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Dec 27, 2020 at 6:10 am #3690960
Big Agnes is now touting their “SOLUTION DYED” tents. All nylons of course.
BA’s description goes like this: “Now using solution dyed fabric that is highly resistant to UV fade and drastically reduces energy consumption and water use during manufacturing, a process that is better for the environment and improves the quality of the tent fabric.” I don’t know how much is real and how much is marketing hoopla. BA virtue signals by describing a greener manufacturing process and also claims a breakthrough is UV resistance. However just because you say it doesn’t make it so. I’ll try not to be too cynical though and keep an open mind. Maybe there’s some truth to their propaganda.
https://www.bigagnes.com/Gear/Collections/Solution-Dyed-Fabrics
Dec 27, 2020 at 8:51 am #3690969“Virtue signals.” Haven’t heard that one, before, but it’s a sensible phrase. Lots of that going around, lately…
I’m not sure if their processes are any better than anyone else’s after reading that blurb on their site; I’ll have to look into the nature of fabric production and dyeing before I can figure it out. It’s not a cynical move to be a skeptic: it’s just critical thinking.
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