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.

Rating: rated 1 of 5 stars
Fabric: 2 Ply GoreTex
Price Paid: Over Priced

North Face offers excellent products but where did they go wrong with the Mountain Light? I have used this jacket for numerous outdoor activities such as mountaineering in the Canadian Rockies, mountain biking, backpacking, hiking, and the occasional trip to the grocery store and found this jacket to be below average in performance. I have only had the jacket for two years and have found myself getting soaked during rainstorms and even light showers just walking to the truck. I have treated the jacket with TX-Direct by Nikwax with no marked improvement. In short, stay away from this overpriced, substandard performance jacket.

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Where to Buy

Buy Online We found the Mountain Light Parka at 7 online stores:

StoreProduct DescriptionPrice

Campmor
Mountain Light Parka (For Women) - Old Style$199.97Buy Now

Moosejaw
Women's Mountain Light Parka (Fall 2007 Discontinued)$239.20Buy Now

Backcountry.com
2 purchase options:
Mountain Light Parka - Women's$164.42Buy Now
Mountain Light Parka - Women's$298.95Buy Now

Backcountry Outlet
Mountain Light Parka - Women's$164.42Buy Now

Altrec Outdoors
2 purchase options:
Women's Mountain Light Parka 32856$298.95Buy Now
Women's Mountain Light Parka$298.95Buy Now

RockCreek
Mountain Light Parka (Women's)$189.95Buy Now

US Outdoor Store
Mountain Light Parka - Women's$299.00Buy Now

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