Basspro and Cabelas quality has taken a nosedive, so to answer your question, no. If you look to non- hunting brands you can get some good quality gear just in solids. Forloh is 100% American made camo based up there in Whitefish, you qualify for a good discount with them as a Vet. Same with Kryptek. Gulch Gear is another US made option, and their pants are unhemmed, may actually fit you lol. I never buy camo full price. Apply through Sitka for their military discount and save a bunch as well. Deals can be had. Technical clothing isn't cheap by any means, but it keeps you alive. Cotton kills in the weather you deal with, and takes forever to dry compared to synthetics. I'll PM you.

Carharts aren’t made in the USA

If they tear up a set of Sitka in one hunt then they're the most clumsy hunters on the planet. I've worn the same Sitka sets for years, all over the west and year round. Burnt a hole in a pair of pants when I brushed against a propane burner, that's it. Everything else looks like the day I bought it.

Sneaky, this IS getting old. I was wandering around in the rockies likely before you were even a gleam in your daddy's eye. If you need that stuff then buy it. I do not. I was out and about LONG before any of that stuff was even invented.

That's just funny

You must be dang near 80 then. I'm impressed if you're still hiking the Rockies!

Sorry Danny, but I'd have a stroke riding a snowmobile with all that gear on. Carharts are for work, only because they can take the abuse and rigors of the job.

3 weeks on a winter beaver line at 40 below breaking trail thru old burn is more work than anything you could ever imagine.
Hmmm are those winter work clothes or yuppie sports crap?

I can imagine way more work than riding a snowmobile. Perhaps walking or skiing it. Or really anything else i do would be more work. It was probably hard for you. Have you ever shot a mountain goat 13 miles back with a longbow?

Heres some work. Take Boco's advice. Work clothes will be great. 10' from your vehicle.

U just ain't hunting if u ain't wearing Sitka panties and carrying a 6.5 Creed

I think you misunderstood what meant. My point is snowmobiling isn't work and with heavy clothes like carharts I'd sweat to death.

Big fan of the new light weight stuff.

Boco I have caught 1 0lor 2 beavers under the ice. It's just as cold here as where you live and I spent a lot of time in it

You are obviously clueless about taking a beaver quota in winter on a remote northern trapline.

Your obviously clueless about hunting in the mountains. Stay close to your snowmobile....

the beaver in your left hand would fit in the side pocket of my sitka pants

I have carried tons of moose out of the muskeg-my own and some for lazy Americans.

How far was your walk to the ATV. This one was only 9 miles in.

ATV get stuck in muskeg,You got nice ground in that pic-must have been an easy pack.
Carried 2 moose out 4 miles thru muskeg that was criss crossed with trees from an old burn.
Americans were lost-killed the moose on the wrong side of the river out of season.
One guy was older-he carried one quarter to the river and was done.The other guy was young and in the army-he carried out the bulls head and was finished.
Me and my buddy Greg carried the rest.7 moose quarters.
We did a lot of stuff like that to relax when we had a few days off after working on the steel gang.

So you've packed out like two moose? Lol

Ol dad

I guess the while point of this thread is wether USMC thinks its worth the money. The stuff i do, i think its worth it. The stuff you do, you like regular work clothing and dont think its worth it.

I love my Day One Camouflage gear. Custom made and fit to your body type and measurements. Made in Colorado.