Re: [at-l] Gore tex jacket---advice

You beat me to the same punch! TNF is bullet proof, but heavy. There
are many equally good shells much lighter and cheaper. The
BackpackingLight listserv can be a good resource for recommendations
(when they get over religion and Boy Scout flame wars).

Bill...

--- rhymworm@mindspring.com wrote:
> TNF stuff is very good quality, but why not get the TNF Mountain
> Light jacket, also on sale at Campmor via the Web--$50 cheaper and a
> pound lighter? The heavier jacket would be fine if you were doing
> only winter hiking, but I think it's overkill for an AT hike that
> will include a lot of spring and summer hiking. Save the weight, save
> the $.
> 
> --Rhymin' Worm
>  
> Rcli3@aol.com wrote:
> > Please look at this and tell me what you think.  I am leaving FEB.
> 25.2001.  Please be genteel. :-}
> 
> 
> http://search.campmor.com/cgi-bin/redir?prod=2495346


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