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smuggs
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i propose that each of you send me a suit. i will try my hardest to destroy it. and test the limits of it. i will try each suit for one month. i will write a report on your suit, unbiased etc. i feel like companies and the magazines give you biased exposure based on who spends the most on an add. i will not. i feel like newschoolers is most of your customer base, and anyone who buys either suit thinks its the dopest shit conceived so obviously you have to take any of these with a grain of salt. one person has to put these suits to the test. i think it is me.

i have really sharp crampons, often ski into trees, and crash on rails. i like to hike, ride the lifts, and be outside in the freezing cold. i like to be outside in ultra blower, and super wet snow. sometimes i wear a backpack all day, sometimes i dont. i like to wear my ski clothes around town, and on the hill. sometimes i have a harness over my ski pants, sometimes i camp over night in the snow. sometimes i am hiking for 8 hours and ski down.

i will write a report and make a video based on all aspects of the clothes.

anyone scared? NS NEEDS THIS.

what does ns think, good idea, bad idea?

Dec 10 2009 2:04PM
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Balto
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i vote yes
Dec 10 2009 2:05PM
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yellav
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Dec 10 2009 2:10PM
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smuggs
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and when freeskier ETC does a buyers guide do you think that anyone is acutally using those suits?

i think they dont, they just write some generic shit about them and get free stuff.
Dec 10 2009 2:11PM
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BWalmer
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same.

I think it would be sick know which is truly the most durable - cause they ALL look sick, but whose will last the longest is the real question.
Dec 10 2009 2:17PM
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Afeld
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hell yeah

wish i thought of it though
Dec 10 2009 2:19PM
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smuggs
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ps if any other companies want in hit me up. though i know really nobody else patrolls ns like you all.
Dec 10 2009 2:19PM
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h_bar
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Dec 10 2009 2:29PM
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JOP177
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Seems like a good idea to me.  What's 1 suit to them?
Dec 10 2009 2:54PM
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belden...
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Do i think this is just a scheme for you to get 4 free suits?

Yes
But i also think its an amazing idea and that it would be sick to hear how it works out so i to vote. Yes

But I was thinking if you do a suit a month the seasons will change and the month you try saga could be 20 degrees the whole time and the month you try First Drop could be 45. So i propose that you try one a week for four months so you like switch every week.
Dec 10 2009 2:55PM
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Motes
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good idea with the one week for 4 months
Dec 10 2009 3:25PM
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T*Ski
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You sir are one clever kid.
Dec 10 2009 3:36PM
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the_goose69
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same
Dec 10 2009 4:09PM
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noparking
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TREW > the others don't/wont even come close to matching up.
Dec 10 2009 4:10PM
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Spacekroft
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YES! unbiased truly tested would be awesome
Dec 10 2009 4:17PM
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thelizards
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I thought this was a joke.
Dec 10 2009 4:33PM
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VT_scratch
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Yeah Jon skis big lines and would definitely push these suits to the limits.

I vote yes!
Dec 10 2009 4:33PM
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MNS
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i think someone more respectable and accredited should test the gear, such as me.
Dec 10 2009 4:36PM
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joey.
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Next time you try to right a normal proposal, try using capital letters and punctuation...

Also, this would be stupid for companies like saga who receive the orders anyways, this is just one possible deterrent.

Dec 10 2009 4:44PM
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Bodeau.
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I vote yes

Dec 10 2009 4:50PM
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Saga.
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We are in!
Email us your shipping address and we will send you a suit.

Dec 10 2009 4:53PM
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207
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why couldn't I think of something like this?

gahhh.


Dec 10 2009 4:55PM
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Lemuel
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This could be interesting.  Legit to know that Saga is actually doing this.  Shows good customer support, they want to know the goods and bads so they can help make a better product. 
Dec 10 2009 4:58PM
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uni-corn
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Saga is getting better and better as far as customers service and understanding of their client base every. Props to you guys.

Consider a suit bought next season for me.

Dec 10 2009 4:58PM
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Vino
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Will you need some help ? I can help you and test saga and first drop. I live in QC so weather is tough, its icy, trees are killers, and parks rapes. I'm in to help you !

