whoa check this coat out

[iain]

inflatable gore-tex. this coat goes for about $800 or so.

 

http://www.burton.com/gear/pr_jackets_pants.asp?productID=93

[Dru]

quote:

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Originally posted by iain:

inflatable gore-tex. this coat goes for about $800 or so.

 

http://www.burton.com/gear/pr_jackets_pants.asp?productID=93

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PSSSSHHHHhhhhhhhhhh

 

what's that sound?

 

[sob] That MEAN ICE CLIMBER just DEFLATED my $800 DOLLAR JACKET with his HOOK THINGY![/sob]

[iain]

[vegetablebelay]

Hey, love that coat!

 

[sk]

I think I would feel like the staypuff marshmellow man in that....

 

" hold on, I'm a bit chilly, I have to blow up my jacket." says sk.

 

climbing partner "hmmmm, I wonder why SK just passed out?"

 

[iain]

I wonder if it just starts filling up as you head up the mountain as the barometer drops.

[Dru]

Fill it up with Muir Hut smoke before your climb. Maybe they will call the next model the HotBox.

[iain]

sk you're posting almost twice for every one of my posts!

[Dru]

Stranger, if you're gonna challenge Quickdraw Michelle, don't sit with your back to the monitor in this here saloon.

[sk]

If you only knew how painfuly slow I type

[texplorer]

Does this mean my North Face MET 5 jacket is obselete?

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

No, it just means that now a bunch of snowboarders paid way too much for outerwear, too.

 

Rock:

[allison]

Just don't forget to feed the kids every few hours!

[sk]

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Originally posted by allison:

Just don't forget to feed the kids every few hours!

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they are too noisey to ignore

[jaee]

quote:

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Originally posted by Dru:

Fill it up with Muir Hut smoke before your climb. Maybe they will call the next model the HotBox.

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Or nitrous oxide

[Off_White]

Does anyone remember that old Chouinard innovation: Foamback?

[mattp]

I think the foamback cagoule was OK for its day -- remember the ventile cotton jackets that were the "breathable" alternative?

[Off_White]

My buddy Lloyd had one of those, I only saw it in its aged, wrinkled, and cracked condition. I believe he referred to it as "wetback" or "funkback" depending on the source of moisture.

[mattp]

Yeah, the seams leaked on those things and the foam seemed to increase the funk factor even though it was advertised as reducing the clammy feel of wet coated nylon. But they retained their water-proofness longer than the coated nylons then available and they were reasonably light and compact compared to other alternatives at the time. For climbing some place like the Tetons, where a gully-washer normally passes rather quickly, they were OK because you could pull your legs up inside and just sit it out.