because i was surprised at the cut of these not surprisingly the patagonia is priced the highest at NUMBER_TOKEN and they are made in sri lanka second highest are the duluth bibs at NUMBER_TOKEN and they're made in vietnam finally tied for lowest price is the roundhouse and carhartt at NUMBER_TOKEN each with carhartt being made in nicaragua and roundhouse of course being made in the usa now of course all this data means absolutely nothing if the bibs can't serve a useful purpose in real conditions and each one has something unique to offer the carhartts felt the most robust even though the fabric is second thickest it's definitely the most rigid which is nothing new for anybody used to carhartt gear everything from the strap clips to the pockets feels heavy duty and ready to take on some real abuse i found that i was never wanting for more storage features and the little touches make the real difference and they make them the most user friendly of the group i'm a big fan of those front pockets the longer fly and the stretch panels on the side which make these surprisingly easy to use despite their heft but the one downside is those strap clips they do tend to get easier with use but hypothetically if you had a burrito from the lunch truck and you need to make an urgent trip to the porta potty seconds do count the duluth bibs were very similar to the carhartt but they felt more suited to warm weather or if movement is your high priority the lighter stretch material made me forget that i was wearing bibs a few times which is really high praise the gigantic pockets seemed to swallow up small tools and i found that it took considerable time to empty them out at the end of the day more than once i thought oh that's where i put that when digging through the pockets the one thing i found lacking on these was a good secure zipper pocket i really like being able to keep my phone in the main pocket on the patagonia in the carhartt but the snaps let wood shavings and concrete dust fall into that main pocket pretty easily not the end of the world i admit but it's a nice thing to have the patagonia ironforge bibs were definitely the most comfortable it's pretty incredible that the thickest material can also be the softest and i think that's the main selling point of these bibs they're the pair which i'd recommend to anybody as a first pair if they haven't worn bibs before that iron forge hemp really is something special and i did enjoy the main zippered pocket but i found myself missing the second leg pocket so when you're used to carrying maybe a utility knife on one side and a screwdriver on the other it really kind of throws you off other than that though these are the easiest wearing set of bibs i hate to admit that i was really disappointed in the roundhouse bibs and these were probably the ones that i was really rooting for especially being a great old american company i figured they'd be utilitarian but endearing like an old pickup truck instead they felt trapped in time with none of the conveniences of the other three on top of that the finishing was kind of poor throughout the stitches weren't even there were loose threads everywhere and the overall feel was just kind of antiquated
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