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2023 Outdoor Retailer--Reports from the floor.

TheArchitect

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Damn, now I wish I had kept some of my old Descente stuff....

Me too! Late 80's Descente was my favorite clothing. I had a few.

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One of the things we heard a lot at OR about clothing progress was the use of recycled bottles to create the waterproof fabrics. This band specifically is OOSC.
Their story is here.
 

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I like the RAB Mythic Ultra ($475) Pertex Quantum fabric, body mapped Box-Baffle core, 900 Down Hoody (18.9oz size M), page 30 and 60.

Polartec soft-shell fabric, hand made in New Hampshire faceGlove looks to be the perfect solution to the traditional clammy wet (non-pandemic era) face mask, page 37. face glove.com
The faceGlove reminds me of the Facesaver, also a tiny-shop invention. Saw a lot of Facesavers on the below-zero F. days in northern Maine this week. Non-fogging!
 

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^^^ A good article that shows some of the complexities the ski and ourdoor industries face. Thanks for posting! :beercheer:
 

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Hopefully, not a repost about the political and business-driven conflicts impacting the Outdoor Retailer show:

https://coloradosun.com/2022/01/31/...-67570942&mc_cid=8f25aea5ff&mc_eid=7616fdbb72

Sounds like it's done. The ski industry has voted with its feet/$ and gone to SLC with only the losers left holding a stand at OR. Makes OR buying up SIA show a bit daft and seems to place SIA/Sargeant in an awkward position.

But then the corporate business of "shows" has never made colossal sense to me if the expense involved made it anything other than a no brainer for brands.
 

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