The attire model Flylow needs your outdated snow bibs.
With fall climate rolling in, skiers can begin prepping for the pow with a brand new resale platform from mountain attire model Flylow. The Denver-based firm, which has been making ski put on and different out of doors threads since 2005, will now settle for used gear for credit score.
This system, known as Leftover Land, lets you mail in gear, together with “calmly used” bibs from any model, and obtain credit score towards on-line purchases by means of the Flylow web site. It’s much like the resale applications launched by different out of doors manufacturers lately, together with Arc’teryx and Patagonia.
To additional entice skiers to take part, there’s the Flylow VIP Gear Locker. It will promote used kits “straight from the closets” of skiers Daron Rahlves and Flylow founder Dan Abrams. It will change into out there when the Leftover Land platform goes reside on October 1.
“As an unbiased firm, Flylow has the pliability to repeatedly have a look at methods the place we will enhance our efforts in sustainability whereas nonetheless making gear that may carry out in probably the most demanding situations,” Abrams stated in a press launch. “The creation of Leftover Land is a pure evolution for us.”
Flylow Buyback Program: The way to Take part
Donated bibs shall be resold by Flylow by means of the Leftover Land platform. Additionally, all proceeds from each the 2024 Bib Buyback Program and the Flylow VIP Gear Locker shall be donated to Shield Our Winters, a non-profit dedicated to environmental safety.
The good factor in regards to the bib buyback is that Flylow will settle for used bibs from any model — not simply its personal stuff. To take part, request a delivery label (and even a field, in the event you want one) from Flylow Leftover Land. Upon receipt, the corporate will try the threads, and provide credit score towards a brand new buy.
The credit score provided shall be a share of the MSRP, relying on the situation of the clothes. Right here’s the credit score breakdown from Leftover Land:
- New: 35%
- Glorious: 30%
- Good: 25%
- Honest: 20%
- Unusable/Donated: 15%
It’s additionally potential to commerce in additional than simply bibs and attire. Nonetheless, there’s a $50 minimal retail worth for something despatched to the model. That guidelines out socks and water bottles, the model stated, however most Flylow gear is eligible for trade-in. Nonetheless, there’s a restrict of 1 credited merchandise per buyer — so I suppose sending in 10 outdated bibs received’t fly.
To launch the brand new platform, Flylow partnered with Geartrade, which gives the technical and logistical assist.
