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Finistere's looking good @Trunkie

And some of the design is by someone on here.

Oh yeah? My friend also used to work there. Graphic design though, not garments.

Paramo stuff is excellent, comfortable and properly waterproof, but only @dancing james would consider them cheap.

For me items that last for ages and are repairable means they are cheaper long term. Hence why I also like the filson stuff.

Also I have bought some paramo stuff from their outlet store and most filson garments in their sales.

Why didn’t Harry and hermione use the time turner to avoid dunmbledores death?

Prole

I'm going to replace an old sus fork with a rigid one. The old fork is a Rock Shox Indy C, and the frame is a 1997 Diamondback Apex SE. I can't find any geo charts for the diamondback, and the only info I have to go off for the forks is from another forum, where someone said 'The Indy S had a travel of 48mm, giving a rough crown to axle height of 435mm.'

Knowing this, does anyone have any suggestions for replacement forks, or what I should be looking for (in terms of offset etc) in the new forks? I'd quite like to replace them with a set of Thorn forks from SJS.

I like Haglöfs although I'm not sure they have any particular environmental or ethical claims.

I took Paramo stuff from one of their people in exchange for work, it was a massive win/win and the jackets are still going strong 15 years on. So, yep, RRP ain't cheap but great value overall.

Plastic or natural materials?
Fjällräven is expensive for you? In that case you're mostly looking at overseas manufacture.
Considered NOS military stuff? That option is also obviously fraught.
Patagonia has not been an option for me for years due to their embrace of plastic materials and overseas manufacture. Obviously important in the development of organic cotton, but they were early adopters of moving manufacture offshore with no change in pricing. Likely just my own bias though.

I can’t say about every one of their products but in my experience, Patagonia usually use 100% post consumer recycled plastics to make any polyester used in their products.

Plastic or natural materials?

both

Fjällräven is expensive for you?

Yes.
They were never cheap, but I think they changed from making very high quality garments for high-ish prices to making ok-quality garments for hipster prices.
Really do like the style though but €200 for a wind jacket is bonkers I'm sorry.

Yeah, they've done that forever, I just don't get on with the stuff, gets stinky too quick (talking about underwear/t shirts). Also the microfibres issue.

Haglöfs

I like their style, not exactly cheap either, but will consider..
..did buy one of their insulated vests for my dad last winter,
he said he really wasn't impressed with the performance though.

Patagonia usually use 100% post consumer recycled plastics

Yea, they also repair your stuff for free.
I wrote them about a jacket that was like 7 years old and I didn't have a receipt or anything and they fixed two zippers free of charge.

I agree about the direction they've taken, but not about the price. Over 30 years in the same job and I still make less than €12.50 an hour for a 32 hour week, yet I don't mind paying a higher price for a well made item of clothing that'll (hopefully) last. Most goods (especially food, electronics and clothing) are relatively cheaper than ever before.

Also the microfibres issue.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/20/microfibers-plastic-pollution-oceans-patagonia-synthetic-clothes-microbeads

Organic is the way to go.

I agree, though even the nastiest cotton breaks down much sooner than any synthetic.

Ah yeah, I was agreeing with you, didn’t realise I hit reply.

Still, what is actually better for the environment?

Naturism.

There’s the answer, just need to adapt like professor popsicle.

Plus sheepskins. Pleeeeease...

Leave them on the sheeps.

Sheeps be too warm with them. Sheeps be bred for shearing.

They need their skin though.