If you’re an Outdoorsman, then you know Winter can be brutal up North. Even in Texas, there are days when you need to keep warm and your outdoor clothing has to meet the challenge. Outdoor clothing has come a long way over the years. I can remember when getting ready to head outdoors in the cold weather meant putting on every pair of clothes you had! Luckily, one doesn’t have to look like the Michelin Man to stay warm outdoors.
One company that produces outdoor clothing for cold weather is Arctic Shield. I thought I was doing good research on the company and the gear they provide. I read every Arctic Shield Clothing Review I could at the time I bought my coveralls. And I have to admit, over the years they’ve been a pretty good pair of cold weather clothing.
I don’t abuse my clothes. This particular piece of clothing was used for duck hunting and sitting on tree stands. It did it’s job and for the most part, kept me warm and dry on those dreary days. But that all changed one day last year.
I went to get my coveralls on before going deer hunting and when I went to zip up one of the leg zippers, it failed. In fact the zipper would go up and down but the zipper wouldn’t zip! So I took the pair off and grabbed another pair of Arctic Shield Clothing and put it on.
Later that week, I called Arctic Shield to see about getting my coveralls fixed. I was surprised that the girl who answered the phone seemed to have an attitude. I tried several times to make her understand that I would pay for the repairs. But she was insistent that there was no way that Arctic Shield Clothing was going to, nor wanted to, repair the zipper on my coveralls! I finally asked her “So you’re telling me that you are not, no will not repair my Arctic Shield Coveralls?” She said “Yes, that’s right!”
Wow. You could have knocked me over with a feather. So this is something you need to keep in mind the next time you’re in the market for cold weather clothing. The company you buy from may not stand behind their product when you need something fixed!
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