The down gear industry has not done a very good job of providing its consumers with valuable information regarding warmth comparisons. Sometimes it seems to me as if the industry has completely forgotten all of humanity’s previous efforts to quantify insulation, and started from scratch, as if we’ve never done it before. Wild and bizarre, […]
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We’ve already established the definition of overstuff as density added to a base fill amount. Base fill amount is enough to just fill a volume. Density added to that is overstuff. However, one thing we should keep in mind is that this density is not in a rigid box. If that were the case, then
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As a tiny shop, building everything from scratch, by hand, we have a very limited ability to supply our demand. If our first lottery is any indication, it appears we are supplying around 10 – 15% of people who are interested. It is really interesting to see the different reactions to this reality. I’d say
I have likely sewn through a few thousand yards of Alpha Direct fabric and have been wearing it on a seasonal, almost daily frequency for over 5 years. I usually have around five or six garments in the rotation from Oct to May. I’ve used them in most of the conditions one could think of.
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Recently, due to our order limiting, there have been a few questions popping up about Timmermade scaling to meet more demand. What people don’t understand is that this is incredibly skilled work, with literally no pool from which to hire from. Sure, there are a few places around the US that have a small pool