I love these shoes, they're very sexy and exactly what I wanted. However the bottom of the shoe is CRAZY slippery and smooth. I almost fell on my butt when I first put them on. A little sandpaper and scuffing them up should do the trick. Also they're hard and tight in the toes but I rolled up some socks and left them shoved in the toe area for a week or two and it stretched them out a bit. Overall I'm happy with the shoes.
Sexy Party Bikini Girls At Sea My wife is always cold. There have been days where I am wearing shorts and she is in a winter parka with neck gaiter, winter hat, etc. People look at her with surprise because they think she is way overdressed. They don't even realize that she also has toe warmers in her boots and hand warmers in her gloves. She is also an avid hiker. Last year she hiked over 2,500 miles including several 30+ mile days with nearly 8,000 feet vertical ascent & descent. One of our pet peeves is how hard it is to find a good women's outdoors jacket. She usually ends up buying a men's jacket or, worse, an extra large child's jacket because manufacturers just don't seem to put all the needed features into their women's gear. This jacket is the exception and we feel very fortunate that we found it (online of all places). First, is is unbelievably warm. My wife hiked 10 miles today in temperatures that never got above 40 degrees. The hike took her over two high ridges with sustained winds 7 to 15 mph and gusts easily over 30. She had a mid-layer with her but never had to put it on. The toaster jacket and a light top was all she needed. She was warm the whole time. The other day temps were closer to 50 with hardly any wind. Same hike and same clothing and she was comfortable the whole time because she left the jacket unzipped, did not use the hood, used the pit zips, and did not tighten the cuffs on the sleeves. Last week she went out with temperatures in the teens and, with her mid layer, she was comfortably warm the whole time. This jacket is nothing short of amazing. We are in our 50's and have been buying outdoors gear since we were teenagers. I cannot find one thing I would change in the design of this jacket. It is perfect as far as I am concerned. I already have a great winter jacket made by Mountain Hardware. You guessed it. I couldn't resist and bought my own Toaster which arrived today. It is easily as warm as the Mountain Hardware jacket and compresses to less than half the size (and it was 1/3 the price). It has features that are better. This will be my primary jacket for hiking from now on. The Mountain Hardware jacket may be a bit warmer for situations where you aren't being very active in extremely cold temperatures. In those situations, I'll probably just put it over the toaster and pretend I'm in the sauna. Read the other online reviews including those for the men's version of this jacket (it is identical in design, just fitted to a man's build). You'll soon discover that almost everyone loves this jacket for many more reasons than I've stated here. For example, I have never seen a jacket with a hood like this. It is comfortable, very warm, adjustable, as you might expect. At the same time, it is big enough to fit easily over a helmet. I tried it today with my bike helmet. No problem. The hood on my Mountain Hardware jacket barely fits over this helmet, but it greatly limits your ability to move your head and it is very uncomfortable in that situation. Not so with the Toaster. It is almost like the jacket was made for activities involving a helmet. I honestly can't figure out how some of this happens. How can a jacket that compresses to almost the size of a shell be so warm? How can a hood that works perfectly without a helmet also work perfectly with a helmet. How can they make a jacket like this, with all these features and a lifetime warranty, for such a low price?
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