The first year IR was around and these were in production was also the first year I was paddling C1, having switched from OC that summer. At the time, a few people thought I was taking a gamble picking up an IR Session from CKS while guiding on the Arkansas. The skeptics were wrong. That drytop has survived four seasons of guiding in Colorado and seven years of year-round slalom training since. With the help of a little 303, I am even still on the original gaskets. Every other piece of paddling gear I had from then has completely disintegrated by now. I still use this top. Just this morning when going for a morning paddle in my DR boat on the Catawba, this top went with. Nice work guys.

Thanks Joel. You can find out more about Joel and his involvement with paddling and whitewater slalom at http://performancepaddlesport.com

This is as good as it gets!  IR top, pogies, skull cap, Uni-suit, and new sweet bungee skirt! I am dry and warm (I am wearing glacier gloves under the pogies, however, so cheating, but it is only 19 degrees out.)

And some pics:

Attached is an image from my 3 day Easter paddle.
I am modelling an IR Shockwave skirt and IR Long Sleeved Zephyr on
Reidle Bay, Maria Island, Tasmania.

I think it’s time for an R and D trip for the IR staff… Thanks for the pic and note, Frank!

Thanks for all your help in getting us the gear and clothes we needed for our trip down the Grand Canyon! It was a fantastic experience, helped at every turn by the great IR items we brought. The new bamboo thin skin shirts are awesome and I wore one every day on the river. They are super soft and washed and dried well. My new thick skin shirt was a dream and I wore it most days and slept in it a few others! And everything looks like new after 25 days on the water. Chris loves his thick skin shirt and drytop and wouldn’t have been comfortable without them.

Emily

After looking at the IR website, it seems you are the man that I should send this email to (though after reading the job descriptions I was tempted to send it to John Weld… haha). I just wanted to tell you that my mother bought me a pair of your IR capri’s online, along with a bunch of other capri’s from miscellaneous other companies, for Christmas because I needed Muslim-appropriate dress because I was leaving for West Africa shortly after the holidays. Well, as I can imagine you know- ordering clothes online without trying them on or knowing the brand can end in disaster; however when I put on the capri’s (which are not only sensible, and comfortable- but very stylish!) they fit like they were made for me. I was thrilled with them, and have appreciated their light weight material, nice pattern and general wearability.
But today as I sat in the back of the compound (home for 6 months) scrubbing laundry in tubs with a bar of ‘local soap’ and cold water my appreciation and love of IR grew tremendously. They scrub out SO easily, honestly I wish I had 10 more pairs like them in different colors and styles! I had to laugh, because it was the highlight of my day discovering just how great those pants are (they even dried on the line in no time at all).

Nellica making something delicious

Thank you so much for the great pants, and thank you even MORE for making laundry by hand less miserable.

Your new loyal customer,

Nellica

King Simonetti himself commented, “Though the quality of IR products always seems to be really high, I was particular impressed with the fit and construction of the suit.   I can actually get it zipped up all by myself and having the zipper across the shoulders gives you really good mobility while padding.  It is also warm and TOTALLY dry as the pics of my leisure time in 39 degree water will show.  This drysuit may be the nicest thing I own.”

Here is a photo before Simonetti was crowned as the IR Mustache King.  You can clearly see that His Highness was underdressed for Kingly activities like reclining in frigid water and laughing at the river, and that he had other “ailments” to worry about at the time.

Comparably, the Tick, not a Mustache King but certainly a Mustache wearing Superhero, also wears IR gear.  It’s obvious that he has chosen the Union Suit as his primary attire.

Happy New Year,

Spencer Cooke, Effort Inc
IR Southeast Sales Rep

I RECEIVED MY [REPAIRED] DRYTOP IN AN LL BEAN BOX WITH NO EXTRA CRAP, NO CATALOG, NO RECEIPT. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. FINALLY A COMPANY TRULY KEEPING IT GREEN, RECYCLING AND PROBABLY SAVING LUTE IN THE MEANTIME. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, KUDOS TO YOU, I’M VERY IMPRESSED AND AM TELLING ALL MY BOATER FRIENDS.

SUSAN

Please advise… and keep building the creme de la tops!

Sincerely,

Ted

Ted fires up some Stripers in his new Camo Comp