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[eSJay]

What's a fratstar?

I had the same question Andy.
So thankful for Google!

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[NyssaAquatica]

What's a fratstar?

Boat shoes, polos, costas and croakies, yeti visor, pastel shorts, credit card linked to daddy's bank account, and the belief that constantly flashing the Drake and Yeti emblem on their apparel/vehicles makes them an outdoorsman.

[novacaine]

What's a fratstar?

I guess its timeless since people were saying this back in the 80's........
Let me retro some ol school for ya!!!
Boat shoes(penny loafers), polos(button downs), costas(ray bans) and croakies(i dont know what the hell that is), yeti visor(no hats, hats werent cool), pastel shorts(still applied then), credit card linked to daddy's bank account, and the belief that constantly flashing the Drake(cabelas or browning) and Yeti emblem(?members only?? i have no comparison) on their apparel/vehicles makes them an outdoorsman.

[novacaine]

What's a fratstar?

I guess its timeless since people were saying this back in the 80's........
Let me retro some ol school for ya!!!
Boat shoes(penny loafers), polos(button downs), costas(ray bans) and croakies(i dont know what the hell that is), yeti visor(no hats, hats werent cool), pastel shorts(still applied then), credit card linked to daddy's bank account, and the belief that constantly flashing the Drake(cabelas or browning) and Yeti emblem(?members only?? i have no comparison) on their apparel/vehicles makes them an outdoorsman.

But i assure you that Tate didn't get into the outdoor gear market cause he thought it would be $#!+ gear.
Just my observation.
I dont actually use a lot of said $#!+ gear but am for one glad to know if i need it, there are many,many,many more items and lines to choose from now as opposed to times of old.
As Capt Call told Newt before they loaded up to steal horses from across the river "Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it".

[NyssaAquatica]

But i assure you that Tate didn't get into the outdoor gear market cause he thought it would be $#!+ gear.
Just my observation.
I dont actually use a lot of said $#!+ gear but am for one glad to know if i need it, there are many,many,many more items and lines to choose from now as opposed to times of old.
As Capt Call told Newt before they loaded up to steal horses from across the river "Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it".

For sure, that was not his intention. To be fair, Drake gear isn't particularly bad or good, they just suffer from having (in my experience) a douchey customer base.

[novacaine]

But i assure you that Tate didn't get into the outdoor gear market cause he thought it would be $#!+ gear.
Just my observation.
I dont actually use a lot of said $#!+ gear but am for one glad to know if i need it, there are many,many,many more items and lines to choose from now as opposed to times of old.
As Capt Call told Newt before they loaded up to steal horses from across the river "Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it".

For sure, that was not his intention. To be fair, Drake gear isn't particularly bad or good, they just suffer from having (in my experience) a douchey customer base.

That would be around 100% coverage i bet................speaking in terms of delta folk.

[Wildfowler]

What do the non-douche bag hunters like to wear?

[novacaine]

What do the non-douche bag hunters like to wear?

That's what i want to know...
Maybe we can start a new sticky.........
Approved Stone Cold Meat Ax Duck Smasher List of Garment & Gear:(Topwater knee booting tag pullers need not apply)

[NyssaAquatica]

What do the non-douche bag hunters like to wear?

Whatever they want, really. Nothing's monolithic, but there are trends among the Drake/Yeti/UnderArmour customer base not seen elsewhere. You know it when you see it, and fortunately these fellas tend to self-identify, such as wearing facepaint and your call lanyard to eat before/after the hunt as I've seen on many occasions in Greenwood.

Flyfishing is similar. If you sample from a population of flyfishermen who deck themselves out in Orvis gear before wetting a line, you're gonna find more douchebags than among those who do not.

[jacksbuddy]

Golly! All these hater comments are beginning to get me paranoid. By the way, what's YOUR angle?

And apparently, there IS a demand for fluorescent green duck calls somewhere in the world, because they can supply 100,000 pieces each and every month! All you have to do is buy at least 1,000 of them thangs every time you place your order, and they will come straight to you from the beautiful port city of Ningbo, China. Of course, you just might have to pay a little extra for shipping and handling. It IS quite a task to get stuff all the way from Zhejiang, China to Gunnison, Mississippi. But H3!!, it's gotta be worth it! The internet said so!

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/ ... 56779.html

[mallardchaser]

Wildfowler

I know you as upset as I am to find out we are not cool bc of our drake coats. I like both of mine, wearing vest now at work. Only thing I don't like is the China tag

Btw

I just got a Sitka vest. China

Checked and Orvis rain jacket, Indonesia

My old Mcalister wading vest China

Is Filson the only USA brand anymore?

[ShotgunSP]

Is Filson the only USA brand anymore?

I can't speak to the quality of this, but it's American made:

http://halowaterfowl.com/collections/ou ... 1044047879

[Wildfowler]

I thought I remembered reading a while back that some of Filson garments are made outside USA? Don't remember where or which garments or if that's even correct?

I like my Drake coat just fine. I mean you got to wear something?

[donia]

correct, according to some of the clothier forums i've come across. some of the newer, trendy garments are made overseas..the old tried & trues (oiled tins/cover cloths, heavier durability items) are still made, here..for now.

[teul2]

I thought I remembered reading a while back that some of Filson garments are made outside USA? Don't remember where or which garments or if that's even correct?

Most of the items on their site now say where they are made.