hamster wrote:Tangled Metal wrote:Paramo made in Peru, air miles?
Golite and Big Agnes are American so air miles an issue too? Although I'd not be surprised if they don't get stuff made in SE Asia somewhere.
I sorry but the outdoor industry is as capable of greenwashing their products as any other. Whilst bluesign certification and other schemes help there's unlikely to be a real environmentally friendly solution. Even Cotton tents will use not very green chemicals to produce.
I'm not trying to criticize your aims but let's be honest here, it's really just lipservice to being green surely?
Tents won't be air freighted. Surface transport by sea container.
You might be surprised how much comes in by air, if you're importing by the tonne it's clear cut, if it's by the kg less so, typically 3 - 4 times the price, insignificant on a 2kg item retailing at £300+. East Midlands Airport, just up the road from me, handles 320,000 tonnes a year!