No denying their stuff is pricey, but consider how long you will use it. I still have and use the first synthetic jacket I bought in 1982, another from 1985, and a third dating from 1987 or so (I bought that one on sale - $15). They are definitely serious about their environmentalism and it does affect the price, but I am willing O K with that.

Their gear works too. I have been very comfortable in some fairly serious situations, swaddled in Patagucci. I am a fan of their stuff, based solely on how their gear has worked for me over many years, starting with pitons and chocks. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />