Grueezi Bag Awards
Who invented it? Grüezi bag®.
Our products have been on the market since 2015 and have received awards from various specialist media and organizations:
2025
Editors' Choice Award
Our Biopod DownWool-Hybrid Ice Extreme has been named "Best Sleeping Bag" in outdoor magazine 's prestigious Editors' Choice Award – one of the most coveted accolades in the outdoor industry. Only the most innovative and high-performance products receive this category-independent award.
2024
Favorite product 2024
The leading Swiss mountain sports and outdoor website "I love mountains" has named the Grüezi bag "Lightful DownWool Jacket" its "Favorite 2024".
outdoor.markt Trophy 2024 Category "Innovation"
A jury of experts selected Grüezi bag® as the winner in the "Innovation" category, highlighting the brand's creativity and pioneering spirit. Within just a few years, Grüezi bag® has become a pioneer of new ideas and a relevant manufacturer in the outdoor industry.
“Hiking Apparel Product of the Year”
Over 2,000 competitors applied for the 2024 Outdoor Innovation Award (including Burton, Columbia, Coleman, The North Face, Specialized, Patagonia, Petzl, and many more). Our "Refreshful SilkWool Jacket" won the "Hiking Apparel Product of the Year" award. This recognition further demonstrates Grüezi bag®'s position as an innovation leader in the outdoor industry.
FIT Sport Design Award 2024 Category “Sportswear Design / Outdoor Sports”
A top-class jury of head designers from many major outdoor companies, including Arc'teryx, Ortovox, Scott, mountain hardwear, Salomon, On-Running, Adidas, and Icebreaker, awarded our "Lightful DownWool Jacket" the prize in the "Sportswear Design/Outdoor Sports" category. Thank you very much for this recognition; we are very proud that our jacket was able to impress this jury!
2020-2022
Rising Star of the Year 2020 / Brand Award 2020
Readers of the B2B medium outdoor.markt voted and named Grüezi bag the "Rising Star of the Year 2020."
A top-class jury of experts from management, marketing, media, and agencies awarded Grüezi bag the "Special Jury Prize" at the 2020 Brand Award. The prestigious Brand Award is presented annually by absatzwirtschaft and the German Association of Marketing Clubs (BVMC). The jurors recognized the sustainability strategy of the high-quality sleeping bags.
Rising Star of the Year 2022
Readers of the B2B publication outdoor.markt have named Grüezi bag "Rising Star of the Year 2022." The brand is gaining more and more fans with sleeping bags made from a wool-down blend ("DownWool") as insulation material and is now also using the innovative material in jackets.
2018-2019
2018: the world's first sleeping bag with down and wool layer "DownWool Hybrid"
To ensure that expeditions can also use Grüezi bag®, Grüezi bag® is reinventing the sleeping bag: Markus Wiesböck is experimenting and patenting his latest invention: a down sleeping bag with an additional wool layer that can cope with damp and cold temperatures. Additionally, a carbon heating element can be life-saving for people who are cold. The " Biopod DownWool Hybrid " series will also be tested by the German Armed Forces in May 2021: in a cold chamber down to -40°C and under scientific observation, the test subjects sleep best in the Grüezi bag® sleeping bag!
Oh yes: "I can make synthetic sleeping bags too." With this motto, Markus Wiesböck proves that he can make conventional sleeping bags better than the competition. The " Synpod Island " is awarded the title of most comfortable sleeping bag.
2019: the world's first fully compostable sleeping bag
The " Biopod DownWool Nature Komfort " is made from 100% natural materials, from the DownWool filling to the olive wood button. It was the darling of ISPO 2019 and the 2018 Outdoor Industry Award winner.
2017-2018
2017: the world's first sleeping bag with DownWool® insulation
The next invention makes the established brands look outdated: for the first time, Grüezi bag® sleeping bags feature a blend of down and wool with a comfortable fit. Chemical-free, washable, sustainable, and the best properties of natural wool and down. DownWool® is patented and wins further prestigious awards. The " Biopod Downwool Subzero " sleeping bags become one of Grüezi bag's most successful product lines.
2015-2016
2015: the world's first lightweight sleeping bag with wool insulation
Markus Wiesböck is presenting a revolution in the outdoor sector at ISPO: a lightweight wool sleeping bag that, thanks to its wool properties, guarantees a warm and dry sleeping environment and features a comfortable cut. A sleeping bag from Grüezi bag® is designed to be not only sustainable, but also functional and innovative! The awards subsequently prove that the Biopod Wolle Zero is even better than a synthetic sleeping bag. The outdoor industry is taking notice of the inventor from Bad Feilnbach.
