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First Drop question.

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I.B
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Whats the quality of their jackets and pants? I'm looking to get some new outerwear next year, And i'm compairing products. I like the first drop design with the sleeves and bibs and stuff. But are they worth the money?


I know for a fact my saga sweatshirt wasn't worth the $70 or so i paid for it.
Jan 18 2011 9:15PM
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Chompo.
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wrong forum.... but from what i heard their quality is good this year.......
Jan 18 2011 9:17PM
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I.B
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Yeah i know. I'm just looking for a good half page or so of awnsers then i'll get this deleted.

Yeah i've heard to, but i'm not sure. They don't look warm


Jan 18 2011 9:19PM
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Ilovewhitestuff
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you're missing the whole point of skiing park, you should be asking: are they tall as fuck?
Jan 18 2011 9:24PM
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Dustin.
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Zipper Length >>>>> Quality
Jan 18 2011 9:28PM
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Myfirstname.
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Quality is horrible. I won't say anymore until after i resolve my warranty issue. FD is screwing me hard... Message me and I'll tell you exactly what i mean.
Jan 18 2011 9:29PM
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I.B
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I don't really ski park. I mean yeah i can back flip and front flip. 3 and grind rails but i'd rather be in the powder. And there stuff just doesn't look that warm for those types of conditions.
Jan 18 2011 9:32PM
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belden...
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I heard they are really warm but the waterproofing and quality kinda suck.
I know you hinted that you dont want saga but their outerwear is quality. They are ridiculously waterproof and breathable.
Jan 18 2011 9:42PM
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Myfirstname.
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This exactly^^^ Saga is actually colder since it is just a shell, but by a nice warm fleece jacket to wear underneath and your set. Sagas quality is far and above that of First Drop.
Jan 18 2011 9:47PM
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belden...
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Yeah i actually just rocked a flannel beneath mine in 2 degrees and was fine
Jan 18 2011 9:52PM
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EmperorKuzco
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get orage bdog puffy those look like the warmest things ever
Jan 18 2011 9:56PM
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AGOF
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I love my first drop jacket but i hate the pants, they rip so easy, but the jacket is bombproof.
i love my old saga moss pants but hate the lobster jacket
Jan 18 2011 9:59PM
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erazzleski
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First drop is awesome. The coats run big, i ordered an XL and the jacket is pretty long. The ski pants are SUPER big. i normally wear an XL and i had to order a L. The XL's hung way over my heels. The quality is great, but you just need to get the right size. The best part of the jacket is the fact that the sleeves zip off if its a warmer day and you weren't expecting the change in temp.
Jan 18 2011 10:04PM
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[inspired]
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i love my suit. soo warm and comfy. the pants do run big though.
Jan 18 2011 10:09PM
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Myfirstname.
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Here is my first drop jacket after 3 days of skiing. It got much much worse immediately after this

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Jan 18 2011 10:10PM
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Banane.
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Myfirstname. Thats suck man, Hope you get your money back or a new suit. To the op, if you ski powder i assume you hike a little or a lot and you need a waterproof jacket. I have a saga jacket ( 5'10 and 150 lbs) i got a large. Its a bit too long but the quality is sick and very windproof. Just buy a h/h warm shirt its like 70$ here in quebec and im toasty all the time .
Jan 18 2011 10:21PM
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I.B
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I think im' going to go with Moment acutally. I know some guys that work there and they sent pics of next years stuff and it looks sick. Plus its meant for powder skiing. So i'm going to just buy that.
Jan 18 2011 10:24PM
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snowking249
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I bought a whole outfit from them last year and one of the best things about it is that their stuff is super warm. The little thing around the bottom of the jacket that can sinch(sp?) it up has come out and i sold the pants to some kid on here and he messaged me a few weeks ago saying they ripped super bad. Just lettin you know my experience.
Jan 18 2011 10:29PM
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EvanMeyer
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ORAGE best jacket ive owned so warm i wear a thin crewneck underneath and im fine everytime i ride and i realized ive had my vent open all winter so far and didnt noticed til i took off my jacket the other day
Jan 18 2011 10:34PM
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Big_Tuna
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Oakley is the way to go great quality kinda expensive but you pay for what you get but saga is also very much so worth it great stuff
Jan 25 2011 11:41PM
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array.
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this
Jan 26 2011 12:20AM
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