winter "Technical" Apparel (Emphasis Added)
The current winter season garments from some of the most prominent outerwear brands that are “phenomenally” warm outerwear are — I personally believe — garments that these companies have never used themselves in cold weather. If they did, they would not have made them. These garments that I am referring too are quilted with one [...]
Keeping Your Head Warm Does Not Mean Your Feet Will Be Warm
For at least 50 years we have been told if you want to keep your feet warm “wear a hat”. I say if you want to keep your head warm, aside from wearing a hat, keep your feet warm.I hunted for many years in the Fossil Ridge Wilderness area of Colorado which is located north [...]