Yeah....I grabbed a pair of waders from them on one of their half off sales years back....I overpaid at half off....
Yvon Chouinard Gives Away His Company, Patagonia.
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Have a very old vest I like and still use, its like 25 years old or so. Wear my Capilene 4 all the time in winter, its been great for the 8 or so years I have owned it.
Have several fleeces and an awesome rain shell I wear when hiking.
Most every manufacturer makes some nice stuff, it comes down to what you like and how it fits.
Have several fleeces and an awesome rain shell I wear when hiking.
Most every manufacturer makes some nice stuff, it comes down to what you like and how it fits.
Dustin Chromers
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Love the Patagonia capeline aside from the aroma. Not a Patagonia thing but a synthetic fiber thing. It stinks like no other after a half days use if gotten wet. I've switched to Merino wool for various reasons. I have a Patagonia vest and hip pack that are favourites. I like the fit of their stuff. Hard to find tall guy sizes without being way baggy and girthy and they do that well. It's spendy but on par with the better stuff out there. I did have a poor experience with some of their earlier waders. I hear they are improved. Again loved the fit of them.
Love my merino wool stuff.
Smartwool/icebreaker stuff and others get a lot of use by me, pick it up at the discounters or seconds cuz I am cheap.
The lightest merino layer topped with the cap 4 and good to go all day when cold and rainy out.
Smartwool/icebreaker stuff and others get a lot of use by me, pick it up at the discounters or seconds cuz I am cheap.
The lightest merino layer topped with the cap 4 and good to go all day when cold and rainy out.
As evidenced by the many posts here talking about their gear...I think we're talking about this because Patagonia sells fly gear, and some folks have a fondness for Pat stuff because of the company's historical commitment to environmental issues.But cmon, would we even be talking about this as such if it was given to a different charity or if he didn’t target the wording climate change?
Divad
Whitefish
Oh cmon you did a circle. I haven’t seen any posts about the love of Pat’s stuff in willy nilly fashion before this. So again my point is brought, would there even be “many posts here talking about their gear” as you said if it wasn’t for the climate change wording?
Thankfully @Dustin Chromers told me this was his MO for years.
Those pesky little merino's are a source of methane, a greenhouse gas of concern. At least with Capeline, the carbon is sequestered in your underwear.
Dustin Chromers
Legend
There's something sequestered there. As a kayaker it's greatly functional but it's a distinct stink. I believe it grows or fosters bacteria. I've been trying to use more natural fibers and have rediscovered wool. It's not your grandfather's black itchy winter logging suit underwear anymore. It keeps you cool when you need it and warm when you need it. It's naturally scent fighting so you wash it way less. Not washing constantly is a win in and of itself. I'm not of the belief sheep are bad for the world or blowers for that matter. We do what we can in that regard.
I guess you wouldn't see them if you didn't look.
A search here of "Patagonia" brings up 5 pages of results that precede this thread
This…
Wow. I can appreciate the way some are about the price and popularity of Patagonia products. I own very little. If anything, most of what I have are what my wife snagged from thrift stores.
That said, it should be recognized that Yvon Chouinard was always an avid climber and fly angler. He loved the wilderness. He even supported a group of our young lion anglers who decided to make a documentary of their expedition trip to Patagonia for the mega trout. That was the Angling Expedition Group made of a slice of the online fly fishing community that helped lead to this one.
If folks really closely read the many articles about Chouinard’s change of business model, I’d think there would be a fair division of spoken respect for his intention versus any umbrage for the products you did or did not buy. I get it. I can only buy low on the food chain, because I am a blue-collar worker. But, though I know I’ve mocked the product in the past, I respect and honor Chouinard for what he tried to do with his life and reluctant, though crazy-successful, business. Just like us, he is an avid fly angler and wishes to make whatever positive change in the world that he loves in the way that he can figure out how best to do. And that is something that I think he is doing in a way more than I can say that I have done or am able to.
Then again, if I had that kind of money, would I have done that much? Can’t say I would have been either that generous or creative. We all can only do what we can figure out.
That said, it should be recognized that Yvon Chouinard was always an avid climber and fly angler. He loved the wilderness. He even supported a group of our young lion anglers who decided to make a documentary of their expedition trip to Patagonia for the mega trout. That was the Angling Expedition Group made of a slice of the online fly fishing community that helped lead to this one.
If folks really closely read the many articles about Chouinard’s change of business model, I’d think there would be a fair division of spoken respect for his intention versus any umbrage for the products you did or did not buy. I get it. I can only buy low on the food chain, because I am a blue-collar worker. But, though I know I’ve mocked the product in the past, I respect and honor Chouinard for what he tried to do with his life and reluctant, though crazy-successful, business. Just like us, he is an avid fly angler and wishes to make whatever positive change in the world that he loves in the way that he can figure out how best to do. And that is something that I think he is doing in a way more than I can say that I have done or am able to.
Then again, if I had that kind of money, would I have done that much? Can’t say I would have been either that generous or creative. We all can only do what we can figure out.
Yves has also been a surfer since the late 50's, incorporating his love of both fly fishing and surfing with many trips to remote islands and atolls in the south pacific to chase waves and bonefish, and would gift his surfboards, fly rods clothes and gear to the islanders, leaving in his typical shorts, t-shirt and sandals (friend of mine went with him on such a trip). His son Fletcher is a noted surfboard builder who was an early adopter of epoxy construction to extend the use years of his boards.
When the Indonesia tsunami wreaked havoc, Yves immediately chartered boats that could reach the smaller port towns that were destroyed, sending them in loaded to the waterline with food, water and medical supplies, and did so for two years afterwards, all out of his own pocket. If that doesn't deserve respect...
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Now that you mention it I recall Yvon bringing a board to Christmas Island on a trip we put together there in the 90's. I know nothing about surfing but apparently there is a spot there at the lagoon entrance where the break runs in a on-typical direction (?) and of course he had heard of it and wanted to give it a go so he had one of the punts take him outside the lagoon and he rode in. And he does enjoy casting to bonefish.
Divad
Whitefish
@Northern
It wasn’t so much this as it was an easy out as I initially was hoping to prod your minds. Admittedly I don’t think this would bring such attention without the catchy wording. Yvon knew that.
To your point I don’t follow the man, his climate initiatives, or his brand, sorry. I barely buy my own clothes. I have spent about an hour on social media over the last 10 years and don’t have cable television. I buy used whenever possible or have it gifted because I’m careless to a wardrobe. I tend to purchase US made products when possible but most importantly on sale. I’ve seen and can see Patagonia’s COGS and many brands like it.
I’m very thankful I didn’t know any of his life prior.
No self contradiction there.