Lumac

15/08/2024

" Size matters "

If some months ago the M tension(about 25-34kg dogs) lines were the standard for larger dogs, then now we are getting demand for L tension(about 35+kg dogs) lines.

And even then, few ask for XL tension - which we currently can not provide.

Such a large selection is needed to adapt the bungee line to runners weight, dogs weight and dogs pulling motivation.
Therefore has come up the subject of labeling lines accordig to tensions.
We hear you! To figure out the solution may take a moment but you are heard!

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13/08/2024

" Sharing "

Today Charlotte Møller and Mads were at French television TF1 - showing off their magnificent Praque.
The show focused on mono dog sports - with a brief intro to gear one possible could need.

Maybe you will notice some familiar gear.

Replay can be found :
https://www.tf1.fr/lci/bonjour-la-matinale-tf1/videos/nos-amis-les-animaux-faire-courir-son-chien-une-bonne-idee-74563143.html

Have a good one!

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Courir avec son chien, c'est très facile et ça a beaucoup d'atouts. Cette activité est stimulante et elle renforce la complicité avec son chien. Dans le canicross, il est recommandé de courir avec son animal en laisse.

03/08/2024

" We could do half "

Our main goal is to provide high production quality items. From manufacturing point of view, it would mean neat finishing and strong seams etc.

Here as an example is our team line sewn. 140 stitches - which would equal over 3.5 tons of theoretical breakload with our special sewing threads. The rope itself would break at 2.5 tons. We could do 70 stitches and still be good regarding normal sled dog industrie standards!

But for us at Lumac is important the safety factor - if things get worn, UV exposed etc. The line needs to hold no matter what!

Did you know that in lifting and PPE( personal protection equipment) the safety factor is usually 1:5 . Meaning that if a products minimal breakload is noted as 1ton - the actual product has to tolerate at least 5tons of load. So everyones life is secure over certain period of time!

Such facts drive us in our product development! And we can repeate it day in - day out, every day!

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01/08/2024

" Reality part 2 "

Eventhough many are enjoying their summer holidays now, we have been already working a month.
It was busy to catch up🥵. Pretty intense on the production side but as well on the "ideological" side. How and what to do in future?

As we pulled together the first year when Indrek, Lumac CEO, worked full time for the company. It was not so flovery, adjustments are needed. At the same 📈analysis we found that we produced about⬆️ 3700+ products..not including necklines or team line parts. There definitely has been growth volume wise thanks to all of you!

Now when our rhythm starts to be settled..we make our daily mess, organize, sew stuff together and send out some great stuff.😈

For example this week we made a special line for special "Wonderwoman" Indrė Daujotienė . Line that features also colorful necklines instead of the black dyneema ones. She has been with us since 2018 and we want to show gratitude! What can you say, she likes colors 🤗

Got some new bits and pieces for some products - "new products" ?

And as it is super hot, we finished the day with the ones who actually inspire us the most.

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26/07/2024

" Target "

The Foot Armour sock history started with two very special targets. First one was - we needed socks for our long distance dogs who were training a lot on ground. We had very low snow years. Using cordura socks jus got too expensive and annoying.

Second targets was - that mid distance dogs could run about 16km continuously. We were told, such socks did not exist on the market.

And also we were not keen on leaving any rubber particles to nature - before we tested with polyurethane coating etc.

Current solutions seems to check many boxes with one go :)

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24/07/2024

" We had a dream "

We had a dream of European manufacturing. At the beginning of Foot Armour socks was the idea - can we make the best sock on the market, made ethically in Europe ?
According to our feedback from everyday users to anonymous pro users, the answer was yes. We have the best dog socks manufactured on European continent.

Here are some test packs going out to Sweden - Fjellborg Arctic Journeys sleddog adventures, Milos Gonda , Taisto Torneus - Wilderness Tours

All the people who have supported Lumac from day one with their detailed input and suggestions!!!!

