Abercrombie & Fitch tent find, need help

The limited bought them out.... similar to what is happening to TNF. They recently got bought out by Vanity Fair. Do you think they will maintain their lines of outdoor sporting clothing? within a few years the focus will shift to practicality and functionality to fashion. Plus England went to the crapper, started banning knives and guns, outlawing backcountry camping... what British importer and outdoor gear supplier can survive when their country does that?
 
Hemingway used an Abercrombie shotgun to off himself. Tell that to Abercrombie's current customers and they'll be amazed -- if they even know who Hemmngway is.

Actually, i'm a bit of a hypocrite. I absolutely love my super-thick, heavy duty canvas Adirondack jacket from Abercrombie. Keeps me very, very warm and has held up incredibly nicely for the past 4 years. Weird that it's such high quality. Even weirder that it came a bit pre-destroyed and that i haven't come close to actually putting the same amount of wear and tear on it after daily use.
 
moogoogaidan said:
Hemingway used an Abercrombie shotgun to off himself. Tell that to Abercrombie's current customers and they'll be amazed -- if they even know who Hemmngway is.

Actually, i'm a bit of a hypocrite. I absolutely love my super-thick, heavy duty canvas Adirondack jacket from Abercrombie. Keeps me very, very warm and has held up incredibly nicely for the past 4 years. Weird that it's such high quality. Even weirder that it came a bit pre-destroyed and that i haven't come close to actually putting the same amount of wear and tear on it after daily use.
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Interesting tidbit. I looked up Abercrombie shotguns and wow, do those hold value. It's a shame they've changed.
 
Frostyfingers said:
I was amazed to read in a book recently that Abercrombie was once a premier supplier of outdoor goods. What the hell happened? Much like North Face, who was once a big supplier to mountaineering folks...now every frat guy/sorority girl on my campus has a North Face fleece jacket, and they think they're fashionable. Hmm. Times change, I guess.
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Haha ... yeah this bugs the hell out of me. As I commonly say: these companies are all about FASHION not PASSION. The North Face is a 1 Billion/year company now and they didn't get there with high-end mountaineering gear. Look at Eddie Bauer - they're desperately trying to reclaim their hardcore image of yesteryear with their First Ascent line. The world's highest and most dangerous peaks were all climbed with Eddie Bauer gear in the 50s-70s. They became an older person's GAP in recent years and COMPLETELY lost their hardcore image.
 
Aha, a thread brought back from the past. I was surprised to see this. The hope was to find more information about the tent I have. Brown oilcloth type material.
 
PayetteRucker said:
Plus England went to the crapper, started banning knives and guns, outlawing backcountry camping... what British importer and outdoor gear supplier can survive when their country does that?
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fairly well actually.
the north face is still a popular brand amongst outdoors types over here, especially in the areas of hiking, climbing and the alike, although in my circles the weapons of choice seem to be mountain equipment (because we can get it at a reduced price) and rab (for reasons unknown), you still see the north face's gear around a fair bit.

you see their backpacks from time to time, and they can't get enough of their barrel shaped cargo bags, although again mountain equipment have now produced a simmilar bag which is predicatably becoming more popular.

the back-country campers, and the shooting types would hardly go near the stuff anyway. hunting over here tends towards either old-school bird shooting gear (tweed jackets and flat caps) or some of the modern cammo coulors. while the bushcraft guys go for muted coulors, and tend to prefer army surplus and older-style kit (canvas backpacks and natural materials)
 
Same thing happened to "Eddie Bauer, Expedition Outfitter". Used to produce some really serious outdoor gear, like the Karakorum Parka.

A friend of mine has an old Enfield that Abercrombie converted to 300 Weatherby back when they did that kind of work.

DancesWithKnives
 
brizbane said:
About thirty years ago I happened into an A and F store in NYC and it was awesome beyond words. I do not know how it turned into what ever it is now, but it makes me sad.
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The exact same thing that has happened to nearly every company that ever existed in the US of A.
A devastating disease you are witnessing today.
G.R.E.E.D :grumpy:
 
panicotr said:
Abercrombie & Fitch was THE high class sporting store in NYC up into the late 60's or 70's. Hemingway, Ruark etc bought their safari gear, guns & fishing rods there.

Was in it once in the late 60's and an entire floor was devoted to guns, another to fishing rods. Not in the style of a big box store, but almost like a museum. I believe they went bankrupt but could be wrong. May research it.
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I was in the Chicago A&F store in the late 60s and remember the same set up. I also clearly remember seeing big "antler bone" handled knives in a showcase. Probably, Randalls, as A&F was a large dealer of their knives back then. The good ole' days for sure. :thumbup:
 
DWK2 said:
Same thing happened to "Eddie Bauer, Expedition Outfitter". Used to produce some really serious outdoor gear, like the Karakorum Parka...DancesWithKnives
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I also recall a time when Banana Republic was an outdoor store and safari outfitter as well.
 
Yea, I remember the old Banana Republic. They carried a lot of foreign surplus military items and clothes. Every time I would visit there would always be different cool stuff. Then I remember it closed for a short while and then reopened, and "Wow, W T _ happened?"
 
I wasn't around when banana republic was a real store, but I actually found some of their wool stuff to work OK outside. Yikes.
 
My mom and I were cleaning out some closets the other day and came across a boxed set of stag handled steak knives with the A&F logo etched on the blades. They appear to be unused, neat stuff.
 
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