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RECYCLED POLYESTER GARMENTS
THE FOLLOING ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY MY LONG TIME FRIEND DOUG HOSCHEK. HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT POLYESTER FIBER THAN ALL OF THE MAKERS OF OUTDOOR CLOTHING IN THE INDUSTRY AND HERE HE EXPLAINS WHY FIBER MADE FROM REPROSED PRODUCTS SUCH AS WATER BOTTLES OR CLOTHING IS NOT HEALTHY.BUT FIRST I FOR GOT TO NOTE THE SPECIAL PRICE FOR VACUUM PACKING [...]
traveling bags and vacuum packing
THE TRAVELING BAGSBEING FROM PHOENIX AZ. , I HAVE MADE MANY DRIVES TO ALASKA,SEVEN ALTOGETHER , TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN EAGLE RIVER, ON TWO TRIPS IN THE 90s I WENT TO PRUDOE BAY IN THE WINTER, ALWAYS CAMPED JUST NORTH OF COLD FOOT, AT 40 DEG. BELOW, MY WIGGYS THAT I PURCHASED KEPT ME COMFORTABLE, IT CAME WITH [...]
multiple bag purchases
MANY BAGS PURCHASESA friend of mine in South Carolina who had used my Olam bags in 1986 asked if I would make a bag for him as I did at Olam. At that time, I was making bedspreads for hotels, motels and cruise ships. I had all of the components so I said yes. Actually, I made two [...]
followup
FOLLOWUP TO THE UNINTELLIGENT INSULATIONOne reader sent me a link to the skyscrape article that shows how the material works. You have two fabrics joined every two inches with glue lines similar to how I quilt two fabrics together only I put Lamilite between them.One fabric moves according to it being heated so a tube shape is created. In the [...]
unintelligent insulation
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ SHOULD ONLY BE READ WHILE WEARING CHEST WADERS AND HAVING A SHOVEL!!!RALPH LAUREN DEBUTS “INTELLIGENT INSULATION” TECHNOLOGY, A PIONEERING APPAREL INNOVATION DEVELOPED FOR TEAM USA'S OPENING CEREMONY PARADE UNIFORMPublished Jan 20, 2022New York, New York – January 20, 2022 — Ralph Lauren (NYSE: RL) today unveiled a groundbreaking apparel [...]
lamilite socks
MORE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THE LAMILITE SOCKSTrapper's Best Friend—Lamilite SocksI wear muck boots all day and they don't breath. Even when wearing 100% merino socks I end up getting soggy wet socks and cold toes. Bought a pair of these to try and I will never go back to anything else. They are warm even with perspiration, dry very quickly and also [...]
parka for sale
A NOVASUEDE ANTARCTIC PARKAAbout 10 years ago I asked Kok to make me a Novasuede Antarctic parka. I do not think I wore it more than ten times and that was only to go out socially.I saw it hanging in my closet and decided to offer it for sale.It is the brown Novasuede and it has the L-12 insulation [...]
more about insulating materials
the most dangerous cold weather clothing i have ever seen.it is the sAME STYLE AS A FORM FITTING TWO piece long underwear.H.E.A.T. ONE-LAYERHEATED BASE LAYER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Rated for temperature as low as -40 degrees F [THIS IS AN INSANE TEMPERATURE RATING. USE THIS SUIT IN THAT [...]
simply the best
SIMPLY THE BEST!!!Simply The Best! Not The Most Expensive... Just The Best.Simply the best! 1993, my first bag I ordered was for a winter wilderness survival class I had in college. Our instructor gave his recommendation based on genuine experience. I had that twenty below zero bag and used it every year snow camping and dog sledding till 2004 when [...]
lets hear it for the ladies
LETS HEAR IT FOR THE LADIESTwo Nights At -50 -- No ProblemI was on an expedition by dog team from Nenana to Nome in 2020 and spent two nights on the Yukon River in February when it was -50 below. We were in an unheated tent. You will not be cold with this bag! It was nice and [...]