I will chime in that my patagonia rio gallegos waders are the best pair ive ever owned...ive usually had simms freestones or redington waders that dont even come close to lasting a year. Avidangler, i mean no disrespect, but im actually coming from the opposite place in that i now try to save up extra money to support patagonia as opposed to other companies;never bought much of their stuff in the past as i am young and do not make a lot of money, but have found their quality to be excellent and appreciate their conservation efforts and willingness to take a stand on controversial issues like dam removal. Havent seen the artifishal movie yet though, so cant comment on that yet.