From Backpacker Magazine, February 1976. Some images from later issues.
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I just got a bunch of deadstock late 70’s Frostline Kits, sew it yourself goosedown vests/jackets from ebay…next a sewing machine-nice post.
I’m pretty sure I own one of these sew-it-yourself vests, found in a thrift store in Colorado. Forest green with leather patches on the shoulders.
Thanks for all the amazing posts! But where are the anoraks?
I had a pair of Raichle hiking boots that I bought in about 1978 at Paragon Sports in New York. Never realized their potential as I was living in Manhattan.
I coveted those leather Raichle boots as a child. I dreamed they’d be my first pair. Unfortunately, I got Raichle cloth ones. They did last forever, but the color scheme was tragic.
Somewhat like Diplomatica, I aspired to full leather hiking boots for summer camp but ended up with Nike brand, rainbow flair, 80s-eram “going outside” boots. Where have all the vintage Danner and Raichle boots gone?
And perhaps it’s time to revive sew it yourself kits as a form of home commerce for those of us who do not knit.
amazing post!