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Wilderness Experience Profile

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History

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Even though I unfortunately long ago dispensed with my Wilderness Experience catalogues, I have put up the History and Images pages for the company

(see links above), but have opted not to complete a full profile at this time.

Instead, I refer you to  Wilderness Experience co-founder Jim Thomsen's website (link below) when he chronicles a potted history of the company, with a

variety of photos and catalogue scans.

He also makes some claims for Wilderness Experience's role as a pioneering innovator in the outdoor industry

•  first outdoor company to switch to plastic buckles and hardware

•  first to manufacture a shelled jacket with a zip out fleece liner

•  first US outdoor company to be publicly listed on the stock market

•  made Baggies style shorts long before Patagonia did

•  prototyped a hydration pack for endurance sports long before Camelbak

More at:

http://www.tenayatravels.com/Wilderness%20Experience.html