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[pct-l] frameless pack



opps I meant china. hey the quity comapnies make there own gear dont 
ship it off to a rice factory. and belive me I am more experinced then 
most people on here with outdoors I am dabule triple crown hiker. belive 
me I know how to tke care of gear it shouldnt not be that fragel.

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>>golite is a cheap company I have several clothing items of golites and
>>less then half way through one session they started showing lots of wear
>> no near were what I paid for and what do you get when you call a
>>discount on your next purchase a hole 35 dollars wow. and guess what all
>> there clothes are made in japan look carefully a t the label it says
>>made in japan.
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>Not to defend GoLite in particular, but ultralight gear is generally, BY
>DESIGN, less durable than more traditional heavy gear.
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>For people who know how to handle it and care for it, it can meet their
>requirements for warmth, shelter, carrying capacity, and so on, with the
>advantage of weighing considerably less. For people who don't carefully
>handle it, it must seem like fragile junk.
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>It may be that some GoLite products have construction quality or even
>design issues that make them less durable than competing products made
>from identical lightweight materials. You haven't provided any evidence
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>It may be that you find GoLite's warranty policies less generous than some
>other manufacturers. You have provided one anecdote to support this
>argument.
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>However, impugning them based on the nation of origin of their labor adds
>nothing constructive to a thoughtful discussion the their product's or
>their company's merits.
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>Indeed, most of their products that I own were made in China. I haven't
>seen anything of their's made in Japan.
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