Peak Oil Company is committed to environmental sustainability and consumer and worker safety and wellbeing. We welcome the Senate's inquiry into PFAS chemicals and offer this submission to emphasize the potential for small, innovative businesses to contribute to Australia’s leadership in phasing out these harmful substances.

An in depth look at the costs and availability of synthetic and natural materials, challenging notions of performance in the context of the outdoors. Cover image by Nordfolk

A year in development, the wool pants are designed and made. This almost completes the full range of Peak Oil Company clothing.

The bumbag is now available on the website, and a new video is up on Youtube. This post features the bum bag and explains other clothing and equipment that are good to carry on a trip like this.

If you’re subscribed to https://www.youtube.com/@Peakoilcompany then you might have noticed an increase in content there. I’ve been posting short and long videos about camping more broadly, with little to no direct marketing of Peak Oil Company. Also posting to Instagram. I hope it’s interesting and useful.

Comments and observations on the camping culture we saw in Japan recently, expanding on the last post about testing our gear camping for a month in a Japanese late winter.

We wore wool anoraks, wool trousers, hemp cotton knit long underwear, possum/merino/silk knitted sweaters and waxed canvas anoraks and over pants. We each carried a roll top bum bag, haversacks and kit bags

If you know what bowyangs are, you need no convincing. If you haven’t heard of bowyangs, check this post out and see how our wool trousers hold them.

The website shop is now updated with available stock. Mostly vests and wool coats.

Peak Oil Company has moved to Eldorado in Bpangerang Country. Sewing up products to display at the Off Grid Living Festival on 7 April 2024, followed by online sales directly after the festival, and a permanent display in Eldorado shortly after. The next production period will be May-July.

We’re all set to start production next week. Waiting on a new machine, and for our existing machine to get an update.

Kickstarter for the anorak and wool coat launches.

The 2021 anorak project went well, many lessons learnt. The business broke even and we know better what the margin and quantity needs to be to generate an income.

Thank you everyone for trusting us with your pledge, and for your patience and understanding through the delays. We've received good feedback on the deliveries that have made it through so far, with some photos to show.