Focus on Carinthia

Carinthia is an Austrian brand renowned for its high-performance cold weather equipment (sleeping bags, clothing) in the fields of hiking, mountaineering, military or hunting and bushcraft.

It has pursued an objective for decades which is the permanent and innovative development focused on the performance of insulating clothing and equipment. The brand strives to produce products that meet increasingly high quality standards and manufactures 100% in Europe. Their professionalism and their flexibility in developing their ranges allow them to offer solutions providing more comfort and safety to users. The products are developed and tested by professionals under real conditions.

Summary: 

• History
• G-Loft

70 years old and originating from Seeboden in the Carinthia region, which is the origin of its name, the Carinthia brand belongs to the "Goldeck Textile Corporation" group. 

The brand was already innovative at its creation, the company founder Augustin Mayer was already processing synthetic fibers in 1975 which offered better insulation characteristics than down. Following research work, he created the G-loft fiber in 1981, a component part of Carinthia's premium products that are exported worldwide and bring satisfaction to demanding customers in more than 70 countries.

The brand supplied sleeping bags for several armies including the Austrian army in 1982 and the Swiss army in 1988. It became an independent brand in 1994 and sold more than 800,000 copies of the "Defence 4" sleeping bag in 1996. This flagship product minimizes heat loss at face level while ensuring quick entry and exit for improved use.

In 1999, Carinthia supplied 70,000 Defence 4 sleeping bags with padded interior for the Indian army and developed a new sleeping bag for hot and humid environments: the Tropen model.

It supplied the Swedish army and the German army with sleeping bags during the year 2003.

 Image from carinthia.eu

The Carinthia brand offers clothing and equipment intended for the military sector and for outdoor activities.

In order to meet increasingly demanding requirements, with the goal of satisfying professionals who are increasingly exposed, the brand became known thanks to its material offering unique insulation in synthetic fibers : the G-Loft. It is a warm, lightweight and breathable insulator even in extremely humid and cold weather. This material has a memory effect allowing the fibers to automatically return to their original shape, while providing warmth even after repeated washing and intensive use.

Today, Carinthia is the world's leading brand for military and outdoor equipment. A new factory opened its doors in 2017 to enable the manufacturing of its G-loft fiber in Slovakia. This factory is exclusively dedicated to the production of this high-end synthetic fiber.

Carinthia still offers a wide range of clothing and sleeping bags of high quality and high performance. Always seeking evolution, they create through their professionalism and their flexibility, quality production solutions for increased comfort and safety. 

The Goldeck group, always searching for new innovations, has specialized in the bedding field using modern manufacturing processes, as it has always known how to do.