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2. Holubar Mountaineering - Wikipedia

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   Holubar Mountaineering, established in 1946 by Roy and Alice Holubar, designed and sold mountaineering equipment. The company pioneered the use of lightweight down sleeping bags made with nylon fabric, which became popular in the 1960s. Holubar manufactured many of its own products and offered high quality climbing and camping equipment and ...

3. Rab (company) - Wikipedia

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   Products. insulated jackets, waterproof jackets, baselayers, sleeping bags, tents. Parent. Equip Outdoor Technologies. Website. rab.equipment. Rab is a British manufacturer of clothing and equipment for climbing and mountaineering. The firm was founded in 1981 by Scottish climber Rab Carrington.

4. Kelty (company) - Wikipedia

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   The company was started in 1952 by Asher "Dick" Kelty (September 13, 1919 – January 12, 2004), who was one of the first gear designers to produce and market an external-frame backpack designed specifically for civilian use. [1] He is considered to be the inventor of the aluminum -framed backpack. [2] Kelty was also the provider of gear in the ...

5. Gerry (company) - Wikipedia

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   It was used in jets and space capsules. The coat converted into a sleeping bag. [5] Gerry expanded into outerwear and produced some of the first lightweight down jackets. [1] In 1963, the company supplied ultra lightweight gear for the first American ascent of Mount Everest. [1] For the 1964 Winter Olympics the Olympic Committee wore Gerry ski ...

6. Sleeping bag - Wikipedia

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   A highly compact sleeping bag measuring 23 cm (9 in) with a diameter of 12 cm (5 in) when packed but 210 cm × 65 cm (6.89 ft × 2.13 ft) when unfolded. Many insulating materials are available for sleeping bags. Inexpensive sleeping bags for warm weather use or use by children indoors typically have a layer of synthetic quilt insulation.

7. Bivouac shelter - Wikipedia

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   A bivouac sack (in red) covering a man within a sleeping bag in Benediktenwand, Germany. A bivouac sack is a smaller type of bivouac shelter. Generally it is a portable, lightweight, waterproof shelter, and an alternative to larger bivouac shelters. The main benefit of a bivouac sack shelter is speed of setup and ability to use in a tiny space ...