tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post2715225927274335601..comments2023-12-29T04:53:32.375-08:00Comments on Southern Adirondack Climber: Organic Crash Pad ReviewSouthernADKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-4729164786735169822013-07-25T06:25:12.297-07:002013-07-25T06:25:12.297-07:00Just sent a request to Josh for a pad and had an e...Just sent a request to Josh for a pad and had an e-mail response in less than two hours. Josh was friendly, professional, and seemed super psyched about helping find me the colors I wanted and then designing a nice pad. On top of that he gave me a bit of a hookup, and then followed up telling me that he was going to be able to get the pad to me in 1-2 weeks, rather than 3-4. Josh then blew my mind by sewing and shipping the pad 3 days after our first conversation. Great pads, amazing customer service, and made here in the USA by climbers.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095946609427265978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-19474899294865631912012-10-07T06:58:53.425-07:002012-10-07T06:58:53.425-07:00thanks for the reviewthanks for the reviewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-46450743642935228882012-09-18T18:05:07.317-07:002012-09-18T18:05:07.317-07:00I've had my organic for 4 years now and climbe...I've had my organic for 4 years now and climbed pretty heavily on it. The foam is JUST starting to wear which is WAY more time than i'd get from any other crashpad. Josh was super polite and really easy to talk to about my pad and even gave me a bit of a hook-up. Good business and a good product.Evan Racenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-81014916673182203772012-08-31T10:02:59.225-07:002012-08-31T10:02:59.225-07:00i guess everyone can use an extra inch. great orga...i guess everyone can use an extra inch. great organic review, im on way to Rock&Snow to buy the big pad, that prison boulder looks like it can use plenty of pads. Ive been using Organic pads for the last couple of years and, like everyone else who uses them in the gunks (everyone), I have no complaintsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-55563480874822866392012-08-29T10:11:01.837-07:002012-08-29T10:11:01.837-07:00HI Kyle I emailed you about your above concerns wh...HI Kyle I emailed you about your above concerns when you sent an email to our company. I did not receive a response. We offered to return your order so you could go purchase a pad that better met your needs. I thanked you for bringing this to my attention and have fixed the site. I Just wanted to post here as you paint a unfair picture of our small company.<br /><br />In my email I explained to you the change that was forced upon us (and other pad companies) by UPS and Fedex. I also detailed that you also received many upgrades on the pad that you received like metal buckles, ballistic nylon and many other great features that are mentioned in this review, but not in the photo on our site. <br /><br />We are a very small artisan company owned by passionate climbers and do not have the deep pockets of many of our commercial competitors to have a super flashy site. We aim to charge a fair price for a top notch product. Currently our quality pads (made in the USA not Asia like many of our competitors like BD and Metolius) are priced far less than many of the other upper end pads on the market. I would rather keep our prices as low as I am able to and quality high than to compromise on either of these to be able to pay to have a super nice flashy site. I am with you that the old wording was confusing and I thank you for bringing that to my attention.<br /><br />I work sewing gear all day and like may biz owners had not even looked at my site fully since the day in 2007 we launched it, there are so many things to get done in ones day, so in no way was trying to cheat ya so I hope you can forgive me.<br /><br />Again, I am very sorry that you were troubled by this at all, I dont like people to have any bad experiences. I do want to stress that I feel our quality materials, sewing and worksmanship far make up for our lack of a flashy website online : )<br /><br />Thanks for your concern, sorry for any stress and again you have my email and phone number if you have any further things I can answer for you. Thank you very much. Josh<br /> Josh from ORGANICnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-24605798549792228422012-08-29T10:08:42.131-07:002012-08-29T10:08:42.131-07:00Kyle, I am unaware this discrepancy in size becaus...Kyle, I am unaware this discrepancy in size because I never actually measured my Big Pad, nor do I intend to. I purchased the Big Pad because, well it's pretty damn Big and I have used them before while bouldering with people who had them. Crash Pad companies all use stock templates to manufacture their pads which results in the same size product every time. The Organic website says that the Big Pad is ~(roughly) 4'x5' and measures 46" wide by 59" long. If those are not the exact measurements, then I am confident that Josh Helke will update his website to reflect the actual size of the final product. He is an easy-going guy who runs a solid US based climbing company so I doubt he is trying to rip anyone off. Just touch base with him to relay the measurement discrepancy that you have encountered and I'm sure he will try to make it right with you. As an Organic customer, Organic was very easy to work with for me. They responded to emails and calls almost immediately and they finished my large crash pad order with a weeks notice. Let them know the Big Pad measurements and they'll most likely update the advertisements. 58" long, 59" long, whatever...that crash pad is one big mo' fo' that is constructed way better than any other pad that i've ever owned. <br /><br />Cheers buddy!<br /><br />SouthernADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536851420912817495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492504448779955389.post-61187249274079669892012-08-29T08:15:39.273-07:002012-08-29T08:15:39.273-07:00The big problem that I had with there Big Pad whic...The big problem that I had with there Big Pad which I to just purchased was that in there previous advertised. Until I complained to them about the difference in the actual dimensions of the pad that I received to the pad the advertised and paid for was a full 2" in the length and the width and at 5" thick comes out to cubic feet in inches.There is a whole story about the custom boxes and shipping that he did not know the web site was wrong since 2009.Even though he changed the dimensions they still do not reflect the actual dimensions the length is not 59" it is 58". The dimensions on the box reflect this in the half measurement and I took a tape to mine when I received it 58". All in all a good pad yes just don't like the funny business with the advertising. Kylenoreply@blogger.com