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SAGA+LDC+TREW+FD read up

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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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-Dan
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This is simply incredible. Smuggs I trust that the work you put into these diaries and reviews are going to be worth more than the cost of the suits. Props to the companies for letting this go down. Once again the freeskiing community is the best community I know.
Dec 11 2009 12:01PM
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Tablespoon
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I'll gladly help with the testing.

Dec 11 2009 12:05PM
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triebby
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I like it. However, smuggs may need some assistance. Basically a full on NS outerwear use-and-abuse review guide.  Obviously this idea originated with smuggs, so he should be in charge, but why not add some other NS'ers to the crew and get more companies involved? We could have a a variety of talented skiers that would all take their outwear to the limits in various ways eg. urban, big mountain, mountaineering, park, etc.  Like smuggs said, we all know that Freeskier gear reviews are a bunch of BS, so have a comprehensive guide by and for NS would be real sick. There is serious potential for a huge and awesome project here.
Dec 11 2009 12:06PM
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Deletedtoday
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fuck you dude i want all those free suits =[
Dec 11 2009 12:22PM
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smuggs
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FD opted out because they sold out of their suits :(

i have been talking with a few nsers about trying each suit for an extended period of time. to help the process, because obviously i dont do urban rails and park laps. i have slid one urban rail in my entire life and that was a wooden bridge on grass.


anyone know how to purchase a website url?
Dec 11 2009 2:23PM
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blindside
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......what?
Dec 11 2009 2:35PM
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*mKas*
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You can buy a site url from most good hosting companies.  GoDaddy comes to mind.  I'm sure you can find some others by googling for domain purchasing.  It should only be a couple of bucks for the domain name, but you will also have to host a site somewhere.  You might be able to find a place that does this for free (google free web hosting), but you will get better support if you go with a paid hosting plan.  Some places give discounts for purchasing a domain name and hosting with them.  You might want to look into software like Wordpress that will let you set it up like a blog.
Dec 11 2009 2:50PM
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Squid.
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I wish I was smart enough to think of something like this.
Dec 11 2009 3:04PM
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jibjunkie
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goddamnit considering that have the kids on here ski in jibbeirsh hoodies you might as well add them to your list but that would sound like a waste of a jibberish
Dec 11 2009 3:06PM
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dunkaroos
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You sir are my hero. I can't believe that Saga, Trew, and LDC are going through with it! It just proves that they are beyond legit.
Dec 11 2009 3:09PM
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VT_scratch
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haha EHS field hockey field!
Dec 11 2009 3:23PM
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JStrathern
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EHS as in Exeter High School?
Dec 11 2009 3:44PM
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smuggs
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yea max, i bet if that bridge is still there, there would be a chunk missing from it where hennie caught an edge on his brand new skis and ate alot of poop.
Dec 11 2009 4:03PM
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Schoellkopf
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You're just jealous you didn't think of this idea...oh yeah, and it's write.


This is so sick though.
Dec 11 2009 4:15PM
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smuggs
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yea i often dont capitalize letters and miss grammar points in internet forums, rest assured, the emails these guys got were most professional.
Dec 11 2009 4:35PM
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Virtika
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Responded to Jon by email. Great idea, glad to see this kind of creativity coming from the ski community.

We are in as well, but we are completely SOLD OUT of outerwear so maybe count us in next year!
Dec 11 2009 5:25PM
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KennyC
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OP your so smart! you could really care less about "writing reviews" you just want free shit from all these companys! wish i thought of it.
Dec 11 2009 5:55PM
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DaveM
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Great work this year guys.

and did that really just happen? All i can say is great thinking man

Dec 11 2009 6:46PM
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kslattery
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It is on!
Dec 11 2009 7:25PM
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dylhole
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I'll give you some Saga pants I used for quite some time last season and I bet it comes in second only to this year's Saga gear.

Great idea btw, I like the support you're getting.  Get after it!

Dec 12 2009 1:49AM
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A-Style**
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fucking legit my threads
Dec 12 2009 2:11AM
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BikeMlatt69
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Dec 12 2009 2:24AM
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Kevski
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This is absolutely amazing. This could never happen in the snowboard industry or any other sport for that matter. I love skiing.


Dec 12 2009 2:57AM
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Scolson
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Really awesome idea, you never see any good reviews of outerwear besides "looks mad dope!".  Also incredibly legit of these companies to step up and give away their product, when they are selling out every season as it is.
Dec 12 2009 3:27AM
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Shewlur...
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so awesome.  my threads.  can't wait to find out the verdict later on.  this will actually help me decide on what suit to get next year.
Dec 12 2009 6:49AM
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Newschool_Pope
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brilliant idea
Dec 12 2009 8:23AM
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smuggs
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bump needs more ns support!
Dec 12 2009 4:07PM
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selkirks
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This just goes to show that these companies are either:

A.) Very confident in their product, which is pretty reasonable.

