Ass Gasket

A cold, wet butt is no fun. Ask any skier or snowboarder who's sat on a chairlift in a snowstorm: slowly throughout the day your outerwear soaks through, leaving you with a clammy, soggy, and uncomfortable backside; the dreaded Swamp Ass.

Skier and tinkerer John Trousdale was tired of cold soggy, droopy drawers on powder days, so he created the Ass Gasket, the best thing to happen to skiers and snowboarders butts since the chairlift. 

The Ass Gasket is a lightweight, waterproof, and breathable apparel accessory worn under snow pants. It protects against wetness and cold and doesn't overheat or constrict movement. It's easy-on, easy-off: Users (we call them Gasketeers) can don and doff the Ass Gasket without taking off their pants or boots, so it's easy to add or remove as the conditions change. Oversized elastic webbing is glove and mitten-friendly, and it's made from natural and recycled materials here in the good ol' USA.

MADE Apparel Services was an instrumental partner in the Ass Gasket's development and success. We provided both professional craftsmanship and design expertise, as well as the education and guidance needed to take The Ass Gasket from an idea and a crude sketch to a production-ready product. MADE also helped guide the design and development process through numerous prototypes and iterations. Throughout, MADE added value by suggesting design modifications, production methods, and material selections that would eventually make manufacturing faster and less costly. 

MADE is currently collaborating with The Ass Gasket on their next amazing product, coming soon to a butt near you.