I wonder how she manages to accept a chemical sleeping system. ;-)
I wonder how she manages to accept a chemical sleeping system. ;-)
YMMV
HYOH
Free advice worth what you paid for it. ;-)
she should be able to use a Garlington Taco insulator with a space blanket/casualty blanket..OR a windproof breathable sock...
My questions to Taiga:>
> Where do you get the down for your products? What are the conditions
> for 'harvesting' your down. Live plucking? Harvest from force-fed
> birds?
I got a quick reply from 'Erich' at Taiga:
Notice that the 'force-fed birds' question was evaded- which fits with the Patagonia statements that it's v. difficult to control that problem.Our down comes from Central & Eastern Europe where the geese are raised and slaughtered for food. If people stopped buying down the geese would still be killed since down is only a byproduct.
We only buy high-lofting down. Only down from mature birds, 6-9 months old, can have down with this fillpower. Live-plucking, for a better yield (quantity-wise) would result in immature, lower-lofting down.
Regards,
Erich
What would be the point of live plucking unless the Geese were able to grow back the down ? If that's the case it would be sort of like milking a cow or shearing a sheep , would it not ? A goose that was a big producer might extend his life manyfold .
I know birds all go through a molting process but don't know if that includes down .
Apex climashield for me. Not too pricey, but warm and light enough for me.
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The whole vegan/ethical thing does raise an important point: barring merino wool and down, many of the products we hangers and hikers use are synthetic. I've always wanted to convert to fully natural materials but I wouldn't know where to start.
What natural materials would you use for a hammock, suspension, rain gear etc?
i respect the vegan persons right to believe what they do as long as they respect my right to believe as I do. I believe in more of a natural diet and In nature omnivores eat meat and vegetables. Like it or not the human animal is an omnivore. The human body evolved/designed as an omnivore therefore I eat what fits my body was designed to. Using the by products from these action is a duty not to be wasteful. So for me not only is the use of down ethical but an admirable act. To waste the down would be wrong.
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