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Great for travel
Written on Mar 18, 2015
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Outdoor Research Filament Jacket - Women's
I bought this in black for air travel between Northern Utah, where it's often cold, and places where it's usually not. This jacket is perfect. I wanted something lightweight and packable that could be worn in a range of temps, and also look semi-dressy. No big exterior labels or contrasting zippers. Nice features include the ability to push up the sleeves to wash your hands, deep zipped pockets, interior drop-in pockets, unconstricting cut, and very flattering fit. It stuffs into its own pocket, too.
Versatile and useful
Written on Oct 29, 2014
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Waka Waka Power Pack
I've had one of these for about a year, and as far as I'm concerned it's a "don't leave home without it" item. It charges in sunlight or from mains electricity. You can hang it from your pack to charge while you hike. It holds its charge well. It has four levels of light output and its cover becomes a stand that offers a lot of options for positioning, hanging, or even fitting the hole over a bottle to make a table lamp. It can charge or run anything that connects via USB or micro-USB. Extremely useful for camping, travel, emergency use, etc. I no longer need to carry batteries. It's also socially responsible - the company uses the profits from Western sales to subsidize sales in third world countries. Search "waka waka power manual" for complete info.
Nice idea, but...
Written on Aug 05, 2014
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Patagonia Lightweight Travel Duffel
This was exactly what I needed for a one-month trip abroad and I used it a lot. Basically the bag weighs nothing so you are carrying just the contents. The backpack straps were comfortable. Unfortunately the stitching came undone on one of the seams early on. I could still use the bag but it didn't inspire confidence. The daisy chains are not usable and the compression straps were not close enough
Great jacket!
Written on May 05, 2014
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Mont Bell Alpine Light Down Parka - Women's
I have only had this hoodie a few weeks but the weather has been extremely cold, so I feel able to comment. At first I was thinking that I had made a mistake and it was not going to stand up to a Northern Utah winter. Wearing it indoors, I didn't think it was that warm. But then I wore it outside over a T-shirt and thin fleece to walk a couple of miles in single digit temps. I wasn't glowing with
Almost perfect
Written on Apr 03, 2014
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Montane North Star Jacket - Women's
I bought the blue clearance jacket (lovely color by the way), which I assume is a previous year's model. I sized up to get a good fit. This is a warm, high quality jacket with many good features. I especially liked the long torso length, double zip, inside pocket, and very adjustable hood. Unfortunately I could feel the seams on the front of the armholes, which was annoying. Sadly I returned it an
Warm enough even for me
Written on Feb 23, 2011
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Hestra Heli 3-Finger Gloves - Mens
I'm a novice skier with COLD hands. After several efforts to find warm gloves, my latest and I hope final purchase was these Hestra lobster mitts. Or are they alien mitts, or Simpsons mitts? Finally, warm fingers and sufficient dexterity to unlock a car door or open a zipper.
These gloves/mitts/whatevers come with Features! Long, easily cinchable gauntlets to keep snow out when you fall as often
These gloves/mitts/whatevers come with Features! Long, easily cinchable gauntlets to keep snow out when you fall as often
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