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With brands such as Canada Goose and Arc’teryx gaining the status of cold-weather “it coats” worldwide, Canada is making its mark on the global outerwear industry with performance that stands up to the elements without skimping on style. Eiderdown harvesting mirrors truffle hunting more than it does typical down production. It’s collecting, a quiet art of observation and focus. It’s a meditation. Our eiderdown is washed and sterilized and certified at 99.95% purity. It is never blended with any other type of down. The Icelandic Ministry of Health verifies that all our eiderdown is safe to use. The duvet is hand sewn using only down-proof Egyptian cotton.
Five thousand euros,"says Elin Logadottir, sales director at 66° North, an outdoor clothing company based in Iceland. This video prompted some companies to adopt what is now known as the global traceable down standard. From the bottom of my heart I can say that I am very satisfied with my new duvet. I sleep very well with it.
Our timeless and functional pieces reflect our deep, wild respect for the nature that sustains us.
It also brings questions about authenticity. How do you know if you’re getting real eiderdown? Courtesy Savior Beds Tufts of eiderdown have neither quill nor any other hard components, so they are extremely soft and give off a unique cuddly feeling. Long lifespan If eiderdown is collected before an egg has hatched or disturbs a nesting female, she can produce a brown, oily, and odorous liquid aimed to protect the nest by offending the predator. But if the liquid touches an egg, she will reject it. And their work islabor-intensive. Collecting just one kilogram of eiderdown can take a skilled worker almost half a day, and that's before the cleaning process starts. Thirdly, value for money, they really are unmatched. My duvet had over 1kg of eiderdown fill and when compared with elsewhere, IcelandicDown was at least 30% more inexpensive.
Outdoor gear is a huge business. Keeping people alive is even bigger business and, for so long as there are expeditions to cold climates, down will have a part to play. At least for the foreseeable future. It’s often called an arms race between the prey and predator,” Grant Gilchrist, a research scientist with expertise in Arctic marine ecology, said in a 2017 interview. “Right now, because this amount of devastation is a fairly new phenomenon, the birds are still nesting in pretty big colonies, and the bears are destroying them.”
Why Eiderdown?
As consumers turn away from conventional down linked to animal cruelty, demand for eiderdown has never been higher. This is bringing an influx of new harvesters, many of whom may disturb active nests. This is putting pressure on the rest of the often-fragile ecosystems when they’re trampled by eider foragers.
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