Jack Wolfskin is a German producer of outdoor wear and equipment that was founded in 1981 and is now owned by the Blackstone Group. The company is, by their own admission, one of the biggest suppliers of outdoor products and at the same time most successful franchiser in the German specialist trade market of sports equipment. Their products include mountain and leisure clothing, footwear, rucksacks, sleeping bags, and tents. The brand is popular not only among hikers and mountaineers but predominantly worn in everyday situations; Jack Wolfskin clothes and accessories are fashionable amongst urban Germans (Wilderness chic).
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