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Bamboo: More Than Just Feng Shui

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Author: Anthony Huang

Email: ahuang@gearpatrol.com
Site: http://www.gearpatrol.com/
About: Hello, gentlemen; this is Anthony, and this is my long-awaited bio post (according to the ever-pestering Eric, anyway). Personally, I think Gear Patrol is making me poorer. Not the best idea in today’s economy but, what the hell – hopefully, Citi will fall after I purchase a few barrels of JD. As one of the very first readers, I’ve enjoyed watching the site grow from one new post every few days to several articles daily – finding more and more gear I could add to my ever-growing collection. So, I find it a great honor that I was selected to join The GP Crew. Despite many failed attempts to get Eric to write my bio for me (so I could envelop myself in Call of Duty at his pad), he remained stalwart, and I was relegated to alternative measures: interviewing myself. So without further ado, I give you Anthony vs. Anthony – on the hot seat. [Continued after the jump] Tell us a little about yourself. My editors know me to be laid back, obsessed with finding deals on the finer things in life, and one who tends to over-research products. Why? To convince myself that I desperately need something, then not buy it. It’s a sordid affair. That’s pretty rough. Anything else? I’m also a fanatic when it comes to reading about random articles and an irate, foul-mouthed lunatic when it comes to playing video games (Ed: True). I’m perpetually on the move, calling New York, Chattanooga, and Memphis home. What’s one embarrassing moment you’d like to share with our readers and forever be published on the internet for the whole world to see? Gee, Anthony, when you put it that way… Oh wait… actually, looking back one of the funniest events (not for me at the time) had to be when I was learning how to ride a bike. Being the young and ever-confident 5 year old trying to keep up with an older bro, I decided to try and show off by riding my bike down the hill – sans training wheels. So what happened? I think this YouTube clip might be the closest dramatization of the actual events: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OszlUvXGsfw Why that moment? Because, well… you fall down and you keep going and that’s what guys do. The old adage applies here: if you can’t laugh at yourself, you shouldn’t be laughing at all. What’s your biggest vice? An outrageously good deal (think: slickdeals.net). Oh, and Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve. Is there anything embarrassing you can tell us about Eric Yang? Eric is supafly smooth (Ed: I’d debate “supafly”). I’m still waiting for him to trip up; we all are, actually. Such events are rarer than spotting Nessie. If we ever go on that golf trip next year, then maybe I (we) can catch one of those rare moments on camera.See Authors Posts (44) on Wed, Jan 6, 2010
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Lately, green has been the new black. Everyone is cashing in on the environmentally organofriendly trend, especially clothiers. While being chemical and pesticide free is certainly a good thing, we still need to improve our efforts to improve water conservation. No matter how conservative you think you are, the amount of water used to make everyday products that keep us comfortable can be rather surprising, as it takes hundreds of gallons to make a simple t-shirt.

Degree 6 Clothing was created with just this eco-problem in mind. Their main focuses are on water conservation and reducing carbon emissions. They produce clothing by using alternative resources such as water-saving bamboo and recycled polyester.

After getting a chance to view their offerings first-hand, bamboo isn’t just for pandas and feng shui anymore. Bamboo fabric is super soft and almost silk-like. Not to mention it’s more wrinkle resistant, more durable, and more breatheable than cotton, too. Degree 6 offers a line of eco-lux men’s clothing that includes hoodies, sweats, and tees. So head over to Degree 6 and save some water, whilst looking sharp.

Cost: $127

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Friday, January 1st, 2010

Degree 6 creates well made garments by using alternative materials such as bamboo and recycled polyester instead of cotton. They recognized that a single cotton t-shirt requires over 700 gallons of water to produce. A Degree 6 bamboo t-shirt require’s only 35 gallons and shirts that are made from recycled soda bottles consume 1/2 a gallon less gasoline than shirts made of virgin polyester. Degree 6 Clothing isn’t just great for the planet, its good for your skin. Bamboo fabric is super soft with a texture similar to silk. It’s also wrinkle resistant, more durable, and more breatheable than cotton. Check out more product shots after the jump!