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Hey guys I'm tyson with adventure rig. Callie and i are currently out here in mammoth california now i know it doesn't look like much from this spot but take a look at this it was an absolutely incredible day today a hundred percent different than the day we had yesterday we were absolutely in the gnar it was. Storming a blizzard all day long 50 to. 60 mile an hour winds and prior to that. We were in squaw storm skiing there the snow is heavy it's windy it's cold. However callie and i are both completely protected because of our mono suits made. By 2b now i have on the vivid and if you. Take a look at callie i have on the novo. In pink cuz I'm a girl she's also done a. Full review on her suit so if you're a woman wanting that perspective definitely be sure to check it out or if you're a dude and you're just curious be sure to check out her review cuz she's got a lot of great points on her suit as well going back to mine this is absolutely amazing so not only do we ski. In these, but we also have snowmobiled we use them to get into the back country so that we can ski we needed something that was gonna keep us protected and really hold up against what the snowmobiles have to throw at us we've found in the past that with just normal ski layers. They somehow seem to really get shredded on the sleds snowmobiles are really hard on our outer layers and to be seems to. Have that covered online looking on. Facebook and different forms I've come across people saying my to be suit ripped i hit a tree they're thin i don't. Know how you could say that about these the exterior is cordura it's very. Durable on the inside of my calf on my. Knee down here around the whole bottom i have this armored text reinforcement the. Ski edges are not gonna tear through the bottoms which is awesome cuz that's always a problem that i have on normal pants i can hit trees with this it's pretty indestructible i think i kind of feel like with the 45,000 millimeter. Waterproofing that the simple text to layer membrane provides i could almost jump in lake tahoe and stay completely dry but i don't have gaskets i only have gators on my wrist you can see right. Here you can pull it out and fit it or around your thumb these are really nice because they're not overly tight I've worn some things that are kind of tight and uncomfortable they've given me plenty of room with these also on the very bottom inside i. Do have a gator there what's great about this one on the inside of it you have a. Hook so if you wanted to hook it on laces snowboarding or snowmobile boots. You can easily do that it also has a. Button closure so you can snap it around something if you'd prefer to go that. Style beacon of style my bright green it's st. Patrick's Day today so i really. Fit in with it any other day i just feel like I'm awesome out there cuz i love green i love this color i think they've done an awesome job you can check out all the colors at us to be outerwear. Calm if maybe this green is not for you. Diving into some of the features that. They provide I've got a lot of pockets on this i have two zippered rights here on my thigh as well as this interesting. Pocket right here this is just a chest pocket the reason that i say it's interesting is because you obviously can. Go into it like this from the bottom if i zip it down you can see that that same zipper actually is the same zipper to. Adjust my collar if i want the collar tighter i can zip it up and it brings it. All together i wasn't exactly sure about it because. You can see if i dip it down half-way to. Provide a little extra length in my. Collar i thought maybe there'd be a chance of snow getting down, but they've got it covered they actually have a nice flap in there that's a really cool pocket that I've never seen anyone else do super functional because it really is a pocket as well as the adjustment for how. Tight or loose you want your collar as well. Speaking of snow on this front zipper cal and i do have a couple other suits from other companies that we have tried out and something that to be does right. On the very bottom you can see this nice green fabric that they have provided. This is going to keep out all the snow from coming in the bottom of the zipper on the other suits that we've tried no one else does that so when you zip this down it seems like there's always just a little bit of a crack that the zipper does not fully encase down. There and snow or wind kind of seems to make its way in there but that flap they keep all the elements out zipping this all the way up you can see exactly how much this covers my face as. Well as putting the hood on i can easily fit the hood over my. Goggles and helmet when we're skiing and i can still look to the left and to the right up and down it's a little snug but it's definitely completely doable i skied all day yesterday with the hood up and my collar zipped all the way up to. Provide 100% protection besides having. The pockets you do have two really nice chest vent zips on the exterior here i. Kind of wish they were pockets cuz i do like having pockets up high these are just vents it's give and take. I have pockets other places so I'm just learning