Favorite brands for different pieces of gear?

right :) incedentally, as soon as i read your post, i had just opened that site up lookin for em lol.
 
outofgum said:
Since there is so much practical experience on this board, I'm interested in what brands people here trust for different parts of their gear. Basically, what is your go to brand that you look for first. The brands I list are not the most expensive, and they may not even be the best, but they are the ones I use, and the ones I trust when I'm out.

Pack: Lowe Pro Alpine
Sleeping bag: Marmot (have a down bag which is fantastic)
Tent: Mountain Hardware
Folding Knives: Spyderco
Multitool: Swiss army
Hiking Boots: Vasque
Base layer: Nike Dri-fit
Insulating layer: The North Face (fleece)
Lighters: Zippo
Lights: Pocket light - Fenix, Headlamp - Princeton tec
Hydration: Camelbak


There is a lot of gear that I have little experience with (stoves, poles, pots, etc), so I can't comment on those.
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Just to clarify, I don't buy blindly based on brand, but I've found these brands to provide quality products when I've used them.
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boots: Weco corked loggers, vibram is positively dangerous on wet surfaces, ifyou dont wantto wear them get red wing w/ the "supersole".
 
bikermikearchery said:
Now heres the real deal. When I've hit the end of my rope and just can't take civilization any more.
Pack: ash pack basket
sleeping bag: Pendleton wool blanket
Tent: Home made Oil cloth tarp
Knife: Home made Neck knife
Boots: Hard sole mocks of my own designed
Cloths: Wool & Linen
Lighter: Bow & drill. Flint & steel backup
Lights: Stars
Hydration: Gourd Bota
Axe: Home made Tomahawk
Knife: Bowie Made from a farriers rasp home made.
Other Longbow,Wood arrows
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I'd love to see pictures of this section. Especially the Mocks.
 
Pack: Berghaus, MacPac, Grivel and Karrimor (depending on what's on the agenda)
Sleeping bag: MacPac down, NorthFace synthetic
Sleeping mat: Thermarest
Tent: Hilleberg, Tentipi or tarp
Folding Knives: Ken Erickson, Opinel, Löwenmesser, Ritter
Multitool: Swiss army
Fixed knife: Mora, Fällkniven
Axe: GB SFA
Hiking Boots: Scarpa (for alpine climbing), Meindl
Base layer: Icebreaker, Woolpower, Patagonia, Lowe
Insulating layer: Icebreaker, Woolpower, Swanndri, Marmot, Valhalla Pure
Waterproofs: Berghaus, Norröna, Montane
Lighters: Swedish Army Firesteel, Silva, Bic
Cooker: Open fire, Optimus, Trangia
Lights: Pocket light - LED Lenser, Headlamp - Petzl
Hydration: Camelbak
Waterproof bags: Ortlieb
Compass: Silva, Recta
 
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