Costco R1 dupe 16.99

New online link - down to $14.99
https://www.costco.com/gerry-men's-full-zip-hoodie.product.4000116717.html

(weird - yeah the link works, then doesn't - just find "Gerry Men's Full Zip Hoodie - Item  1721002)

May also stack with this deal:
Spend & Save:
Spend $40 on select active and loungewear, receive $10 OFF. Valid 12/25/23 through 1/1/24. While supplies last. Online-Only. Limit 1 redemption per member.

The new link doesn't work for me but a quick search of costco site for "full zip hoody" found it. 

Just ordered a small for $15.89 shipped. Hopefully it's not FUBU-sized. I'll post up with photos.

Good looking out. Discount works even if you're a non-member. 

Groupon has membership deal right now, pay the normal $60 and get $40 costco dollars back. $4.99 rotisserie chickens alone are worth it. Plus the other night it was 2 chickens for $4.99. Not sure if that's a regular thing late in the day or was just a once off.

Here's the link: https://www.groupon.com/deals/n-costco-membership?p=3&utm_source=channel_catchall&utm_medium=email&t_division=los-angeles&date=20231228&uu=f1ad199e-263f-11e2-8267-00259069d5fe&CID=US&tx=0&s=body&c=image&d=deal-page&utm_campaign=ef0cccee-757f-4192-83bf-1454192f84b3_0_20231228

All ima say if there was a costco near the crag I would go Ham for their 18 pizzas after a day out there!  

Thanks for the deal! Stopped at a Costco, and they were $12.99 a pop! got a few.

Alas they were all sold out at my size at costco, so make sure to check, but I have other layers :)

Wore this in 37 degrees on a 5 mile start and stop hike yesterday with only a sun hoodie underneath. Surprisingly warm given its weight and lack of thickness, even when stopped. I was initially skeptical due to how thin it is. Amazing warmth to dollar ratio for $13.

Friend remains skeptical after she tried a similar design in a women’s version by the brand 32 Degrees also from Costco, since she didn’t find that to be warm.

Deleted due to accidental dupe comment. Apologies.

I think that all my cragging and hiking clothes bought in the past decade are from Costco or H&M.

Sorry Patagucci and TNF…

Picked up two the other day.  Going back for two more as backups. 

I ended up buying more than one, as gifts and for myself too. I just wanted to get that said as I climb on my soapbox.

The "R1 dupe" thread title reminds me of the old adage - better a single pair of good shoes than several pair of poorly made shoes. The one pair of well made shoes can be repaired again and again, outlasting all of the crappy shoes, and at the end making considerably less impact on landfill waste too. 

Ah but who can afford $300 shoes day in and day out? Well, ahem, climbers can, and do. But I digress.

Now an R1 hoody ain't a pair of shoes but, the legendary warranty and repair policy of Patagonia serves the same point. And given Patagonia's principal role in establishing a sustainable apparel initiative and standards, its a natural compare and contrast.

Last year, I bought my honey a nice, sexy R1. She loves it and uses it as one might expect. Don't tell her but I bought her one of these Gerber throw-aways. It will be interesting to see which one lasts longer and by by how much. She's pretty good at repairing and repurposing old garments and loves to do little hand-sewing projects when we're on the road, fix a tear, a button, etc, Or even make something new out of pieces of old. The point being she's very sustainably-minded and will squeeze all the performance she can get out of any single piece of her kit. She doesn't like to throw away any throw away clothes. its one of a million reasons I love her. It will be interesting to see how these things hold up to her loving attention.

Cherokee Nuneswrote:

Last year, I bought my honey a nice, sexy R1. She loves it and uses it as one might expect. Don't tell her but I bought her one of these Gerber throw-aways. It will be interesting to see which one lasts longer and by by how much. She's pretty good at repairing and repurposing old garments and loves to do little hand-sewing projects when we're on the road, fix a tear, a button, etc, Or even make something new out of pieces of old. The point being she's very sustainably-minded and will squeeze all the performance she can get out of any single piece of her kit. She doesn't like to throw away any throw away clothes. its one of a million reasons I love her. It will be interesting to see how these things hold up to her loving attention.

As always Cherokee Nunes asking the questions that matter!

Apologies for the selfie quality, I've never taken one of these gym-bro mirror shots before. What are you supposed to look at, yourself or the phone or the taut waves of bronzed man-meat that you're hawking?

I'm a soft 5'10a" and 147lbs. I wear a medium in the classic R1 Hoody and in the Himali Limitless.

Immediate indoor observations:

This Costco small is roomier in the chest and gut than those, but shorter. (Classic Costco demographic profiling). Reaching my hand overhead would undoubtedly pop the jacket out of a harness tuck.

At a forum member's request, I measured pit to pit and got 20.5".

No chest pocket, no thumbloop, hand warmer pockets are only deep enough to go to my palms. The hood is larger than the snug balaclava-style hoods on the R1 or Limitless, and it doesn't move with my head like the phancy ones do.

So, not the best fit or features for me. A medium would undoubtedly make me look like Jabba's sail barge in RotJ.

But then again, it was only fifteen bucks. Not a bad attempt at imitating a classic for a tenth of the price.

Anyone tried the OR version? It seems to occupy the middle ground in this high-contrast dichotomy. 

$14.99 on the website.   

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F r i t zwrote:

Apologies for the selfie quality, I've never taken one of these gym-bro mirror shots before. What are you supposed to look at, yourself or the phone or the taut waves of bronzed man-meat that you're hawking?

I'm a soft 5'10a" and 147lbs. I wear a medium in the classic R1 Hoody and in the Himali Limitless.

Immediate indoor observations:

This Costco small is roomier in the chest and gut than those, but shorter. (Classic Costco demographic profiling). Reaching my hand overhead would undoubtedly pop the jacket out of a harness tuck.

At a forum member's request, I measured pit to pit and got 20.5".

No chest pocket, no thumbloop, hand warmer pockets are only deep enough to go to my palms. The hood is larger than the snug balaclava-style hoods on the R1 or Limitless, and it doesn't move with my head like the phancy ones do.

So, not the best fit or features for me. A medium would undoubtedly make me look like Jabba's sail barge in RotJ.

But then again, it was only fifteen bucks. Not a bad attempt at imitating a classic for a tenth of the price.

Anyone tried the OR version? It seems to occupy the middle ground in this high-contrast dichotomy. 

Fritz. You nailed the selfie. You should start a modeling gig for these technical sweaters!

I've had the OR version for the past year. Very happy with the purchase. Lightweight, durable, and stretchy but warm enough for cool weather temps! 

The only issue I have with it is sometimes when I put it on and I'm pulling my arms into the sleeves it sounds like stitching is getting strained/ripped. Now that may be poor "putting sweatshirt on technique" from me, or a construction of the sleeves that leaves them more vulnerable to busting around the elbows/shoulder. I haven't noticed any damage substantial in those areas, but it is something I'm concerned about over the lifespan of the jacket. 

For something that cost a bit less than the patagucci, but seems to be about the same quality - I'm stoked on it. 

Fritz almost looking as good as goats!

Just picked up one of these last night and wore it for a bouldering session in my unheated garage (temp outside was 27F). It actually feels warmer than my R1 pullover. I got it in size S and it fits me (5'7", 145lb) pretty well without being too tight. My R1 is also size S, but it's skin tight. Maybe the R1 is intended more for layering whereas you'd just wear the Gerry by itself.