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Mountain Equipment Karkakorum 2 Jacket
From: Steve Miller
Subject: Waterproof Jackets
Hello. First thank you for a first class web site - so useful.
I am 41 years old and I am lucky enough the live very near to the Snowdonia National Park. I am out walking in the mountains 2 to 3 times every month what ever the weather!
In December of last year I had been having some trouble with my Mountain Equipment Karkakorum 2 jacket which I had only purchased it in Feb 2001. I contacted the people at Ultimate Outdoors in Betws y Coed and they sent it off for testing.
After 2 weeks the results were that the Gore-Tex was faulty.
All the new Gore-Tex jackets have "water proof pit zips" and as a reader of TGO I had read that they don't work very well. This was confirmed by one of the staff in Ultimate Outdoors. I took a full refund of £250 and went into Stuart Cunningham's store where, after a in-depth talk to one of the staff, I purchased a Páramo Alta jacket and a Páramo Explorer pullover. Both of these garments a just unbelievable.
I have been out in some really bad weather over the past 4 weeks and I have been really amazed as to how good the Alta jacket is. I have spent the past 7 years in Gore-Tex but I wouldn't go back to it now.
For all the doubters out there Páramo does work. I have already purchased a Páramo Mountain Cap as well as Páramo Gaiters and they are just as good as the Alta jacket and will be adding to my collection in the near future.
Please keep up the brilliant work at go 4 a walk
All good wishes
Steve Miller
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