Dec 10 2009 5:19PM
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tomysul
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Thats actually a sick idea.  A video to go along with it maybe???
Dec 10 2009 5:20PM
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dbricknasty
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wow, great idea! i wish i could have come up with that idea so i could have gotten some free suits but good luck! will def be keeping an eye out for your writeups.
Dec 10 2009 5:21PM
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no_steeze
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holy shit smuggs...epic win!!!
Dec 10 2009 5:22PM
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T*Ski
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Honestly, I have had a bad image if saga in my head untill this year. It seems like they've really got their shit together this year as far as some of the best customer service i've seen with them posting in threads commonly and helping everyone get their gear. hats off to you guys!
Dec 10 2009 5:35PM
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thegoat
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This is a good idea,

and smuggs is one of the best members to do it. He will actually test it out in harsh field conditions.
Dec 10 2009 5:53PM
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looneygeorge
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Just when I thought Saga couldn't be a nicer bunch of guys!
Smuggs you should send an email to the other companies stating that Saga is in. That would make the process go faster instead of waiting for the companies to stumble upon this thread
Dec 10 2009 6:11PM
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FerrisBueller
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He should make a legit documentry ski video on this. Sick edits mashed together with each suit and a progression on damage etc. i would buy
Dec 10 2009 6:43PM
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MANDER
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holy shit, did that actually just work?
Dec 10 2009 6:50PM
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zagfan5
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dang everyone but saga is limpin right now. step up guys!
Dec 10 2009 6:52PM
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J-Evs
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why cant i think of these things
Dec 10 2009 6:53PM
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MNBlake
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haha epic win i thought this was a joke at first
Dec 10 2009 6:54PM
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.Asain-Skiier
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fuck me I could have done that. super stoked for you.
Dec 10 2009 7:00PM
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dross250
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Great idea and even greater deal for smuggs. You're responsible for not letting this thread go to shit though.
Dec 10 2009 7:03PM
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hellomynameisjef
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videos are required

Dec 10 2009 7:07PM
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powday
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wow, saga is the shit...nice work smuggs
Dec 10 2009 7:12PM
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smuggs
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i was thinking today on the lifts just what you guys are saying,

example making edits and stuff, obviously i am not going to be able to put together any kind of park shoot. i have long since retired from that. but there are people around who could. i think i know a filmer/editor  who can help out a bit. maybe i rough the suits up a bit, then in return have a few other people test them out, i would organize kind of a diary for the suits or something along those lines. then i get them back and rough them up one more time with the same tests.

asking to send a stranger an outfit is kind of far fetched. but i think this is a decent idea and the independent skiing community needs something like this. i was even thinking that now there are all of these ski companies too doing their thing, and nobody really knows anything about the gear aside from what you hear from someone who has tried one of the products.

a website would have to be set up maybe etc.

and dont jump the gun on anyone yet i havent even emailed these companies, and the post on ns.com is a few hours old.  maybe if people cant give stuff away, we can get some corporate sponsors and i just would have to hide pepsi cans and doritoes in some of the shots. but that might defeat the purpose of this.

crazy saga is in? i guess we have to get a little more serious about things.
Dec 10 2009 7:17PM
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DAPSKI
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Ya i hope this happens and i think smuggs is the right man for the job becuase he actually skis
Dec 10 2009 7:22PM
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TREWGear
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We are in too.  I'll respond to your email to work out the details. 


Dec 10 2009 7:24PM
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-ROY-
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holy dick that worked
Dec 10 2009 7:25PM
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tokidokidopeness
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Awesome idea !! A video- report for each tested item would be super nice !
Thumbs up from Germany ;)
Dec 10 2009 7:26PM
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DBAKE
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whhhat trew and saga, there is a beer bottle a few feet away from me, im thinking of smashing it over my head, i worked my BALLS off ALLLLL dam summer, got in trouble with my parents, lost some money and then worked extremely hard to buy a used saga suit, i wanted to get a new one really badly but shit, i lost a little money. why couldnt i think of this. :(
Dec 10 2009 7:30PM
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LethalDescent
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HIt us up, we are in!
Dec 10 2009 7:38PM
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tokidokidopeness
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BTW: little thought : how about asking more expensive companies to defend their gear via this test !? such as big brands like salomon, armada or what eva . this could be very interesting... what do you guys think `?
Dec 10 2009 7:40PM
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SHampson
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Oh snap!  Shits about to go off.
Dec 10 2009 7:40PM
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VT_scratch
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do it fast before someone emails them claiming to be you..
Dec 10 2009 7:42PM
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mynilla
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You lucky sonofabitch.
Dec 10 2009 7:45PM
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