very nice jackets - you have good taste. outrageous price? Not really - I paid $400 for a North Face shell in 1987. It has been my every day winter jacket since then and still looks new.
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 9:41:22 PM UTC-6, Anne Paulson wrote: > > Congratulations to you and your bride! > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Liesl <li...@smm.org <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hi Friends, > > > > Sorry to have been out of the loop for a while. Dang life! Anyway, I > just > > got legally married (oh my goodness; never thought I'd see the day) and > my > > partner and I gave each other what we now refer to as "The Nuptial > English > > Riding Jackets" to each other as wedding gifts. It was going to be > watches, > > but then we saw the Swedish Riv Snaps and it was all over; decision made > in > > a snap (sorry; couldn't resist). Anyway, they came at the beginning of > the > > week and then it dumped snow and got real cold. > > > > Here's my quick review: light. water beads up on it like crazy (have > been > > in light rain and snow). toggles are great one-handers; maybe even > > mitten-handers. orange zippers are totally sporty. collar > configuration is > > nice; room for a neck gaitor/small scarf but not too big as to let in > wind > > and rain. A medium fits erin, who is 5'10", and me, who is 5'2" but a > bit > > thicker about the middle. It's more flattering on Erin but fine on me; > not > > too crazy big although a small might've been better but wasn't an > option. > > We both can fit a down sweater under it. It was *perfect* for shoveling > wet > > snow. I do not miss having a hood but then again I live in hats. We > feel a > > bit silly wearing them both at the same time. We are a titch > embarrassed > > that we spent the money for two jackets but in no way regret it. And > > afterall, they are Nuptial Jackets. We think they will be utterly > fantastic > > on our trip to New Zealand to visit my family both on and off bicycles. > I > > am pretty sure that it will become beloved over a long long time and > will be > > a 4-season garment, which is saying a lot for Minnesota. > > > > Verdict? Yep! > > > > Riv Chica Warrior > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:>. > > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
