My opinion on NF changed around 1998, it got worse quickly after that. I am just recalling all the BS as the middle man I/we went through on the retailer end the following years. They went through different owners etc. never got better. There is more to the story but it fuzzy in my mind now.

During that time I happened to spend a night in the salamander tent, and I liked it. I have seen vintage NF gear too, it's too bad.