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At least of the people I know, Patagonia is more considered an upscale outdoors brand rather than patagucci or fratagonia. Depends on the use case and contact w
by shigawire 7y ago
At least of the people I know, Patagonia is more considered an upscale outdoors brand rather than patagucci or fratagonia. Depends on the use case and contact with those stereotypes. It is legitimately good gear (at least for my level of intensity of outdoor activities).
- Mikeb85 7y agoIt's both. They make some serious outdoor gear, some more casual wear, it is high quality, but it's also Patagucci. I've seen people who take it on week long hikes (as you said, it's high end outdoor wear), and you see bros wearing it downtown.
- Consultant32452 7y agoAround here is all The North Face over Patagonia.
- jniedrauer 7y agoTNF doesn't have as good of a reputation for serious outdoor equipment. They're more focused on casual clothing in the style of serious outdoor gear.
- bradstewart 7y agoThe North Face absolutely makes serious outdoor gear (in addition to casual/street stuff). Their Summit Series line is very high quality. EDIT: Grammar.
- wcarron 7y agoTNF makes serious mountaineering gear. I mean gear for people trekking Lhotse or Annapurna or Aconcagua. I've had one of their sleeping bags too. Not exactly a Western Mountaineering bag but it was quite respectable to a relatively serious backpacker. That said, I don't wear their clothing so I can't comment on their apparel lines.
- ghaff 7y agoThey have a limited amount of very good apparel. (I have one of their jackets for winter hiking which replaced a prior TNF I probably had for 20 years or so.) With the exception of some boutique manufacturers (Western Mountaineering, Feathered Friends, etc.) all of the outdoor companies tend to lean on serious outdoor adventuring for their brand but, especially as they grow, they're more and more about selling clothes for people to wear around the city. Some of them do maintain their original roots. Others not so much.
- Mikeb85 7y agoThey make serious gear, but it's mainly their mountaineering line.
- plausibilities 7y agoYeah, I'd much sooner consider the likes of Best Made Co. as "preppy" outdoor gear than Patagonia. The contrast is quite stark.
- wDcBKgt66V8WDs 7y agoHave never heard of this brand, where are they popular?