I have the Patagonia down sweater hoodie and it's probably the best jacket I've ever owned. I have several North Face puffer jackets, but the Patagonia is just a little better.

I absolutely love everything about Patagonia. Their quality is the best of the best for modern clothes, materials are sourced responsibly and labour is paid fairly, they strongly encourage repair of their clothing and on top of that they have an amazing warranty.

I like blaklader. My work provides company carhart and Dakota coats that fall apart that I have to wear, if I had to provide my own I’d wear my blacklader. I’ve had it 8 years and it looks new. But it’s not saying that much though because I don’t wear it daily to work anymore, I did for 3 years and that’s more than I can say for the other 2.

Duluth firehouse jacket. Years worth of Carpenter work, hiking, and outdoor chores with little to no wear.

Please tell us what the other two are!

Have a 9 year old jacket where the zipper failed. I brought it to. Patagonia store looking to recycle it with them and the clerk was like “oh we will fix that zipper for you. No need to buy a new coat” and before I knew it my jacket had a brand new zipper on it. They care more about the environment than maximizing their profits. They get my vote every time

It’s marketing. They are donating $100m to fight climate change. Since much of their brand targets eco conscious yuppies, that is equivalent to $100m in targeted marketing. I’m glad they’re doing it but they are not a nonprofit. They still very much aim to make lots of money for their investors and board members.

Worth it

A lifetime warranty is not BIFL. The warranty is just for failures or wear and tear.

If you're having to replace an item, that's definitely not BIFL.

What are the other two?

So bashful!! Love him

Every factory, steel mill, and manufacturing facility I've ever worked at the maintenance people wore Carhartt. Bib overalls and jackets. Also the loggers and stevedores. To thisday.

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Arc'Teryx has experienced a serious quality hit after their sale to China, which is fairly unacceptable given the colossal price they command.

If you're in North America, a company called NaceCare imports them here. You can actually get them on Amazon!

Henry is just under $350 now and his simpler but still just as fun sibling, James is just under $300. Due to importing them from the UK and other markups, they aren't as amazing of a deal as they are over there. For example, Hetty, the pink version of Henry is on sale for £129.99, which is the equivalent of $156 roughly at this point in time. They're all excellent cleaners though, and will last a wildly long time.

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Patagonia also does truly focus on sustainability, so there’s a lot of emphasis on repair along with well made. You are likely to be able to get small issues repaired locally.

Excellent company but some of the men’s sizing is all over the place and really oddly shaped. The arms are strangely long on the better sweater and other items so it’s hard to buy online, but if you have access to an REI they have a lot to try on in person.

He will avoid taxes, but he also could’ve IPO’d Patagonia or sold the company to the highest bidder if he cared about money and nothing else. What other for-profit companies are set up like this? Still pretty cool that it’s guaranteed left over money not used to run the company and R&D goes towards helping the environment. Adam Ruins Everything is a great show, but I don’t get the critique this time. The reality is 99% of companies would be much worse to give your money to compared to Patagonia.

Have a few bits of gear that are great however the Baggies shorts are a bit lacking.

The pockets are single-stiched into an internal mesh section (I assume this is to allow the pocket to drain water) Both front pockets stitching wore out in a short amount of time and there is no point returning for a repair as they will just blow out again.

Before I realised it was a problem I lost my car key through the hole.

I was a fan for years but recently have had my concerns about fit and quality. Good news is my older Patagonia wear still has life. Not sure if I’ll add more though.

Some products are good. Others are not worth it. I do not like how they have been blending in recycled polyester in certain styles where 100% cotton would perform better. Also the better sweater was a huge let down. But my son has loved his lightweight fleece jacket and baggies shorts!

The quality has dropped drastically in the last couple years. Since they started selling in pacsun and urban outfitters their quality is on par with all the other fast fashion you find in the mall now. I own pieces from 10+ years ago that hold up great but the newer stuff seems to be on the lesser quality side

Partially true. Only 10% is still made in the US, the rest out of the country. I had to order mine, even with my choice of insulation and shipping it still came out less $$ than if I purchased the Honduran made available locally.

Used all USA Clothing. https://allusaclothing.com/?gclid=CjwKCAiAuaKfBhBtEiwAht6H797kXTf5Pu3lc5u9edTes22hl6urtWucdJ4dK2Ap8ADmW_H-rbv8nBoCa-UQAvD_BwE