Big Agnes sleeping bags, pads and tents.
Steamboat's slopes lured Bill Gamber and his clothing
manufacturer, BAP BAP - 1. An early system used on the IBM 701.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. Inc., West in 1990, but it was another decade before
the entrepreneur looked at horizontal expansion. Local designer Brad
Johnson Brad Johnson can refer to: - Brad Johnson (actor), American actor, former Marlboro Man
- Brad Johnson (American football), current quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League.
brought Gamber an innovative sleeping bag concept and the two
co-founded Big Agnes. "He thought there was a better way,"
said Gamber. Johnson's design called for a sleeve
Sleeve (O. Eng. slieve, or slyf, a word allied to slip, cf. Dutch sloof) is that part of a garment which covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips. on the bottom
side of each bag to accommodate a sleeping pad In camping, a ground pad, sleeping pad, sleeping mat or roll mat is a simple device often used in conjunction with a sleeping bag. Its purpose is to provide padding and thermal insulation. , so campers can roll,
turn over, and otherwise search for comfort without ever sliding onto
the anti-cushion that is the ground. For 2003. Big Agnes has unrolled
five new sleeping bag models and the company's first tents. Bags:
$129 to $339 retail. Pads: $54 to $82 retail. Tents: $199 to $299
retail.
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Made by Big Agnes Inc., Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs, town (1990 pop. 6,695), Routt co., NW Colo., on the Yampa River, just W of the Park Range; founded 1875, inc. 1907. It is a resort and skiing center, with ranching, farming, and light manufacturing. , (877) 554-8975 or (970)
871-1480, www.bigagnes.com. Available at numerous recreational retailers
in Colorado, including Mountain Sports, Grand West Outfitters, and
Mountain Miser.
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