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Father’s Day Gift Ideas from a Pro Snowboarder, Rancher and All-Around Outdoorsman

Mark Carter Father’s Day picks get the job done, whatever that may be.

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By Gear Patrol Studios

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Mark Carter wears many hats. Most people know him as a pro snowboarder. Closer to home, he’s a rancher and Dickies ambassador. Both are true. However, Carter recently added a new title to his resume: Dad. And, if you ask him, that’s his most important job of all.

“Being a father is being a protector, a provider, and leading my family on the right path,” he says. “It is the most rewarding and biggest responsibility I have ever had in my life.”

Carter’s unlikely combination of professional athlete, rancher and dad give him a unique perspective on the gear needed to get work done — whether that means touring through rugged, snowcapped mountains, rounding up cattle on his family’s ranch or just trying to keep up with his growing daughter each day.

We reached out to him for insight into his off-mountain kit. If you’ve got a dad in your life who demands a lot from his apparel, any of these durable, Mark Carter–approved staples would make the perfect Father’s Day gift.

Durability and Dickies are practically synonymous, so it’s no surprise that these pants were built to stand up to just about anything with triple-needle reinforced felled outseam. But they’re not your grandpa’s duck pants — Dickies® FLEX fabric ensures comfort and freedom of movement. They’re versatile, too: Carter calls on his Duck Carpenters for everything from hunting to riding his dirt bike.

Durability balanced with comfort is a common theme among Dickies pieces, and this everyday shirt is no exception. “It just feels good, and it’s nice to know that ducking under some barbed wire won’t destroy it,” Carter says.

The heavyweight, 100 percent cotton jersey fabric is built to last, and gets softer as it does. This jives with Carter’s approach to “stuff” in general. “Anymore, I’d rather have a few quality things than a whole caboodle of throwaways,” he says.

“Classic” isn’t some generic label to describe these overalls. Dickies has been making a version of them for over a hundred years.

Built with 100 percent cotton denim and duck fabric and sporting plenty of on-board tool storage — a large bib pocket, dual tool pockets and a utility loop — these overalls can adapt to just about any job. Oh, and according to Carter, the bib pocket pulls double-duty as a snack-hauler for your kiddo, too.

Shorts might not be in the traditional rancher’s uniform, but cargo shorts are the unofficial knee-length bottoms of dads everywhere. Constructed from a mechanical stretch polyester-cotton twill, these shorts balance a comfortable, relaxed fit with the bomber durability you expect from Dickies.

Like any cowboy worth his salt, Carter is a man of few words. When asked about why he reaches for this lid on hot days, his response was true to character: “Love me a good trucker hat.”

Pressed for further details, Carter allowed that the breathable, all-mesh construction and poppy but not overly flashy styling earned this hat a spot in his daily rotation.