Klymit provides Gossamer Gear with an Air Beam pack frame

When the Klymit team decided to make a universal Air Beam pack frame, we knew that we would want to team up with the most innovative leaders in the backpacking world. Gossamer Gear is one of those companies that continues to impress us with their revolutionary take on lightweight packs. Because of their commitment to providing customers with the best of the best, we wanted to manufacture an Air Beam pack frame that would enhance their specific backpacks. Although our logo is on the framesheet, Gossamer Gear has seamlessly and effectively integrated it into their sales efforts.

We are excited to see what lies ahead for the future of Gossamer Gear and how the Air Beam changes the way their customers experience lightweight backpacking.

From the ‘Featured Product’ section of the Gossamer Gear website:

The Gossamer Gear Air Beam Pack Frame is a removable, adjustable, inflatable pack frame that will fit in any Gossamer gear pack.  Add the Air Beam to your Kumo or Murmur pack and get a light weight frame that can also be used as a sit pad (on appropriate ground) or rolled up and partially deflated to make a pillow.  The airbeam will also work with our framed packs but you may want to remove the frame first to save the weight.  The firmness of the pad is adjusted using the attached inflator bulb and can be done on the fly.  The Air Beam Pad comes in three sizes L-M-S. The pad size corresponds with the size of your pack. Each pad comes with a repair kit and the attached but removable inflator bulb and connecting tube.  The weights and size info can be found in the SPECS section of this page.

The GG Gorilla with the Air Beam

Check out the actual size of the Air Beam for Gossamer Gear in relation to a Keen sandal here.

Did we mention that the Gossamer Gear guys came to visit us during Outdoor Retailer this year? Well, they did and it was a blast. We had a great time giving them a tour of HQ and showing off all of our new products for 2013. You can read their version of the visit here.

Klymit named ‘Best in Show’ at ORWM ’13

Lite Water Dinghy wins ‘Best in Show’

We are honored to be part of the winners of The Gear Junkie’s Best in Show award at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2013. Every year The Gear Junkie team compiles a list of what they feel are the most innovative and unique products out of the thousands of brands that participate in the Summer and Winter Outdoor Retailer trade shows. Since The Gear Junkie is widely considered one of the top sources for product reviews and news in the outdoor world, we know what a huge compliment this is for our company.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth and played around with our products. For those of you who were unable to join us in Salt Lake, the product dubbed ‘Best in Show’ was our new Lite Water Dinghy, or LWD, a lightweight packraft that includes a dry bag with an air pump for dual use of blowing up your raft and keeping your gear dry.

For more information and a quick look at the other awesome products that made the esteemed list, head over to the Gear Junkie article here.

Come see us at ORWM ’13

Klymit is super stoked to be returning to OR this January in Salt Lake City, UT!

We’ve always had a great time at Outdoor Retailer and now we are busy getting prepped to bring you a whole array of new products. Last year our booth was one of the busiest at the tradeshow and if you didn’t get a chance to stop by, now is your chance to see what we have to offer. Here’s a photo of our booth at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market:

The Klymit team knows that we have a variety of cool new innovative gear that will prove to our loyal fans that we are continuing to push the outdoor market to entirely new levels. One of the products, the Insulated Static V, has been up on our website for about a month, but now we are ready to show it off in all it’s glory. Here is a sneak peak if you haven’t seen it yet:

The Insulated Static V is only the beginning of what you will see if you come by and see us at the tradeshow, so please stop by Booth 15009 and spend some quality time with us and our new products. We hope to see you there!

About Outdoor Retailer Winter Market (ORWM)

ORWM is North America’s largest winter lifestyle and sports industry gathering in the world. 20,000+ attendees. 200,000 page impressions/month around show time. Brands include Timberland, The North Face, W.L. Gore, Columbia Sportswear, Patagonia, Johnson Outdoors, Merrell and ; buyers include REI, The Sports Authority, Cabelas, Nordstrom, and thousands of other retailers. Media players include Outside Magazine, National Geographic, Men’s Journal and hundreds more, including non-endemics like WSJ, Forbes, Newsweek. 21,000+ overall attendees. 200,000 page impressions/month around show time.

The Klymit Kinetic Double Diamond Vest is a perfect layer for base camp

If you are still searching for the perfect base camp layer for all your mountaineering adventures, look no farther than the award-winning Klymit Kinetic Double Diamond vest.

Lobo Gear, one of our Mexican e-tailers and a friend of the brand, recently took the Double Diamond to Chimborazo and sent back a rave review.

From Lobo Gear: “Using my vest on Chimborazo en Ecuador! It rocks at base camp!!”

