Thoughts on outdoor apparel companies and their popularity/relevance

>>12018696
Patagonia jackets are nice sometimes, but they look better on girls.
I know so many frat douche type guys that wear nothing but Patagonia long sleeve tees and hats and so they've kind of ruined it for me.
Basically, they're the type of people to go camping/hiking so that they can take pics of themselves in their overpriced Eno hammocks rather than to actually enjoy being outdoors.

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>>12018809
pretty much this, nobody cares when you're actually /out/

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>>12018696
I'm not a big outdoors guy but I bought my LL Bean rucksack because it's a proven company and I liked the old school simple look. Plus it had tons of room to carry my shit to class and their customer service is top rate.
>>12018809
A lot of frat bros at my school wear Columbia shirts and Sperry's, I know that feel.

>>12018696
yep
and next year it'll be modern military outerwear

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>>12018809
>>12018927
i am a frat bro and i wear patagonia and sperrys along with other things. but i actually go /out/ so fuck y'all

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>>12018931
you're already behind bruh

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>>12018940
>y'all
what school you at bro so I can fight you before all your gay bros jump in.

>>12018955
if OP's school barely fell for 2013 shit then next year I guess they'll be wearing ivy or casual, good point

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>>12018959
in a state that went red friend

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>>12018991
I'm in a state that was red but my cunt county was blue because of all the students/hippies/nigs

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>>12018696

Dude, even the most socially widrawn agoraphobic homebody loner goes outside SOMETIMES. So tech stuff is wise and practical, because sometimes it's cold and sometimes it rains. It's one of the most comfortable and commonplace modes of dress all over the world, so it's absurd to characterize people who wear Patagonia or Columbia or Northface as poseurs just because they haven't scaled K2. If anything, the actual poseurs are the "tasteful gentleman" who purposely go out of their way to strictly avoid practical, utilitarian, sporty-type stuff just because they don't like the look of it. Outdoor clothes are for non-narcissistic, non-insecure everyday people.

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>>12019034
> he most socially widrawn agoraphobic homebody loner

yep, that's you

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>>12019049

>>12019049

I have been like that, yeah, but only because I've been through more horror than any human could withstand without breaking. It happens to people, and the lucky ones eventually find a means of escape.

I was in school once and all the white kids wore this sort of stuff. Sperry, North Face, Costas, ""yoga"" pants for girls, etc. Pardon my racism. The casual outdoorsy look is sooo played out IMO.