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The number of brands on that list is incredible. How big do you think the businesses behind them are?
by nedwin 11y ago
The number of brands on that list is incredible. How big do you think the businesses behind them are?
- sliverstorm 11y agoI can't speak in dollars or volume, but I visited Katabatic Gear a few years ago. To my memory, the owner had a small office & warehouse in the industrial part of town - comparable to a small auto shop - and one assistant. Plenty of these operations literally run out of a garage though, and Katabatic Gear used to be one of those. I believe Cold Cold World packs are all still made by the owner. I have been immensely pleased with my "cottage gear".
- Implicated 11y agoIt's a pretty wide range, some of them are (obviously) big manufacturers. Others, like Enlightened Equipment, started in a garage. Some of them are still in the garage/living room. Those are the ones that I'm truly interested in helping promote, as they don't have the time/knowledge to do it themselves. Like Silverstorm, I've been incredibly pleased by the gear I've gotten from these smaller manufacturers. So much so that I built this website to help other people find them.