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CACTUS 2010 Welcome to the 2010 Cactus Catalogue CACTUS IS AN 18-year-young designer and manufacturer of outdoor equipment and industrial solutions. Our equipment has been to the ends of the earth (literally), climbed the highest mountains, done duty in the busiest cities and accompanied people on their journeys of discovery – for some this may be a rush-hour commute by bike in Wellington while for others it may mean a first ascent of an unnamed peak. We also equip industrial users from postal delivery staff, to firefighters, from mining professionals to landscapers. In all that we do, Cactus strives to produce items that live up to our ‘ethic construction’ mantra – meaning that our products are the result of extensive research, attentive design and an almost maniacal focus on durability. As a business we strive to create a welcoming and fun workplace, and seek to balance the social and environmental aspects of our business as well as the financial ones. We appreciate that you’ve chosen to pick up this catalogue and hope you enjoy seeing what we do… U COVER: Tom Riley at Top Waitaha Hut, Westland. MARK WATSON. PHOTOS THIS PAGE: ROB DUNN, STEVE EASTWOOD, MIKE GIBBS, JOHN PALMER & MARK WATSON. Everything you need, Local Manufacturing Local Economy Fabrics nothing you don’t WE MAKE STUFF in our own and independently New Zealand has a huge balance of payments AT THE HEART of everything we do is fabric. Our fabric palette is a carefully selected range we SINCE ITS INCEPTION nearly two decades ago, owned factories in New Zealand. Why is this a deficit – this means we buy lots more from put together with quality and durability in mind. While people spend a lot of time thinking about Cactus has strived to build products that good thing? Well… overseas than we sell overseas. Every time you pockets, panels and zips, it is fabric that stands between you and… well, carrying carnage. buy a locally made product you help – albeit conform to our ethos of providing ‘everything Energy So, by way of introduction (and in hopes of a long and fruitful relationship): you need, and nothing you don’t’. Our products in a small way – to redress that balance. are made entirely by happy and passionate Here in the South Island of New Zealand we Furthermore the economics are simple – even can be positive that our energy supply is fairly if we use raw material from overseas, we add C-Hypalon Our monolithic fabric – C-1000n6 Still the best value for C-MFleece Quality Italian microfibre craftspeople in workshops in New Zealand reinforced, super tough and nice to use. strength, tear resistance, and polyester fleece. Very warm for its and are the result of considered benign. Obviously energy production has a value to that raw material and sell an added Perhaps the strongest fabric on the planet. abrasion resistance. PU coated. weight. Used in our jacket linings. design and adherence to sturdy continuum in terms of environmental impacts value product where the added-value has been and here in New Zealand we have the Resource construction values. produced in New Zealand. C-600n6 Light and tough multipass C-Canvas WK 12oz polyester/ C-210n6 210 denier Nylon 6 multipass PU Management Act which ensures that any PU coated Nylon 6 oxford. Just cotton canvas with an acrylic We have now helped add to the multiplying coated oxford used in our light products. Our products are purposely development doesn’t harm the environment. right for fast daypacks. coating. Truly wears in not out. designed not to include a myriad effect – basically every $10 that gets spent by of complex features but rather Without getting into an argument about us in local manufacturing adds many times C-Canvas 12oz polyester cotton pack C-Dry our high quality Japanese the merits or otherwise of various energy that $10 to our economy by the time it trickles C-Aircell A cunning 3D mesh which canvas – the same properties that have waterproof breathable fabric to provide their users solutions without kept canvas relevant through the years generation methods – we can be pretty makes great breathable harness parts. with 20000mm waterhead and superfluity. Having our manufacturing based on down the food chain – our fabric cutter gets with the added benefit of polyester. a high tenacity finish. locally means that we can constantly assess comfortable that the energy our factory uses his haircut, his hairdresser buys some locally and, where necessary, amend our designs and to make products is many times ‘cleaner’ than grown vegetables, the vegetable grower goes it also means we can repair products quickly that used in Third World countries. to a local restaurant and so on and so on… Internally bound seams for water 1000 denier external edge binding – and easily. Ethic Construction Employee