Celebrating 40 Years of Outdoor Adventures.

Immersion Research

About Immersion Research

Immersion Research started in 1997 on a home sewing machine in a basement, and before too long they were running a small sewing factory in a renovated high school. Since then, IR has grown a lot, and now works with great factories all over the world. Now, a time-trusted industry leader in paddlesports producing the highest quality technical outerwear and gear for paddlers, by paddlers. They’ve never forgotten where they came from, nor have lost passion for making great gear; IR continues to produce small batches of experimental gear, completely in-house in Hood River, Oregon.