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HowardCohodas 01-24-2010 19:10

frogg toggs
 
http://www.froggtoggs.com/

Anyone familiar with this gear?

I attended a survival seminar sponsored by the FAA this afternoon. (Private pilots crash occasionally and my have to survive :cool:) The instructor, FAA Inspector Mike Millard, recommended them highly. He is ex-USAF aircraft maintenance with a stint on the Thunderbirds team. He teaches survival skills.

The Reaper 01-24-2010 19:20

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Originally Posted by HowardCohodas (Post 310293)
http://www.froggtoggs.com/

Anyone familiar with this gear?

I attended a survival seminar sponsored by the FAA this afternoon. (Private pilots crash occasionally and my have to survive :cool:) The instructor, FAA Inspector Mike Millard, recommended them highly. He is ex-USAF aircraft maintenance with a stint on the Thunderbirds team. He teaches survival skills.

Good dry gear.

TR

JoeyB 01-24-2010 19:27

fairly easy to rip

NousDefionsDoc 01-24-2010 20:05

I wear them all the time. Good stuff. If you look around you can get some really good deals on them.

Peregrino 01-24-2010 21:10

Fancy Tyvek. Gets better every year; unfortunately, so does the price. Worth keeping in the truck for emergencies.

CivieAttorney 01-24-2010 21:31

I Don't have a truck, but I keep a "rainy day" set in my briefcase for when I need to go places in my suit. I've had mine for about two years of regular use and have not been soaked once. Mine do have a small tear that I patched, but the cause of the tear also shredded the dress pants underneath, so I figure durability is at least on par with its basic function. My only complaint would be the lack of a hood, but the Toggs are one of my best $5 purchases ever.

alelks 01-24-2010 21:52

They are Very light weight and work well. Just don't get them near anything that puts off heat as they melt VERY easily. While out 4-wheeling I leaned against the exhaust tip of my quad just for a second and it burned a perfect hole in one pants leg which surprised me.

HowardCohodas 01-24-2010 22:14

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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc (Post 310307)
I wear them all the time. Good stuff. If you look around you can get some really good deals on them.

I don't know how widely available is discount we were offered. If we buy it direct from the factory and whisper the magic words, we get 50% off. :lifter

Stras 01-25-2010 06:59

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Originally Posted by HowardCohodas (Post 310338)
I don't know how widely available is discount we were offered. If we buy it direct from the factory and whisper the magic words, we get 50% off. :lifter

Would the magic words be "hocus pocus ala cazar"? :D;)

Bunch of guys use them for the wet days when riding a motorcycle.. just don't let them touch your pipes.

Kingfisher 01-25-2010 16:39

Great for emergency rain wear. Light weight and packs great. Wouldn't want to use them on a bike or boat in a heavy downpour. Stick with Gills for that.

wet dog 01-25-2010 16:52

I climbed cellular phone towers with frogg toggs. Light weight, semi-durable.

REI, Bass Pro Shop carry them. I've offically boycotted Cabela's. Seems hunting dogs on a leash are no longer welcome, must be a PC thing.

HowardCohodas 01-25-2010 17:04

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Originally Posted by Kingfisher (Post 310484)
Great for emergency rain wear. Light weight and packs great. Wouldn't want to use them on a bike or boat in a heavy downpour. Stick with Gills for that.

Size and weight with effectiveness are the focus for a survival kit for small aircraft and car.

There is a lot of survival gear out there and if I bought all that just seemed neat I would easily exceed gross weight and/or screw my weight and balance calculations. :D

wet dog 01-25-2010 18:15

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Originally Posted by HowardCohodas (Post 310487)
....I would easily exceed gross weight and/or screw my weight and balance calculations. :D

Does the phrase, "my ruck sack carries 100lbs., of light weight gear", come to mind?

The Reaper 01-25-2010 21:24

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Originally Posted by wet dog (Post 310485)
I climbed cellular phone towers with frogg toggs. Light weight, semi-durable.

REI, Bass Pro Shop carry them. I've offically boycotted Cabela's. Seems hunting dogs on a leash are no longer welcome, must be a PC thing.

Lawyer thing.

Some dogs bite, not always obvious which ones, so insurers ban them all

TR

HowardCohodas 01-25-2010 21:37

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Originally Posted by The Reaper (Post 310557)
Lawyer thing.

It is up to leadership, corporate or otherwise, to make choices. Leadership must balance the input regarding risk and cost exposure provided from the lawyers and insurance providers with input from the sales department regarding their evaluation of the impact on sales.

The only part of the equation where customers have leverage to impact decision making is withholding their patronage and making it public why they do so. This may seem only a passive-aggressive approach, but it suits my style as well.


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