B.) Very confident that even if their product is proven to be the worst, low-quality, gear known to man, people on NS will still buy it.
Dec 12 2009 4:16PM
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kylebrazil
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sooooo lucky
Dec 12 2009 5:14PM
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Silence
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Stoked to see how this goes, great to see companies man up and stand by their product, especially when the gear gets abused - this can only be positive for their brands.

Dec 12 2009 5:16PM
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Black.Bird
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I support this, it's a very good idea. I ordered some FD and hope it will have some sick reviews.
Dec 12 2009 5:20PM
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Lemuel
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I can't wait to see the reviews on these.  I have always been loyal to Orage, you should try to get them in on it if you could.
Dec 12 2009 5:49PM
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frosted_flakes
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such an epic win

can't wait to see the videos
Dec 12 2009 8:33PM
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MoistAbode
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holy epic win! this is exactly the reason i love skiing. Somebody comes up with a legit idea, companies take notice and dont just shrug it off then you have something really good come out of it.
Dec 12 2009 9:22PM
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ButteredToast.
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Dear Saga,
I am incredibly impressed. I didn't think anyone would actually get in on this and send him a free suit to test. Major props on being the first to step out on a limb and send this kid a suit so he can test it out and inform the rest of NS. This is by far the coolest thing I have ever seen on NS. I will need new pants next season, so congratulations, you have won me over. I will be buying a pair.

And to the OP: Props for actually wanting to give back to the skiing community, and not just wanting to get in on some free outerwear. So good on you. I'm just disappointed I didn't get this idea first. On that note, want to send me the outerwear when you're done with it?

jokes.

Anyways, same goes for Trew, LDC, and First Drop. I personally have already ordered a jacket from first drop, and could not be more stoked to be on board with them based off of the customer service I have seen so far. It's sick that companies like this are willing to get on board with a legit unbiased test. The ski industry is so tight.
Dec 12 2009 10:46PM
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babaganoush
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Props to you smuggs for steppin up to the plate, as well as all these great companies. Its nice to see someone that truly cares about the customer experience
Dec 13 2009 2:03AM
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Corben
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I think more people need to come over to gear talk and check this thread out.
Dec 13 2009 6:46AM
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Afeld
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In my mind here are some stuff that could really help this.
1} film it. Doesn't have to be good quality or even an edit. Just show us what you are doing.
2} At the end, don't pronounce a winner. Don't compare. Say this suit did well/ok/poorly and tell us why. If you declare a winner it may not be good for the losing companies, business wise.
3} Do similar tests for each suit.

All suggestions, good Luck and Mad props to all the companies participating
Dec 13 2009 10:51AM
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dross250
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Really interesting idea and great response from the companies and community. Lets keep this on the front page!
Dec 13 2009 7:54PM
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585.
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great idea im stoked to see the reviews and what these companies can do to improve on them. props to the OP and saga ldc and trew for stepping up this is going to help so many people out in the future
Dec 13 2009 9:58PM
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thelizards
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I'm pretty sure Trew will own this.

and I doubted this in the beginning cuz I assumed you were some 15 year old who thought he could score free outerwear.   

I'm looking forward to how this plays out!
Dec 13 2009 10:14PM
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JTL
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Dec 13 2009 10:22PM
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Twinjibber77
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If that's the one in New Hampshire then i have a friend who went there. . .anyway.

HOLY SHIT!
This is awesome, smuggs is a legend.
Dec 13 2009 10:40PM
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Obsessedwski
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Wow, mad props to Smuggs as well as Saga, LDC, Trew and FD.

I really love stuff like this, makes you feel how great the skiing community is; its not just a one way industry where companies provide the product and mindless sheep buy into it, skiing's increasingly becoming "open source" if you will, with everyone being involved in progressing the sport and supporting each other.

I gotta admit I am a bit jealous that I didn't come up with this first, but then again I don't think I would've done justice to the project and Smuggs looks like the perfect guy to do it. I'm really looking forward to the reviews buddy, do a good job for all us NSer's eh?

Dec 14 2009 12:05AM
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smuggs
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I wont let anyone down, this is bigger than just me now.

tried to get on board with some ski companies, but i have not heard back from any that i have sent requests to anyone has any hook ups put in a good word for us

fpus
on3p
etc
Dec 14 2009 12:31AM
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skyabamba
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lol. next time you try criticizing someone, you might want to make sure you spell write right.

Dec 14 2009 12:37AM
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steezyjibber
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YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dec 14 2009 1:59PM
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Commonwealth
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Great idea, stoked to see the support of these companies. Although bright & baggy isn't my style, I would consider picking up a suit in the future.

For all the jealous 15-year-olds, I am confident that smuggs will abuse the shit out of these things. I've seen some of his TRs; they're gnarly.

Good work smuggs.
Dec 14 2009 2:09PM
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logange
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I second this. Mad props to Saga,
Dec 14 2009 2:27PM
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