"all he could do was parody the catalog. "The Winterlight tent, named for the one season for which it is unsuitable" (or something close to that) was one sentence that he wrote during his tryout." Now just a minute. I own and use an Early Winters Winterlight tent, which has a new locally installed floor, and 23 years after purchase, had the Goretex tested and found still to hold up against a reasonable head of water. A few seams drip, but seam sealer is pretty cheap. The Winterlight is fine in mild Australian winters. It has held up a load of wet snow a few times. Too bad you can't buy them anymore. Early Winters failed when it diversified into selling rubbish, like pet granite rocks made of foam. By chance, I was sitting in a bar in Chamonix one day, and noticed an American alpinist on the neighbouring table poring over an Early Winters catalogue. I recklessly suggested that Early Winters should stick to its core business and stay away from gadgets and gimmicks. He then revealed that he was employed by EW, and was responsible for the catalogue and gimmicks! Score zero for tact and diplomacy. Any relation? Cheers, PT *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 21 2004 - 06:22:23 PDT
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