>>894811Good to know. Those trousers were half price at £40, so even at full price they'd have been a good £30 cheaper than FJ Barrents, which I have never seen at a discount. Ordered a pair.
>the reason the FJ are twice as expensive is mostly branding and the G-1000.That and that they seem to have tapped into the hipster market, so while they still make some great outdoor gear they also make shit that's blatantly made to be bought by 'lumbersexuals'. Consequently their brand is now worth more and they can jack prices up. Quite unfortunate but hopefully it keeps companies like this alive, they just need to alway be aware of the necessary distinction between durable and practical outdoor gear and stuff that's made to look outdoorsy and fashionable. As for the G1000 I seriously doubt it's any much better than any other quality polycotton.
Same exact thing happens with other great makers too, Filson being one. I was at an antiques show a couple of years back and found a new, hardly worn, green mackinaw in the middle of a random rack of coats. I mean there wasn't a thread out of place on it. Guy wanted £60 and I got it for £50, but the fucking things are 6 times that price new simply because hipsters with more money than sense want to wear good quality but alternative clothes. Really nice coat too since the UK isn't that cold and it's unlined. Got my dad's old sail patching kit badass needles and I sewed a large patch of leather on the right shoulder to stop the wool getting scuffed from shooting, and some leather on the elbows too.
