andrewa wrote:Ive had Cabelas packlite goretex jkt and pants fit 4-5yrs now. They're cheap (ish), light, and have performed well for what I do which is skiing, bushwalking and some NZ off track stuff. I reckon they'd be inadequate for Tassie scrub or full on bushbashing, but, if you aren't into that, save the weight and go light. At the extreme, what about Dry Ducks or Frog Togs?.......
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Dazza45 wrote:Thanks pazzar for your comments. I currently have an old Mont jacket but it is time for something better.
andrewa wrote:Many years ago I worked at MD, and I recall the ultimate Tassie goretex, which had a cordura external fabric laminated to PTFE . Weighed about 1kg, but bombproof. I even owned one for a while......
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ILUVSWTAS wrote:andrewa wrote:Many years ago I worked at MD, and I recall the ultimate Tassie goretex, which had a cordura external fabric laminated to PTFE . Weighed about 1kg, but bombproof. I even owned one for a while......
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wow sounds awesome, there's a few current MD staff on this forum... do they know anything about this item???? My MACPAC jacket has been through a hell of a life, no longer waterproof but after about 8 years it's still in one piece. I wouldnt dream of going on a scrubby trip without it.
blacksheep wrote:Ent you now believe in eVent? wow. good for you! perhaps it was not all "marketers hype" after all
blacksheep wrote:Good-o, but to be clear, do you think macapac or rab or mhw or montane ( or whichever "certain brand" you refer to) apply the Dwr themselves? They do not. The fabric is made in a mill in Japan or Taiwan, where it is laminated to a PTFE membrane supplied from USA and shipped the a factory for cutting and sewing.
These brands do not dye the fabric or apply the DWR or glue the tricot on. We design, test, cut/sew and seam tape.
So any dissatifaction with a "certain brands" DWR quality is equal to the same dissatisfaction you have with all others in regards to eVent. As I stated in an earlier thread, GE's environmental unit does have strict guidlines on which chemicals may not be used in any product they produce- that includes Perfluorooctanoic acid - a chemiacl which had been used in rainwear fabrics for many years for DWR performance, but has now been ruled and unsafe by GE and is being phased out in the EU.
I'm sure you'll love the Montane jacket. It is simple and lightweight, but they do use eVent!
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