Trail Cooking

A couple years ago (Was it that long ago? Yes, it has been!) I started thinking about making a UL FBC cozy of my own. I was picky though. It needed to be light, flexible, breathable, squashable and hopefully washable.

There wasn't anything I could find on the market already being made that fit the above. In early 2006 I started making prototypes. They were very rough at first, and still too heavy, the orginal prototypes were 3 layers of fabric. I wasn't happy at all with what I was producing. By October of 2006 I had a version I was almost happy with. A shot of me trying that version out, on the saddle above Snow Lake here in Washington, in fall of 2006. Next to it a photo of some of the first cozies made early 2007.

Finally on a trip in January of 2007, I was out hiking in the snow and cold in the high desert and I got the idea in my mind of what exactly the cozy would look like, and how it went together. I believe it was around 5° in my tent that night. I couldn't wait to get back home and start sewing (or maybe to just warm up?).

Even then, I still tweak each batch, and little improvements are made. Every cozy produced is made by me and I hope that continues!

Since those first ones we have had different designs we have brought out and sold. Some we keep permanent, others we keep changing. Hiking is my inspiration as well as the feedback we get from our great customers.

I hope you enjoy your cozy! And if you have photos of you on the trail with yours in action send them to us. You might end up here.

~Kirk and Sarah