BigLoad
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Post by BigLoad on Mar 20, 2024 9:40:51 GMT -8
Mellie is Melanzama, who sew all their fleece hoodies in the USA last I checked. Pretty loose styling while still weight saving enough for hiking until about 2020 (see my explanation below). The brand got so popular (and still is) that they had to institute a “in person” shopping requirement and finally an appointment to keep their shop small.
They sew them (at least some of them) right there in the shop in Leadville, so I'm sure protecting workers was a big reason for their appointment policy.
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Post by swmtnbackpacker on Mar 20, 2024 10:23:28 GMT -8
Mellie is Melanzama, who sew all their fleece hoodies in the USA last I checked. Pretty loose styling while still weight saving enough for hiking until about 2020 (see my explanation below). The brand got so popular (and still is) that they had to institute a “in person” shopping requirement and finally an appointment to keep their shop small.
They sew them (at least some of them) right there in the shop in Leadville, so I'm sure protecting workers was a big reason for their appointment policy.
Definitely a stand up company. Just there’s other options even in made in the USA layers.
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Post by leadbelly on Mar 21, 2024 6:10:06 GMT -8
the price is a lot better than current Patagonia R1 hoody half-zips (a favorite of mine) full retail price (though i see a multi-color option at patagonia for $117), and I like the kangaroo pocket, but the flight to colorado would nuke the cost savings for me. plus, i've only been wearing that R1 layer for a dozen years, and it will take me several more to damage it.
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Post by cweston on Mar 21, 2024 6:16:45 GMT -8
I find Leadville to be a fascinating place. A really odd mix of rough-living folk, mountain "bums," uppity outdoorsy granola types, etc. (And tourists, of course.) Definitely a very different vibe than the mountain towns along I-70. I ate at a great low-brow burger joint there this summer. In addition to the burger and fries being excellent, it was a great people-watching locale as well. Winters must be long and brutal there, at 10,000+ feet.
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Post by BigLoad on Mar 21, 2024 7:09:07 GMT -8
I love the pizza place in Leadville and I miss the old breakfast place.
As some here already know, my great-grandfather came to Leadville as an immigrant in the mining days and split time between there and Colorado Springs. He worked as a wagon driver in the mines, and then pursued less strenuous work when he was disabled by the lung disease which brought his early demise.
I dug through old directories in the Public Library to verify what I could from my grandfather's recollections, but records only capture when they were living in buildings with addresses, not their life in tents.
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Post by ErnieW on Mar 21, 2024 9:00:51 GMT -8
I dug through old directories in the Public Library to verify what I could from my grandfather's recollections, but records only capture when they were living in buildings with addresses, not their life in tents. Mining company payroll or company store ledgers (private records) might record them but those may be long gone.
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