The North Face Men's Mt. Tam Mid

Advantages: Great wind resistance and great ultralight fly and footprint only pitching
Disadvantages: seamtape on the fly peeled/crumbled and inside of the fly became sticky

...I bought my Tadpole 23 in 2005. I've been camping for more than ten years and owned and used many tents, including the 1999 Tadpole model. For me this tent is emblematic of the decline of The North Face's quality. I used it only one time and one time alone last year. When I inspected it before an upcoming trip I found the inside of the tentfly extremely sticky and the seamtape started to crumble and peel. This didn't happen to the other two tents in my closet. I put it away clean, dry and folded neatly and I can't think of a plausible explanation for it other than that the materials were hi-tech but of inferior quality. I also had problems with two other North Face products i had bought along with this tent: the Patrol Pack Duo and the Venture Hyvent Jacket.... Read review

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Advantages: Perfect weight, balance of power and control
Disadvantages: For the serious player only

...think that so called 'intelligence technology' is just a fad to sell more racquets. I must stress that this racquet definately isnt for the beginner or casual club player. It's unstrung weight of 320g may not sound much, but it really does require quite a large swing to generate a sufficient level of power. It's also definately for men only, as it's likely to cause elbow and shoulder injuries to women from serving. The fact that the Head intelligence presige is used and endorsed by so many top men on the tour is a credit to Head on the sheer quality of the racquet. Grosjean, El Aynaoui, Ivanisevic, and Schuttler to name but a few all use the Head intelligence prestige mid-plus. One word of warning tho, I did manage to break one last summer and not through deliberate mis-use either. However I did send the racquet back to Head... Read review

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Advantages: Prices take some beating, good quality stock, well established
Disadvantages: not much space in store

...Whitby Angling Supplies has been trading in the Haggersgate / Pier Road area of Whitby (North Yorkshire) for longer than I can remember (though apparently it's over 30years), and I recall the days long ago (about mid to late 1980's, when my age had yet to hit double figures) looking in at the stuff in the window, and wanting the chain of fluorescent squid lures to try next time my Dad took me for another hopeless session off Sandsend Beach (he always claimed it was more of a challenge, when it was more likely he was too cheap to buy the permits for going freshwater fishing instead... how the hell I stuck with the sport I'll never know). Fast forward to the present day, and that tackle shop is still there, though the window display has been largely taken over by a large selection of rods & reels (all of them at a REAL bargain price... Read review

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