My Ibex Taos merino flannel button up. I've had it since 2014, and it's ran the gamut of being a fancy Canadian Dinner Shirt, to ski midlayer, to a riding/trail digging dirt shirt which needs some elbow patches. Then I bought a second to fill the spot when I need a nice flannel for said Canadian dinners.
NF Destroyer V2 pants for any riding under 15°. They breathe exceptionally well and keep dirt off me, have a minimal but cavernous pocket layout, and the stretchy waistband wins in the comfort/lack of bulk dept. over any other waist cinch. They don't show any appreciable wear other than a short length of blown inner thigh seam (which NF repairs in-house).
Honourable mention goes to the Sugoi commuter rain pants from 2014. I've tried to kill those bastards using mattocks and shovels while grinding gold soil into the textile. They're paper thin, but will likely keep going for another 7 years.
Nov. 2, 2021, 7:14 a.m. - Graham Driedger
My Ibex Taos merino flannel button up. I've had it since 2014, and it's ran the gamut of being a fancy Canadian Dinner Shirt, to ski midlayer, to a riding/trail digging dirt shirt which needs some elbow patches. Then I bought a second to fill the spot when I need a nice flannel for said Canadian dinners. NF Destroyer V2 pants for any riding under 15°. They breathe exceptionally well and keep dirt off me, have a minimal but cavernous pocket layout, and the stretchy waistband wins in the comfort/lack of bulk dept. over any other waist cinch. They don't show any appreciable wear other than a short length of blown inner thigh seam (which NF repairs in-house). Honourable mention goes to the Sugoi commuter rain pants from 2014. I've tried to kill those bastards using mattocks and shovels while grinding gold soil into the textile. They're paper thin, but will likely keep going for another 7 years.