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Check out local Aldi, Lidl, TK Maxx and Costco stores. Aldi and Lidl might have slim pickings as i think they've already had in their ski stuff. But you might still find gloves, socks, thermals, goggles etc. TK Maxx is good for jackets, solopettes, fleeces, soft shells and gloves. Costco good for jackets, gloves and helmets.
For my first trip in 2008 I got a Lafuma jacket and some generic salopettes from TX Maxx for £60. The jacket was awesome and I even sold it on ebay for £30 a few years later when i fancied a change.
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Mountain warehouse is doing kids packs for about £60 for everything. They grow out of it so fast it is not worth getting the top stuff, just layer them up.
Ad above , TKmaxx is your friend if you have a store near by. I got my jacket 7 years ago and it is indestructible .
Don't buy tube socks.
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Mountain warehouse has had some decent enough home-brand kit, good enough quality and quite reasonably priced too. SD perfectly alright - is it the best kit in the world, no, but it'll be warm enough and do you for a few years. As always work in layers and you'll be fine, you don't have to break the bank.
Worth having a look at some online retailers though. I recommend Westbeach for really good general purpose ski/snowboard clothing, though it tends to be cut on the baggy side.
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cheers all for such a quick response, I suppose SD is going to be ok for cheap cover it all type thing then see how the years change that....
http://www.sportsdirect.com/nevica-vail-ski-jacket-mens-403825?colcode=40382503
I think this is safe enough at £60 (I know it says £89 but it isn't) - good spec
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we are not going till mid March, should I wait for sales ? Is there a best time to buy ?
cheers
og
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I'd guess the Nevica gear will probably be fine, although I have no experience with it. That Vail jacket has the must-have zip vents under the arms, a zip off hood and it is very cheap! Perhaps the materials won't be quite as good at wicking sweat away from the body as more expensive gear, perhaps it won't be as warm, perhaps it won't have taped seams, or perhaps we just get conned into buying more expensive stuff by clever/manipulative marketing people.
I think I paid about £250 for my insulated Schoffel jacket in 2007. One of the zips broke within a week or two. One of the other zips randomly refuses to close, depending on its mood. Other than that it's a great jacket, but my point is that even a more expensive jacket can have its faults.
£450 for all four of you sounds like a proper bargain and as you say, you can always upgrade later if the family gets hooked on it.
Hopefully someone with actual experience of Nevica gear will answer you too. Welcome to Snowheads.
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@OLDGIT ST, My first ski gear in early 90s was Nevica, it was excellent and lasted years
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I expect that Nevica kit will be fine. It may not offer the protection you get from top spec kit in the worst conditions, but are you really going to spend a lot of time out in the worst conditions or will you retire to a bar for a hot chocolate?
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@OLDGIT ST, For the price.. I'd go for it
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Check out local Aldi, Lidl, TK Maxx and Costco stores. |
I'd definitely add Decathlon to that list. Did pretty well from there in a similar situation to yours. Plenty of good value stuff. Thermals and trousers in particular.
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I bought junior some Nevica gloves end of last season. They seem very good for the money.
I've still got a Nevica jacket from when I was a teenager, and that is a lot of grey hair ago
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cool, can anyone recommend a good starter set of thermals/baselayer for the kids (well there 12/14 lol) ....
is it just the thermal layer followed by salopettes for legs and a fleece on the top half followed by jacket....
recommedations much appreciated...I was thinking :-
http://www.sportsdirect.com/nevica-thermal-zip-top-mens--402210?colcode=40221018
with a lightweight fleece over the top followed by jacket.
cheers
og
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Poster: A snowHead
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we are not going till mid March, should I wait for sales ? Is there a best time to buy ?
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that's too early for end of season sales, and if you see what you want in SD or TK Maxx or similar - go for it. Then you've all got cosy stuff for outdoor outings through the winter at home.
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Wasn't Graeme Bell wearing the Nevica stuff on ski sunday last year....
SD will do you all fine, as will the other retailers listed above.
The only things worth spending decent money on for your first trip are Socks (not tube) and gloves (cold wet hands is no fun!).
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@OLDGIT ST, the Nevica stuff looks rather good actually. Go for it.
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Anything from Aldi/Lidl/TK Maxx is pony. Try somewhere like Blue Tomato. Your kids will thank you.
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Still some stuff in Aldi. Cheap and reasonable quality. Last year I was in there randomly and got salopettes AND jacket for a 7yr old girl for £7!
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I just bought my son a nevica ski jacket for £22 online - in the shops they had them for £35! The Nevica gloves were also about £3 more expensive in the shops than online
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@OLDGIT ST, try Uniqlo for base layers/thermals (Heatech on their website). Not sure where you are but if you're not in the London area, you'd have to look online. Bear in mind that their stuff comes up fairly small though. ULD layers (down jackets and gilets) are bloody marvellous for the money
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For Base layers, try Decathlon, we (Family of 3) went to Lapland a couple of years ago, V cold, but understanding the principle of Base layers, we kitted our self out with the Decathlon layers, not once were we caught out with the cold. Yes they are cheap, no they are not the named brands, but they do work applied correctly.
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@OLDGIT ST,
You started skiing 18 years ago. Unless you spent big money back then, the cheap SD stuff will probably be a step up from what you started with. My first ski trip was 30 years ago, it's a surprise I didn't freeze to death.
My advice: good socks, good base layer, good gloves, comfortable light fleece. For the top layer, just make sure you like the colour/styling. The only reason I replaced my £30 Dare2Be jacket was that I didn't like the colour. Also I find that paying for a better grade of ski/boot hire results in a much better service from the ski shop.
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We were in a similar situation last years - Got the children kit mainly from Decathlon (base layer and fleece) and from Trespass jackets and salopettes.
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As long as it's warm and basically water resistant you're pretty much good.
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ebay has a lot of 2nd hand ski stuff that's been used for a week, particularly kids stuff.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Mountain warehouse has a 70% off sale on their ski gear right about now ( funk soul brother) Another shout for xlm merino from tkmaxx too.
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Another vote for TK Maxx, I have a set of the XLM thermals and they are some of my best I would say, and my Mammut jacket I love came from there too but that probably did cost a little more.
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Its all fine, I have expensive and cheap stuff, there is v little difference. Check for pockets and decent zips, other than that nowadays I just pick colours I like! Aj x
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@Alastair Pink, I saw a group of scots lads skiing in Andorra one year, all I could think of was the breeze under the sporran, sure they would need a magnifying glass to find their lad at the end of the day.
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When I first read this thread I thought it was an old one of mine as
a) I'm an old git
b) I dragged the wife and 2 kids along on a trip after a 17 year absence
When we first went we didn't want to risk spending a load on gear that may have been redundant after a week so we dis as has been suggested many times above and kitted out of TKMaxx,Decathlon and a local ski shop that sold last season's gear. Don't listen to the advice from Fenoit above about TKMaxx being pony as you can pick up some real bargains (Spyder jacket for £100 anyone?) and it's especially good for socks and gloves
Decathlon for base and fleece layers
Also, try looking at local shops that rent. We bought a couple of ex rental sallopettes for the kids a couple of years ago for £20 or so and they were(still are) perfectly fine
Having said that, you will probably get a brand new pair in TKMaxx for the same price
We are on our 9th year this year and ,as you say, have upgraded our stuff as we have gone along
One question though as you mention helmets, do the kids not get them free with ski and boot hire? Just a thought to save luggage space
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