[pct-l] frameless pack

[hikeamerica at bresnan.net (Dave)]

opps I meant china. hey the quality companies make there own gear don't 
ship it off to a rice factory. and believe me I am more experienced then 
most people on here with outdoors I am double triple crown hiker. 
believe me I know how to take care of gear it shouldn't not be that 
fragile.

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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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