[Closed] Fjallraven clothing...anyone?

Excellent quality - at a price ...

Yup got quite a collection of Fjallraven building. All excellect quality so no problems there. They can be quite pricey and the www never has sales so will need to look elsewhere for the gear at a discount.

Nice but very expensive. I wanted some heavyweight outdoor trousers and went for some 5.11 tactical trousers instead. Quality is excellent and not a bad price.

Cotswolds stocks some of the range, if our are a CTC member you'll get 15% off.
I have a belt so far.

Have to say that over here in Norway they are viewed as purely clothes for people who like hunting

and they are overpricedand targetted at tourists

there are much better Norwegian brands - Bergans & Nørrona, even though Fjallraven are Swedish

5.11 tactical look better for the cash.........cheers.

Fjallraven make excellent kit.
Well made and lasts forever when taken care of.

Yup, got lots of it. Love it. As already said, quality kit, and well worth the money IMHO..

Have a look at Harkila too

Need very deep pockets!

5.11 stuff is excellent, really rate it

I don't suppose you're a 36-38 waist and 34 inside leg? I have a load of 5.11 trousers to move on, lost weight. I wore a replacement (smaller waist) pair today, underated stuff

benp1 - Member
5.11 stuff is excellent, really rate it

I don't suppose you're a 36-38 waist and 34 inside leg? I have a load of 5.11 trousers to move on, lost weight. I wore a replacement (smaller waist) pair today, undera

36-38" waist?

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From my home town wooop wooop (very small). But I can't justify the prices 🙂

Kuhl make some nice heavy weight canvas trousers too . Also some daan with the kiddies gopping super baggy shit stuff but worth a look in the flesh I'd say

What's the technical term for the residents of the small Swedish town of Whoop Whoop?

Morecashthamdash 🙂

Bags are the favoured brand of inner city hipsters too, so right up your street ton!

overpriced, slowly turning into a fashion thing like north face

more cash than dash...tick
50 something inner city hipster....tick
fashionista....tick

order placed................... 😆

I aske d the guys in the outdoor shop who pays £600 for a jacket and they said, "people who take the dog for a walk".

Just about to take the dog for a walk... won't be wearing Fjallraven.

Will be wearing some Millet alpine walking trousers bought from SportPursuit; Millet the French outdoor gear - not Millets the British camping shop for the masses.

I've been watching this thread with interest. My current thinking might be a pair of Snickers utility trousers:

http://www.snickersworkwear.co.uk/workwear/trousers/trousers/utility-trousers-rip-stop/?colour=2000

I've got a fjallraven Greenland winter jacket. It's very warm, windproof, shower proof, water proof if I wax it, very light, looks smart, will last forever if the reputation is to be believed and I paid a fair price for it. What's not to like.

I don't think it's as bad as wearing a Canada goose parka just to collect milk from the fridge at tesco

benp1 - Member
I don't suppose you're a 36-38 waist and 34 inside leg?

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5.11 tactical look better for the cash.........cheers.

Wow the tactical kilt is...wow. Tactical kilt.

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I aske d the guys in the outdoor shop who pays £600 for a jacket and they said, "people who take the dog for a walk".

I'd hope so too, got to maintain standards.....

I had some Fjallraven trousers I bought for woodland activities. They were a great design with excellent features but I was amazed with the "Swedish" tag that they are actually made in Vietnam. Furthermore the zip failed after 8 months and the UK importer told me it was my fault for not using the zip properly which was utterly ridiculous on an item this expensive. They told me I could get the zip fixed for £40 plus post so I kicked up a massive fuss and eventually got a new pair out of them. So while they look good and the spiel makes a big deal out of the Swedish imagery they are in fact codged together in Asia and not that durable.

5.11 and Pinewood make better quality trousers for less money.

"Have to say that over here in Norway they are viewed as purely clothes for people who like hunting

and they are overpricedand targetted at tourists

there are much better Norwegian brands - Bergans & Nørrona, even though Fjallraven are Swedish"

Hm, my experience of Norwegian hunters, is that they use what works, regardless of brand. They're not really into brand snobbery. I wouldn't say Bergans is particularly amazing kit, and I doubt that Nørrona is 'much better', based on the stuff I've seen. Probably about the same in terms of quality. Fjallraven is good kit, up there with Arc'Teryx etc.

"I was amazed with the "Swedish" tag that they are actually made in Vietnam."

It's pretty much all made in the Far East (despite the marketing chicanery by brands to suggest it isn't), so it's better to concentrate on the actual quality, fit and effectiveness of such outdoor stuff, rather than be obsessed with brands. A Far-Eastern made item can be just as good if not better than a European made one. Of course, labour conditions, politics etc are things to consider. Increasingly difficult to find genuine European made clothing these days.

"I aske d the guys in the outdoor shop who pays £600 for a jacket and they said, "people who take the dog for a walk"."

I tend to take what people in 'outdoor shops' say with a big pinch of salt; invariably, they are fairly young and inexperienced, and often haven't actually experienced very much of extreme environments, and have a vested interest in pushing what their shop sells (as well as being unlikely to afford to visit such places). I know a few people who pay £600+ for jackets etc, and these include a BBC cameraman, a photojournalist with experience in Afghanistan, the ME, etc, several wildlife experts, scientists and a geologist. IE, people working in the environments the clothing is designed for, not a high st shop...

Re: outdoor shops - the independent shops are still great places to get advice and buy stuff from. I tend to stay away from Cotswold, Blacks etc. for some of the reasons above.
A good general rule is that if you have underpants older than the sales asistant go elsewhere
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