Patagonia

“Does anyone know when the next patagonia outlet sale is. I'm especially interested in the main outlet. A lot of their stuff is amazing, but its really expensive, I wanna get some on the cheap.”

“Nope. I sure don't. I did hit a great sale at a local outfitters a couple months back. I got a pair of Patagonia rain pants 50% off! I was jazzed. Good luck!”

“Is there a patagonia outlet on the web? Man that stuff is Eggggspensive.”

“There is a Patagonia outlet store in Salt Lake City, and the prices are much better than other stores. There are also a lot of used Patagonia stuff on ebay. I'd also try local swap meets. I just got a nice Patagonia rain parka for my daughter, for $20 bucks!! Good luck.”

“Doh!

I was hoping this thread was gonna be a report on a hike in South America.

Mebbe I'll just hafta do one myself...
someday.”

“I was reading an article in an old Organic Gardening magazine and they mentioned the reason for the high prices on Patagonia clothing. Apparently, their claim is that they use only organically grown cotton and that makes a garment that will last a very long time.
(is this something you all know...and I just read? %]...)”

“I've seen that in their catalog, but their pile stuff isn't cotton. It is made from recycled plastic though. Their parkas are nylon and their Goretex equivalent, so I don't know if any of it is from recylced stuff. They charge a high price because they can get away with it. Their mark is associated with quality products, so people will pay more for it.”

“check sierratrading.com, they have a "bargain barn". I just got a longsleeve wool/polypro midweight shirt for $8.95”

“Thanks for the input, these are great suggestions.

Maybe I'll either drive out to the Maine Patagonia outlet, or call them and see if I can get on a sale notification list.”

“ped, where in Maine is that outlet? My daughter just informed me that her father is packing for his move to Maine. Looks like I might be making a trip or two per year that way. I'm glad he's moving. I prefer Maine to Florida, snow baby that I am. :o) Maine is the only other state besides Michigan that has Thimbleberries.”

“Here's the outlet address Sunshine. If ya come out to Maine, please come hiking with me if you've got time. We might post something here to get a group together.

Patagonia® Outlet Freeport
#9 Bow St.
Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-0506”

“Count Me In, I'll Go! Oh Outlet stores, Yep that Patagonia Clothing is expensive stuff. Even at an Outlet store the stuff will set you back some. But they make some freaking good gear.

Did you know that the word "darn" was not allowed passed the trail talk robot censor?”

“Orbit I'll let you know if I get information on the outlet sales... if you can make it up this corner of the country maybe some of us can do Patagonia Outlet, LLBean and a good piece of the trail.

Amazing about the robot censor, Gosh Darn it!!”

“darn, it made it that time!”

“even without the quotes...”

“Just looked up Freeport on the map. It's just North of Portland where the ex is moving. Cool! I'll let you know when I'm heading out your way. :o)”

“Great ;-D”

“any body have the Nano puff synthetic or down jackets?”

“I have a Micro Puff Pullover (Polarguard Delta) but I dont use it much. I prefer the Mont-Bell UL Down Inner Jacket. I havent seen any clo ratings posted for the Nano Puff, but Primloft has a good clo rating for a synthetic and is low bulk. If I wanted to go back to a synthetic jacket, the Nano puff would be one of my top choices.

Here is the clo ratings for different insulation:

Polarguard 3D 0.63
Exceloft 0.68
Polarguard Delta 0.68
Climashield HL 0.68
Down (550 fill) 0.7
Primaloft Sport 0.74
Climashield Combat 0.79
Climashield XP 0.82
Primaloft One 0.84
Down (850+ fill) 2.53


For reference the the Micro Puff has a clo rating of 1.06 and the lighter UL Down Jacket is warmer with a clo rating of 1.78.”

“Mocs I am looking to buy Prima Loft Nano Puff seems what you get warmt to weight ratio is an awesome deal. Thanks for your info.”

“Primaloft is about as good as it gets for lightweight synthetic clothing like that. It does require a lot of stitching to keep it in place which is why the Nano Puff looks like it does, and why you do not see Primaloft used in sleeping bags. Please share how you like it when you get it.”