FYI, I found Carhartts to be very cost prohibitive.
At least for my area the cost of the jacket to a distributor was so high that it was almost cheaper to go out and buy a jacket off the shelf and have it embroidered. Which wasn't cost effective and puts it out of the price range of many members. I'm glad I started looking into other options, these Berne jackets are very well made and compared to the genuine Carhartt I own, I'd say the Berne is a better made jacket. It sure is warmer. Definitely not a cheap rip-off impression. Plus with the price breaks Berne gives distributors I was able to get the cost down below the untouched/unembroidered jacket you could by at your local store. Better Berne quality aside I'd be willing to hike the price for the Carhartt if it was still Made in the USA; but since they went overseas, I see no need to pay the continued over inflated prices. They are now just a costly brand name no different then anyone else, IMO. I did find a few US made options, but the styling wasn't right and more geared toward firefighters/officers than the outdoors-man.