Do you fork out the extra money for Drake and Under Amour hunting clothes?

I was due for some new hunting clothes this year. I've had pretty much every brand shirts and pants from hand me down old school military to Under Armour shirts ect. I needed some new stuff and I typically get my hunting stuff from Dicks because I've earned like $200 over the past two years or so in gift certificates so I try to buy there to keep those coming in. But I didn't feel like driving there so I went to Academy which is right by my house.

I wanted a nice coat and some waterproof overalls. The best coat Acadmy had was a nice Drake for $250. But they had a Game Winner coat right next to it for $110 that was pretty much the exact same thing. Magnet closing pockets, hand warmers, lots of storage, hoodie, water proof. The Game Winner even had a I tube pocket to hold shells in. So I got that.

Then I went to the overall and there was a nice set of Under Armour that was $270. I like Under Armour but right next to it was another Game Winner suit. Again, it was pretty much exactly the same but maybe not quite as light as the Game Winner, but not as durable looking. So I got the Game Winner for $99.

Does it matter to you which brand you buy? I feel like you're pretty much buying the name with Under Armour and Drake.



Also, didn't realize Academy had a no hassle return policy. I went in there to buy a patch kit for my three year old waders. There was a small leak in the back. But I asked the dude at the counter if this glue was the best they had. He asked me did I buy the old waders from this store, which I did. He told me to bring em back even with them being old. So I brought back a three year old wet pair of waders with like a dry rotted tag on them. They don't even sell that brand anymore. So I told him there was a comparable pair out there that was $120 bucks, that's what I paid for my. The dude gave me a $120 credit them So I got me a some $170 waders for $50 So just tell academy your waders/jacket/boots/pants are ruined and they'll give you a new pair I guess.