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awards for finishing in last place
AWARDS FOR THE INCOMPETENTThe following article is reprinted from the on line magazine Sportstextiles.Innovation Award honour for I-ThermicA joint-project on which outdoor brand Odlo worked with apparel group MAS and French start-up Clim8 is among the initiatives honoured in the 2019 Innovation Awards programme run by consumer technology event CES, which next takes place in Las Vegas from January 8-11.Odlo is [...]
honesty is gone
LET US GRAPHENE THE WORLDThe following article comes from the sportstextile online publication 12/12/18nov-8 unveil world’s first-ever graphene hiking bootsThe world’s first-ever hiking boots to utilise graphene – the strongest material on the planet – have been unveiled by British brand inov-8.Since the graphene material is so strong we should use it to build houses etc.Building on the international [...]
lab rats
NOW FOR THE REDICULOUSGraphene could help make smart textiles even smarterResearchers at University of Exeter in the UK believe graphene, widely accepted as being the thinnest material on earth, could hold the key to the creation of affordable, durable and mass-produced smart textiles.SMART TEXTILES(?) how does an inanimate material get smart; or how does it get anything? A team at the [...]
what would you do
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?Several months ago I was contacted by a civilian who works for the U.S. Marine Corps about my mukluks. I was told that they needed them for EXTREME cold weather and they had to be FIRE RETARDANT. The mukluks were made for and have regularly been used in extreme cold conditions all over the world. [...]
new customer and his observation before buying anything.
THIS COMMENT I RECEIVED ON MY UTUBE WEB SITEtjsna523 minutes ago Saturday morningThe Ducksback sounds like it would work great in the construction of a light weight wall tent "water resistant" "breathable" no more condensation inside the tent. Your products are exactly what I have searched for years. I love camping and Hate freezing at night while trying to sleep. [...]
if it is inanimate it can't work.
SMART TEXTILES? AS IF THEY ARE ANIMATE!This morning the following article came to me in “Sportstextiles” on line magazine. I guess graphite is the next best thing to sliced white bread.Graphene could help make smart textiles even smarterResearchers at University of Exeter in the UK believe graphene, widely accepted as being the thinnest material on earth, could hold the key [...]
another charlatan
The following article I have reprinted from the Industrial Fabrics Association on line magazine which I received today.Heat-conducting graphene jacketDecember 1st, 2018 / By: IFAI / ProjectsLightweight and breathable, Vollebak’s graphene jacket conducts heat and electricity thanks to a thin layer of graphite, the material used to make pencils. Part jacket. Part science experiment. That’s how the makers of a [...]
amazing what some readers find and send to me
the huntguard company“Description Stay warm and dry guaranteed! Exclusively designed to be the warmest, most versatile hunting jacket available. Tested and certified, with the matching bibs, by Kansas State University to -94˚ degrees Fahrenheit! Then remove the Reflextec™ liner and you have an outstanding 100% water-resistant, breathable jacket. Endless features include 4-way stretch micro suede shell, lots of [...]
a history lesson
HISTORY DOES OR CAN REPEAT ITSELFGenerally speaking the phase has a negative connotation, however, I believe if history relating to textile manufacturing repeats itself it will be in a very positive way.Recently I published an article sent to me that appeared in the N.Y. Times. Its main focus was on the Columbia Sportswear Company and their method of keeping [...]
more non-sense about down
NO QUILTING. NO COLD SPOTS. THIS IS DOWN.That is the headline for a new jacket made for the Eddie Bauer Company someplace in Asia. Also in the ad is a thermal imaging photograph of a quilted down parka next to their non-quilted down parka. The non-quilted parka is definitely showing that it holds more heat. Imagine that, should [...]