Loading... Please wait...A RESPONSE TO YESTERDAYS ARTICLEHi Jerry! Your most recent blog post made me laugh out loud. It didn't take any beer or dope either.Me, age 13, 1980, getting WAY into backpacking in Colorado thanks to an incredible Jr High math teacher, 10-24 day backpack trips in the most remote parts of Colorado learning surveying and orienteering (remember that pre-GPS?). [...]
FINALLY A GOOD USE FOR L.L. BEAN BOOTSBean is teaming up with small batch breweries to have their waterproof breathable boots used as spigot handles. In this manner they are always going to be visible to the inebriated public that frequent pubs. Of course the pub probably will not have to pay for these [...]
LUXURIOUS GRAONDPADSProduct Testimonials The Luxurious Ground Pad Lives Up To Its Name!When the long narrow first went on a sale a year or two back I decided to take advantage of the steep discount and try it out. Wow, I'm glad I did! In conjunction with my ultra-light cot it's honestly very close to [...]
RESPONSE TO LAST NIGHTS ARTICLEWiggy,This summer I switched to NON-Gore-Tex hiking boots.My prior Gore-Tex waterproof boots required me to change my socks 3 times daily to keep my feet dry, due to wet socks, in dry summer weather.With the non-waterproof boots, my feet were dry.What the heck?!!I just ordered a pair of your leather boots. Excited to try them out. Too bad that [...]
I SAY THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT IS BASED ON NON-USE The following editorial is reprinted from “sports-insight” online publication 10/10/2018 “Hi-Tec -Eurotrek Lite Waterproof Men’s Walking Boots The Eurotrek Lite Waterproof walking boots for men are ideal for light hiking. These men’s waterproof leather walking boots have a Dri-Tec waterproof and breathable membrane to keep feet dry in wet conditions or when walking through [...]
PAYING ATTENTION TO THE WRONG WATER SOURCEI have been giving considerable thought to which source of water is the source that should be considered and dealt with.This subject has come about to me as a direct concern about footwear. For over 100 years or more shoes as we know them have been made from leather and for all [...]
AN EDUCATIONAbout two months ago I received a call from a guy in a foreign country inquiring about a sleep system. He told me he had scrutinized my web site and was now somewhat educated about my sleeping bags and the Lamilite insulation. He further told me of a tender that would be issued by his country’s military for [...]
PEOPLE WANT LAMILITE BOOTSJerry,I just spent the better part of an hour looking online for boot manufacturers that you might be able to go to for getting your boots made. It was pretty disappointing.I looked at a number of U. S. only companies, and a lot of them seem to make mostly dress boots, cowboy boots, etc. One thing none of [...]
QUITE A TESTIMONIAL OR REVIEWGreetings Jerry,Apologize for taking so long to send a review but I wanted to thoroughly test my gear. Have used these items in various temperatures ranging from 55 degrees Fahrenheit to 0 degrees Fahrenheit (or slightly lower due to wind chill factors) via wet,cold and windy conditions. The total quality craftsmanship of your American made products is above reproach [...]
SLEEPING BAGS AND A WAKE BAGSI am willing to bet that nobody ever heard of “a wake bags”; however hundreds of thousands for over 100 years have used them very successfully.First a sleeping bag; it is a cocoon shaped insulated enclosure that one gets into when camping to go to sleep. The bag itself while being called a sleeping [...]