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fishnets, ducksback and overboots
FISHNETS AND DUCKSBACKHi Jerry,Went jogging today in 54° weather in a pouring rain. The few walkers and joggers there all eventually left as the rain intensified. I was the last man standing and finished my workout. I wore the fishnet top and second layer, light nylon shirt and Alaska Range Parka shell in Ducksback. I was comfortable - not [...]
INDIA
SUPPLYING A SLEEPING BAG FOR THE INDIAN ARMYIn mid-summer I received a call from a civilian I believe working at the army base in Red Stone Arsenal inquiring about my Antarctic sleeping bag noting the national stock number (NSN). A quantity of 15000 not mentioning where they were going. The following day I received a call from a woman in [...]
a baby bunting
THE LIFE OF A BABY BUNTINGStill Loving the BuntingI got a baby bunting for my first daughter and she just recently grew out of it at 2 1/2 years old (she's very petite for her age) but now my youngest of 2 months is using it and is a snug little bug and big sister loves seeing her [...]
BAGS USED IN OUTDOOR PROGRAMS
A WORD TO THE WISE WHO RUN OUTDOOR OR ADJUDICATED KID PROGRAM.I have been using Wiggy’s Ultima Thule -20 sleeping bags for the past 20 years for an adventure program at a boarding school in Maine . Here’s why I won’t use anything else: : They last forever. Most, if not all, of the bags we purchased 20 years ago [...]
opinions
THE BOAT FOOTHi, just wanted to reach out and thank you for such well-made and thought out products. I have had your super light bag for more years than I can remember, and it is still a pleasure to use. First bag I have ever had that I cannot remember a single night I woke up cold. Only bag [...]
nike&gore
NIKE and GOREThe pandemic has created several maybe new customers for gore, nike being one. This being one of them, recently I read about another company that has been in business for several years in Jackson, Wyoming that makes skiwear now using the goretex. But nike has been around as long as gore but to the best of my [...]
never seen articles by the public
The following articles are trade articles so the general public never gets to see them. I would be surprised if more than 20 percent of the recipients like me read much of the articles. I happen to read articles that pertain to product such as insulations or chemicals, they always pique my interest.PrimaLoft, Inc. Announces ISO 17025 Certification in its [...]
illiterate
Jerry, Yesterday I attempted to summit Horn Peak, near Westcliffe CO, didn’t make it because of the wind. However, my Ducksback Sweater, Fishnet Long Underwear, and Balaclava kept me warm, even with the significant windchill above 13,000 ft. I really love your lightweight balaclava, I have your heavyweight one too, but didn’t quite need that yesterday. It really keeps [...]
lack of quality
Columbia says latest Omni-Heat is ‘another leap forward’--- I say a leap into the abyss of the unknown!15/10/2020US brand Columbia Sportswear is launching its new Omni-Heat Black Dot technology, which it describes as its “most advanced solution for fighting the cold”.And I thought the only things that fought cold was medication. Now from the laboratory if one exists of Columbia [...]
another lie, this time about insulation
NEVER BUY ANOTHER BULKY WINTER COAT AGAIN. GRAPHENE TO THE RESCUEHaglöfs’ latest collection includes graphene insulating tech05/10/2020Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs has launched new insulating technology with its Fall/Winter 2020 collection, one of which contains graphene.The Mimic Platinum technology contains what the company described as a “super-conductive, Nobel Prize-winning material”, achieving a 35% improvement in insulation effect with “carbon-based technology that lets the [...]