You’ve Got An Idea

Hi Alpkit, I have ordered a few different products already but how about making a double sleeping bag? Just a thought, I’ve been looking to buy a Big Agnes King Soloman but cant find one anywhere in the UK, might be a cool project to create one?
Cheers
Dale

What about waterproof bicycle panniers, similar to Ortleib? Oh and 1up for the kit bag idea.

Re: You’ve got an idea…

3/4 length, boot-cut, superlight waterproof overtrousers with detaching side zips.

Some of us who are uncool wear high gaiters.  A high gaiter comes up to just below the knee.  An overtrouser need not cover an already waterproof gaiter.  A 3/4 length overtrouser would save weight and bulk and breath better.

Ski Mountaineers often have to put up with scottish wet snow (other may call it rain).  When wearing ski boots, most overtrousers are far too long and narrow at the bottom, sitting atop of the boot, bunching-up and causing the scottish wet snow to not run off.  A 3/4 length, “boot-cut” overtrouser would still cover the top of a ski boot; the trouser would hang properly and allow water to shed properly.

If not 3/4 length, then at least a decent range of ‘shorter’ overtrousers for those of us who are not 6’ tall.  I’m 5’8 and still my Marmot ‘short-fit’ overtrousers still bunch up on my mountain boots.

Full, detachable zips.  The zips on most “full length zip” overtrousers don’t detach, requiring you to still step in/out of the trousers.  This is a cumbersome operation in mountain boots & crampons.  My full length zip overtrousers have been spiked by my crampons, because I still have to step into them.

hope someone reads this and markets them…The superlight overtrouser has not reached the optimal design.

Airlok Xtra 3 litre bags with a white cross on a green background. Because of my job I need to carry first aid kit in my rucksack but the only ones available are either waterproof but red (and hence not compliant with the HSE and international standard) or green but leaky. I already keep an Airlok Xtra bag in the top pocket of my rucksack, containing all my emergency small stuff, and it has performed perfectly in Scotland and Iceland despite almost daily use and frequent soakings. I can’t be the only person who works in an outdoor environment and needs a watertight first aid container for personal or group use and with its carry strap the Airlok Xtra could even be used on a games field. I need to replace nine first aid containers in the next few months and don’t look forward to the groans that presenting my colleagues with a replacement leaky green box/bag are going to cause next season.

fed up with the rip-off prices of pertex buffalo type jackets - something between the buffalo pertex 4 and the mamrmot driclime would be perfect !

Hello alpkit.

As I’ve so much of your gear now thought I’d throw a few things in the hat. How about a base camp/duffle bag like thing? TNF bags are nice but far far far to expensive. I wouldn’t mind one for travelling etc and I would also buy a smaller one to get my rugby/gym gear in. Also my helly hanson ski jacket has seen better days and it’s time to replace it. I’ve already got a filo but I’m needing a more of a waterproof ski/board jacket sorta thing.

Cheers folk

A modular sleeping bag. Two seperate summer weight sleeping bags that are designed to fit one inside the other with a zip in expander panel for the outer one. I know other people have done modular, but yo try and find one!!

Kit bags similar to those already made by TNF and ME.  I know they’re already out there in the market place however, I’m sure you could offer them at a significantly reduced price!  I’d buy one!

Hi,
    Re: retail space available, Whistler Creekside, I have an opportunity to open a Canada Post franchise in 50% of that space leaving 600’ 2 of retail space. The CP business model depends on having a complimentary business and Alpkit would be a good fit. Do you have agents in Canada/USA ?
Cheers
Ian