Winter Jacket - poll

[DaWhim]

in term of price and quality.

 

[Heisenberg]

I like Columbia better personally, but I think North Face makes really good stuff too. Or at least they used to, before every college kid started wearing them.

 

[BullsOnParade]

your mom goes to college

 

[DaWhim]

up for more opinions. seems atot is so dead today

 

[Farbio]

i just bought a columbia cuz after comparing them pretty heavily, couldn't find any reason to spend more for the north face when it didn't seem any better. check out campmor.com for columbia...they have alot of 04 closeouts - i got a jacket that was 300 for this years at 109.xx for the 04 model, almost identical.

 

[Mo0o]

Depends on the jacket and price. I think they're both pretty much the same aren't they?

 

[geckojohn]

North Face

 

[Captante]

North face is warmer & has more Gore-tex jackets available.

Columbia is more durable & a bit less expensive.

 

[acemcmac]

Land's End Squal Jacket FTW.

 

[Rebasxer]

Columbia owns NorthFace, so they're basically the same.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: Rebasxer
Columbia owns NorthFace, so they're basically the same.

:shocked:

duh! I didn't know that

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: Rebasxer
Columbia owns NorthFace, so they're basically the same.

:shocked:

duh! I didn't know that

I need a link proving that!!
I will agree that are basically the same up to a certain price point. Columbia doesn't offer the hardcore equipment you would need rock climbing though.

 

[LtPage1]

I've got a North Face shell that zips over a polartec jacket- really nice. I usually just go to REI and pick out something from whatever they've got- I love that store.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

It's -25 outside right now. I came to work wearing a Carhartt.

(Columbias are nice too)

 

[Farbio]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
It's -25 outside right now. I came to work wearing a Carhartt.

(Columbias are nice too)

carhartts are a bit more 'industrial' than i think the op was looking for, althought they do make some incredibly warm stuff...almost all my winter socks are carhartt

 

[m2kewl]

North Farce owns!

 

[Gibson486]

North Face is nice, but they cost so much....I could never bring my self to spend that much on a coat, especially since I am not even tha target audience for those jackets. I got a Columbia Coat for $50 (cost $150 originally) last year on Black Friday.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Farbio

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
It's -25 outside right now. I came to work wearing a Carhartt.

(Columbias are nice too)

carhartts are a bit more 'industrial' than i think the op was looking for, althought they do make some incredibly warm stuff...almost all my winter socks are carhartt

Yup. Not very sexy but the warmest stuff you can buy. And they last FOREVER.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
North Face is nice, but they cost so much....I could never bring my self to spend that much on a coat, especially since I am not even tha target audience for those jackets. I got a Columbia Coat for $50 (cost $150 originally) last year on Black Friday.

exactly. I would feel like a rip off paying $150+ for a jacket from TNF when I can spend $100 for a same quality one from columbia.

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Some good info in this thread.

I have the North Face triclimate, and just the inner shell alone is worth the money. I've been wearing that all weekend and it's kept me plenty warm (it's been around 20°F at night).

My vote goes to TNF.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Buy a Real coat;

Carhartt

Any snowmobile coat will keep you warm,
but,not all have a hood if you want a hood.

http://www.carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/stor...HomeView?storeId=10051&catalogId=10101

Carhartt site is slow,
may True Value stores sell thier stuff.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: Rebasxer
Columbia owns NorthFace, so they're basically the same.

SHENS

Competition
The active outerwear, sportswear and footwear segments of the apparel industry are highly competitive and we believe that this competition will increase. In addition, our licensees operate in very competitive markets (such as those for watches, leather outerwear, adventure travel bags and socks). We encounter substantial competition in the active outerwear and sportswear business from, among others, The North Face, Inc. (VF Corporation), Marmot Mountain Ltd., Spyder Active Sports, Inc., Woolrich Woolen Mills, nc., The Timberland Company, Patagonia Corporation, Helly Hansen A/S, Burton and Pacific Trail (London Fog). In addition, we compete with major sport companies, such as Nike, Inc., adidas-Salomon AG and Reebok International Ltd., and with fashion-oriented competitors, such as Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and Izod. Our footwear line competes
with, among others, The North Face, Timberland, NIKE ACG, adidas-Salomon AG, Merrell, Carhartt, Wolverine, Teva and Kamik. Many of these companies have global operations and compete with us in Europe and Asia. In Europe we also face competition from brands such as Berghaus of the United Kingdom, Jack Wolfskin of Germany, La Fuma of France, and Helly Hansen in Scandinavia as well as many other regional brands. In Asia our competition is from brands such as The North Face, Mont-Bell and Patagonia among others.
In many cases, our most significant competition comes from our own retail customers that manufacture and market clothing and footwear under their own labels. Some of our competitors are substantially larger and have greater financial, distribution, marketing and other resources than wedo. We believe that the primary competitive factors in the market for activewear are price, brand name, functionality, durability and style and that our product offerings are well positioned within the market.

from their annual report.