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i have patagonia, marmot, random brands for school and intern swag, and vineyard vines. in a blind taste test, patagonia wins. haven't coughed up enough money for arcteryx but, when i do, it better be worth it!

 

I have a North Face and an Arcteryx. They are both good, but if I have to use them it's a sign of a slow day.

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Currently wearing a black Patagonia from a private equity firm a relative is invested with. Also have a North Face (non-fleece) vest for cooler days with some humidity. The fleece can get hot really fast.

Arcteryx will be for the post-grad life. Nowhere near enough $ for that stuff right now.

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Patagonia >>> North Face. Patagonia's warranty/replacement policy rivals Bean's, with a much frattier appearance.

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UncleMiltyPatagonia >>> North Face. Patagonia's warranty/replacement policy rivals Bean's, with a much frattier appearance.
Yeah man, I dress fratty as fuck to let everyone know I'm a BSD in my back office stint at a no-name bank.
 

Warmest: Barbour fleece jacket. Hot as hell.

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a fleece isnt going to keep you warm at 5-10 degrees. you need a jacket with a shell on it too. Arcteryx is great, very expensive but in my mind they are the best jackets. Patagonia makes a quality jacket too, as does north face.

http://arcteryx.com/product.aspx?language=EN&gender=mens&collection=New…

the jacket above is a solid, good looking jacket that will keep you warm. only thing is the price tag

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Arcteryx jackets are great but pricey. They do have a lifetime warranty though so that's a plus. You can't go wrong with Patagonia either... Your best bet is to order a couple offline (if there are no stores nearby to try them on at), find which fits best and then return the rest.

 

Depends on what you're using it for Arc'teryx is pretty high end technical stuff, so if you plan on climbing mountains with it - go with them. Otherwise, any of the alternatives here will be just fine. Check out Rab - great quality.

 

F or C? Because those are two wildly different temperatures.

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F or C? Because those are two wildly different temperatures.

Pretty sure they're all talking about 5-10 degrees Kelvin. You know, something to just keep warm while your environment approaches the theoretical thermodynamic lower limit, but which also doesn't get too hot while you wear it. Nothing worse than starting to sweat while all the ideal gasses around you lose their enthalpy and entropy, ammirite?

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1500 seems like a great deal for these! I don't know how no one has bid yet!

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Was just hearing about this at work. The questions and description sections are great.

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Jon Horvath told me they're only worth $900.

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Why would anyone in their right mind pay $1500 for a fleece jacket? Especially if they don't even work for SAC? Jesus christ. Probably some loser who thinks wearing a SAC jacket in a Manhattan bar will get them the attention of chicks.

 

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