Hope it holds up once you mend it. My AppGear hoodie got one small hole on the back that I stitched. Lasted the entire thru hike last year. I did send it home for a couple of months in Summer but wished I hadn’t. Still use that one a lot at home and bought another in another color. One of my favorite things, it is so soft and comfy.
Same here...I have an olive one and an orange one. The olive one developed a hole around both armpit seams and a hole around the seam of the hoodie. I returned it and they sent another one. The second one already has a small hole around the armpit seam again. Nothing on the orange one yet, and it feels slightly coarser. They are not cheap, so it's surprising that the quality is not there. I don't know if I will invest in another one.
I just returned a hoodie for poor stitching. I had to pay to return it which I don’t feel should have been my responsibility. As you said these are not cheap. I loved that they were USA made and part of the Appalachian community but quality has to be there.
