User Review: The North Face Mountain Light Parka

The North Face Mountain Light Parka
Above: The current Mountain Light Parka, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed December 23, 1999 by POP

Rating:
Fabric: Nylon-Gore Tex
Price Paid: $260/340

Stop the bitchin' and moanin'. I bought this jacket 8 years ago on sale (which by the way is the only way any garment, techwear or regular clothing should be purchased do to incredible mark-up) and have returned it twice to North Face because of problems. Maybe I would have had problems with other jackets as well, by other companies, but in 1992 there really weren't that many companies -- all the present ones were spinoffs/previous employees from North Face -- or like Marmot, etc. did not market their products in locations where I could try them on and purchase.

So I bought the Mtn. Light, the gore-tex DWR has worn down once and another time the inner seam ripped. And I don't abuse the product. SO....I returned it twice, and TWICE TNF SENT ME NEW JACKETS....That's why I have stuck with North Face. They might give you a little hassle but do you think I am going to go out and spend more money on another jacket....NO WAY.

Oh yea, I also own a Kelty day backpack that I have had replaced twice, over a 15 year span. Those of you who keep purchasing new jackets: You're the ones getting taken, it's not the companies taking you.

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Campmor 2 purchase options:	Women's Mountain Light Parka	$139.96	Buy Now
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