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Title: Winona Camo Systems ?????
Post by: Labs4me on January 14, 2008, 06:03:00 AM
Is Winona Camo still around and available for sale? I used to have a complete set, including the insulated vest back in the mid 80s. Great Stuff. So nice in fact that it was stolen from the back of my truck while I was shopping at an outdoors sporting good store (between hunts) in northern MI. Really like to acquire another set if it is still available.
Title: Re: Winona Camo Systems ?????
Post by: Morning Star on January 14, 2008, 07:46:00 AM
Winona went out of business due to NAFTA.  Bob Fratzke refused to have his stuff made over seas, so it's been out of production for quite a few years.  
If you look up Knit Tree, you'll find they have a pattern just like Winona.
Title: Re: Winona Camo Systems ?????
Post by: PICKNGRIN on January 14, 2008, 09:00:00 AM
Wish I could get some more!  The sweater I have on in my avitar I bought in 1984!  Great stuff!
Title: Re: Winona Camo Systems ?????
Post by: Dirty Bill on January 14, 2008, 09:07:00 AM
The Knit place has the exact pattern.The colors may be a little different,but real close. It's not real cheap,but it's made partly of marino wool.
Title: Re: Winona Camo Systems ?????
Post by: Curtiss Cardinal on January 14, 2008, 01:25:00 PM
The only thing I would have changed about Winona camo was to have made it out of at least 40% wool.
If I win the lottery I'll try and buy  Bob Fratzke's jaquard looms and patterns and reproduce the camo in a combination of Alpaca and Merino Wool with only a small amount of synthetic for fit and stretch.