I had been eying this jacket for a couple years and must admit, I really dug the way it looked...and since it had ski-doo's name on it I thought it to be a safe bet.
So after trolling ebay forever I finally snagged one, brand new, 100 bucks!!! (Now keep in mind I'm from southern Indiana and there is really no place to go and try these things on and look them over.)
When it came in I could barely contain my excitement, my first "real sled jacket" lol.
After trying on and modeling it for my wife I began to notice the teeth on the zipper track were somewhat small, or fine. Sure enough, zipping it up without binding the teeth proved tricky, but could be done with practice. Then, when zipped up, the teeth had the tendency to separate at the bottom and the coat would slowly open from the bottom if not properly executed.
Thankfully it made it to the last day of out trip before the zipper itself went "toink" and popped off rendering the coat unable to seal up. So I took the coat off along with the fleece pullover I had on underneath it. I then put the coat on first and with the help of my friends was able to stretch the fleece pullover OVER the jacket to the amusement of my friends and ride back to the hotel.
With the exception of the zipper the coat itself was awesome. Incredibly warm, I had no problems during the cold snap in mid jan this year.
Now what I couldn't get over is why someone would design a coat with a such flimsy zipper on it? Thankfully I didn't spend the 200-300 bucks I had seen them advertised for.
So now I am at the point where I can have a new zipper put on and run the risk of going through all this over again or just get another coat.
I kinda have been digging this pullover by HMK but I understand there is no insulation to it, just a shell, so yeah I dont know if it would be worth it to get one for almost 200 bucks.
Anyone have any thoughts on this thing???
Oh and BTW this past seasons trip was still probably the most awesome we had ever gone on despite having to take our friend to the ER 10 minuets into the ride and having every single piece of gear I bought end up being a flop!!!
So after trolling ebay forever I finally snagged one, brand new, 100 bucks!!! (Now keep in mind I'm from southern Indiana and there is really no place to go and try these things on and look them over.)
When it came in I could barely contain my excitement, my first "real sled jacket" lol.
After trying on and modeling it for my wife I began to notice the teeth on the zipper track were somewhat small, or fine. Sure enough, zipping it up without binding the teeth proved tricky, but could be done with practice. Then, when zipped up, the teeth had the tendency to separate at the bottom and the coat would slowly open from the bottom if not properly executed.
Thankfully it made it to the last day of out trip before the zipper itself went "toink" and popped off rendering the coat unable to seal up. So I took the coat off along with the fleece pullover I had on underneath it. I then put the coat on first and with the help of my friends was able to stretch the fleece pullover OVER the jacket to the amusement of my friends and ride back to the hotel.
With the exception of the zipper the coat itself was awesome. Incredibly warm, I had no problems during the cold snap in mid jan this year.
Now what I couldn't get over is why someone would design a coat with a such flimsy zipper on it? Thankfully I didn't spend the 200-300 bucks I had seen them advertised for.
So now I am at the point where I can have a new zipper put on and run the risk of going through all this over again or just get another coat.
I kinda have been digging this pullover by HMK but I understand there is no insulation to it, just a shell, so yeah I dont know if it would be worth it to get one for almost 200 bucks.
Anyone have any thoughts on this thing???
Oh and BTW this past seasons trip was still probably the most awesome we had ever gone on despite having to take our friend to the ER 10 minuets into the ride and having every single piece of gear I bought end up being a flop!!!
