Archive for October, 2007
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
Stuff Your Auto With Bamboo!
News from the web about the fiber development biz….
The driving force for the fiber development, especially in past two decades has been ever increasing application for natural material in non-conventional sector such as automotive components, medical textile, protective textile, geo-textile etc. These applications bring out the excellent performance such as heat reduction, comfortness, soft handle, […]
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Saturday, October 27th, 2007
And Where Is The Editor Today?
Sporting his favorite Shirts of Bamboo shirt (Tahiti Blue with the SOB logo), your editor visits Hale Pa’i O Lahainaluna (the Printing House at Lahainaluna School), the oldest printing press west of the Mississippi in 1834. Lahania used to be the first capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii. The musuem is located on the campus […]
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
How Bamboo Compares To The Synthetics. With Regard to River Rafting.
So — part of this trip and the experimentation with fabrics on the river had to do with the comparison of cotton, bamboo cotton blend, 100% bamboo, and the synthetics such as UnderArmor(tm).
Bamboo definitely has a place on the river. The question is where. Several of the seasoned rafters were excited to see, feel, and […]
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
How NOT To Wash Your Bamboo Shirt.
Maybe you have read the Shirts of Bamboo washing instructions…
Dry cleaning? Leave that for the wool, silk, and cashmere! Save your money and be kinder to the environment by simply showing your bamboo clothing a little love, and it will outlast any cotton clothing. Wash on a gentle setting (we use cold water.) Skip the […]
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Grand Canyon Product Review — Towelettes.
Welcome to the second installment of Grand Canyon Product Testing. Today’s subject are our towelettes.
The towelettes are the most amazing thing for the river — and speaking of the river, here is a shot of what happens if your compressed towelettes disc gets wet before you open it:
So the phrase, don’t try this at home […]
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Grand Canyon Product Review — Bandanna.
Well folks, I’m back from the Grand Canyon rafting experience mostly in one piece. Over the next several posts I’ll give you my impressions of how products from Shirts of Bamboo work in the wild and woolly world.
First — let’s start with the bandannas. I took two of the bandannas (Tahiti Blue and Bamboo Green) […]
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
Back In The Saddle. Alive After The Canyon.
Back in the office, and working on all the product reviews and comparisons — stay tuned over the next couple of days which I get all the posts done.
In case you are interested in the group photo of our Grand Canyon Adventure - fondly knows as the Fruit and Nut Medley Tour — click on […]
