Hi James,
I met someone today who works with a local manufacturer in Nepal and knows a store with reasonable prices at western quality standards. I’ll post it here once they send me the name.
Most stuff is pretty good quality these days. They say they’re even using the same sewing machines that the Chinese factories use to make the name-brand products. Except here they cost 1/3-1/4 the price.
Check out the zipper quality, the elastic, and the cut/stitching of whatever you’re looking to buy – that’s where you’ll notice a difference between in quality from shop to shop…
more to come,
Alex