EMS has been around for more than 40 years. If you've never heard of them, you must be new to backpacking. As the name implies, they are a New England company, but like everyone else, they have a web presence now.

I remember them from the days of mail order catalogs, back in the 70's and 80's. Like REI, Patagonia, and many others no longer around, they started out selling climbing gear and stuff imported from Europe. Also like a lot of the stores and brands from the old days, it has undergone a number of owners.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Mountain_Sports


Edited by TomD (07/16/10 02:24 AM)
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