[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[pct-l] Re: Flashback - Old Gear Still in Use



> Another great Colorado gear company was, uh, Sierra Designs? Am I right
> on that? Not the present Sierra Designs who make tents, but one which
> was founded in Colorado and they made some of the best down parkas then
> available (the only U.S. competitor to the then popular French
> "Terray"); also made sleeping bags and rucksack-style packs (one in
> international orange). Their logo was an edelweiss flower. They too were
> bought out in the 1980s by a conglomerate.
>

I think you're referring to Alpine Designs. (I still have one of their down
jackets.) IIRC, Sierra Designs originated in Berkeley.