Submitted by heycassi t3_10hi6eg in BuyItForLife
jwatt38 t1_j58y68o wrote
Clothing is weird for me. Some pieces are the best I can afford while other pieces are the intersection of affordable and durable. Simple breakdown. Feet, spend. I wear smart wool socks almost exclusively or similar brand/quality. All footwear except flip flops is top dollar stuff. Not extravagant. Chaco sandals, Merril, New Balance, 5.10, Keen, etc. Pants and Shorts are the intersection of cheap and durable. For ages the pants/shorts of choice were dickies, now it’s Wranglers outdoor line for shorts and Magellan brand for pants. Shirts are whatever graphic tees, outdoor shirts on clearance, blood donation shirts lol, 6dollarshirts dot com, etc. Jackets, base layers, outdoor gear that can keep me alive, we go back to the top brands. Mountain hardware, Patagonia, Kuhl, Smartwool, etc. Dress nice clothing comes from nicer retailers as I rarely dress up and I will not have threads and flaws at all. I’m a big guy so DXL is my home for dressing nice, Dillards has a good big and tall too. The only items I really expect any real run of time are my work boots, mostly cause I don’t use them anymore, my dress shoes for similar reasons and I work from home now. Outter wear and most outdoor items should either last a while or I buy from brands with lifetime warranties. I’ve legit had some mountain Hardwear pants repaired 3 times now, something different each time, all free, cover the shipping there. Oh yea underwear is hit and miss whatever from Walmart or like TJ max, if I find some I like and can hold up, it’s almost certain I will never find them again so it’s just whatever there but I’d say Hanes would be the ones I land on the most. I’m brand loyal to a point, I’m rough on some items so I balance how much and what the item is and try to make solid purchases.
CMYKoi t1_j5anhqf wrote
Thrifted mountain hardwear a while back. They're amazing. Found some Kuhl at the same time. Nice and thin, breathable, but notably less durable. Also the pockets are small?...
Anyway, I second mountain hardwear.
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