to use my other pockets i kind of like having the vents more on the front than say on the underarms because even though your underarm does get warm the core of your body is what's regulating your temperature than most so by having these right on the front they. Seem to really help to keep my body temperature in check one thing I've noticed those skiing is that if i leave. Then down and it's a deep pow day there is mesh that helps to keep some of the snow out but if it's a light enough snow i can get snow kind of packed through the mesh and inside so i always just zip. Up before going down and I'll unzip on the lift also down here inner thigh. Vents these are great just to let a ton. Of air in and a ton of air out again. Regulating that core temperature on the. Inside of the jacket they do provide a couple really useful pockets you have your media pocket feed your headphones. Right out and into your ears as well as. A zippered mesh pocket on this side which i kind of like if you're gonna be well I've got my driver's license in their right now if you have a driver's license credit card that kind of stuff that's always safe in that inside pocket. And then i also have a nice goggle pocket right here that's just a mesh as. Well as elastic band on the top to kind of keep it tight so if your goggles are fogging up you can throw them in there also if you're out in the back country skinning you can definitely throw your skins in there if you wanted to another thing that to be offers with the. Suit is these really heavy-duty nice suspenders now. You can see I've obviously taken mine out that's something that i like these are removable some of the other suits i have they're not removable and i wish they were these are handy because if you have them in they actually kind of help to keep everything pulled up because. They connect about where your waist sits the one thing that i didn't love about these is that it's heavy-duty as they are they're a little bit warm on my back they have provided a little bit of mesh to help with that but i still found that. If i overdressed these just kept me a little too warm so. I took them out it's still 100%. Functional without them i honestly didn't notice the suit falling or any. Abnormal t's like that so let's talk about sizing this is something that i you see a lot of questions asked online about these this is a size large i am 6. Feet tall and I'm 200 pounds you can see. I currently do have a light thin down. Jacket under the suit right now i also i. Telemark ski so I'm always dropping my knee I'm wearing knee pads also so maybe. If you're wearing knee braces or chest protection this should accommodate it. You can see how much room i have as well as the length on the arms and the length. On the legs i really like the way that. This suit fits if i lift my arms up i. Have plenty of room everything moves up. With me and nothing's too tight this one is for sure the best fitting suit out of. The three that I've tried from other companies also if you get on to b's. Website one thing that i think they've absolutely crushed in this department you can actually go and see different. People spinning around wearing different. Sizes and it gives what their measurements are and the size of suit that they're wearing so you can see exactly what they look like on other people i think that's probably one of the best things I've ever seen as far as sizing goes now if you're in the market. For a mono suit i think that 2b is absolutely crushing it in this department there are other ski companies that make them it's not really what I'd call their specialty i think that the. Suit is kind of specialty of to be and i think that they have it dialed again this is the to be vivid mono suit with the. 45,000 millimeter of waterproofing this. Is going to be a hundred percent waterproof as well as a hundred percent wind proof if you're looking for outerwear that is going to keep you 100% protected from the elements and keep you dry look no further because you found it. With to be if you guys are wondering where callie and i are or what we're up to you please check us out on Instagram and facebook at adventure rig if you. Have any questions about this suit or anything else just leave them in the comments below, and we'll get back to you thank you again for watching I'm tyson with adventure rig

Whether you're skiing snowboarding. Trekking up the front side or tracking out the backside the north face freedom. Pants for men are versatile enough to take on any condition the mountain presents these snow pants have a relaxed. Fit with articulated knees and lots of room in the seat and legs made from high. Vent nylon fabric they are waterproof and breathable with a dwr finish for. Extra weather protection the waistband has belt loops and hook and loop tabs for our custom fit over layers the front. Closure has a zipper and two snaps pockets include two zippered hand. Pockets and one leg pocket with a hook and loop flap closure zippered thigh. Fence are lined with mesh for ventilation that keeps the snow out the cuffs are reinforced and the stretch. Vent boot gaiters enhance ventilation experience warm dry comfort and lots of. Mobility in the north face men's freedom pants.

