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Posted by Bill S on February 11, 2008 at 6:25:25 pm EST
In reply to Layering 102 I thought I knew what was going on... posted by turneej on February 8, 2008 at 8:33:01 pm EST

Fred commented

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much of it comes from recycled plastics

Patagonia is collecting your old synthetic clothing (long johns, pile jackets, etc) for recycling. If you have a nearby Patagonia store (we have one here in Palo Alto), you can drop it off there. There was a bin at the Bear Valley Telemark Festival, and Pata has bins at other events as well. Some outdoor stores collect the clothing as well.

Fred is absolutely correct about the safety aspect. Barb and I try to wear wool and/or cotton when we fly, since fire is a common occurence in plane crashes. Given the restrictions on luggage (how much extra was that that United wants for the second checked bag) and the need to have critical gear with you when going on expeditions, like our Africa trip in December(and not in checked luggage which gets lost way too often), we often wear a lot of our sub-zero clothes on flights (and my plastic climbing boots as well). I ended up on the Kahiltna Glacier one time without my boots or goretex outer layers, thanks to a mislaid bag. Luckily it had gotten flown up on the plane ahead of me, but it could have been a problem.

As Fred said, even if the synthetic clothes don't actually catch on fire, the melted stuff produces a horrendous and painful burn. Wool doesn't ignite, nor does cotton. (having grown up on the Akimel O'Odham reservation for 10 of my first 12 years, I have a preference for Pima cotton - Pima is the name given to the Akimel O'Odham by the Spaniards when they got to Arizona, and the fields where Pima cotton was developed were right across the road from where I lived).

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