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Hellytech = 5K/4K? WTF is this?
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Alright, so I've heard from alot of people that the Hellytech is 10K/10K, checked the HH site...it says Hellytech is 10K/10K, not the best, but I can live with it cause they don't make the Francis 7 in anything with a higher rating. Well my Francis came today, and while I'm checking it out (this thing is fuckin' sick BTW, and super functional... I'm going to look like a huge poser in it cause I suck at skiing, but I don't care, I love one-pieces cause they keep snow out when I eat shit) I look at the inside tag of the pants and jacket, and it says that it has a minumum of 5K waterproofing after 5 wash cycles and a minumum of 4K breathability before washing. So basically, I want to know what the fuck is up with that...what happened to 10K/10K?
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I suppose the pores in the fabric could get clogged with whatever. Washing with tech wash can fix this.
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so don't roll around in the mud and you won't have to wash it. aslo, you should have stepped up and gotten the helly tech xp shit. that's what's hot.
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Worse than 10k/10k, but better than 5k/4k.
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thanks, i figured that one out
i mean how is it as far as warmness and stuff
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Lightning...I would've gone for the Cocoa, but it was just too plain, if the brown parts of my suit were yellow on the brown suit...I probably would've gone with the brown. And now I'm kinda pissed about all that, I don't plan on rolling in the mud, but still, I'd like to retain all my waterproofing as 10K/10K isn't a ton to begin with.
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if u dont worry about it u wont get wet
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that's the same as every other companie's 10k/10k.
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just dont ski in the rain. or in pools.
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