North Face is active wear. I have one that lives in my backpack. My boss gave it to me a few years back, I think as a fashion statement, but I use it backpacking because its light and warm. I think it became a fashion statement because it makes you look active. I wear a flannel most of the time, and a Carhartt when its really cold.

For those of you who said Carhartt, this make me laugh hard!
Get to Know Your Carhartt Boyfriend

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I'm too old to be active.

Outerwear to me is a Zegna cashmere overcoat.

Not cheap, but unless I live to be 130 it should last me the rest of my life.

Too bad this company went out of business.

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Black leather for fashion
Working, it's Carhartt.
Hell, at one time I was the only guy on the mountain skiing in Carhartts.

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Carhartt - work clothes for people that actually do some work.

From October to April I practically live in my zip-up Carhartt hoodie. When it gets really cold, the "chore coat" goes on over it. Both have a rich patina of cow 5h!t, cow snot, cow blood and other assorted cow fluid stains.

I couldn't find Carhartt insulated bib coveralls in my size and wound up with a pair made by "Key"...seldom gets cold enough for them but it was yesterday. Suited up and spent a couple of hours in the rain sorting and loading moo-cows for a trip to the sale barn.

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I have a North Face shell. Nice with a ragg wool sweater under it back when I worked and had time to take days off to go XC skiing. Back in the 80s working on the Colorado River I bought a couple pairs of river shorts called Stand Up Shorts because they were made out of canvas so stiff they'd stand up by themselves. I think they cost maybe 18 or 20 bucks, made by some startup called Patagonia here in the U.S. I still have one pair. The new version is a pale shadow of the originals, costs three times as much and is made by orphans in some dank factory somewhere in the sinister orient. I have written Patagonia off.
I have a wool Filson coat that my son covets. LL Bean still has a good warranty although they too outsource. Their River Driver shirts are great. Carhartt almost all the time for me, although sadly they are outsourcing lots of their work clothes now. Double knee pants almost every day I don't wear button fly shrink to fit 501s.

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1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
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What, really? I cannot see how Northface could claim the name south butt.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

There's a new work-clothing outfitter in Wisconsin called Duluth Trading Co. Their stuff isn't cheap but it's well made. A lot of their leather goods are American made but unfortunately the fabric stuff is mostly imported. The domestic garment industry has been all but dismantled.

From what I've seen of the Duluth stuff it seems to be stoutly made. I don't know about its warmth factor. I suppose that is a consideration. Down here we grade outdoor wear by its SPF number.

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Yep, the name "Duluth" suggests that warmth is a consideration. The company is actually west of Madison, but if they called it "Madison Trading Co." they'd have to stock hemp clothing.

I've seen their ads. Looks like at the very least they'd have clothes designed to fit American men instead of Chinese boys.

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1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I hope so. I had to give up on most of the flannel shirts and jackets I preferred as the "models" they sized them for.seemed to be men with a 60" chest and 12" long arms.

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I should be embarrassed about clothes but I'm numb about it instead. We are really lucky to be able to buy such nice stuff.

Old men and old women get more alike as the years roll by, what I tell myself anyway. I could probably live the rest of my life and not buy any more clothes besides socks and underwear. Ditto for shoes except running shoes.

I like to buy designer clothes in thrift stores to wear while doing yard work and tinkering. Cheap entertainment for the chickens, makes me chuckle too. Wish I recognized more labels.

Cold weather I usually layer and I like natural fiber. A short and a long sleeve T and flannel or chamois shirt is usually enough. Wind breaker on top if I need more. Hat and gloves as needed. Wet conditions are another story.

Have a Walls coat that looks like a Carhartt, it's a little old but almost too warm. That one stayed on a hanger so far this year. Weatherproof Garments made the jacket I wore more often lately.

I was rooting through some hiking stuff lately. I might head for some trails sometime soon.

Gloves. There are no gloves made that will keep my fingertips warm short of those stupid electric things and you can't do any work with them. Damn the cold anyhow.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

My hands get cold almost immediately these days. I noticed that if my feet are warm my hands get cold faster.

If I wear flip flops and my feet stay cool or cold then my hands stay warmer.

Our last winter in Cheyenne I was trying to take off some pounds and then I was cold almost all of the time. Eating to boost metabolism might help, haven't tried.