THIS OR THAT?

[Dion]

den1mhead's way all the way. In fact I lace all my shoes/sneakers with the laces going inside the eyelets first and then symmetrically up to the knot. It provides better grip and holds your feet much better in place than putting them from the outside which I've experienced quite irritating to wear with any kind of shoes.

[UnTucked]

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[Boyo]

666 XHS 25oz
PIHXS 25oz
555-01  21oz

Anyone care to weigh in?

[neph93]

@Boyo I have the 666-XHS and the IH-555-01. I really like the special Pronto 25oz denim too, but I see it as being a bit different to regular indigo denim.

I love the XHS, so I voted for that and the 666 cut is a classic.

[Boyo]

thanks @neph93, I like your thinking re: the 666

[Dion]

The PIHXHS has my vote. It depends on Pronto if they want to rerun it in the future so this might be the only chance to snag them when they go extinct. And they're brilliant.

[Jett129]

My vote would depend on what you currently have and if you want to try something different.

[Boyo]

Jett129- I currently have the following IH Jeans
634S
633OD
633N
Nama Tako 888 ( a size too big though)

Dion- Im definitely considering the Extinction factor

[Jett129]

In that case I would definitely agree with Dion and go with the Pronto XHS. I have 2 of the Pronto collaborations and totally love them.

[Boyo]

@Jett129:

In that case I would definitely agree with Dion and go with the Pronto XHS. I have 2 of the Pronto collaborations and totally love them.

Thanks to the Sale today .. this is exactly what I've done.

[Dion]

Nice! Enjoy…

[neph93]

@Boyo:

@Jett129:

In that case I would definitely agree with Dion and go with the Pronto XHS. I have 2 of the Pronto collaborations and totally love them.

Thanks to the Sale today .. this is exactly what I've done.

Congratulations!

[Jett129]

Great minds think alike. I jumped on a pair of the Pronto XHS as well.

[Boyo]

Thanks @neph93 !

@Jett129  the timing was perfect! ..

Im still eyeing the 666xhs.. the sale price may be too good to miss…

[gaseousclay]

I’m being indecisive. 777-21’s or 777-142’s? Getting both is not an option [emoji848]

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[Jett129]

Do you currently have any of the 21OZ denim? If the answer is no,I would definitely recommend that over the 14OZ,especially with the colder/Minnesota weather coming up. Just my 2 cents.

[scooter]

^^THIS^^

[gaseousclay]

Patagonia or The North Face? I’ve had TNF gear forever but am leaning towards Patagonia this time because it’s a private company as opposed to a publicly traded company run by shareholders. I like their supply chain transparency as well but don’t know how their gear compares to TNF when it comes to warmth. Is Patagonia worth the extra $?

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[mclaincausey]

Patagonia is great, I'd go with them.

That said, TNF has a Gore Tex competitor coming out with excellent performance characteristics. There's a village I think in Vietnam that will be producing it. Getting a great fabric and supporting that village would be wins. Their Ventrix jackets are great medium weight non fleece options and I'm not sure Patagonia is as strong there. Patagonia does at least as well with down sweaters and until the new NF shell hits the market, shells.

The reasons you cite and Patagonias political commitment to the environment otherwise give them the edge for me.

[gaseousclay]

I think you’re right. I read an article that suggested both companies are committed to the environment but I would prefer privately owned over publicly traded any day.  The waters get muddied when shareholders get involved imo. It then becomes focused on profits and cost cutting over putting out the best possible product. I’m not saying TNF puts out garbage but company values do influence my purchases

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