[at-l] The North Face Mountain Light Parka XCR

[rrubin@atconf.org (Robert Rubin)]

My REI jacket's still waterproof, though the repellant finish on the nylon
has worn off so it won't bead water anymore--the exterior gets wet, but I
don't. It's the cheaper two-ply version, with an inner layer of mesh and
nylon. Heavy, but it lasted thru the thru. Zipper's shot.

Robert

At 1:31 PM -0700 10/2/01, Karen Borski wrote:
>--- Sloetoe <sloetoe@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> And for that matter, has
>> anyone had a Gore-tex
>> garment go a throughhike at the shoulders?)
>
>
>Yes, I had lots of rain the year I thru-hiked the AT.
>My Marmot Thunderlight held up fine with only a slight
>wearing at the shoulders.  It's still waterproof after
>the PCT and various use since '98.  But then, it was
>originally a $400-something jacket that I got on
>clearance for half-price, so it should (and did) last
>a long time.
>
>Nocona
>
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