Underground outerwear brands???

timboslice100

timboslice100

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So lately I have been wanting to step away from the big outerwear brands when shopping. I have a lot of SAGA and some Level 1 and shit like that, but I want to support the smaller businesses of skiing

Last year I bought this sweatshirt form freelivinsupply. It's steezy af, and the quality is great (pictured below in thread). I think I paid 35+ shipping, and I thought to myself "why am I spening 50-100 on sweatshirts of big name brands when there are smaller companies selling dope shit for way less?"

Moral of the thread, does anyone know of any other small scale clothing brands that produce the steeze? Lmk
 
Hate to burst your bubble, but Saga and Level 1 are some of the smaller businesses of skiing.

Bloom

Virtika

Flylow

Those are all good, kinda disappointed with virtika tho cause my buckle broke on the 4th day of use on my bibs:(
 
13855638:.lencon said:
Hate to burst your bubble, but Saga and Level 1 are some of the smaller businesses of skiing.

Bloom

Virtika

Flylow

Those are all good, kinda disappointed with virtika tho cause my buckle broke on the 4th day of use on my bibs:(
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I agree Saga and Level 1 are small(er). They're no Spyder or Columbia for sure. When I mean small I mean really small. Like sometimes my Instagram ads give me outerwear brands that I have never heard of, and I was hoping maybe someone had a good list of brands that they follow.
 
Homeschool. Best hoods in the business and the waterproofing and breath-ability is for real. Also, it is for snowboarding so you know it's cool.
 
13855685:DIRTYBUBBLE said:
Lethal Descent if they still exist
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dude fuck LD. i ordered stickers from them in like 2013 and they fuckin still havent sent them. even worse is that a few years ago i had contact with them and they were like "yeah yeah we're on it". Lazy AF (ex)company
 
13855701:OregonDead said:
Homeschool. Best hoods in the business and the waterproofing and breath-ability is for real. Also, it is for snowboarding so you know it's cool.
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I tried some of their stuff a couple years ago, jacket and pants. On paper it looked amazing, great waterproofing and breathability, but I couldn't get over the fit, I was swimming in it even when I sized down. This may be a selling point for a lot of skiers though.
 
The way I look at it is you can tell how small Saga and level one is by seeing how often you see someone in a Saga jacket or sweatshirt off the snow. I dont think i have ever seen anyone wear saga off snow in my life other than on my skiier friends,in a ski shop, or a ski movie premier. But people who've never even seen snow wear North Face, Spyder, Columbia, etc...
 
13855701:OregonDead said:
Homeschool. Best hoods in the business and the waterproofing and breath-ability is for real. Also, it is for snowboarding so you know it's cool.
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Put about 4 seasons in a Homeschool setup. Burly, and great wether resistance. I put it in a bin, and could easily get a few more years in it.
 
13855793:jlens05 said:
The way I look at it is you can tell how small Saga and level one is by seeing how often you see someone in a Saga jacket or sweatshirt off the snow. I dont think i have ever seen anyone wear saga off snow in my life other than on my skiier friends,in a ski shop, or a ski movie premier. But people who've never even seen snow wear North Face, Spyder, Columbia, etc...
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I guess When I meant small, I meant small even in the skiing community. Like no I don't see non-skiiers wear Saga, but it is extremely popular on the snow.
 
13855949:Session said:
Hoodies aren't outerwear.
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He specifically mentions hoodies in his post they’re also trying to drop new actual outerwear it’s not hard to read homie
 
13855950:gak98 said:
He specifically mentions hoodies in his post they’re also trying to drop new actual outerwear it’s not hard to read homie
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I did read....I just didn't quote the OP as well. Hoodies aren't outerwear.
 
13855954:Session said:
I did read....I just didn't quote the OP as well. Hoodies aren't outerwear.
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I would consider a thick riding hoodie as outerwear. Something I would wear in place of a coat like a riding pullover would be dope.
 
13855874:HamFaceGirl said:
Lol is firstdrop still around
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It's been called Virtika for a few years now, it's probably the runner up on Saga for new school outerwear so not that small
 
13857016:cheerio said:
It's been called Virtika for a few years now, it's probably the runner up on Saga for new school outerwear so not that small
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theres still a few FD items floating around their website though haha but yeah, i would def say virtika is becoming a new saga type brand in terms of up and coming.

Thankfully, they have a lot better customer service and the quality is better
 
13856014:OJulier said:
I don't know if those are still considered small but Yoke and OneT are sickkk...
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yeah i have a yoke jacket and it's fucking great. super warm and whatnot plus a great bang for your buck. sadly i don't really see anyone else rocking yoke gear.
 
13855954:Session said:
I did read....I just didn't quote the OP as well. Hoodies aren't outerwear.
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Kids dont wear jackets anymore. It can be dumping out and i will see kids riding around with frozen hoodies.
 
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