7:00 a.m. on July 18, 2011 (EDT)
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7:43 a.m. on July 19, 2011 (EDT)
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"ethically correct origin of its down" Really? Come on now, isn't this a bit ridiculous!
3:08 p.m. on July 19, 2011 (EDT)
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That Neo Air XTherm looks nice -- when will that be available for purchase in the States?
3:28 p.m. on July 19, 2011 (EDT)
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v trek said:
"ethically correct origin of its down" Really? Come on now, isn't this a bit ridiculous!
Elaborate please. There are two possible positions for why you would think that it absurd, but neither is apparent from your post.
3:32 p.m. on July 19, 2011 (EDT)
Now, am I gonna have to go out and purchase the XTherm mattress with an R value of 5.7?? Sheesh. What if it punctures on a long winter trip?
8:53 a.m. on July 20, 2011 (EDT)
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cgray said:
That Neo Air XTherm looks nice -- when will that be available for purchase in the States?
Cascade Designs says: The NeoAir XTherm mattress, along with the new NeoAir XLite mattress and NeoAir Women’s XLite mattress will be available in stores January 2012.
11:33 a.m. on July 20, 2011 (EDT)
Thanks for the articles on design and What I consider Boutique manufacturers Alicia. Sometimes when a company isn't as large as say North face we tend to forget that 2 sleeping bag companies which are small in size are putting out great product that are sought after around the world..Feathered Friends and western Mountaineering. I do hope in the future maybe an interview with Chris Mcmaster of ULA and Mchale on their pack designs. Be way cool...All the articles have been great reading when I can catchup...
11:46 a.m. on July 20, 2011 (EDT)
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denis daly said:
Thanks for the articles on design and What I consider Boutique manufacturers Alicia. Sometimes when a company isn't as large as say North face we tend to forget that 2 sleeping bag companies which are small in size are putting out great product that are sought after around the world..Feathered Friends and western Mountaineering. I do hope in the future maybe an interview with Chris Mcmaster of ULA and Mchale on their pack designs. Be way cool...All the articles have been great reading when I can catchup...
You're welcome, Denis. I'm glad you enjoy them. We certainly try to cover what's interesting and relevant for our community members.
By the way, we had a profile of ULA founder Brian Frankle a couple years ago that you may not have seen.
1:28 p.m. on July 21, 2011 (EDT)
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The Therm-A-Rest pad could do with two blow up valves. The second valve being for an exterior chamber that runs around (along) the side edges of the pad so as to encourage my sleeping body to roll inwards on the pad, instead of falling off the pad once getting close to the edges (sides). I find that the Neo-Air pad seems narrower than my Pro-Lite or Pro-Lite-Plus as the lack of side pad stability makes it seem slimmer.
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