@Camelcluch ,
@Grant1775 ,
@Coathanger15 - Day One was sold at some point over the last year. The new owner has changed things quite a bit, and many of the items and features that used to make Day One great are no longer available.
Features such as windblocker or insulation? No longer available.
Bibs, weather-check waist pants, pullovers, gloves, hooded pullover, or a hooded zip up parka? No longer offered. Etc.
The ability to custom-order pocket location, collar height, etc. is also gone.
For tops, the only offerings now are an unlined vest in cowboy suede or an unlined parka, in either cowboy suede or fleece.
For bottoms, the only offerings now are unlined pants in cowboy suede or fleece.
Basically, you can only buy the unlined shells now. No customization, no wind blocker only, no insulation with windblocker, etc.
The new owner indicated he "might be" adding a zip-in liner at some point down the road, but he wasn't sure when I talked to him last fall. (Edit to add: the new owner mentioned that supply chain issues was making it hard to obtain wind blocker last year, but even if wind blocker was available, he wasn't planning to offer it as an option then or any time in the future.)
(Price is definitely NOT a deciding factor for me when purchasing clothing, but a sense of reasonableness must be considered. In that regards, the prices on the Day One shell-only, unlined vests went up about 130%, about 165% for the unlined parka, and 145% for the unlined pants. Their crusher hat went up almost 150%. For unlined items that are available now, $154 for a vest, $224 for a parka, or $194 for pants is a bit rich.)
What really indicated to me their new ownership was $ focused was a new product offering, their
double beanie, at $89, and their
double-knit neck gaiter, at $100. These new "merino wool and acrylic fiber" hats and neck gaiters are 2-4X the cost of offerings from other, high-priced hunting brands. Seems a bit of a stretch. (Even I can't imagine the almighty
@enkriss - he of the raccoon shiny object trap syndrome - springing $90 on a knit beanie or neck gaiter....)
Long way to say that Day One has changed ownership and their product offerings. I am not able to speak to the quality, since they no longer have products with features or options I am interested in purchasing.