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A New Use for an Old Technology; Thermoball Insulation
Sometime back when DuPont Corporation still manufactured polyester fiber they developed small balls of polyester similar to cotton balls and placed it in pillow ticking for pillows. They called this fiberfill product “cluster fiber”. Since it was never introduced to the outerwear market as an insulating medium I was not aware of its existence. I [...]
The Importance of Insulation to Large Corporations and The U.S. Military
“TEMPERATURE ADAPTIVE INSULATION” is the title of a sources sought notice put out by Department of the Army; Natick Laboratories, Natick, MA. The purpose is to see if industry is working on the making of an insulation that could be used in a single garment that will replace the multiple layers of garments currently utilized. [...]
Failure Of A Copy Twice By The Same Company
The “Spring 2005” newsletter details an imitation sleeping bag manufactured in China that simulated a Lamilite laminated sleeping bag made by Wiggy’s. While the marketing company, Mountain Hardwear (MH), gave the Chinese factory the materials and manufacturing method the end result was a sleeping bag that looked like a Wiggy’s bag but that is as [...]
Sleeping Bags and The Military
Recently I attended the SHOT show. The SHOT show is all about the shooting sports industry. About 5 or 6 years ago the emphasis of the show changed from the civilian market to the tactical market; i.e. the military and police agencies. One of the observations I made was the number of companies exhibiting sleeping [...]
The Economy (Is Not Coming Back)
Since I reduced my prices for sleeping bags by 30 percent many people have called inquiring how long the sale will last. I have told each and everyone who has asked that I will end the sale when the economy gets better. The universal response to my answer is always the same , a chuckle [...]
Sleeping Bag Weights and Temperature Rating
For as many years as I have been associated with the outdoor industry (starting 1961) when it came to sleeping bags the manufacturers were always striving for the lightest weight and most compactable sleeping bag per temperature rating that they could make. In the early years the insulation material of choice was down. There was [...]
Insulation
I have been selling insulation and/or insulated products for almost 50 years and I finally read the dictionary definition of insulation; “the action of insulating, the fact or condition of being insulated.” I believe these definitions are in complete. The definition does not say what exactly insulation is, i.e. that it actually is a material [...]
Global Warming Is A Joke!
Global warming is nothing more than governments trying to convince people that they will be taxed if they don’t conserve on their own. Governments are trying to fool the people and it is not working. Why (?) because the people are observing that global warming is not happening. Bloomberg news on their [...]
Global Warming and Global Cooling
Several months ago I recommended a book “THE COOLING; HAS THE NEXT ICE AGE BEGUN? CAN WE SURVIVE IT?” by Lowell Ponte, published by Prentice-Hall in 1976. I read the book in 1976 when I purchased it and again in 2009. My interest in climatic change was initiated when I received a photo copy of [...]
Government knows best?
Government knows nothing, it is the people employed by the government that are the “know-it-alls”. I read on the government web site that shows awarded contracts a 91 million dollar contract was awarded to a company to produce the “new” USMC sleeping bag and bivi bag system. February 2007 is when the government employees [...]