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UNIQUE + NECESSARY
INNOVATION

For over two decades, we’ve studied Nature to develop unique + necessary innovations at the intersection of wilderness athletics, artistry and craftsmanship.

For over two decades, we’ve studied Nature to develop unique + necessary innovations at the intersection of wilderness athletics, artistry and craftsmanship.

OUR PROCESS

Is a new product necessary? Is our solution unique + superior?

If the answer to either question is no, then we don’t make it.

DESIGN:

GRIP

A slip in the wilderness can mean losing vital equipment, injury or worse. Which is why we never settle for standard grip options. Instead we obsess over chemistry, conformity and geometry to achieve best-in-class results.

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BIOMECHANICS

To achieve superior balance and stability in Nature, we respect your body’s natural foot shape. That’s why all Astral footwear has a wider toe box and zero drop, Level Footbed®.

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WATER READY™

Nature is wet. That’s why our footwear is designed to be quick draining, quick drying and lightweight.

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MOBILITY

Your body moves in extraordinary ways to achieve flow state in Nature. Gear should never limit your body’s movements or performance in those moments. That’s why we create mobility-first fit architecture systems like Foam Tectonics™.

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AIRESCAPE®

We invented the world’s first breathable life jackets.

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MATERIALS:

G RUBBER™

We couldn’t find any rubber outsoles that provided the amount of grip we need on Nature’s wettest and most slippery surfaces. So we developed our own.

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BLUESIGN®

Astral is proud to be a bluesign® system partner - it’s the gold standard third-party certification that helps us constantly evaluate our supply chain and prevent harmful chemicals from entering Nature.

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KAPOK

Kapok is an organic, naturally buoyant and soft fiber, used as a modern, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based foam in select Astral life jackets.

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HEMP

Hemp is one of Nature’s high performing materials. Naturally odor and rot resistant, comfortable and cool in the heat, and extremely durable. We think that pirates were onto something when they chose hemp to make the rope and sails of their boats!

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CANVAS

Derived from the latin word ‘cannabis’ (due to its historical use of hemp), canvas is a tightly woven fabric with strong yarn that provides more strength and versatility performance than any other textile. We’re kind of obsessed with finding new and innovative uses of it.