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what does not occur in the outdoor industry "thinking"
PREMADE UPPERS FOR FOOTWEAR & A LACK OF THINKINGLast week I read an article in one of the online magazines that cater to the outdoor industry and the article dealt with the gore company now making uppers for footwear that companies that either sell footwear or want to sell footwear that they can buy from gore. They of [...]
lies continue and an update of OR.
WHAT IS GRAPHENE? IN A WORD IT IS GRAPHITE!Vollebak puts graphene to the test in new jacketThe latest product to be released by innovative UK outdoor brand Vollebak is a jacket that has one side coated in graphene nanoplatelets. Graphene has been attracting lots of attention in the textile industry over recent years, most notably due to the work [...]
outdoor research will stop at nothing to copy you.
BREAKING NEWSThey wanted to buy what I make to knock me off, PATHETIC!!! Thanks for Your Order Your order ID is #42044. Shipping Address Nathan Jenkin Outdoor Research 2203 1st Ave. S Jenkin Seattle, Washington 98134 United States 2063043177 Ship Via: Free [...]
balance of yesterday article
MERINO WOOL SOCKSThe following description of a sock that the military is purchasing for their cold weather testing this winter is from a company I never heard of; Ellsworth & Company. They have created a very interesting construction for the bottom of the sock that supposedly has a unique way of getting the water from your foot out of where [...]
Lamilite socks to the rescue #2
The following two testimonials are being reprinted from yesterday’s article which now includes what was not published yesterday.MORE TESTIMONIALS The Chukka's I bought from you in July are the nicest boots I've worn in over 20 years. Wearing 'em now as I write this, 90+ degree heat and over 90 per cent humidity and rain, my feet are still [...]
#2
The following two testimonials are being reprinted from yesterday’s article which now includes what was not published yesterday.MORE TESTIMONIALS The Chukka's I bought from you in July are the nicest boots I've worn in over 20 years. Wearing 'em now as I write this, 90+ degree heat and over 90 per cent humidity and rain, my feet are still [...]
LAMILITE SOCKS TO THE RESCUE
The following two testimonials are being reprinted from yesterday’s article which now includes what was not published yesterday.MORE TESTIMONIALS The Chukka's I bought from you in July are the nicest boots I've worn in over 20 years. Wearing 'em now as I write this, 90+ degree heat and over 90 per cent humidity and rain, my feet are still [...]
ducksback testimonials
DO YOU NEED A RAINCOAT; LISTEN TO JOHNI got my Ducks back coat yesterday. I opened it last night just as it began to rain rather hard. I thought there was no time like the present to test it, so I put it on and stepped out the front door in the dark in a hard rain. After about [...]
lets go into the field
IT IS HUNTING SEASONWhat is the single most important consideration that a hunter has to take into account? Having been there and done that I know the most import consideration is how to get rid of perspiration otherwise known as sweat.We humans give off moisture in the form of water as I recently read and reported from every [...]
you will not believe what exists
PRIMALOFT® INSULATION TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTAL TO NASA-SPONSORED ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH STUDYJULY 8, 2011ALBANY, NYALBANY, New York — (July 8, 2011) — PrimaLoft®, the world leader in performance insulations, recently supplied its top of the line performance insulation, PrimaLoft® ONE, to scientists studying air quality in Fairbanks, Alaska. Yet rather than simply outfitting the scientists working in Alaska, PrimaLoft®’s unmatched performance characteristics were needed [...]