Financially speaking. Is it better to buy a high quality jacket that will last long($500+) or just buy one for $120 and try and make it last as long as possible?
>>59569117I've had a jacket for 15 years that was like $100. Just get the one that warm and suits your style. Both jackets will likely outlast the amount of time they're considered "in" fashion anyways.
>>59569117It depends what "as long as possible" means.I like Uniqlo. Got a wool/cashmere coat from them for around 100 bucks six years ago and it still amazing. But in the last year the quality of their clothing decreased.
>>59569117The one for $120 should be fine. Of course, you have to buy one that is in accordance with your lifestyle - just think of how likely you are to ruin it. If that possibility is quite high, then I'd look for an even cheaper one, maybe I'd look into the used market.I've been wearing the same winter jacket for about 18 years now and I paid about $200 for it back in the day which was a lot of money.The general rule is that you should consider the expected longevity of the item and then you'll more or less know if it's worth it for you. Same with electronics - should you buy a new iPhone if you expect that you will upgrade in a year or two? Absolutely not
>>59569175You should also take into account if you're likely to get sick of it.I mainly wear black and white clothing that looks simple and clean for that reason.
Aside from functionality, you also need to consider style and fitting. Usually more expensive clothing look better and fit better, so you should consider splurging a bit more to not look poor.
>>59569117I think it depends on the use case. I buy once cry once on backpacking gear/clothing because it needs to last and perform. Daily clothes I just get stuff that is nice but affordable.
>>59569117This retard thinks 120 for a jacket is cheap. Kys nigger. My 30 euro jackets last me several years usually.
I buy your 200€ jacket used (worn for a couple of hours) for 30€.
>>59569117Price does not indicate quality.Also some clothes can be of high quality, but the material itself can be delicate and thus not durable. So I wouldn't equate quality with durability.For example Uniqlo sells their U tshirts and Supima tshirts. They're both 100% cotton and Supima costs more because the material is "softer" or whatever but U is built like an absolute tank and will easily outlast it.
>>59569117I have had this uniqlo jacket for 3 years now.As long as you don't catch it on nail and tear it off like I did it's pretty good and warm.I don't think it's good if you work outside, it's not that rugged.
The £20 from the charity shop (Thrift store for Americans)
>$120>frugal
>>59569117the material matters. get wool, learn to mend, then the price doesn't matter so much so go as cheap as you can
>>59569117go to thrift store and get one for $20 mate what are you doing
>>59569260What jacket? >>59569261No deal>>59569393Do you have a jacket?>>59569398Why wool and not down?
>>59569253>splurging a bit more to not look poor.What jackets do poor people wear?
>>59569141but thats $100 jackets from 15 years ago, $100 jackets now are $30 jackets 15 years ago.
>>59569479This is what I thought the thread would be about. OP is retarded.
>>59569117I haven't bought or worn any new clothes since my mother used to do the shopping when I was a kid.
>>59569539>when I was a kidSounds like you still are a kid >>59569531>>59569479Being impoverished doesn't mean you're frugal.
>>59569117I have that same jacket (down fill) and its the comfiest and warmest shit ever. Get it in a neutral color like black or dark green and you'll be golden. Its going on for 5 years already and as good as new.Also>$30 jacketI would pay twice that amount to see what these poor idiots are wearing in the winter lmao. I dont get why would you be stingy when creating a proper wardrobe.
>>59569547Poor stay poor by spending like they're rich. Rich get rich by spending like they're poor, and investing.
If you live in a temperate rain forest like me. I would recommend getting a 3L gore tex jacket or equivalent. I got lucky and met a corporate arcteryx wagie and he gave me a pro form. I got an alpha sv 70% off.
>>59569564Low IQs buy low quality clothes that don't last and spend more than those who get quality clothes that last for decades
>>59569117If you’re buying a coat for fashion don’t even bother. Nobody really cares anymore. Social life and going out is essentially over since covaids. Unless of course putting on that Burberry coat with the scarf makes you feel good about yourself, don’t even bother
>>59569694>West has fallen Nobody cares fag. We're talking about quality and warmth
>>59569552Sounds comfy anon
There are a few patagonia jackets I want but they each cost at least $400. fucking faggot hipster capitalists
>>59570461They're big into being made of trash anyway
I only wear wool trenchcoats.I bought a super thick and durable one from Salvation Army for like $12.
>>59570689>I only wear wool trenchcoatsWhere do you live?
>>59570694New York City.
there's a reason why they exclusively use niggers for their promotions.get the hint, faggot.
>>59570698Kek
>>59570702Well, it may be frigid with a heavy windchill here right now, but at least out city isn't currently on fire.
