There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Background: I have been using a long sleeved MH Canyon shirt for about 10 years. It has maybe 1500 miles with no wear and 100% satisfaction. Fearing it might wear out, I bought a MH Canyon shirt about 5 years ago and, to my dismay, the cloth had a silky feel; I gave it away. Recently, I purchased the MH Canyon on the Drop to see what direction MH had taken.
Much disappointment: 1. The cloth has that same silky feel. Might be nice pajamas, but not for hiking. 2. The shirt is designed as a town shirt with no internal shoulder mesh and a side vent that is for appearance, not performance. 3. Now they have replaced buttons with snaps, with no chance of a field repair.
How can I go about displaying to the Outdoor community the features of a real hiking shirt? Then, if there is sufficient interest, approach MH about making a Massdrop retro hiking shirt?