In reply to UKC Gear:
Seems to me that everything costs what it does for a reason, and if you think that reason is good then it's worth paying, whatever it is. I'm sure the people at Rab aren't chuckling with glee as they slap a massive price on their new stuff, nor does it seem likely that the people at Quencha are going without food just so they can ensure their new stuff is cheaper. With the exception of Arcteryx's veilance nonsense (and even there maybe it really is so difficult to make a windproof blazer that they need to charge £1000...), companies - outdoor pursuits companies, I mean - charge what they do because it costs X amount to make Y.
It doesn't always follow that more expensive is 'better', but it suggests that more is involved in production, be it in design, materials, production quality etc.