Bob,

There are 3 sections: "Adventures" is for my future trip reports, "Philosophy" is for my thoughts on gear and techniques, and "Gear" is for webstore. The first 2 are not active currently and the Gear redirects to this thread. This is a preview only.

I will be launching my products and (website) only after extensive testing this June in himalayas. Currently I am accepting preorders (only from BPL members who have directly contacted me) to raise funding for the expedition and kick start my business.

Are you located in the US? Is it necessary to do testing in the Himalayas? Is your gear list working?

I am located in India. My gear list is confidential :)

"On another note--Bob, how is it exactly that you survive everyday social interaction?"

Konrad, I am still waiting to see your explanation of what you meant by this.

--B.G.--

Bob, I was hinting at the fact that you were a little crass , given that it's abundantly clear that Huzefa just started his business and website. In other words, cut the guy some slack. Why offer criticisms that add little value when instead you can help the individual improve? The skeleton of his website is there, and there's enough info to give us an idea of what he hopes to achieve.

These are the little social cues in life that I would expect people to understand.

Other another note...do you not have anything better to do then to feverishly recheck this thread, awaiting my response?

Edited by Konrad1013 on 04/09/2012 15:01:06 MDT.

Konrad, our time was wasted in previewing a web site that really wasn't ready for prime time. At least in this country, we don't put them on the air until they are 99% ready. The web site was not introduced as a skeleton, as you put it.

Konrad, you personally attacked me. That is why I've been watching. I accept your apology.

--B.G.--

I would try highlighting the first letters of the key words in a contrasting font color to make them stand out more, so that the L.E.S.S. is more obvious. I'm impressed someone earlier picked up on that. I don't think I ever would have

Bob,
LOL to everything in your post. I didn't realize that there was a standard operating procedure to website publishing in the U.S. I must have missed that memo. Did you make sure to let all users of tumblr, yahoo, and any other website domain provider in this country know?

Cheers.

Edited by Konrad1013 on 04/09/2012 15:55:58 MDT.

"LOL to everything in your post. I didn't realize that there was a standard operating procedure to website publishing in the U.S. I must have missed that memo."

Konrad, no humor intended. There is no standard operating procedure, but there is a relatively standard process before you go live, and it has virtually nothing to do with the domain providers. I created an entire corporate web site years ago. Only a few trusted reviewers were given the initial address so that it could be live tested.

--B.G.--

>Only a few trusted reviewers were given the initial address so that it could be live tested.

I thought I could trust fellow BPL members. You are making it seem like its a mistake.

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First 10 customers receive special pricing, get the quilts before anyone else, and plus a 20% discount on the next order. Lot of new gear coming soon!

I have a Montbell Thermawrap that has exoloft insultaion of 50g/sq meter. So at 28 gram/oz, your 4 oz insulation sheet is approximately 112g/sq meter? I'm just trying to get an idea of how warm it'll be.

John

It's 133gsm.

Thanks!. That's great warmth for the weight.

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Your logo is cluttered and hard to read. The "L" gets lost becasue the bottom part looks like a handle for the grey triangle in the middle and makes it look like a meat clever instead of an "L" and a mountain - which is what I guess the grey triangle is?

Might try different colors or fonts or even a differnt name as a last resort.

+1 to the comments about you being an unknown at this point. I think your market will be South Asia realistically. With the price of shipping between India and North or South Americas added to the price of a quilt, I don't see you getting very many direct mail orders from those locations, unless you find a local distributor.

I think you need to identify your target market, competitors, etc before launching. Seems like there are too many unknowns in your business model and product line at this point to know how you stack up against other competitors that post on BPL.

Edited by veganaloha on 05/06/2012 02:45:55 MDT.

Thanks. Thats a very encouraging post.

I guess being a member of BPL for 4 years with over 1000 posts doesnt count anything.

Shipping for the quilts is only $15 from India to anywhere in the world by EMS. Takes less then a week and is trackable online. This isnt much more then what competitors offer.

The cheapest way to ship a sleeping bag from US to Canada is by USPS, that cost me $35 and took over 3 weeks, there's another $45 for taxes and custom charges upon arrival. My orders from Dealextream.com that some times ship directly from China with free shipping but took months. 10 years ago a pair of heavy ski ship from US to Canada by FedEX only cost me $20, now it would go over $100. Also 10 years ago I shipped 300 gram coffee sample to Japan with 5 day delivery cost $60, I can't imaging how much it would cost today. I don't think $15 shipping within one week from India to north America is realistic.

"I guess being a member of BPL for 4 years with over 1000 posts doesnt count anything."

I'm not sure how that would translate to making higher quality quilts than say Tim Marshall for example.

Maybe you should give some examples of how yours are the best. So far we've seen some pics of unfinished quilts, some estimates on finished weights, and the only review so far is from you - which no doubt has some bias to it.

Edit to point out that nobody has seen a finished quilt - in fact, when asked about a picture of your foot box you sent a link to MLD's website and said it would be like that. Do you own that MLD quilt so that you can offer direct evidence that yours is higher quality? And how so?

Edited by 7sport on 05/06/2012 06:32:10 MDT.

Are you complaining because I am offering a good shipping price? :) I guess its hard to please everyone.

I just rechecked, and the price has indeed increased. To ~$18.

Here is the link to the shipping calculator: http://www.indiapost.gov.in/SP_Int.aspx
Type 750 gram and select USA as destination. Speed Post aka Express Mail international take about 5-8 days.

Here is the link to the OLD prices:
http://www.indiapost.gov.in/SPInternational_Tariff.aspx

Those who have placed an order or asked prices by email - dont worry. Prices remain the same.