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23/07/2024

" Lumac Trail Family "

Without too long intro we have a new member from France in the family :
⚡️Meganne Huguel⚡️

Hello, moi c'est méganne huguel j'ai 28 ans j'habite à proximité de Lyon. J'ai travailler dans l'agro-alimentaire, et je souhaite l année prochaine reprendre mes études pour faire coach sportive .

Je pratique le canicross depuis 2017 , j'ai commencé avec un husky et une malinoise puis j'ai eu nevy mon premier braque ,cette discipline est vraiment un coup de cœur pour moi ,un sport d'équipe ou l'on doit former qu' un !

J'ai actuellement 4 chiens qui me suivent dans cette passion , grâce à eux nous somme arrivé à un bon niveau ce qui nous a permis d'accéder aux championnats internationaux et gagner beaucoup de course .

La saison va bientôt commencer mon but étant de toujours prendre plaisir et de se préparer au mieux au nouvelle échéance.

Welcome Meganne and let's have some fun in the coming season!

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21/07/2024

" Norway/Sweden LD special "

As half of the summer has passed and many LD mushers start to think about training the dogs in August, we have a special offer for the Swedish/Norwegian mushers!

Edit : We are talking about autumn training in dryland conditions. Foot Armour socks are developed for dryland use at mind!

You have possibility to get the Foot Armour dryland socks with a special "kennel" discount! MOQ - 24 socks (can be in variety of sizes).

⚡️Value :

🎯On average Foot Armour socks last at least 5x longer then Cordura socks -> most likely you dont need to change the sock at middle of training session. So far best results for LD dogs : 100+km with one sock on ground!
🥵Non coated - Foot Armour socks do not have any coating letting the dogs feet breath but still offering highest protection possible!
🇪🇪 Ethically manufactured in Estonia(EU)

PM or write to us [email protected] to know more!

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18/07/2024

" We are lucky...mostly "

*** Longer reading ***

We are lucky, that we have managed to build a brand like Lumac and that Indrek is occupied only by Lumac's work. Possibility to plan your time overweights the minimal income(by French standard :) ). To have a workshop gives also the possibility to express ones creativity a little bit - that is very rewarding! All in all very creative activity with large responsibility.

Then again, when it was time to make this post, it was even hard to think where to start. It is the most annoying time of the year for us, when we need to think about changing our prices and how to do it exactly.
To make it very clear :
1) No, we are not seeking riches - just fairness
2) Mostly driven by raw material prices
3) Some "new expenses"
4) Very expensive R&D + production in Europe.

We use this platform to tell to our customers about our principal views as well - not only marketing or pushing some new product and so on. Its a space where we can communicate with people who support us, so we feel that it is suitable to elaborate the issue we are looking into.

When we were at holidays, Marion posed a question - do we want to keep faking. That was a bit hard to understand. By faking she meant, we align our pricing according to market and resellers, rarely thinking much about our brand health. And the point being, we make our equipment in Europe. From high end materials, in good conditions. Whereas big part of our "competition" does it in much cheaper countries, most likely in much bigger volume as well. From there comes the question, how can the pricing model be the same?
Currently our subcontractors in Europe charge us more by hour than we produce money in hour, so production and prototyping is extremely costly in EU. That raises the next question, if we can not grow into partially subcontracting - our company will stagnate or disappear. We have seen the struggling companies, it is not fun!

Surely, those are choice and nothing to complain about! But it sets certain parameters to ones activity. And we don't want to be fakers.

To the end a very illustrative comparisson :
Dog water life jacket from Alp Design(Kong Italy) - made in EU - 320eur
Dog water life jacket from Hurtta, Nonstop, Ruffwear - around 120eur.

Now we sit down here, relax a moment and dive into the numbers.

Have a good one all the clan!

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High performance equipment for mushing and dogs.

13/07/2024

" Starting "

After announcing Startivity, we start the prep to ship them to our resellers, still some details to be added by us.

