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THE BOAT FOOTHi, just wanted to reach out and thank you for such well-made and thought out products. I have had your super light bag for more years than I can remember, and it is still a pleasure to use. First bag I have ever had that I cannot remember a single night I woke up cold. Only bag [...]
nike&gore
NIKE and GOREThe pandemic has created several maybe new customers for gore, nike being one. This being one of them, recently I read about another company that has been in business for several years in Jackson, Wyoming that makes skiwear now using the goretex. But nike has been around as long as gore but to the best of my [...]
never seen articles by the public
The following articles are trade articles so the general public never gets to see them. I would be surprised if more than 20 percent of the recipients like me read much of the articles. I happen to read articles that pertain to product such as insulations or chemicals, they always pique my interest.PrimaLoft, Inc. Announces ISO 17025 Certification in its [...]
illiterate
Jerry, Yesterday I attempted to summit Horn Peak, near Westcliffe CO, didn’t make it because of the wind. However, my Ducksback Sweater, Fishnet Long Underwear, and Balaclava kept me warm, even with the significant windchill above 13,000 ft. I really love your lightweight balaclava, I have your heavyweight one too, but didn’t quite need that yesterday. It really keeps [...]
lack of quality
Columbia says latest Omni-Heat is ‘another leap forward’--- I say a leap into the abyss of the unknown!15/10/2020US brand Columbia Sportswear is launching its new Omni-Heat Black Dot technology, which it describes as its “most advanced solution for fighting the cold”.And I thought the only things that fought cold was medication. Now from the laboratory if one exists of Columbia [...]
another lie, this time about insulation
NEVER BUY ANOTHER BULKY WINTER COAT AGAIN. GRAPHENE TO THE RESCUEHaglöfs’ latest collection includes graphene insulating tech05/10/2020Swedish outdoor brand Haglöfs has launched new insulating technology with its Fall/Winter 2020 collection, one of which contains graphene.The Mimic Platinum technology contains what the company described as a “super-conductive, Nobel Prize-winning material”, achieving a 35% improvement in insulation effect with “carbon-based technology that lets the [...]
More Information About Ducksback + NEW Ducksback Facemask
WHY THE DUCKSBACK MATERIAL PERFOMS SO WELL AS A WATER RESISTANT FABRIC Thanks to the material's micro-gutter structure (photo), tiny convex bulges reduce horizontal surface tension to enable raindrops to slip smoothly off the surface in a vertical direction. DUCKSBACK also has high moisture permeability due to its non-laminated structure, so it allows sweat vapor to escape, keeping the inner surface [...]
sunwalkers
WIGGY’S SUNWALKER 2 CAME TO THE RESCUERecently went hiking on the John Muir trail with new friends and it was quite cold (28 degrees F) The couple I went with had Down sleeping bags and before they crawled in for bedtime they starting telling me the tricks to staying warm at night, "They knew nothing of my vast [...]
newsletter #3
ISSUE #3 NEWSLETTERI published my first newsletter in January 1996 and now I am reprinting my March 1996 newsletter.BODYWORKS-HOW WE STAY WARM AND WHY WE SHOULD WEAR FISH NET LONG UNDERWEARIn order to keep warm, it is necessary to know how your body functions in the first place. Thinking that you know what to wear has in fact proven [...]
ridiculous
RIDICULOUS“Nike will earn a tax break as part of a deal to open a large e-commerce warehouse in Ontario, CA, according to a report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.Nike agreed to locate and stay in Ontario for nearly 12 years, generating sales tax revenues for the city’s general fund. But Ontario only keeps half of that revenue. The [...]