Hi I'm Brigitte and this is slope style. I'm here with alex from the north face we're here to talk about the freedom. Insulated pant as well as freedom shall. Pants so alex can you tell me the difference between these two pants yeah. The place to start with the difference between the two is that we have an insulated option that features 60 grams of our heat seeker insulation, and we have the shell version which doesn't have any insulation at all it's just simply that just a shell okay so when. Deciding which one to purchase how should you decide yeah there's a few factors that you want to think about when you're deciding between these two pants i would say first and foremost you have to ask yourself if you're the kind of person that runs hot or if you're the person kind of person that runs cold if you run a little bit warmer than the shell pant might work really well for you if you're always cold and you're always grabbing for that blanket when you're lying around the house then the insulated pant might be great for you the other thing to think about there is what you're layering underneath them if you're wearing a fleece pant underneath your ski shelf and the shell pant is the way to go if you just wear a lighter base layer than the insulated pant would serve you well i think the last thing to think about is what kind of skiing conditions you're gonna be on a regular basis if you're skiing in the east coast where it's really cold from time to time the insulated pant would probably be best for you just kind of depends on region as well okay good. Yeah what about the fit i know it's hard. To see on line what the pant how it fits can you say a little yeah we would consider this our free ski fit which is a little bit more of a full fit it's not your alpine snug fitting pant this is. Definitely a more contemporary full ski. Fit which crosses over very well to skier snowboarders a lot of a different a lot of different folks it sounds pretty comfortable yep it's a great fit okay i know this has a lot of features. To it so could you just kind of run them through a little bit yeah there's a lot to talk about so start at the bottom we'll start by talking about the gator and some of the reinforcements that we put on this pant so reinforce the last. Or reinforce cuffs around the bottom of the gator and then at the top of the gator inside the shell of the pant is a stretch mesh panel and what that does is ties right into our chimney venting system by having that stretch mesh there you a little eye can allow some cool air to creep into the pan you warm up and then vent through the side five events on the outside of the pen if you don't want a vent you just. Zip those suckers closed and you should be good other thing to talk about that's really important with this pant is the fact that it is 100% fully seam taped and sealed 100% waterproof from top to. Bottom in this pant everything is sealed up so regardless of the conditions you will be 100% protected another thing. With this pant is all the pocket structure, so we've got cargo pocket in it for easy access to your trail map or something you want to get out, or we've got the zipper closed front pocket so you can put your car keys your chapstick your wife's lipstick on the inside whatever you happen to be carrying around for the day right you do that but the zippers are great because it keeps everything locked in there your knock your car keys are going to come out on the side of a hill and then the waste so on the waste of this pant we have adjustable waist tab so you can adjust the fit of the panel on the fly you can make it feel a little more snug around the waist you can loosen it up but it also has belt loops so if you have that you know that gnarly studded skull-and-crossbones belt that you like to wear with your ski pants you can wear that with these as well what about the. Fabric is it pretty durable this is a very durable fabric so it's extremely. Extremely durable and it fits under our lifetime guarantee it's a one percenter lifetime warranty on this product as well you know i think the other thing that's really important to mention with this pant is it comes in links, so we have short regular and long in this panel which is great because you know we. Have a lot of guys shopping that it blinks its hard to find for sure in. Stores or whatnot and can't have a ski pant so exactly so thanks alex. That's the freedom insulated and the. Freedom shelf pant this is slope style and thanks for watching. You.

