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Re: Hiking in Skirts

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From: Jon Meinecke
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:24
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"Alfred Falk" <falk@arc.REMOVE.ab.ca> wrote
in message news:Xns95416CB30DCEfalkarcabca@198.161.157.145...
> eugene@cse.ucsc.edu (Eugene Miya) wrote
>
> > [...] sleeping bags with arms and legs.
>
> Saw one of these in a local shop about 30 years ago.  Made by French
> company, Pierre Jamet, IIRC.  (They still in business?) Clerk said it
> was stocked "as a joke".  I suspect it was sold in bankruptcy sale in
> early 80's.

The Feathered Friends line has bags with armholes and drawstring feet
for "walking around" and "cooking" while in your sleeping bag according to
marketing copy at their website:

http://www.featheredfriends.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=80&CatId=1&ProductName=Chickadee
http://www.featheredfriends.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=82&CatId=1&ProductName=Rock%20Wren
http://www.featheredfriends.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=84&CatId=1&ProductName=Winter%20Wren


Jon Meinecke
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