>>59569117Quality always pays off with clothing. Note that expensive doesn't always mean quality though.
>>59570714>it may be frigid with a heavy windchill here rightDon't worry anon. You have a trenchcoat
>>59570728>You have a trenchcoatTwo to be precise.
>>59570700What do you mean?
>he wears a jacketLow T thread. High T males have a higher than natural body heat output ratio. I don't wear a jacket ever and I live in New England
>>59569260>This retard thinks 120 for a jacket is cheap.It is if you get years of life out of it, dumbass.
>>59570877OK Bernie.
I got a North Face jacket like this for 50% off during the pandemic when they were giving out generous promo codes to healthcare workers. I normally would never spend full price on something like this but it would be worth it based on quality.
>>59569117Actually the cheap option is better because you'll want to layer anyway, so the quality of heat retention is less useful. Additionally, the durability of a coat/jacket is usually good enough even at the cheap end that it'll last you several years, maybe as much as ten, before you need to repair or replace it.If you can save $380 for ten years and invest it in bitcoin, you'll get AT LEAST $7k of returns in that time, probably more. So yeah, get the cheap jacket and spend another $10 on a cheap sweatshirt to use as an underlayer and enjoy gains for the next decade.t. still wears college sweatshirts and just layers them, bought an overcoat for $50 second hand and barely use it.
>>59570989>still wears college sweatshirts and just layers themHow many sweatshirts do you wear when it's 10°?
>>59571114If it's that cold I'm in the mountain snowboarding: dryfit tshirt, then cotton thermal shirt ($10 for pack of three a decade ago), then a flannel button up shirt, then my snowboarding jacket. Pants are cotton boxers, thermal leggings, old workout sweats from bootcamp, then ski overalls.If I was in that condition not in the mountains it would be thermal leggings under jeans, with maybe the sweatpants if I was out for an extended period of time. Upper body would be t-shirt, long sleeve flannel shirt, thin zip up hoodie, and then a thick wool zip up hoodie, and finally maybe the snowboarding jacket as a windbreaker. Plus scarf and thick ski mask and a thick beanie hat. Oh and double layer snowboarding gloves.So MAYBE two jackets/sweatshirts at most, but also a flannel shirt and maybe a windbreaker style jacket on top.And that's not including the fancy overcoat I bought, which is warm enough with just one underlayer. Flannel shirt plus thin hoodie plus overcoat is probably plenty for 10 degrees F, although it would be tight because I bulked up and the overcoat is maybe a size too small now.
>>59570461Patagonia is worth the cost considering they will take in your jacket for repair and give it back to as new. Now think of how many jackets you will be in your lifetime exceeding the initial capital of one jacket.
>>59571167Where do you live?
>>59569117Just get cotton anything and avoid the microplastics (polyester etc..)
>>59569117Learn to sew. Stich up and repair your existing clothing to make them last longer.
>>59569758Arcteryx actually makes good shit. If you need a high performance goretex or insulated base layer jacket, highly recommend arcteryx
>>59571180Southwest american desert but I travel around. Snowboarding in Tahoe every year and then I've been in Europe up until right before the snow falls so I've never really wintered anywhere super cold. Closest I got was Puget Sound one winter but I never worked outside in sub-freezing temps, just had a short walk to work and back between my pellet stove heated house and barely heated but still over 40F metal box.I figure even in cities you won't spend more than an hour walking around outside in the cold, so you don't need arctic quality fashionable clothes. Just a fashionable base layer and a bunch of fabric you can layer on and off as needed. If I worked in eg NYC or London and needed to wear a suit I would just keep my suit jacket at work and layer up as normal during commute.
>>59571197>goretexHell yeah
>>59569117if you can get an actually good jacket for 500 l. i mean one that has a higher stick and material quality than one for under 200, then yes, it is worth it in the full definition of the word. but as you should know, most branded clothing costs due to the brand, not the material.
>>59572551Once you get in that range the manufacturer will repair it for life dummy
>>59572610Does Canadian Goose do this? We have some of those but I never even considered what you're saying
I got some Brynje super thermo underwear that I wear if it’s cold out, and then just my cheap Columbia coat. The underwear was such a good purchase though keeps me fucking warm and I can walk around
>>59572773Yeah people sleep on thermal underwear it makes a HUGE difference. Only problem is when it's cold and you enter a building that's heated to something ridiculous like 75-85F and now you're sweating balls and can't unlayer without going to the bathroom and stripping all the way down.
>>59572773I just don't wear this on a normal day to day because I'm not try to take them off at work and put them back on to leave. I do for hikes though
