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POLITICIAN
THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT GETS THE AWARD FOR THE MOST RIDICULOUS PRODUCT EVER MADE WITH THE GORETEX FILM LAMINATE.I once called simms company and spoke with a woman representative and asked how the goretex product could allow perspiration out of the waders when the waders were being worn while walking in a stream where the water temperature may be 50 [...]
more dangerous clothing
WHO IS RESPONSIBLEThe following three paragraphs I took from the British publication The Guardian. Seems to me that the USA press has no interest in this very important news story. The problem has been taking place with airline uniforms for 9 years now.A 2018 study done by the independent Harvard Flight Attendant Health Study Group of more than 600 flight attendants [...]
DANGEROUS CLOTHING
DO YOU WEAR SAFE CLOTHING?But first 3 testimonials, I suspect two are from the same person, Dan.Like No Sweater I Own.It’s called a sweater but its warmer than any other sweater I've ever owned. I have the Ducksback and have only had it out in a fine mist. The water did bead up on it but dried pretty quick [...]
more on the delta problem
THE WHOLE CAN OF WORMS IS NOW OPENJerry: I’ve thought about sending you a link to a movie titled ‘Dark Waters,’ the story of the issues related to Teflon and PFAS chemicals produced by DuPont. Your e-mail today reminded me about Dark Waters so I thought I’d send you a link: https://youtu.be/Tkkuil-U6qQ There is mention in an [...]
more solid information about chemicals in cloth
ARE CHEMICALS IN CLOTHING DANGEROUS? YES!!!Jerry,I don't know if you've heard of the lawsuit that Delta Airline employees have filed in regard to the new uniforms causing the wearers to get sick. Anyway, you've talked about chemicals in clothing many times before and I thought you'd be interested.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jicPwUabDPo https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2020/01/03/delta-airlines-employees-sue-lands-end-uniforms-made-them-sick/2803937001/ Thanks,Rick Last night I received the above email and links about [...]
college to sell sleeping bags?
RETAIL COLLEGE: HOW TO SELL SLEEPING BAGSI read this article and I am amazed at the chutzpah people in the outdoor industry have. I never went to college but somehow, I have managed to become not only the largest manufacturer of sleeping bags in the world but the only one. It seems to me the best way to sell sleeping [...]
Ducksback forever.
From: ChristinaSent: Saturday, January 04, 2020 9:05 PMTo: Wiggys1 <wiggys1@Wiggys.com>Subject: Re: My Order Wore the boots tonight. Need to break them in a bit as with any shoe. However, my feet stayed warm the entire time and that’s the first time my feet didn’t get cold! Love them! Best boots I’ve ever had! Very happy I bought them. Thank you [...]
the survival kit
THE SURVIVAL KITRecently I wrote about the survival kit provided to the Air Force and its ability to work has been written about in two military publications as well as the December issue of the Popular Mechanics publication. I have been monitoring the number of views the video has been seen and so far as of today it has [...]
will another leather boot company step up to make Lamilite boots under their label
LEATHER SHOE MANUFACTURING COMPANIESFriday’s short article brought two readers to send me links to some companies that make leather boots that do not as far as I could find on their web site use goretex.That said I have written to each of them if they want to look into using the Lamilite and I would not be their customer making [...]
a leather boot manufacturer
LEATHER BOOTS MADE IN MEXICO AND PERUThe company is named NISOLO and their web site is www.nisolo.com I looked them up on the internet. I asked if the used goretex and the answer was NO. they have a variety of leather boots to chose from and they seem to use the same soft finished leather I had which means no [...]