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RESPONSE TO SATURDAY’S ARTICLEDear Wiggy,I always enjoy reading your comments on the state of the outdoor clothing industry, although it is pretty sad overall. Apparently from their perverted viewpoint I am a member of your cult. I’d argue that people wearing logos advertising clothing that doesn’t work are the cultists. I’m just a happy camper so to speak.That aside, [...]
one more attempt to help make a down bag work.
PROOF THAT DOWN DOES NOT WORKThe following article was taken from the SNEWS outdoor news on line publication I receive daily. This article was published April 19, 2019. It high lights a product that has been created to help salvage down sleeping bags when you use one and experience cold, this product is supposed to help you stay warm, [...]
one more socalled genius product ?
MOLTEN SALTIn the publication Specialty Fabrics Review I read about a “phase change” material trade named ‘phasecore”, a material I had never heard of. I know all about the nonsense associated with outlast that has been around since about 1990 that hasn’t worked since it inception in the market place. Outlast is supposed to absorb body heat and when [...]
another company wants in on the wp/b action
OMNIBLOG: KEEPING FLYLOW GEAR DRY AS A BONEThat is the headline of an article in the March/April 2019 issue of TextileWorld magazine.The manufacturer of the omniblog chemical which is a durable water repellent from Bolger & O’Hearn (B&O) of Fall River , MA.The omni stuff I thought was locked into by Columbia sportswear with their omni this and [...]
more nonsense
LET’S TALK NONSENSE!!!I HAVE REPRINTED THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE FROM THE BRITISH ONLINE PUBLICATION SPORTSTEXTILES.Has Puma unlocked the next evolution in shoe design?Sports brand Puma has unveiled a new experimental sports shoe that it claims is able to intuitively change its construction in order to adapt to the wearer’s foot. How can an inanimate object do something such as [...]
my experience with ll bean
The following article should have been sent out last night. But, as I sometimes discover computers have a mind of their own.NOW FOR L.L. BEANBean is also in my opinion based on my experience with them is also “disingenuous”; see yesterdays article for the dictionary definition.In I believe 1987 I read a very extensive article in the N.Y. Times [...]
a factual presentation of my involvement with rei co-op
WHY I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE rei co-op ORGANIZATIONThe following I took directly from the rei web site and I take exception to the statement.“We don't just love and sell high-quality outdoor gear and apparel. We also design and develop our own: REI Co-op and Co-op Cycles. Our teams get outside with members in the dirt, wind [...]
another sale item
CORRECTION – THE STORE NAME FORM YESTERDAYS ARETICLE IS SCHEELS BUT PRONOUNCED shields.A rose by any other name is still a rose. One reader compared scheels to a brick and mortar amazon. And I thought amazon actually purchased what the sell but maybe they do the same and get companies to fill the amazon warehouses with merchandise. If [...]
it is pathetic
DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A RETAIL STORE CATERING TO THE OUTDOOR MARKET NAMED SHIELDS?Today I learned that shields are not actually a retail store as a business but rather a store that sells kiosk space for companies to display their products.They charge for the space and insure the goods on display and do sell the goods as if [...]
more about the light weight nonsense and some specials
ANOTHER COMMENT ABOUT ULTRA-LIGHT BACKPACKINGHi Jerry,One more comment about ultra-light sleeping bags. I backpacked for many years. I tried a 2lb bag and froze my a** off at 40 degrees. I started using one of your Ultra-Light bags 20 years ago and found that with a little effort it would compress enough to fit in my backpack. All the rest [...]