How to Make a Sleeping Bag, Featuring Exxel Outdoors - Episode 153

[Ady42o]

looks like a Walmart special. what do those run $19.95? Complete lack of innovation.

[GoliathAngelus]

@CampingGearTV for a minute i thought cotton

[GoliathAngelus]

What kind of fiber do they use?

[nshemenski]

Very cool. Great job!

[CampingGearTV]

@nshemenski Thanks!

[Greatbloke]

Nice presentation, fellers. Good to see them expanding.

[CampingGearTV]

@Greatbloke Thanks budddy.  -j

[sabr686]

Well, that was fun, wasn't it? Nothing like a road trip to Alabama. I did not know that they were the only company in America making sleeping bags. That's pathetic, isn't it? There's tons of great sleeping bags out there, and none but one are made in the US? Not good. Thanks for the info.

[CampingGearTV]

@sabr686 Thanks man! It was a fun episode to make for sure. Check out some of the comments below, you'll see that there are indeed a couple other companies making sleeping bags in the U.S. But they are more of the high-end variety and produce only a fraction of the volume as Exxel. Thus we call Exxel the only "major" sleeping bag factory in the U.S. -josh

[sabr686]

@CampingGearTV Thanks for the clarification! Good to hear.

[chrishoyt161718]

cool i didnt know ozark trail made things in America =]

[CampingGearTV]

@chrishoyt161718 Yep yep.

[edgybob1]

nice video. unable to hear the workers very good even with the volume turned all the way up. Narration came through good though.

[CampingGearTV]

@edgybob1 Yeah they were a little quiet. I can definitely hear them though without turning the volume all the way up. In any event, thanks very much for the kind words. :) -josh

[trenttyre]

@CampingGearTV there is a serious issue with your editing software. i can hear the music and narration but none of the workers please fix this guys

[CampingGearTV]

@trenttyre You on a pc or mac? Watching the videos through what browser? (can you hear the audio correctly at our site? CampingGearTV . com ) Want to get this fixed for you man...but I don't know what the deal is. Audio working fine every way I test it. -j

[trenttyre]

@CampingGearTV using a mac with safari and the sound does not work on your website either

[adu4278]

Excellent video! 

[CampingGearTV]

@adu4278 Thanks very much! :P -josh

[X2YeZCAMCNC]

Great video I really enjoy that

[CampingGearTV]

@X2YeZCAMCNC Thanks, really appreciate it. -j

[ohsosternly]

This show just keeps getting better!

[CampingGearTV]

@ohsosternly Thanks very much. We are always working to improve the show. -j

[Warpetrie]

wow that was better than "How its Made" very cool and interesting stuff

[CampingGearTV]

@Warpetrie Thanks a ton! -j

[kookiemoose]

Superb job guys. Outstanding camera work, and narration. All around a very informative, and visually effective video.

[CampingGearTV]

@kookiemoose Thanks buddy. Much appreciate. -josh

[enjoythewildUSA]

I would have thought that little kids in Bangladesh were cranking those out. I'm glad to see a Made In America product.

[CampingGearTV]

@enjoythewildUSA Absolutely. 

[inquisitivewolf]

Great video and excellent trike riding.

[CampingGearTV]

@inquisitivewolf I agree. The trike riding really put it over the top! :) -josh

[richardhummell2497]

Now that was interesting! Bravo Guys! Well Done. 

[CampingGearTV]

@richardhummell2497 Thanks a ton man! -j

[gcstorm1]

where the heck was your PPE?

[CampingGearTV]

@gcstorm1 It was a special day in which it wasn't required. ;)

[77weller77]

Great production guys. Keep it up.

[CampingGearTV]

@77weller77 Thanks!

[alston770]

This was a realy cool video!

i cant believe they made you production manager!

[CampingGearTV]

@alston770 I know! What an honor :) -josh

[jrdudedj]

I wonder how you could make your own sleeping bag. Great video guys, i really enjoyed it.

[CampingGearTV]

@jrdudedj Thanks! -j

[Gman7e]

i believe these are the Ozark trail named $10 bags at walmart...i have one :)

[CampingGearTV]

@Gman7e Yep, those are the ones! They also make some other brand names at this factory. But Ozark Trail was the one in production on the day of our visit. -josh

[ecollins92]

@CampingGearTV wait a minute, a walmart brand thats made in america?

[CampingGearTV]

@ecollins92 True story.

[ecollins92]

@CampingGearTV or is it based on a true story

[SurviveN2]

That was interesting to watch.

[FiestaIsland]

Get that man at 2:42 a real filtration mask.

[CampingGearTV]

@FiestaIsland Oh snap! -j

[MBlackford100]

Great job guys!

[CampingGearTV]

@MBlackford100 Thanks man!  -josh

[adw245]

“ the only major sleeping bag manufacturing the US” what about Western Mountaineering and Feathered Friends?

[dmosier]

@adw245 I was just going to say the same thing

Western Mountaineering, Fathered Friends, Wiggy's.....

[CampingGearTV]

@dmosier We believe the difference is that they are the only manufacturer of mass-market sleeping bags in the U.S. Certainly the companies you mention are great brands. Our understanding is that Exxel's approximate annual production of two million bags puts them at a production level way beyond any other US manufacturers. Thus the term "major." - josh

[CampingGearTV]

@adw245 We believe the difference is that they are the only manufacturer of mass-market sleeping bags in the U.S. Certainly the companies you mention are great brands. Our understanding is that Exxel's approximate annual production of two million bags puts them at a production level way beyond any other US manufacturers. Thus the term "major."