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King Creosote
6 days ago
Thursday, 4 November 2010
New stuff
Ordered myself a couple of things- A quilt from Tim at Enlightened equipment, (Not a cuben though- more on that later) and a Montbell Tachyon jacket. I've been toying with the quilt idea for a while now- should save me weight and be warmer than the PHD minim ultra. Tim is another manufacturer who is fantastic to deal with. The Tachyon is a hooded windshirt so ideal for keeping ears warm and I love my windshirt. I've found that Montbell fits my body shape really nicely.
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The Enlightened Equipment web site seems to be down at the moment, both your link and the link from a google search leads to a 404 not found. It's a shame as I've not seen any of this stuff yet. Looking forward to your review!
I know that Tim was going to let his .com lapse his new site does exist somewhere in the ether but I can't seem top link to it
This is a bit wet of me, I realise, but how do you acquire Mont Bell stuff? Do they have a European or UK distributor? I did try looking at their website and wasn't too encouraged.
6 oz for a full wind suit is incredible. Are you aware of any compromises made to reach this weight? Short arms for example?
There is apparently a shop in Switzerland that can send you stuff- I've always ordered it from the States- Prolite gear are very good as are Oregon Mountain Community. There are no compromises size wise- the arms are plenty long enough on my Down inner jacket and now my Tachyon. They do have an 'athletic' cut and seem to suit people with a smaller build. Mainly, it is the incredibly thin material. Naturally this is not so abrasion resistant as thicker/heavier materials, but my Tachyon makes my Pertex Quantum jacket seem robust. I think it's probably stronger than it appears but I will be treating it carefully.
Thank you.
I'll look at Prolite and Oregon Mountain Community.
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