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Friday, February 3rd, 2012Massif Goes Haute Couture
Friday, February 3rd, 2012This Fall, Massif is launching a new fashion clothing line. We’ve told you about their new non-FR, outdoor/tactical line but this is something altogether different. Once again, it’s non-FR but his time the approach is “Tailored clothing made from performance fabrics”. Consider it a lifestyle brand for today’s “urban warrior”.
It’s a great effort to diversify their offerings from very military centric FR combat clothing to outdoor/tactical and now high end urban wear. You can see that the new Massif Collection draws influence from what they know best and you will see some of the same fabric stories between the two new lines.
Just Say No to “Flares” – An Open Letter To The Outdoor Industry
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011Outdoor clothing is intended to be worn out of doors, or so I always thought. Unfortunately, almost every pair of outdoor pants I try on features flared legs. Once the domain of the hippy, today outdoorsmen everywhere are forced to wear these damnable contraptions. What’s that you might ask? At one time, they were called bell bottoms but I loathe that word worse than “flare”. You see, when the bottom hem on a pant is wider than the knee, that constitutes flare.
I realize that many who design outdoor clothing weren’t even alive during the heyday of the bell bottom, but having spent a good portion of my youth in the 70s I can assure you that, despite any romantic notions of nostalgia, flares weren’t cool then either. Even at the tender age of nine I can recall my mother purchasing a pair of flares for me and recoiling in horror when she took them from the shopping bag. The knees were ripped of those post haste and off to the rag bin they went.
Now, as an adult, and a guy who spends a fair amount of time in the outdoors, I would like to be able to purchase pants that make me look like a man and also fit and perform well. I don’t want the creepy crawlies making their way up my calf or the cold edging its way around my ankle simply so some dude in the city can look hip.
Virtually every popular brand is guilty of this affront to good taste and performance. So please make us some pants with straight legs or at least boot cuts and no, I don’t wear Moon Boots so I don’t need a wide leg all the way up to my knee. Just make outdoor clothing for people who wear it in the outdoors and leave the fashion to the runway.
-EG
Beyond Clothing’s Roughrider Pant Is Backpacker Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Snow For Pants
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Backpacker magazine selected Beyond Clothing’s RoughRider Pant under the Editor’s Choice Snow Category for custom fit pants. Editor-in-chief Jonathan Dorn boasts a 36″ inseam and liked the Schoeller Dynamic fabric’s ability to cut the wind. Specifically, he said that with a layer underneath, he stayed warm below zero in 20 mile-per-hour wind conditions. We haven’t seen the article mentioned in the online edition yet, but it is featured prominently on page 79 of the current issue.
Originally designed for military use, the new RoughRider Pant is now available in Nextec’s silicone encapsulated Glacier fabric used for PCU Level 5 and comes in a MultiCam print.
The RoughRider Pant features:
-Open or Zippered hand pockets
-Angled Thigh Cargo Pockets
-Front Thigh Pockets
-Left Ankle Pocket
-Gusseted Ankle
-Expansion for ski boots
-Reduction for bare ankle
-Velcro and snaps for ice and snow precaution
-Knee Pad pocket with back of leg tightening
-Choice of D3O pad or Crye pad configuration
-Inner Thigh vent zipper with mesh inner
-Zippered fly with Velcro waist band
-Shaped waist band
You can also now get the Glacier Shock Jacket in MultiCam. Similar in design to the PCU level 5 jacket it incorporates Raglan sleeves a stand up collar and generous chest pockets.
Eagle Nest Outfitters Lounger
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011The Lounger from Eagle Nest Outfitters is just what I needed to relax after a hard day of writing. I’d seen it hanging in outdoor stores but the Lounger was ever properly set up to give it a go. However, at the most recent Outdoor Retailer, ENO had a couple of Loungers set up and they beckoned me into their booth to try it out. Truthfully, after a long day of walking the show floor, I thought I was in heaven and I knew right then I had to have one so when my birthday came earlier this month I got myself a present.
The real quandary was how to hang it. None of my eaves hang out far enough to keep me from laying up against the house and none of my trees had the right limb for the job, so I had to come up with a different plan of attack. Instead, I settled for a stand I found on Amazon that is designed for use with other brands of loungers. They all basically look the same online so I bought one. Sure, it was easy enough to assemble, coming in only four pieces. But, as usual, Murphy showed up. The top piece sits on a sleeve and is held fast by two bolts. Unfortunately, the bolts are too big. Naturally, no return instructions but since the bolts were really redundant anyway, I decided to keep it.
A word of caution for those who decide to go my route. The ENO Lounger is built a little different than other brands. In fact, you cannot use the clip and spring that Amazon recommends you purchase with the stand. If you do, you will sit so low that your rear will scrape the base of the stand. You’ll be just fine attaching the Lounger right to the stand’s eyelet or if you need a little more height, you can fit the Lounger’s attachment ring around the tube of the stand. If you do this, prepare a collar to pin it in place as it could slip off if you bounce around too much. Better yet, don’t bounce around. Just relax.
The Lounger itself is available in a variety of colors and is very comfortable. It features a pillow for your head, removable drink cozy, two side pockets for magazines or books (my iPad fits fine in one) and an adjustable, suspended foot rest. The frame is collapsible aluminum so it can be transported and will accommodate up to 260 lbs.
As for performance? So far so good. I’d recommend a Lounger to anyone who has the means to hang it and use it, liberally.
www.eaglesnestoutfittersinc.com
Arc’teryx Launches Smartphone Optimized Site
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
If you’re using a smartphone, be sure to check the new Arc’teryx website optimized for your viewing pleasure. They say it’s great for iPad as well. Of course, LEAF had to be different. Theirs is l.arcteryx.com.
Congolese Anti-Poaching Rangers Choose Sierra Designs Packs
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Here you can see photos of Virunga National Park Rangers on an anti-poaching patrol. They serve as part of the Congolese Wildlife Authority (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature, ICCN). Apparently, Sierra Designs‘ off-the-shelf “Gator” color is a perfect match for the Congo jungle.
OR – Patagonia Announces The Forge
Monday, August 8th, 2011Patagonia related to us at OR Summer Market that they are developing a multi-million dollar state-of-the-art R&D facility focusing on military products as well vector styles. The Forge will not only focus on styles, but also materials and construction techniques and will also be able to rapid prototype new products. This will be a boon to both military clothing programs such as SOCOM’s Protective Combat Uniform, currently designed by Patagonia as well as cutting edge outdoor styles. Both markets will greatly benefit from this initiate.
