I'm living in my Kokatat Tropos bibs and Co-op Goretex jacket 24/7. The bibs are the best $275 I've EVER spent. The jacket... I have a feeling it ain't gonna last... guess which one is made in China? Fashion? Bleh! Practicality? WooHoo! ~~daniel~ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:47:00 -0700 From: "Doug Lloyd" <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca> Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Fashion Sense I use heavy North Face for the mountains and light North Face for fast hill walking - love it. Nice in the city too. I find the gear superior. There is better - but more money. There is adequate and not so good, for less. Fashion consequences? Unintended? Do know. Don't care. For kayaking and cycling, I use other brands that are sport specific. Of course, shopping in Wal-Mart is pretty sporting these days, given the cost of household goods as we try to save dollars. Goodwill? Not so much for me. Regardless, I prefer North Face (or even co-op gear)clad geeks roaming the malls over Gangsta clad, older teens with an attitude... DL __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:02 PM, <gypsy_trillium_at_yahoo.ca> wrote: > I'm living in my Kokatat Tropos bibs and Co-op Goretex jacket 24/7. The > bibs > are the best $275 I've EVER spent. The jacket... I have a feeling it ain't > gonna last... guess which one is made in China? > > I had a pair of the Kokatat Tropos bibs and I hated them. LOL. The major reason I didn't like them was the ankle gaskets which were so difficult to get over my (admittedly big) feet that I often had to have help. They were relatively comfortable, however, once I got them on. They never felt bulky and seemed to wick moisture well but I never tried them immersed. I bought an NRS heavy-duty drysuit with booties and the bibs burned up in my shop fire last year. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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