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shimanilami
Dec 16, 2009, 6:35 PM
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sethg wrote: There's a little company called CCH that makes the best camming devices.
Amen. I'm shocked it took two pages for someone to mention Aliens.
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shimanilami
Dec 16, 2009, 6:41 PM
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jeepnphreak wrote: ...Dana dseign is now mystery ranch packs ...
Dana Designs was purchased by K2 Skis, which is hardly a small company, in 1996. K2 purchased Marmot, another hardly-small company, and merged it with the Dana Designs brand in 2006.
http://danadesign.com/
Sorry, dude. But Dana Designs ain't the small company you think it is.
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IsayAutumn
Dec 16, 2009, 8:39 PM
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sungam wrote: james481 wrote: sungam wrote: We're gradually getting less small, Montane is a fair sized company - though they do rock. That reminds me - Buffalo. True, Montane (and Rab for that matter) are fair sized companies, certainly not what I would qualify as "cottage" manufacturers. That being said, relative to the quality of Montane's gear, very few folks over on this side of the pond have even heard of them, much less own some of their stuff. As a happy Montane customer (Super Fly XT), I take every opportunity to let people around here know about their gear...  The best products they make are the Terra line and their wind jackets. Just amazing.
Anywhere to get the Terra pants in the US? I wants them.
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mattsheat
Dec 17, 2009, 8:36 AM
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Cactus climbing equipment from little old New Zealand.
They make totally bomb proof gear which is really well designed.
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jeepnphreak
Dec 17, 2009, 4:25 PM
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shimanilami wrote: jeepnphreak wrote: ...Dana dseign is now mystery ranch packs ... Dana Designs was purchased by K2 Skis, which is hardly a small company, in 1996. K2 purchased Marmot, another hardly-small company, and merged it with the Dana Designs brand in 2006. http://danadesign.com/ Sorry, dude. But Dana Designs ain't the small company you think it is.
Well you need to do a bit more research...or maby I should have claified a bit more
YES dana design is and still is a big company.
But mystery ranch is still a small company and there packs kick ass
Dana Gleason the origonal/founder of dana design sold the name off in about 95'. Now what use to be the old dana design company (located 10 miles out side my home town) is now know as mystery ranch packs, and Still owned by Dana Gleason, And there pack still kick ass
http://www.mysteryranch.com/....12/category.1975/.f
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shimanilami
Dec 17, 2009, 4:54 PM
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I think we're both right.
I was bummed when they started manufacturing in Mexico, and even more bummed when the Marmot label starting showing up on their packs. It seemed like they were going down the direction of TNF (and we all know how that has ended up.)
I have two original DD packs and will certainly look at Mystery Ranch if either one wears out. That guy makes some top notch equipment.
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k.l.k
Dec 17, 2009, 7:38 PM
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jeepnphreak wrote: YES dana design is and still is a big company. But mystery ranch is still a small company and there packs kick ass Dana Gleason the origonal/founder of dana design sold the name off in about 95'. Now what use to be the old dana design company (located 10 miles out side my home town) is now know as mystery ranch packs, and Still owned by Dana Gleason, And there pack still kick ass http://www.mysteryranch.com/....12/category.1975/.f
Ho man. Mystery led me through elk hunting all the way to this:
http://www.maidennoir.com/collection/
Apparently Twink Peaks couture is back.
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