Few details of the line:
At rest - 1.12m
Stretched - just under 2m
Weigth - S - 110gr , M - 155gr
Data may vary a little of course!

Have a great weekend everyone!

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11/07/2024

" Experiment "

As we are always curious, we did a test. Driven from certain demand and from our Limili project - we tried to step a bit down.

Say hello to Startivity - START your ACTIVITY with your dog.

A line that features our signature look, elastic and quality Italian bronze carabiner - for debutants or people who search more affordable gear.

Things we though when making this project :
🧐We can not manufacture more products because our capacity is more or less 100% full - our subcontractors can!
💪A simple, robust classic - tested and tried by almost all brands.
🤚Generous but not too big loop on runners side where you can pass your hand.
Carabiner can be changed rather easily if the original wears out!

Coming to resellers in a moment - when they are sold out, it takes time to refill !

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06/07/2024

" Back in business "

We had great 10 days of holidays in Estonia, time to see family and some sight seeing.
As we visited a tiny island, which has UNESCO heritage and loads of handicrafting, we kind of realised few things. But later about that.

We are pretty lucky that we have work waiting as we resume. About 170 collars in the pipes..that is a record!
Bungees as well, thats a standard..but team lines in mid summer, that is new. Loving the lojality of our customers.

There is some good news coming as well, thrilled for the new season :)

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01/06/2024

" AVAILABLE "

As people like mixing and matching - we give you a little bit more choice!

You remember the pink/blue bungee lines?
Well from July you can add a pink/blue nOring collar to the gear to pop out from the crowd!

The collar comes either pink dominant or blue dominant.
Material is polyester - slightly softer to the touch than the standard nOring collar.
The cord loop will be ALWAYS BLUE!

Please contact your reseller to pre order them!

PS - color tone may slightly differ as we are not photoshop magicians! 🤗

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30/05/2024

" Move "

Being with a backround of mushing, just walking a dog is not always the first natural thought.

But when you get out and move, things start to look much nicer and happier. As sled dogs, also humans are made to move. Its not always about sport or adventure but also to bond with your dog and nature.

So go out and enjoy the views and good time spent!

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24/05/2024

" This is not the reality "

If you are a artisan manufacturer, the reality is not running around races, socializing and going for the amazing adventures to take breath taking images.

Reality is that boxes are delivered, you cut materials to pieces, start assembling the products, labeling them, shipping them and dealing with emails, marketing and running issues.

We see much more webbing, sewing machines and labels than dogs or athletes 🤯🤣

A regular day sequence here 👇

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17/05/2024

" To protect the feet "

Lately we have spoken quite a bit about dog socks with people and would like to make some notices!

☀️🔥In warmer climates and hot weather -> non coated socks that breath! Do not put the paw into a plastic bag and cook it♨️. Dogs dissipate heat via paws, so keeping them breathing is very good idea! 🩴

When choosing Foot Armour socks :
The sock should have enough space for the dogs paw to open up, to adapt to the terrain. Meaning, it should be about 1cm away from dogs nails length wise and have at least 1cm extra width when the dog stands.

⭕️Those are not fashion products, if they are a bit floppy, that is normal to serve the function.

If you choose too tight socks - the toes can rub to each other and the nails will wear the sock down quicker! Plus the dog might not have full comfort expanding the toes comfortably.
We would even say, the more the paw can follow the terrains shape, the less chance there is for slipping.

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11/05/2024

" Matching enough ? "

As many enjoy the Trophée Jura'chien we keep on moving.
Charlotte Møller had some special wish, that had to be made.

Pink/blue Terra lines, plus nOring collars and a walking leash - ALL IN MATCHING COLOR.

With the leash we took a moment to think - so we ended up adding small loops on dog side and human side, so she can hang there what ever accessories needed(reflectors, poo bags etc).

