Have you seen those jackets with two zipper slider heads that have the ability to move in different directions to both open and close the zipper at opposite ends? They are a common feature among outerwear jackets for enhanced functionality. Two-way tail to tail zippers, as commonly used in jackets, are lengthy front zippers with […]
Traveling in unpredictable weather can make packing a challenge. The last thing you want is to add a ton of bulk to your bag for a coat you may never use. The Charles River Pack-N-Go product line packs so easily and compact that being prepared for the weather doesn’t have to add another suitcase. The […]
A pullover jacket is typically worn over a shirt for casual activity, and as the name implies is a quick and easy pull over the head for easy on/off. A pullover may or may not have a hood or a collar, usually will have side pockets, will typically have either a quarter-zip front, but may […]
When searching for a jacket size, it can often be difficult to find the extremes of sizes – the very small such as size extra-extra small (XXS) and the very large such as extra-extra-extra extra-extra-large (5XL). And yet a number of individuals require these sizes for a proper fit and can search far and wide […]
Every year millions of people visit the world’s first national park, Yellowstone National Park. Located in the of the Northwest region of the United States and shared by three states (Wyoming 96%, Montana 3% and Idaho 1% of the park) Yellowstone has amazing mountains and valleys, beautiful streams filled with fish and an abundance of […]
It can be hard to find rain coats for kids. A few years ago when my wife and I took our kids on a cruise to Mexico, we realized that the weather was not going to be as sunny and nice as we had hoped… or prepared for. We spent several hours driving around town […]
My three kids LOVE to play outside when it rains, especially my little 2-year old girl. However, when it rains, keeping them out of the mud is nearly impossible. On our most recent trip to Teton National Park, my youngest daughter got some dirt on the outer material (Polyurethane), sown seams and inner material (Polyester […]
Human apparel has a diversity of origins and style differences and with that diversity and style differences comes a variety of nomenclature that can cause confusion and even cross-naming of some articles of clothing. For example, some sites will in part define a jacket as an outerwear garment that “extends to the level of the […]