GoLite Awarded For Losing Frilly Bits

By Jon

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Fantastic late-breaking news for you; or maybe just late news, since it happened when we were off on holiday...

No frilly bits visible here - GoLite's Gust
busy chucking out the chintz...

The immensely prestigious Outdoor Writers' Guild has presented its equally prestigious Crystal Award for innovation in the outdoor industry to ultralight pioneering brand GoLite at its annual dinner in, erm, notoriously mountainous Norfolk. The OWG, if you were wondering, is the organisation for UK outdoor meeja luvvies, oops, sorry, media professionals.

"By using very light performance fabrics - many produced by Perserverance Mills at Padiham - cutting most of the 'frilly' bits off backpacks and designing combinations of shelter, sleeping bags and pads, GoLite has developed one of the most innovative product ranges on the outdoor market." Said Derryck Draper, chairman of the judges

"The selection is well thought-through, properly developed and tested, and has made a major contribution to the comfort of all who go backpacking."

If you still have a rucksac with 'frilly bits' on, we'd love to see it... Chuck out the chintz, we say.

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Mike D

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