Re: [at-l] TNF

["W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@ibm.net>]

You got me thinking about the TNF stuff I see and use. The clothes are 
great, although progressively designed for the same crowd that drive SUV's 
in town. I use a TNF Renegade pack, attracted by its pockets and such, but 
now disaffected by them.

This pack is serviceable, and seems to be very sturdy. It is not touted as 
water proof, but never has let rain into it. It is heavy (about 8 pounds) 
due to all the zippers, loops, attachments, and pockets that it has. It is 
convenient to keep gas and filter equipment out of the main compartment, 
and the little sacs off the belt are handy for rain gear, but it does add 
weight.

I suspect the strategy for TNF is sturdiness, appearance and utility, but 
at the expense of weight. If they ever figure out that weight is important 
(the SUV crowd would never know the difference), they would really rock!

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA

At 12:54 PM 4/8/1999 -0400, AASarra@aol.com wrote:
>There was some discussion here a few weeks ago about The North Face and an
>actual (or percieved) degradation in the quality of goods they produce/sell.
>I can't recall if the conclusion was simply that this was limited to their
>clothes (which seem to be attractive for style vs function - at least to
>style conscious non-hikers) or if the conclusion reached as far as their
>equipment.....
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