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This parka is awesome. I thought my MH Subzero SL parka was superb, which it is, but this TNF Himalayan is incredible for general purpose chores in bad weather. Born and raised/lived in Colorado most of my life and I know either one of these parka's will handle anything this state has to offer. I have not had this TNF parka very long so I can not speak for the durability of the outer fabric, but it looks very promising. I got it on sale for almost half price, but considering other products I've had I'd say it is worth the asking price. Great pockets, hood and so on. I am 5' 9" and 190, and the large fits the way I like it. Plenty of room to layer should it ever become an issue. And, as always the gearheads are a pleasure to do business with. This is probably the only store besides REI I trust buying over the phone, since I know if something is wrong or the fit is off, I can always send it back and try something else.

I bought these BD's towards the end of the Colorado Springs winter season. Warmth and dexterity for these type of gloves are excellent, however I have used gloves quite abit over the years, so that in itself helps. For example, I can usually zip up my MH Sub Zero Parka with the smaller zip handle without removing the gloves, but not tie my shoes. I was looking for the best all around work/play/adventure glove around a $100 or so and decided to give these a try. I have not had the pleasure of doing much adventure or playing with these gloves, but I have done plenty of work. Snow shoveling, small tractor (snow blowing)driving my drive way, loading large landscaping stones and other work on my 5 plus acres in fairly cold conditions, with high winds and a couple of white outs. The gloves have held up nicely thus far, however I have not been able to truely test these gloves in what I would consider extreme conditions. So I will reserve the 5th star if they hold up under such conditions. The other glove I was going to try out was the Marmot Work Glove, which a couple of acquaintances been using with no complaints thus far. I need to also mention the gloves have been submerged a number of times in mud and water with no leaks or problems, so the water proofness is outstanding thus far. I hope to get at least a few years out of these gloves because I am very hard on all of my equipment. Since the Work Gloves are on sale for $39 I will probably buy a set and try them out at the same time.