type llc founded woodstock vermont u.s. 1997 founder peter helmetag john fernsell headquarters white river junction vermont u.s. website http www.ibexwear.com ibex outdoor clothing llc is a producer of wool clothing designed for outdoor use sold through a website and retailers . for the year 2001 ibex made us 1.5 million in sales . 1 the company began when peter helmetag and john fernsell met in 1997 . fernsell said everything looked the same and didn t work . it was all either gore tex or polyester fleece . 2 wool specialization edit ibex uses wool as the primary fabric for all its clothing citing its ability to regulate temperature anti microbial properties ability to wick away sweat and its resistance to wear . 3 as most wool has a tendency to be heavy and itchy merino wool is often used for lighter weight or casual products while coarser wool is used for outerwear such as jackets vests often with a merino lining . cow power edit ibex uses vermont cvps cow power to generate electricity in a sustainable fashion . according to business wire ibex consumed over 36 000 kilowatt hours of electricity in cow power over the year 2005 2006 . 4 references edit bennington banner manchester journal business and industry 2002 ibex outdoor clothing our company all about ibex wool clothing www.bayinghound.com ibex outdoor clothing wears its environmental ethic on its sleeves business wire find articles at bnet.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ibex outdoor clothing & oldid 691841489 categories outdoor clothing brandsclothing companies of the united statescompanies based in vermont navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 november 2015 at 15 16 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view