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Mountain Hardwear Torsion Glove
February 15, 2009
How thin are these? I mean I'm looking for as thin as possible waterproof or at least water resistant gloves. I would use them on my bike rides to work here in MN. They don't need to be the warmest things around but pretty thin so I could open zippers and dig into my pockets them on.Any thoughts if these would be the ones or would you recommend something else?
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Nikwax Tech Wash
February 13, 2009
Hey Matt,My old shell got some serious grease stains that got washed in a couple of times, maybe 3 or 4. I stressed but then my wife used shout advanced gel. The thing you have to do is apply it very liberally and really grind it in. The apply it 3-5 more times the same way. Then you want to wash it the next morning. It got the grease right out of my jacket.There is some stuff that will get the grease out but it will also damage the integrity of the material. Hopefully that will help.----Thanks Steve for your answer. Just want everyone to know I did what Steve said and it did wonders!! Everything came off. Here's the step-by-step guide.-Poured water on the grease/stain spots for few minutes and rubbed those spots with my fingers under running water so the spot areas got wet.-Applied Shout Advanced Gel. Like Steve said, I ground the stuff on the jacket quite hard and quite a bit. I had doubts how Gore-tex Pro Shell would take the punishment and believe me it came out like new.-Waited for half an hour and applied Shout again and then waited 30 min and repeat (I applied Shout total of 5 times, always waited 30min before repeating the process).-Let jacket be over night (this is the most important part).-Next morning washed it with Granger's G-wash (warm water). I'm sure Nikwax will work here too.-Tumble dried with delicate setting.Now jacket looks like spanking new. Remember that before I did what Steve suggested I washed this jacket twice with Granger's G-wash and once tried Shout without any success. So the key here is to apply Shout multiple times and letting Shout sit on your jacket over night.
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Arc'teryx Beta AR Pant - Men's
February 11, 2009
I own a pair of Beta AR pants size medium (I'm 5'11"). Love the pants but not quite sure should I get the tall ones. How much longer is medium tall than medium regular?How close to the ground your pant leg is without shoes on? Should the pants touch the ground without a hiking boots?Thanks.
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Nikwax Tech Wash
February 9, 2009
Grease stains on Gore-tex Pro shell jacket. How to get them off? I have Arcteryx Alpha LT that has some major grease stains that are not coming off with Granger's G-wash. When I got this jacket the previous owner tried to wash the grease stains with G-wash and they didn't come off. One local store that sells Arcteryx told me to try Shout Advanced Gel which I did on small area but that didn't help either.Is there anything I can do about this?I haven't tried Nikwax but would it even matter because jacket has been washed already without a luck?
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Patagonia Ascensionist Softshell Jacket - Men's
January 29, 2009
How water resistance? I know this jacket is not 100% water resistant but how well it keeps water out. I bike to work (15min). If it rains, will it come through? Or how hard it needs to rain?I have Arcteryx Alpha LT (gore-tex pro shell) and it's too hot. Pro shell does not breathe as well as I would like it to. I tried Ascensionist on at local Patagonia store and I fell in love :-) Jacket was perfect cut for me.
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Arc'teryx Alpha LT Jacket - Men's
January 28, 2009
Is Alpha LT longer from the front than Beta AR? I have Beta and it's too short... it comes top of my belt buckle. I'm thinking about getting Alpha but not if it's not longer from front. Thank you BC and the readers.
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