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Old Not Bold Hiker
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Old Not Bold Hiker
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 Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:46 am |
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REI Kimtah jacket is on sale for only $120.
Its a decent deal at $230. Its a steal at $120. I am glad I bought my Rab Neoshell before the sale....It would have been really hard to rationalize the Rab.
I tried on the Kimtah recently. Its a good fit and decent design. Only downside I saw was no pit zips(claim is its not needed) and it only had a rain flap behind the zipper, not a waterproof zipper.
eVent will eventually sweat out, if you sweat a lot, but it does better than Goretex, in general.
I have had good luck with eVent rain paints, bad luck with an eVent jacket, but that is probably more design related, and the jacket manufacturer is no longer making jackets, I notice.
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Backpacker Joe
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Joined: 16 Dec 2001
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Is event the latest Goretex replacement? Im trying to remember.
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
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RumiDude
Marmota olympus
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RumiDude
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Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:06 pm |
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| Backpacker Joe wrote: | | Is event the latest Goretex replacement? |
Dat's nthe word on the street. Never used it myself but some say it is waaaaay better than Gore Tex.
Rumi
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"This is my Indian summer ... I'm far more dangerous now, because I don't care at all."
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tigermn
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Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:36 pm |
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The pants are half off too..
No coupon, code or nuthin.
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RichP
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Thu Nov 22, 2012 11:07 pm |
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| RumiDude wrote: | | Never used it myself but some say it is waaaaay better than Gore Tex. |
I'm totally impressed with my eVent jacket. It is very breathable and actually keeps me dry.
Best gear investment I've made in a long time.
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DIYSteve
seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
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Location: here now |
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:59 am |
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| Backpacker Joe wrote: | | Is event the latest Goretex replacement? |
eVent has been around for awhile. eVent, like GoreTex, is ePTFE membrane. Mountain Hardwear's DryQ is also ePTFE.
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Old Not Bold Hiker
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:14 am |
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| Backpacker Joe wrote: | | Is event the latest Goretex replacement? Im trying to remember. |
Actually Polartec Neoshell is "the latest" goretex replacement.
Most reviewers agree that both eVent and Neoshell is better than Goretex, and eVent is about the same as Neoshell if you are less active in it or don't sweat tons.
Goretex has kept its favored status by heavily manipulating the market.
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Magellan
Brutally Handsome
Joined: 26 Jul 2006
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:56 am |
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Just ordered one. 
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Tom
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:15 am |
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Don't forget MrRebates for 6% cash back or ebates for 5% cash back at REI.com. I also have e-gift cards I can offer at 10% off which will save another 10%.
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Magellan
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:31 am |
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Grrr!  I forgot!
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DarkHelmet
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Could not resists. Picked one up today. Very nice jacket.
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Hiker Boy
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Hiker Boy
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:14 pm |
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I have been using the REI Kimtah jacket for the past year. I have been very happy with it. Like my other eVent rainshell, the Kitmah outperforms anything I have ever owned that was gortex or PU coated.
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Malachai Constant
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Got a REI Kimtah jacket last spring when it was on sale. It works marginally better than Goretex nice jacket but not the second coming.
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tigermn
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Fri Nov 23, 2012 6:03 pm |
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| Malachai Constant wrote: | | Got a REI Kimtah jacket last spring when it was on sale. It works marginally better than Goretex nice jacket but not the second coming. |
That's why I didn't pull the trigger at full price, but heck at half price and with REI's return policy, how can you go wrong.
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ranger rock
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What's Marmot using? I got soaked in it today, what ever it was...
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