We love hearing stories and seeing photos of  trips where friends or retailers, or in this case both, get the chance to use Klymit products in fascinating places like Chimborazo. With a peak elevation of 6,268 metres (20,564 ft), Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador. It is the highest peak in close proximity to the equator. While Chimborazo is not the highest mountain by elevation above sea level, its location along the equatorial bulge makes its summit the farthest point on the Earth’s surface from the Earth’s center.

About the Klymit Kinetic Double Diamond vest:

The versatile Double Diamond is our flagship vest featuring Nobletek insulation in a multisport and multifunction design for warmth and comfort. The Klymit Kinetic Double Diamond vest has been designed with the utmost attention to detail. It is constructed using high-tech welding processes to create the Nobletek gas chambers which are optimize warmth and comfort. With a 4-way stretch fabric with both a durable and soft hand it idea for any use. The only garment around that let’s you control the amount of insulation you have at the turn of a dial.

Every vest comes with the Dry Air Pump for endless inflating and deflating for ultimate adjustability for any temperature and condition. Purchase the Argon Starter Kit for increased warmth and performance.

Technology:
NobleTek

Awards:
Popular Science’s Best of What’s New

Specs:

Weight: 13.2 oz
Sizes: XS-3XL
Fabric: 4-way stretch polyester & bamboo charcoal ultra wicking liner
Includes: Dry Air Pump

We are Rallyin!

Klymit is calling all trendsetters who know that sharing is caring! We need people who love to get the word out, especially about their passions that have become their lifestyle.

Klymit at www.Rallyin.com

 

Imagine a place where you can share all the brands and products that help you live the life you love AND, by sharing, you just might inspire someone OR find some great people to follow. More importantly, rally a group together to spark a deal direct from a manufacturer.

By now you’re chomping at the bit to know what we’re talking about, right?! Well, wait no more…introducing www.Rallyin.com where products for the passionate meets social commerce!

The Rallyin team has been working feverishly to take social networking to a whole new level.  Rallying.com has created platform where you, the consumer, can not only post pics, videos and share comments about your passions and lifestyles, but also have a real dialogue with the brands you love.

That’s right, we’ve been invited to start communicating with you directly and become part of the discussion at Rallyin.com. We’ll post about the products specific to your lifestyle and invite you to share, comment or simply follow. When we see that you and a minimum of others are in the market for a specific product, we’ll make the magic happen and get it to you.

So, are you ready to become part of this revolution?! Well then, log on to www.Rallyin.com and register! Start sharing your unique opinions and invite your friends to join the party.

Outside Magazine calls the Ulaar “The Only Jacket You’ll Ever Need”

Although we have more people to say “Thank you” to for supporting us during our Kickstarter campaign than we can possibly fathom...this headline was truly an attention grabber! In case you missed the article, here are some highlights:

Designed to be the only jacket you need—a garment that can meet all situations—this windproof product is warm and thin. Non-toxic, non-flammable Argon insulates up to three times better than the dead air which other insulation traps—and it’s virtually weightless. Based on the volume of gas in the vest, you can change your insulation level from windbreaker warm to a full-on ski parka feel with no swapping of layers or adding of weight. And the polyester shell jacket has a bamboo, charcoal-infused liner to control stink and look good. It comes with fully taped seams for total weather protection, an articulated hood, water resistant zips, and other features that make it as good for climbing as it is for carousing.

Its premise: bodies change temperature drastically based on activity level, and the weather changes all the time. Carry less stuff and tweak your temp on the fly, whether you’re camping, at a game, on an expedition, or out for a walk, and you’ll be more comfortable.

 

Klymit Supports the 5,000 Mile Project

We got this update from our friends Dave and Kat with the 5000 Mile Project and Klymit is incredibly proud to be a part of their journey. These two incredible athletes are putting some serious miles under their belts–running, unsupported, the length of South America in a year for its wilderness and wildlife. Here is what Dave has to say about their trip (and their sturdy Inertia XL pads) so far:

Dave and Kat here from the 5000 Mile Project – running the length of South America in a year – the two Inertia XL mats are incredible- we have been sleeping in some horrendous conditions and they have kept us warm and comfortable over snow and ice as well as a lot of not so bad weather too in Patagonia.

Could you do me a favour and send a couple of repair kits for the mats please? Amazingly, I have only had to use one in the first 50 nights of sleeping on them, but we are heading over to Argentina, then Bolivia and Brazil and the vegetation is less forgiving.

Keep an eye on our Facebook page for Dave and Kat’s video showing the mats in use on snow and be sure to check out the 5000 Mile blog here. We hope everyone will join us and cheer Dave and Kat on in their extraordinary journey! If you are interested in donating to their “ambitious and impactful” project and becoming a sponsor, you can find all the information you need here.

Loft Pockets & Body Mapping 101

Ever wonder what we mean when we talk about Loft Pockets & Body Mapping? Well, we are here to help clarify these cozy-sounding terms for you.

