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AMAZING NEW BUY OF FABRICS
Posted by jerry wigutow on Apr 29th, 2024
AMAZING MATERIALS COSTS
Last month I was offered a significant amount of domestic material [made in U.S.A.] that is the quality that I have been using for as long as I have been making sleeping bags all of it first quality and it is all pure finish [meaning they were made without any chemical additives such as dwr or fr]. And the price was exceptionally attractive, so I bought it all.
What this has allowed me to do is reduce the pricing for the following model bags as well as keeping the prices for the rest of the models as is.
The following models are now available at the following prices:
40 DEGREE BAG--- $102.00
ALL-PURPOSE BAG---$141.00
PONCHO LINER WITH TIES---$96.00
PONCHO LINER WITH ZIPPER---$107.00
SLUMBER BAG---$105.00
YOUTH TRAVEL BAG---$100.00
All of these bags come with a standard stuff sack add $15.00 if you want a compression stuff sack. Pillows also included as is the digital camo rain poncho.
These prices will remain in effect for as long as the materials last. Who knows another super buy may come along before these materials run out!
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