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March 15, 2011Arc’teryx Sabre Pant Reviewed

Theme: Events / By Mark Altitude / Tags: Arcteryx, Arcteryx Sabre Pant, Gore, Gore-Tex, Gore-Tex Softshell, Hardshell, Men's technical pants, Pants, Shell, Ski, snowboard, waterproof-breathable

First up in my Hard vs. Soft Battle Royale is the Arcteryx Sabre Pant. It is as Hard as it gets! Well that’s not exactly true because Arcteryx makes their SV (severe) line of garments, and this one is not in it. 3 lines in and I already have made my review seem superfluous. Just know they are a hardshell.

March 11, 2011Top 5 Women’s Waterproof-Breathable Shells

Theme: Product Reviews, The Backstore / By Vero Altitude / Tags: Arcteryx, Arcteryx Alpha LT, Gore, Gore-Tex, Gore-Tex Paclite, Hardshell, jacket, mountain hardware, Mountain Hardwear, Mountain Hardwear Epic, Shell, The North Face, The North Face Blue Ridge Paclite, The North Face Stella Grace, The North Face Venture, Video, waterproof-breathable

This is for all the ladies that don’t like rain! It makes you cold and damp to the bones, it’s just plain uncomfortable, and worst of all, the drizzle can mess up your hair AND your style. To help you out of this soggy situation, I have compiled the top 5 waterproof-breathable shells for women. Watch out, ‘cuz we’re putting umbrella companies out of business! What are you waiting for? Read on!

August 16, 2010Hardshell vs Softshell…un résumé avant d’aller magasiner par Germain

Theme: Events / By Guests / Invités / Tags: Arcteryx, Gamma, Gore, Gore-Tex, Hardshell, Mountain Hardwear, Powerstretch, Softshells, The North Face, un résumé avant d'aller magasiner

Shells. Modified from original work: size matters by Martina Rathgen http://www.flickr.com/photos/riviera2008/

Softshell ou hardshell ? Coquille ou coquille souple ? Ce sont d'excellentes question. Permettez-moi de vous fournir quelques éléments de base.

A-Les hardshells alias les coquilles imper-respirantes

• Pour la pluie…vêtement de pluie avant tout. Il est facile de faire un tissu imperméable. Il est également facile de faire un tissu respirant. Il est très difficile d’en faire qui soient respirants et imperméables en même temps. D’où l’invention du softshell : on recherche la respirabilité.