Body Mapping:  Klymit sleeping pads are revolutionary in that they mirror the human anatomy.  By doing so, they provide a sleeping surface that is designed specifically to offer you more comfort and a better night’s sleep whether you sleep on your back, your side, or your stomach.  We have created two luxurious body maps:

• Pressure Point Body Map:  This acclaimed minimalist body mapping technique has been winning over backpackers since its introduction in 2010.  The Klymit Inertia camping pads comfortably support all the places your body touches a sleeping surface.  The remaining areas are removed to minimize weight, allow for breathability, and enhance warmth.
• Anatomical Body Map:  The V shaped designed pads are ultra comfortable camping pads designed to mimic the muscular structure of your back.  By matching the contours of the human body, the Inertia XL and Static V naturally accommodate all body types and offer enhanced comfort over standard camping pads.  This neutral body map is ultra comfortable by itself as found in the Static V.  When combined with the comfortable loft pockets, side rails, and built in pillow on the Inertia XL, and the ability to customize the pressure, the result is the most comfortable camping pad on the market.

Loft Pockets:  This patent pending technology is a Klymit exclusive that makes our camping pads the most versatile available.  Whether the pad is under your sleeping bag or inside of it, the pad allow your sleeping bag to stay puffy underneath you, thus capturing the warmth from your whole sleeping bag and not just the top.  This technology allows the lightest, most compact, and most comfortable camping pads on the market to also be the warmest camping pads in cold weather, and the only breathable pads on the market in the summer.  Simply put, you can always sleep in any condition that the sleeping bag is rated to on any of our camping pads with loft pocket technology.

UPDATE: Klymit’s Kickstarter Project–Ulaar Jacket

Hey Klymit fans!

We told you about it last week, and now it’s happening! We have launched a project on Kickstarter, and we hope you’ll cheer us on.  We’re trying to get enough support to bring to market a product that is truly a game changer: the Klymit Ulaar Jacket. Hopefully, with the help of Kickstarter participants, we’ll be able to bring customers this fascinating product that offers true solutions for your outdoor escapades…here’s the Kickstarter link.  As of Monday, October 15, 2012, we are 19% funded.  It’s a good start, bu we only have 25 days left to get to 100%.  Can we all do this together?  Let’s try!  If you offer up your pledges, you won’t pay a dime unless we are able to get to 100%.  And if we do make it, your money will go toward producing this revolutionary project.  What’s in it for you? Well, not only do you get to be an inspirational part of bringing this advance in technology to market, but each pledge gets you cool Klymit swag and gear.  Win-win! When you go to our Kickstarter project online, please watch our video to see what we’re all about and what we’re trying to do with your help.

The subject of our Kickstarter Project? The Klymit Ulaar Jacket.

Shawn Forry Unsupported Speed Record on the Colorado Trail

Shawn on the CT

Klymit is proud to announce that Shawn Forry is the new Unsupported Speed Record holder for the Colorado Trail. With a killer time of 10 days, 19 hours, and 5 minutes, Forry smashed the previous record held by Paul Pomeroy of 14 days, 9 hours, and 30 minutes back in 2006.

The Colorado Trail runs from Denver to Durango and travels through some of the most spectacular scenery in the country including six wilderness areas and eight mountain ranges.

Shawn was gracious enough to provide us with his personal reviews of both the Klymit AirBeam Frame and the X-Lite Pad. Here is what he has to say:

On the AirBeam Pack Frame:

While departing the eastern terminus of the Colorado Trail with over 37lbs of food on my back (and nearly 50lbs in total), I knew I needed a pack that could handle excessive loads while still remaining comfortable and compressible to my ever-changing pack volume. I found success along my unsupported speed record attempt in the form of the Granite Gear Crown pack integrated with the new AirBeam framesheet technology designed by Klymit. With a cushion of air against your back, you’ll be hard pressed to find a modular framesheet that is lighter, carries more weight and serves more function that the AirBeam. I have one integrated into both my Granite Gear Crown pack and Cilo 45L Worksack, which not only has increased the carrying comfort, but decreased the overall weight of the pack. When used in conjunction with the ¾ length X-Lite pad, the AirBeam creates a full-length mattress of warmth and comfort.

 …and on the X-Lite Pad:

At just over 6oz and packing to the size of a red bull can, the Klymit X-lite sleeping pad was the perfect compliment along my successful attempt at the unsupported Colorado Trail speed record to ensure a restful night’s sleep. Through a balance of weight, comfort and packability, Klymit continues to push the envelope of design, filling a niche in the ultra-light community without sacrificing appeal to the weekend warrior. With over 1500 miles of use, the X-Lite has become my mainstay sleeping pad for all of my personal endeavors.

Thanks Shawn and congratulations on your amazing unsupported speed record–you are truly an inspiration to all of us here at Klymit!