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ANTIMICROBIALS
ANTIMICROBIALS “Regulatory Considerations: U.S. regulatory laws consider any product used to control microbes a pesticide. The active ingredient in any antimicrobial must be registered with the EPA and be approved by the FDA. Whenever an antimicrobial claim is made for a product, it must be registered with the EPA for a specific use.”The above comment was the last paragraph [...]
Unintended Consequences
The attack on the United States of America brought about some unintended consequences that are quite important. First it galvanized the population of the country in a manner that I have not seen in my lifetime. This is good because our way of life has been seriously disrupted and who knows when it will return to [...]
Value
Recently I received a letter from a customer with page from a mail order catalog (Sierra Trading Post) containing an ad showing "breathable waders" manufactured by Patagonia. The first line of copy states: "Who says you can't breathe under water?" The letter writer, Don, states in his letter that he is having trouble understanding how this [...]
Should I Do It To All Of Them?
Recently I noticed in a catalog from a mail order company known as Ranger Joe's that they were marketing a competitors bag rated for use as cold as -58 degrees F. Knowing that this was nonsense I wrote to the Council of Better Business Bureaus Inc. National Advertising Division, and at their request I also wrote to the [...]
Rules ?????
RULES ????? I have been supplying the U.S. Air force and the U.S. Navy with vacuum-packed sleeping bags for survival purposes for nine years. Both of these services tested the bags extensively before they were adopted and issued national stock numbers for them. Recently the U.S. Army put out a solicitation to bid on vacuum-packed sleeping bags for [...]
A Truly New Fabric
I was recently shown a fabric that actually works the way the manufacturer claims. It is called Super-Fabric. It has small dots of a proprietary material impregnated in a double- thick knitted material. It has various applications. The first product I am making is a glove. There are several models in production at this time. [...]
The Truth
I have been writing about the so-called "waterproof/breathable" materials for several years, and in particular Gore-Tex.I believe, without question, I have presented the truth about all of these materials. Recently I have presented information freely given from the Natick Army Testing Labs, attesting to the fact that the manufacturers misrepresent these materials. Keep in mind [...]
False Advertising
I have been observing the Gore Company promoting Gore-Tex material since its inception about 1976. As I have stated many times that it doesn't work as advertised. In recent years I have made known, through my newsletters, evidence why it doesn't work. I have received numerous responses supporting my statements. Now I am pleased to [...]
Surprise Information
In the August / September newsletter I reprinted a letter I received stating the possible danger of the so-called waterproof/breathable-designated materials. It took a while for me to get to speak with the author, Randall Osczevski. The Canadian government employs Randall in the Defense and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine, located in Toronto. He is [...]
Fooling The Customer
Several years ago I wrote an article about the 3-M product known as Liteloft, which was sold to sleeping bag manufacturers as the greatest insulation since sliced white bread. 3-M fooled their manufacturing customers, who in turn fooled the retailer, who then ultimately fooled the consumer. Lots of fooling around, only nobody had a good [...]