For clarity, we have not introduced the pink/blue nOrings or leashes to see, if there is still any tweaking to do!

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08/05/2024

" Ready to rumble ? "

Tomorrow starts Trophée Jura'chien - an event we wait every year!
Super atmosphere, high level, international participants - and 4 days a nice tracks beside a lake!

We will have a reasonable amount of Lumac Trail Family people running there race - even Marion, after her injurie.
So we will be hanging around there - maybe make new friends.
No fixed schedule though!

Have a good one everybody!

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03/05/2024

" The troublemaker "

We can say that each year we have a troublemaker product.

This year it is the Terra bungee line. Product that got more popular than we had expected. And we think we know why!

Even though rather complex product to produce, Terra handle is very special and we are happy for the unique technical solution.
1 - The handle does not make the lines bungee part shorter
2 - The line is rather short even with the handle
3 - The handle stay open for you to grab, even under tension

The lines comes in 2 lengths - 1,25m and 2m stretched. And in 4 different tensions.

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Thank you Emilie Nelson and Leabrckl Photography for the images! Go check Lea's work out if you need some cool dog pictures!

17/04/2024

" Bootieland "

Foot Armour booties restocked just in time. Dryland time = protect the paws.

Some of the most hard core dog socks, proudly produced in Estonia.
We trust our supplier but still take an extra step to verify them a little.
Here is a part of received socks to inspect them.

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10/04/2024

" Sold out "

Seems that we had some monster demand for some color.

Currently pink/blue is SOLD OUT!

We try to get some more and keep you posted!

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09/04/2024

" Hot or Not ? "

You know those clear blue skies and pinky sunsets? Well that inspired us here.

In limited amount, rolling out in few weeks - a new color option for our bungee lines!
After we decide it is HOT enough to make it as standard or or not!

As most of our clients actually are ladies, then we had to try at least! :)

Wishing you blue skies and pinky sunsets!

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08/04/2024

" Armour up! "

The gravel season starts 🐕

Your buddy's paws need extra care ! The ground is hotter, dryer and more abrasive 🔥

You need a sock that is breathable, extremely abrasion resistant and smooth for the paw !

That's why we made the Foot Armour sock ✨🐾

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04/04/2024

" Availability "

A little explanation of our operations here regarding availability of products.

Here we produce a lot of custom solutions - just for example the new Shockwave Elite is possible to make in 36 different combos - which means, all the resellers in every country maybe do not have the combo in stock you wish for.
As we make most of our products by ourselves, it takes a little bit time to react. All demands depends of current workload and raw materials stock etc - and maybe some more rare items are "special order only".

We can not either approach things like huge companies, who stock the resellers already before product launch. In here it works exactly other way - we design, produce and test a product, then launch it and after the resellers decide if they stock the item or not. Surely Your interest plays a big role in it!

Regarding items like the belts and harnesses - well you may see them used publicly by our team members. And they are proud to be part of the process. We have not demanded extreme discretion, which also helps us to understand the interest in those products.
Then again, our team members are not the information source when the product will be ready, when it is produced or where it is stocked. They are our brand representatives on the field and test the items functionality and durability.
Such big projects take lot of effort and time plus we want to get it right - so we spend time with them. We are not in hurry to pump out products.
Of courser our team members can tell their experiences with the products !

So if you wish the most precise info - you can ask us here, in Instagram or by email.

Like the old saying goes - Patience is a virtue!

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High performance equipment for mushing and dogs.

03/04/2024

" We had a secret "

SHOCKWAVE ELITE

It was not a product we were sure about but it has a story!
More than a year ago, Alens Zvilna asked us if we could make a "clean looking" bike line - we took it as little challenge. Can we?
We tried a little bit and the result is here.
After our Italian resellers also showed a great interest towards this line so we almost had to introduce it to our range.

