i have an old columbia jacket. its prolly 6 or 7 years old and it still holds up. ugly as all hell but i rock it on the super cold (into the negatives F) days and it keeps me warm.
My Columbia Convert is about 3 years old and does great for me. The waterproofing has outlived 3 pairs of pants. Now I've got Columbia pants so we'll see how they are in the wet spring snow.
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When the fuck did we get ice cream?