Rights U Summit ridge, Mount Rolleston. MARK WATSON resistance, added strength, and for strength and abrasion resistance Our ‘ETHIC CONSTRUCtion’ principles are There’s more detail to this stuff than we Recently we saw a movie about denim factories reduced wear on the seams something we’ve been working on ever since Quality woven labels could ever hope to fit into a catalogue – we’ve in China where workers are paid 6 cents/hr; we started the company. It is our pattern Reinforcing at high wear areas summarised some of it on some inside with no guarantee that they will actually be paid. Reinforced eyelet construction language for making things strong, simple and pages, feel free to drop us a line if you need Our workers have much legislation protecting High density webbing to help stop eyelet failure appropriate to the task. reduces buckle slippage to talk more. Similarly if you’re an industrial their rights, earn an honest wage and have Double layer bases and reinforcing organisation that has a need for one of regular holidays and extra entitlements. We Our aim is to design and build durable, useful Fabrics selected for specific uses at the bottom of the harness our standard products but in an industrial also encourage them to take part in discussion products. We do this by utilising quality fabrics YKK zips – still the best And these are just the things we have room to specification, get in touch and let us know your about how we do things and how to make our and components, and design sensiblities mention… requirements. workplace better – again this is vastly different gained in nearly two decades of experience of Nylon Duraflex buckles – to the reality in other manufacturing countries. their properties. light, strong and durable We’re all about making the best solutions for people to use in their active lives. While we started out looking at that from a backpack perspective, we rapidly realised there were numerous failings with apparel that our knowledge and skills could address – hence Cactus apparel. aPPBuilta withREL the same attention to details, focus on quality and commitment to durability that apparel DPS We’re all aboutcomes making with the everything best solutions Cactus for does, people our to ap use- in their active lives. While we started out looking at that ARKE parel will be your trusted friend whether you ST from a backpackuse itperspective, on the street, we up rapidly the mountain realised orthere on the NNA A . were numerousbuilding failings site. with apparel that our knowledge and skills could address – hence Cactus Apparel. Americans Built with the same attention to detail, focus on quality and commitment to durability that comes with everything Cactus does, our apparel will be your trusted friend whether you use it on the street, in the mountains or on the building site. [ WK Hooded Jacket in 12oz poly/cotton C-Canvas WK ] nu Webster on location in Montana during the filming of in Montana on location nu Webster A ico Hudak and ico N 04|05 U AppaREL Men’s Pants WK Supertrouser WK Lite Supertrouser WK Short WK Lite Short The WKs are what we think may be some of the best work So people had been pestering/kindly requesting us Hot on the heels (but cool on the calves) of the WK You asked, and we answered. Customers in warmer pants on the planet. to make these almost since day one, and it’s some- Supertrousers, we present these to you. Bring us your climates have asked for a lighter weight version of These trousers are beautifully constructed from 12oz thing we’ve always sort of tired, tattered stubbies and your ineffective but cheap the WK Short – and here it is! European polyester/cotton C-Canvas WK for durability, resisted as we wanted the I feel like Steve boardies. Truly a short that can take the rigours of Made from the same 8oz C-Canvas fabric as the pockets in just the right places, and an articulated knee Supertrouser story to be so Austin wearing these: Lighter, the building site with aplomb. Feel free to comfortably WK Lites the Lite Supershorts give all the rugged watertight that we thought stronger, more flexible… We rest that 150 x 50 on your thigh as you measure it up for freedom of movement. Our testing has shown these have the technology!” good looks of the standard Supershorts, but with to be a great item whether you are lounging in the sun that making some out of – A Wearer or check its mate for straightness. a slightly lighter weight – perfect for those more at a music festival or house building through winter. lighter fabric, even if it is As with the WK Supertrousers, the guts of the WK tropical climates – or simply for people who prefer We’ve made a substan- black, would somehow dilute Short is a 12oz super tough European polyester/ a lighter weight short.

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