[pct-l] Re: Mountain Hardware

[dude@xxxxxxxxxxx (dude)]

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I have to agree.  I never did like Mountain Hardware to begin with.
I always thought that they were much more focussed on image and
marketing than performance and quality.

I have purchased Mountain Hardware Clothing and been disapointed.
Since TNF has become so corporatized, I have been displeased with
thei quality as well.

In addition, since I have become more interested in ultra-light,
these manafacturers do not focus on being light weight, so I often
excled them for that reason, regardless of quality.

In my experience, I have never been disapointed with Patagonia
products or Osprey Packs.

happy Easter weekend everyone!

peace,
dude



>
> Maybe so, but my guess, now that MT Hardware is owned by Columbia
> - they've got five years until they are just another North Face.
> I.e. More focused on fashion than function... Also in my opinion.
>
> -Brad
>
>
> On 4/17/03 12:08 PM, "Steve Courtway" <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Mountain Hardware has always been an awful perpetrator of a
>> "highly overlogo'd outdoors" IMO.
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brad Wilson" <BWIL5272@postoffice.uri.edu>
>> To: <Lonetrail@aol.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 6:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Re: Mountain Hardware
>>
>>
>>> Interesting article, but I do feel bad for Mt Hardware.
>>>
>>> A few quick thoughts...
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/16/03 8:43 PM, "Lonetrail@aol.com" <Lonetrail@aol.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Now this same network will handle all of Mountain Hardwear's
>>>>> gear.
>> "They've
>>>>> got good quality now, but in apparel we think we can get
>>>>> Mountain
>> Hardwear
>>>>> to higher quality levels," says Boyle.
>>>
>>> Mt Hardware is so far above and beyond Columbia (R&D,
>>> quality...), I don't know how he could make a claim like this.
>>>
>>>
>>>>> He insists all this can happen without any slip in Mountain
>>>>> Hardwear's commitment to creating the kind of gear that would
>>>>> have turned the
>> first
>>>>> Everest ascent into a cakewalk.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds like the author of this article is a proud owner of some
>>> fine
>> pieces
>>> of Columbia clothing... First assent of Everest and cakewalk
>>> should never
>> be
>>> in the same sentence.
>>>
>>> Even the biggest gear-heads on this list will tell you it's not
>>> just the gear that makes a thru-hike or expedition successful.
>>>
>>>
>>> -Brad
>>>
>>>
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