Puckster wrote on Feb 6^th, 2014 at 4:16am:

ST -- I actually like this one better:   (You need to Login or Register I honestly don't get Duluth Pack.  Who are they marketing to?  Their gear is soooo  overpriced!  Great logo, but seriously.... prouboy

That Cabelas pack will do everything the over priced ones will do and leave plenty of money left for more fishing lures. ;) ;D ;D

Orvis / Filson are excellent products, but your paying a big premium for that Logo.
I've wore Carhart work clothes for years until they became "kool" because the rappers adopted them and the price just got ridiculous.

A friend of mine lives in Boston. On a river trip up to Maine in the early 80's, he planned to stop at the big LL Beans store in Freeport.

Open 24/7 way back then. Beans was just getting known nationally and soon with some favorable reviews for it's rugged/practical gear, it became a must spot to shop to the emerging "Yuppie" crowd.

My friend said that he used to buy their signature khaki pants for under $20, and their best/warmest shirts were about the same. Then the Yuppie crowd arrived and the prices went up to almost 2x on everything in the store.

Locals who made/supported the company were just about priced out unless they caught a sale.

All my workout wear is non-logo and the same fabric/quality as the overpriced logo gear.
It's bad enough much of the things we buy are made for pennies on the dollar in foreign sweatshops, it's adding insult to injury by paying double for something because some already well compensated pro jock has been paid millions to endorse it.