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Lightning, and Hikers, and Bears, Oh My!
Sean Kamp, Friend of AppGear
Montana is a beautiful state. I was thrilled to get off the Amtrak in East Glacier ...
Cold as Ice
‘Tis the season. People are gearing up for the winter in all kinds of ways. Whether you are throwing the skis in the...
Meet the Team: Mike
Mike has more than 40 years of experience developing and perfecting textile processes for every application, from HAL...
No Summer on the CDT
2019 was one of the highest snow years on record in the western United States. It was also the year I decided to thru...
All-Paca Fleece Hoodie Wins Backpacker Magazine Editors' Choice Award!
We have big news to share! Appalachian Gear Company is thrilled to bring home one of the industry’s most prestigious ...
Use Your Outside Voice
On September 21, 20 million volunteers in 175 countries put on a pandemic display of solidarity as they picked up the...
Meet the Team: John
John started his career with a Fortune 500 textile manufacturing company, developing and producing fabrics for severa...
Meet the Team: Cole
A lifelong backpacker, Cole thru-hiked the Long Trail while still in high school. He then thru-hiked the Appalachian ...
The Plague of Microplastics
Why do we treat the environment differently than the human body? When it comes to our own bodies, we innately underst...
IN THE NEWS: Single Clothes Wash May release 700,000 Microplastic Fibers
We’ve all seen the images of plastic bags, bottles, packaging and other large plastic items floating in our oceans. B...
Nylon and Acrylic Microfibers from Clothing are Polluting Our Oceans
Recent studies are showing that microplastics from discarded clothing are polluting the oceans and shorelines, and be...
Turn your eyes toward the ground for nature’s bounty
Springtime is closing in…..slowly for some regions and rapidly for others.
