Last night, I was scouring the web for Montane Terra Guide pants because my partner has had some for about four winter seasons, and they haven't got any holes and have proven themselves as an excellent, rugged Scottish winter softshell, one of the few that fit people with short legs (both myself and OH) without weirdly bunching cuffs. Imagine my dismay when I discovered Montane no longer makes these! It looks as if they've replaced it with something called the Skyline, and that only seems to be offered in one leg length -- which will probably be too long. And yes, we've hunted for end-of-line sales but there appears to be nothing in our size.
Not the first time and definitely won't be the last time a gear company has a nearly perfect thing, but the economy and culture and capitalism being what they are, they feel compelled to redesign and redevelop and somehow come up with something inferior. Maybe the Skylines are fantastic winter trousers, but they're likely to be of no use to us without short leg lengths.
It's a joy, not being not the size of your average guy or the shape of Naomi Campbell (more or less much how most women's gear fits... I think that's who they design it for).
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