Instead, you just have to scroll and discover, which I find sort of embodies the spirit of thrifting a bit more anyway! In each of these categories, you can sort by item type, but you can’t actually search by keyword for specific items. This includes clothing for men, women, and kids, as well as packs and gear. Shop all your favorite Patagonia styles, whether they be classic staples like the Synchilla Snap-Ts or rare, single season gems that aren’t on the market any more. That’s why Patagonia is out to ensure they products have a long and happy lifespan, not only through their IronClad Guarantee (which basically means they will repair and and all Patagonia pieces indefinitely), but by actually giving unwanted garments a second (or third or fourth) home through Worn Wear. Part of being a sustainable business means thinking about the long term list of their products and the impact they make after leaving the shelves and warehouses. And seriously, if you want a great and thought provoking read about a climber bum turned environmental activist and gear pioneer, read the book.īut top notch transparency and corporate responsibility aren’t all that matters. But it is committed to trying.” That alone says so much about the brand. In founder and CEO Yvon Chouinard’s business memoir (which is WAY more fascinating of a read than it sounds) Let My People Go Surfing, “Patagonia will never be completely socially responsible. Aside from scoring in the top bracket with only a handful of other companies in Fashion Revolution’s 2019 Fashion Transparency Index, they recognize the inherent flaws of being a business of that magnitude. In fact, I would argue they’re the my top choice of the best ethical outdoor clothing brands.
More than that, I love Patagonia because they are THE most large-scale sustainable outdoor company on the market. And not just because they have super cozy fun patterned fleece pullovers that have the same classic retro look as they did in the 90s. “Out with the new, in with the old”, that’s the Patagonia Worn Wear motto.įirst and foremost, I love Patagonia (or Pattagucci as I often refer to them). Selling Opportunities? Yes trade-in store credit So here are the best websites where you can not only buy gently used outdoor gear and used clothing online but sell it, too! And all from the comfort of your van in the middle of nowhere… provided you have cell signal, anyway! From an environmental standpoint, it’s definitely less ideal, what with shipping emissions and all, but it’s a far climb better than buying new gear (much less buying it online!). It’s called buying used outdoor gear, and it just makes so much sense from both an environmental and monetary perspective (have you SEEN the prices on new gear lately?!).Īs much as I love physically thrifting for used gear goodies in actual used outdoor gear stores (see our complete list of all the used gear stores in the U.S.), sometimes online outdoor thrift stores are a necessity, especially when you live a nomadic life like we do. There are options to both retire and recycle your gear, rather than be guilted into hanging on to something you don’t see yourself wearing again.
That’s not to say you have to keep wearing something you hate.
According to WRAP, keeping our clothing in use an additional nine months reduces its impact (namely carbon emissions, water usage, and waste generation) by 20-30%. The answer lies in not only consuming more mindfully and minimally, but trying to make use of garments and resourced that ALREADY EXIST.
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