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Originally Posted by unit
for walking around the city you don't need a $700 shell, even a $100 cheap north face one will do. sure it won't last 10 years, it will probably delaminate before then, but TNF has a lifetime warranty anyway. a step up from that is going to MEC and buying whatever waterproof shell they have under their own brand. still plenty good enough for commuting around the city. those w/ $700 arctery'x shells who wonder why the hood is so big and pockets are so high are the ones who just go for the most expensive stuff without knowing what it's for. i see too many showoffs wearing these.
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Meh. I have both a Beta AR and Beta SL soft shell jacket, usually mated with a Cerium LT as an inner layer during winter. Yes, a North Face shell can be had for cheaper and also has a lifetime warranty like Arcteryx. However, I bought them for Interior BC winter living and wanted something lightweight and breathable, but still warm enough for boarding on the mountains and for shoveling the snow from my driveway and nothing I could find by most companies really met what I wanted. I've also had to warranty two of my jackets this year (one due to delamination on a cuff, which they simply outright replaced with a new variation... and the other was due to a broken zipper after i got it caught in a door jam... they repaired it, no questions asked even though it was obviously impact damage lol.) I like that their shop is local so there's less wait time due to shipping for repair work. That, and I like supporting local companies.
But I do have to kinda agree. Those who buy one of those jackets simply to walk in the rain between their house and car is a little extreme.