I'm wearing the mountain hardwear men's exponent jacket this jacket is a really. Good balance of price and performance it's lightweight but it's durable and it. Gives you the performance you need to be. Waterproof to stay dry and rainy conditions and just be comfortable on a long backpacking trip or hike the jacket. Is built with 40 b rip stop material and it's mountain hardwear's vapor dry technology it's a two-and-a-half layer waterproof breathable membrane that's designed to just keep you cool and dry while you're out on the trail this. Material is breathable but sometimes if. You're working on a steep climb or you're hiking hard you're going to generate a little bit more body heat and it's not going to breathe as quickly as you may want it to so mountain hardwear gives you pit zips under each arm to. Help dump that extra heat so if you're really working hard if you feel that you're getting hot or clammy inside the jacket you can open up those pit zips and really dump that heat while maintaining protection from those elements so it's just an added benefit to the jacket there the jacket does have. A full length center front zipper and that's going to protect a little bit from the elements but you do have a storm flap behind that to just prevent. Any leaks so you're covered there in the. Event of a serious down for the jacket. Is also steam taped so all the stitching areas have seam tape behind them, so they are also waterproof to enhance the fit. You do have a draw cord hem at the bottom just one full on the right-hand side to. Really cinch that down so it'll stay in place it won't ride up on you or become. Uncomfortable you've also got velcro at the cuffs of the jacket so if you're wearing gloves if you just need to cinch this down a little bit more you can do. So with that velcro super quick and super easy to get the good fit down there the jacket does have a hood so you. Do get the full coverage protection and. That hood is pretty large it's large enough to fit over a climbing helmet if you're taking this out climbing and it does have a wire in the brim here to hold up in serious condition so if. There're driving winds or anything a little bit stronger you do have a little bit more structure in that hood you've also got. Adjustments at the base and at the back. To really cinch it down if you need to but you are going to get full protection from that hood and when you zip it all the way up there's a nice little zipper garage there so it prevents it from chafing or snagging any beard hair so that's always pretty nice overall this. Is a pretty nice rain jacket it's abrasion resistant it's durable it's lightweight you can move in it pretty easily and it does give you the extra. Venting options that you may want from a waterproof breathable shell it's perfect. For backpacking hiking it does pack into. Its own pocket so you can actually reverse this pocket on itself and stow. The jacket away so for travel purposes. For clipping to a climbing harness that's always a nice feature to have but. Overall it's just a simple and effective rain jacket it's the mountain hardwear men's exponent jacket thanks for. Watching if you have any additional questions about the gear that you just saw feel free to visit back country edge comm to get in touch with me or one of. Our other gear specialists we have detailed product descriptions and specs and often for a lot of our products we. Have additional bonus videos and if you like what we do here on youtube please subscribe.

You know the saying, we don’s stop progress!. In this mindset, tnf will soon put on the market. A new insulated jacket with the ventrix technology. I think the name comes from mixing ventilation and matrix…. If we look closely at the synthetic insulation, it’s laser cut at regular interval. When moving, these cuts open up and release excess heat and. When we stop moving, they close, so we keep the heat in. I had the chance to receive a sample and to try it all winter. It quickly became my favorite insulated piece for anything quick paced. I used it while back country skiing, running and, obviously, ice climbing. The exterior is supple, breathable and abrasion resistant. There're openings where it’s needed that help the ventrix technology to do its job. No joke, it really works. The “dynamic” perforations really help in regulating body temperature. Where it truly stands out is in skimo and long multi-pitch ice climbing. There’s two ventrix models. a core and one in the summit collection my personal choice is certainly the summit version. The core only has ventilation under the arms as the summit is also vented in the back. Also, the summit comes with abrasion resisting material on the shoulders. Summit also has a cinch cord for the helmet. Both have hand pockets, but the core also has a chest pocket. It's a jacket to be worn all the time not just while belaying but also on approaches and while climbing. So if you move quite a bit and are looking for a versatile and comfortable jacket. The ventrix is a very good option. It easily passes the test. I’m sure if you try it, it’ll become a favorite. As i said at the beginning, you can’t stop progress!.