What Can I say about    Páramo? YOU GUYS KICK ASS Where to start. Páramo is always looking for the path of least environmental impact. The Páramo Recycling Scheme is our way of providing a safe route for disposal of unwanted garments. We'll take back any Páramo product (except underwear), and either find it a new home, or recycle it into new fabric. As a reward for your effort in getting old gear back to us, you can expect a generous discount on new Páramo products.  THEY will give you up £50 on your next garment over £125. FAIR TRADE Páramo’s partnership with the Miquelina Foundation in Bogotá, Colombia began in 1992. This partnership gives valuable opportunities for vulnerable people – women at risk of prostitution and drugs are offered training and employment, homes and childcare. Over 80% of Páramo’s annual production occurs at Miquelina, including all our Analogy waterproof garments. All garments manufactured at Miquelina now carry the World Fair Trad...

What to say... I love the outdoors and have since a young age when I started camping with the family. From there it moved on boy scouts, white water kayaking, travelling around Europe for two years teaching sailing and working at Tiso outdoor in Aberdeen Scotland . Since about 13 I have also spent my time representing Canada in sailing competing all over Canada, US, UK and Uruguay. Now for my working life..... lets see I started working at young age in the family business (Mays Studio in Hudson Quebec)The store is now on its 3rd generation. Most of my career has been in retail management in the outdoor and sporting industry, Running and was the Sales rep for Jack Wolfskin in Canada WELL  WHAT A YEAR/4 years This has been the year of big changes. Just over a year ago my family and I decided to make a change and move from Montreal Canada to Carlisle England to be close to the Lake district! why /4 years  because the best thing happened to me I became a father!

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If it's not Scottish, it's craaaapp!! well sometimes the same can be said about China. I have worked many years in retail and time after time people will say to me I can't buy that its made in China! Well they could not be more wrong its not where its made its who made it. Do you like Patagonia? well guess what they manufacture in china.The difference  they do it right take a look at this link to learn more link

Some days its just nice to relax and read a book! Well if you want to learn about some of the problems this is the read for you Let My People Go Surfing By Yvon Chouinard you can buy it here at Patagonia

Each week I will highlight a product of the week that can be called ECO FRIENDLY. This won't be a review but more of a shout out  to a company for the good work they are doing. This week will be the Velez Jacket from  Páramo The Velez Jacket is for very active people who swap between outdoor activities. If you enjoy mountain walking, cycling, climbing and backpacking, you need a versatile jacket suitable for all these activities. You also need to be able to keep cool when you are working hard, which is where clever ventilation comes in.The Velez’s versatile design combines with the Nikwax Analogy® fabric for optimum comfort, providing waterproof protection, warmth, and cooling in one garment. Oh its also PFC FREE   RRP  £285.00

Brands that care and that are PFC free or going PFC free.This list will grow as I add more there are some good companies not on this list thats only because they are not far on the way to PFC free but might be doing other good things like Patagonia    Didriksons  www.didriksons.com/en-gb  Fjällräven  www.fjallraven.co.uk                                                    Jack Wolfskin  www.jack-wolfskin.com/  Páramo  www.paramo-clothing.com  Vaude  www.vaude.com/en-GB