ferniesnow
I'm doo-ing it!
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We, as snowmobilers, are very fortunate to have not one but two great gear companies that strive to keep us warm and dry. Both Klim and MotorFist are in the forefront and too each their own with the choices. I will not get into brand bashing as my dealings with both outfits has been superb.
MF came to bat for the FSA cabin build and supplied various pieces of gear for the volunteers. That was just an awesome jester and was very much appreciated. There will be a steel door cover with the MotorFist logo mounted on the front of the stove in appreciation of this huge effort.
Klim, with their outstanding warranty, (I'm not implying that MF doesn't have an outstanding warranty and from what I read, their warranty is also great) are, IMHO, right at the forefront with keeping us dry. The boys at DCI (the distributor for Klim) in McGrath, AB need some words of praise as well. I was down yesterday and had a pair of Togwotee bibs and a Valdez jacket put to the water test. The bibs are a year old and the jacket about a year and a half. Both elbows on the jacket failed the test. The butt failed on one side (the thought about repair was mentioned) and he decided to test the knees. Both knees failed. It wasn't worth repairing these garments. Both were replaced with warranty because they are "guaranteed to keep you dry". Sometimes there is a weak spot in the material and as "Gortex" says, "GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY Promise. IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE WATERPROOFNESS, WINDPROOFNESS OR BREATHABILITY OF OUR GORE-TEX OUTERWEAR, WE WILL REPAIR IT, REPLACE IT OR REFUND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE.
MF came to bat for the FSA cabin build and supplied various pieces of gear for the volunteers. That was just an awesome jester and was very much appreciated. There will be a steel door cover with the MotorFist logo mounted on the front of the stove in appreciation of this huge effort.
Klim, with their outstanding warranty, (I'm not implying that MF doesn't have an outstanding warranty and from what I read, their warranty is also great) are, IMHO, right at the forefront with keeping us dry. The boys at DCI (the distributor for Klim) in McGrath, AB need some words of praise as well. I was down yesterday and had a pair of Togwotee bibs and a Valdez jacket put to the water test. The bibs are a year old and the jacket about a year and a half. Both elbows on the jacket failed the test. The butt failed on one side (the thought about repair was mentioned) and he decided to test the knees. Both knees failed. It wasn't worth repairing these garments. Both were replaced with warranty because they are "guaranteed to keep you dry". Sometimes there is a weak spot in the material and as "Gortex" says, "GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY Promise. IF YOU ARE NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE WATERPROOFNESS, WINDPROOFNESS OR BREATHABILITY OF OUR GORE-TEX OUTERWEAR, WE WILL REPAIR IT, REPLACE IT OR REFUND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE.