Author name: Dan Timmerman

Nowadays, with the tools we have available to us, it seems super obvious that using total fill weight to assess warmth of down items is highly inaccurate. So why do we do it? Like most things like this, I think it was born out of a different time when maybe it made more sense than […]

I often see questions around sizing that sound like this…..” Is it true to size? ” or ” Does it fit big or small? “. I struggle with how to answer these questions because, technically, there is no way to answer them. There is no real ” standard ” size template that everyone must follow.

My perspective and intention with regards to life outdoors is that comfort and performance should be a combination of well designed gear and human adaptation. That adaptation should be both physical and intentional. In modern society we are continually pushed towards technology that is designed to do all the work for a negligent user. I

I ended up posting these as regular pages on the site instead of here in the blog so here are the links! https://timmermade.live/technology/total-fill-weight-explained-with-visuals/ https://timmermade.live/technology/calculated-loft-explained-with-visuals/  

There has been some speculation around how much insulation is necessary for an over-system to perform it duty in managing internal condensation. Some have speculated that an Alpha over-system is not enough to perform, but this is absolutely un-true. The science of what is actually happening when using an over-system is rather complicated, with many