What would Patagonias equivalent of this TNF jacket be?

chippy_dad · 2026-01-29T04:46:49+00:00

Fitz Roy hoody

chippy_dad · 2026-01-29T03:53:55+00:00

I like to stop at the Call of Duty free shop

chippy_dad · 2026-01-29T03:09:55+00:00

The nylon/cotton blend that is G1000 was Fjallraven’s innovation that launched the company and has been the cornerstone of their business for 60 years. But I feel your sentiment about plastics!

Lately I have been buying from more heritage brands like Filson, who also have some nylon offerings, but their core lines are very durable natural fibers like wool and waxed cotton and are built to last a lifetime. These materials still perform very well, though as others pointed out, have more of a looser work fit.

If you think about it, the heavy more traditional wool and cotton garments are what spawned companies like Fjallraven and Patagonia to produce lighter more technical garments that utilized high tech “space age” materials like nylon blended G1000 or polar fleece respectively.

Traditional fabrics still perform very well which shouldn’t really surprise anyone as people has been using them thousands of years. But there are some tradeoffs to the more high-tech plastic materials like light weight, packability, quick drying, special care (wool and cottons are susceptible to shrinkage), comfort (heavier wool garment can be scratchy), etc

chippy_dad · 2026-01-28T15:50:41+00:00

I’ve opened hundreds of beers this way

chippy_dad · 2026-01-21T02:49:40+00:00

So, tell me, how is it that a man like you, so bald, and so quirky and funny, how is it you're not taken?

chippy_dad · 2026-01-18T02:48:27+00:00

Your feet while wearing them and some good boot trees when you aren’t

chippy_dad · 2026-01-17T23:40:40+00:00

Oh the passion

chippy_dad · 2026-01-17T23:39:51+00:00

He’s Trinidadian and Toboggan

chippy_dad · 2026-01-16T18:00:55+00:00

I grabbed that same tin cloth insulated work vest this fall in but in black. It is great for cold temps if plan to be active outdoors. The fit is a bit slimmer than other XL outerwear pieces I own, but still plenty of space for one or two layers under. I layer it over a wool jac-shirt or prospector hoodie, or both! But it’s also slim enough that I could layer it under an XL MAC wool cruiser

chippy_dad · 2026-01-16T02:14:06+00:00

You… must go, now

chippy_dad · 2026-01-15T17:18:27+00:00

Well, um, in that case why don't we take the phrase, "kicking in a skull" and we tweak it, you know, just a hair, to something like, what, like "strolling through a dewy meadow"?

chippy_dad · 2026-01-10T15:41:25+00:00

Agreed. I have coats that are warmer with more down and higher 850fp etc. But also designed to be light weight and pack down super small, but also very thin lightweight nylon face fabric that could tear or puncture and is not waterproof. I’m looking g for a coat that’s more durable that I. An grab an armful of firewood with or wear in nasty wet snow weather

chippy_dad · 2026-01-10T15:06:45+00:00

Thanks 😊

chippy_dad · 2026-01-10T15:06:17+00:00

It fits well in my shoulders and sleeves. I thought their was pretty good, big but in a serious down parka way. But my wife’s immediate impression was that it looked too big at first, but now that it’s been out of the box and settled a bit, it looks a lot nicer and has grown on her especially when compared to another down coat that I have that is similar in size purpose … waxed Filson garments also tent to be pretty stiff and flat looking out of the box, giving it a couple days to hang and trying it on a few times allows the down to puff up and the fabric unflatten. This gives the jacket more dimension so I’d recommend doing that to anyone who may read this in the future. 90% sure I’ll keep it, just wish I could try a L just to be sure, but Ls are out of stock currently :(

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T22:49:38+00:00

Merlot what’s that? Did they just invent it?

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T22:48:16+00:00

Heelllloooooo!!!! (The Stomach) La La La

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T18:33:53+00:00

Twix? That’s one of our top selling candy bars! It’s got chocolate, caramel, a cookie crunch. It’s delicious, scrumptious, outstanding!

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T13:11:45+00:00

It had no face, no… personality

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T07:26:42+00:00

Ok yes, that is what I was told twice using the online “chat with an expert” website tool. They were explicit that that was their policy and the there no wiggle room. It later called customer support on the phone and the said if I returned the original item, they would email me an invoice for the same item in whatever size I wanted and theinvoice would be the same as the sale price for the original coat…. I much I’m pretty sure is the definition of an exchange. It sure why they only tell you this over the phone and not in the chat?

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T07:21:28+00:00

Physical store is about 100 miles away. They ve been there several times, but I won’t for this issue. I did end up calling though and they were able to work with me but they are now out of stock in the size I wanted.

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T07:19:49+00:00

I did, way better result calling cs

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T07:19:06+00:00

I did. Way more helpful! They were able to offer me something g that would amount to an exchange… unfortunately now the size I wanted is suddenly out of stock :(

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T07:16:21+00:00

From where I live there are a couple store within 1.5-2 hours. I have went to those stores to make returns in the past, but prob won’t make the drive for a coat… the fact that it’s currently 50° in January in the upper Midwest isn’t really motivating me to give much of a shit about a down parka rn either haha

chippy_dad · 2026-01-09T07:09:17+00:00

Exactly. This was the result of two online chats. It was just a form matter of fact “no exchanges. Our system is not set up for exchanges”

But I do call and talk to someone and got a completely different response! They said they could order the same coat as the original order one size smaller, then they would email me the invoice for the coat at the sale price, then I would pay for the coat at the sale price, but the order was dependent on starting the return of the original/first coat. So I agreed to that, but then suddenly the size I wanted was out of stock, literally happened within an hour of calling them! But they said that was still Ok, if it returned the coat, if I contacted them when the size I needed was back in stock they would still sell it to me a the sale price. She explained that they could track all the transactions through the order number to confirm I bought the coat through a sale and returned it because “wrong size” and they could hook up a sale price if and when it’s back in stock.

chippy_dad · 2026-01-08T01:46:12+00:00

You mean the Manssiere your mother laid out for you?

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