Made In America - It's Worth It!
STONEVILLE, NC (March 30, 2012) - Jeff Gerbing was just 16 years old when his father, Gordon Gerbing, began to walk down the path that would eventually create a unique career for the teenager. Gordon was a minister by profession and machine shop owner by necessity. Who would ever expect a machinist to be an innovator in the textile industry? Certainly Jeff Gerbing didn't, but he was bright enough to know his Dad was not a loon.
The Gerbing machine shop was located in the Seattle metro area and much of its work was under contract to Boeing Aircraft Company. The weather in Washington state is frequently cold and damp, and motorcycle riding can be uncomfortable in each of the four seasons. Gordon had an employee that often commuted to work on a small Honda motorcycle. It was his empathy for the cold rider that gave him an idea that blossomed into what we now know as Gerbing's Heated Clothing.
Mr. Gerbing went to a local power sports dealer and bought a snowmobile suit. He tore apart an electric blanket, computed the amperage of the wires when under a 12 volt load, and then sewed the wires into a set of pads that were then sewn into the snowmobile suit. Here the story gets fun.
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During the past four years, I have been able to ride through 17 states and document veterans memorials in over 600 counties. That represents more than 45,000 miles on my current motorcycle and many thousands of miles on my previous mount.
I have ridden in rain, snow, sleet, and hail. Temperatures have ranged from 20 degrees to 107. Most of the miles have been pleasant, a few have been miserable. I usually spend my nights tenting in a public campground or a friendly back yard. Often I must pitch the tent in an out of the way spot, hoping not to be cited for trespassing. This is all part of the adventure, and a reminder that thousands of our troops face much worse each day of their deployment.
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