I like CRC. Don't know what their warranty policies are. I only know I've gotten nice stuff at nice prices from them, and I've been happy.

If I am really dubious, I wait for REI to sell, like Showers Pass 2.0 rainjack, which I didn't want to pull the trigger on with other sellers,because I'm a Gore guy, and I wasn't sure about Gore-tech glomming eVent (out of patent Gore-Tex). I sat on it. Then REI offered it. So I got it, because it was a money-back proposition.

What happened?


"F**k this is WOW GOOD, I should have gotten it earlier," but if it wasn't great, I'd demand a cash refund from REI. Done. Then they would take the info to refine their product lines. And you don't have to pay for being a beta tester. Even if you aren't a 34-year REI member like me.

CRC, I don't know about their product backups. They are selling good stuff at good prices.