Shockwave is made for people who know their game in bikejoring. Potentially fits some other use as well, but the aim is higher level athletes. It has smaller dynamic range than Mono line but offers a different kind of feel.
Flat elastic combined with rope end - it make a very light line. Weighting under 100gr without the carabiner.

The carabiner of course is changeable, so you can choose the one you like.
Rope loops are sewn with Beast and are very sturdy.

The webbing loop has our traditional extra attachment point, so you can hook it there as well.

Measuring at rest approximately 1.61m and at full stretch 2.6m.

😈🤞Make us notice you or your friend and maybe one can be yours!

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02/04/2024

" Lucky one "

Congratulations for a new Reaper!

Please contact us via PM :)

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01/04/2024

" Game over "

So the anchor game is over now.

Now next days we will sort through the participants and on 3rd April we will select the winner!

Thanks everyone for taking part of this! It truly shows, that we have quite a strong community on the mushing side - over 100 shares, that is not an small number!

In the meanwhile you can check out our other products at :
www.lumacsledding.com

Lumac - For stronger bonds!

High performance equipment for mushing and dogs.

29/03/2024

" Lets play a game "

Want to win our brand new Reaper anchor?

Takes you 2 minutes to participate :

1) Like Lumac page
2) Share the post publicly!!
3) Refere a friend who could benefit from one of the Reapers

We find the winner on 3rd April. Raffle finishes 31.03

Reaper turned out a multi use anchor, with weight of less than 1kg it can be used for many tasks. Like front anchors, smaller team anchor, race anchors.
It has very aggressive geometry, so hard packed trails and ice are the specialties for this hook.
It also fits to some Danler and RSS sled anchor holders.

And dont be fooled - made of a special steel alloy, this is not a flimsy hook!

Happy Easter to all of you!

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28/03/2024

" Easier access "

We are glad to announce that Canicross & Compagnie has joined our reseller family in France.

What makes it a little bit more special is the fact that Emilie is a long time Lumac Trail Family member and sells only products coming from Lumac!

Their webshop is up and has a nice selection of items there!

Go check it out!
www.canicrossetcompagnie.fr

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Canicross & Compagnie est un site de vente spécialisé en matériel de sports canins tractés (canicross, canivtt, canitrottinette, attelage...) de la marque Lumac.

26/03/2024

" Quality and durability "

⭕️🥵 Disclaimer : Long reading!

When thinking about quality and durability of an product - we really can not put them on the same line.
Quality should focus on how the product is made(strong stitching, finishing, functioning, dimensions) and durability is more of a "floating" term in this context, referring how the item wears over time .
Durability and life expectancy are not equal terms either.

Of course, the engineering and design should consider all of those aspects. And we keep it all in mind - specially by searching high quality raw materials and specific ways how to build our products.
At parallel we focus a lot on the weight of the item and the functioning( some call it performance). With every decision, the balance between function, weight and life expectancy of the product change.

In our product range, maybe the most difficult products are all the different bungee lines me produce. Partially because no one can guarantee 100% rubber products stability and the use of bungee lines is not very defined.
Also it has to be pointed out, that the rubber in bungee lines gets affected by :
Ozone and UV !
Sub zero temperatures
Chemicals
Intensity of use
Dog weight and pulling intensity
Twisting of bungee line

Some rubber goods suppliers have told us that rubber looses up to 50% of its properties in 5 years. Not to mention basically every elastic produced, no matter where, has about 10% tolerance of density and elongation. Cheap options usually have much higher tolerances in reality! That includes also flat elastic bungee lines!

All that said - we have not estimated a life expectancy to our bungee lines. It depends how heavy user one is and if the right product is used. Our only aim is to offer a product that is built on the edge, has no direct equal on the market and that makes you feel great when you use it.
Surely, failure can not happen excessively fast - in that case every failure is inspected individually.

On the other end of the spectrum are our rope products - those ones, we could say have it all. And in a prefect balance for mushing!
Light, strong, durable and reliable for many seasons!

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