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more bogus stuff
WHAT NOT TO BUY FOR USE IN A WIGGY BAG!!!Appalachian Gear Company, an outdoor lifestyle brand specializing in all-natural performance-based clothing and equipment, is proud to expand its lineup in 2020 with a 100% alpaca fiber sleeping bag liner. The All-Paca™ Sleeping Bag Liner is a lightweight, versatile, and eco-friendly addition to any outdoor adventurer’s sleep system.When you are [...]
sustainability
CATCH PHASE CHANGES FOR PRODUCTSMaterial technology provider PrimaLoft Inc.Up until now and for the past maybe 30 years the primaloft company has placed themselves as the “leading producer in the world as the best producer of insulations” or something to that effect. Now they are referring to themselves as “material technology provider primaloft inc.” This suggests that they provide technological materials [...]
more about tariffs
THE EFFICIENCY OF THE L-6 LAMILITE/CLIMASHIELD INSULATIONJerryI'm traveling in the US right now, on my way back to Korea. My base garments for outside were the Lamilite vest and the Barren Grounds parka- I also used the Lamilite socks for some wet ground use in a shooting class in Ohio. Not freezing weather but that mushy region right above freezing. [...]
suspending tariffs? i say NO!!!
THE SUBJECT IS SUSPENDING TARIFFSBut first the results of an experiment. Wiggy, I have recently concluded a thermal reclamation test in my thermal lab (my wife’s new LG dryer). I ran my fabulous Ducksback parka through the wash cycle and once it was washed, I put the parka inside the thermal reclamation device set at 25 minutes. After FOUR minutes, [...]
kudos for Ducksback fabric
MORE PEOPLE COMING FORWARD ABOUT GORETEX NOT WORKING AS ADVERTISED!!!!Hi Jerry,I totally agree with your assessment of goretex. What has always puzzled me was even if goretex worked as advertised, how would vapor escape through a wet outer shell? I have a Ducksback parka and chaps. Even in heavy rain, the water beads and runs off. [...]
POLITICIAN
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT GETS THE AWARD FOR THE MOST RIDICULOUS PRODUCT EVER MADE WITH THE GORETEX FILM LAMINATE.I once called simms company and spoke with a woman representative and asked how the goretex product could allow perspiration out of the waders when the waders were being worn while walking in a stream where the water temperature may be 50 [...]
more dangerous clothing
WHO IS RESPONSIBLEThe following three paragraphs I took from the British publication The Guardian. Seems to me that the USA press has no interest in this very important news story. The problem has been taking place with airline uniforms for 9 years now.A 2018 study done by the independent Harvard Flight Attendant Health Study Group of more than 600 flight attendants [...]
DANGEROUS CLOTHING
DO YOU WEAR SAFE CLOTHING?But first 3 testimonials, I suspect two are from the same person, Dan.Like No Sweater I Own.It’s called a sweater but its warmer than any other sweater I've ever owned. I have the Ducksback and have only had it out in a fine mist. The water did bead up on it but dried pretty quick [...]
more on the delta problem
THE WHOLE CAN OF WORMS IS NOW OPENJerry: I’ve thought about sending you a link to a movie titled ‘Dark Waters,’ the story of the issues related to Teflon and PFAS chemicals produced by DuPont. Your e-mail today reminded me about Dark Waters so I thought I’d send you a link: https://youtu.be/Tkkuil-U6qQ There is mention in an [...]
more solid information about chemicals in cloth
ARE CHEMICALS IN CLOTHING DANGEROUS? YES!!!Jerry,I don't know if you've heard of the lawsuit that Delta Airline employees have filed in regard to the new uniforms causing the wearers to get sick. Anyway, you've talked about chemicals in clothing many times before and I thought you'd be interested.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jicPwUabDPo https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/01/03/delta-airlines-employees-sue-lands-end-uniforms-made-them-sick/2803937001/ Thanks,Rick Last night I received the above email and links about [...]