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TNF wins OutDoor awards
The North Face was honoured at the recent OutDoor Industry Show in Friedrichshafen with two prestigious awards. Both The North Face Reversible Mercurial Jacket and The North Face Minibus 23 tent garnered honors for their innovative technical features.
The latter, the new Minibus 23 two-person tent received critical praise for its intuitive set-up and spacious interior. When The North Face design team first presented sketches for the Minibus, people said the unusual pole structure wouldn't be possible but by utilizing improved components and a DAC Jake's Foot anchor system, the team succeeded in building the Minibus as envisioned: a tent that takes up a small physical space, but that offers a remarkably commodious living environment.
The innovative new Men's Reversible Mercurial Jacket adapts to changes in the weather using a revolutionary baffle system. Worn black side out, the jacket offers the warmth and protection of an insulated performance jacket. As the temperature climbs, the jacket can be reversed for a cooling effect; the aluminum-coated silver side reflects about 40 per cent more of the sun's rays than the black side. And, the baffles that trapped warm air when the black side was out, open for airflow when the jacket is reversed.
Other winners included Cascade Designs for their excellent Therm-a-Rest NeoAir mattress and a Bronze award for their MSR HyperFlow microfilter.
