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    JRB was the first

    I love my JRB stuff. I have a couple Summer quilt liners, a Stealth, and a Sierra Sniveller. Yesterday, on YouTube I saw another company advertising a new, wearable quilt. Someone had commented about this being a new, remarkable concept. I just had to reply that Jack's R Better had that concept on the market over 15 years ago. I know it doesnt affect me personally, but people ought to give credit where its due.
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    Kudos to the Jacks but I'd imagine that the concept was not original to them either.

    Probably some Peruvian grandma from eons ago, after weaving a llama wool blanket... and she's thinkin' voila! Poncho!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by cmoulder View Post
    ... and she's thinkin' voila! Poncho!!
    Wouldn't that be: "ˇAhí lo tienes! ˇˇPoncho!!"

    (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by TominMN View Post
    Wouldn't that be: "ˇAhí lo tienes! Poncho!!"

    (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
    LOL, yeah the French had nothing to do with it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TominMN View Post
    Wouldn't that be: "ˇAhí lo tienes! ˇˇPoncho!!"

    (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
    Um
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    I think JRB was first to have hammock quilts that could be worn, but Kifaru had them more than 8 years ago (not for hammocks), and I don't think Kifaru was first either. The good old Poncho liner certainly spawned a lot of newer versions, and wool blankets before that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HillbillyHanger View Post
    I love my JRB stuff. I have a couple Summer quilt liners, a Stealth, and a Sierra Sniveller. Yesterday, on YouTube I saw another company advertising a new, wearable quilt. Someone had commented about this being a new, remarkable concept. I just had to reply that Jack's R Better had that concept on the market over 15 years ago. I know it doesnt affect me personally, but people ought to give credit where its due.
    Yep, what he said.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HillbillyHanger View Post
    ... but people ought to give credit where its due.
    The problem is they probably do not know where credit is due nor have they heard of JRB. I find that the "national" media types know very little of the cottage vendors.

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    Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, Enlightened Equipment recently intro'd their version... Rev-HOLE-ation.
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    Biggest mistake I made with my quilts was selling my Sierra Steath. Back when the Sierra still came with a 900 fill instead of the current 800. I miss that quilt terribly. It wasn't until I got rid of it that I realized how much I used it. I got so excited by swapping it out for a "new" quilt from another vendor. I thought, hey, I'll just get a down puffy for chilly morning/evening and then I can avoid wearing my quilt by the fire but in hindsight, I never wore it around the fire because it blocked the heat from the fire. Going to grab one of these again, simply an amazing piece of kit.
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