Re: Goretex bargains was M-65 Field Jacket or Mil. ecwcs parka for winter. Advice needed!!

Gary S. murmured while asleep:
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:07:24 -0600, "The moderator"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> "Penny S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> . Are you using the term Gore-tex to refer to a category of fabric,
>>> or a specific fabric? How about a link to a >$100 Goretex (tm)
>>> parka.
>>>
>>> penny s
>
>> Here are a few shells for under $100.
>>
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<http://www.sierratradingpost.com/xq/asp/base_no.42025/dept_id./qx/product.h
>> tm>
>> <http://www.freddysdeals.com/clearance/t934791.html>
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<http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=1&c
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atalogId=1&categoryId=32445&afsrc=1&qs=5090278%2DPrfmcsShopCompare%20_700000
>> 0308444>
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> Another one is a small brand from the greater Conway, NH area: Log
> House Designs, which has sold nationally through CampMor and others. 3
> ply, simple, and Gore-Tex tm fabric. about $100 retail, cheaper if you
> go to their tiny outlet in Fryeburg, Maine.
>
> CampMor has various other WP/B parkas closeouts starting well below
> $100.
>
> More expensive means more features, some of which are actually useful.

Inexpensive can mean crap too.. whether it's crappy fabric or crappy
construction.  I"m very wary of cheap proprietary so-called wpb fabrics.  I
have a few brands I love to hate, from the POV of the one who gets to fix
poorly made crap gear.

Penny S