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JeffJeff
JeffJeff
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Haven't been skiing in a long while and looking for some ski trousers that aren't your typical shiny rustly material.
I have two coats that are both 100% polyester and equally waterproof but one feels like a hardwearing nylon belt on the exterior whilst the other is like walking around in a tent: constant rustle, rustle, rustle until you go mad.
I am hoping to get some ski trousers like the former but so far everything I've seen is like the latter. Can anyone recommend something?
It's very difficult to judge such qualities from pictures online and everything I have looked at in shops so far is annoying or unsuitable. I plan on going into Ski Bartlett soon as it is just up the road from me but generally everything they have is way out of my price range. My coat was surprisingly cheap (although I did get it in the US) so it doesn't seem like it should be this hard to find matching trousers without breaking the bank.
Thanks.
Obviously
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Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
What make is your jacket ??
Ebay is a good place to look (price wise anyway..)
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Sport Pursuit.
JeffJeff
JeffJeff
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Turns out I didn't read the label properly and the exterior is 100% cotton so probably heavy cotton treated with waterproofing stuff which is why it's so quiet. It's C.E. Schmidt which looks like it is Tractor Supply Co in America's own brand.
In any case something equivalent is what I'm looking for.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
You have a cotton ski jacket ?
I just treated my Goretex pro shell to a wash and DWR refresh prior to heading out on Friday. Yep it rustles a bit, but beads superbly. Think that's to be accepted unless you go softshell and lose water repellency. It's hardly noticeable though in use, and I'd rather have that than be soaked!
JeffJeff
JeffJeff
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endoman wrote:
You have a cotton ski jacket ?
I just treated my Goretex pro shell to a wash and DWR refresh prior to heading out on Friday. Yep it rustles a bit, but beads superbly. Think that's to be accepted unless you go softshell and lose water repellency. It's hardly noticeable though in use, and I'd rather have that than be soaked!
Never used it for skiing but I was in New York last year during a
blizzard
and it was perfect and I've worn it in torrential rain over here with no problems. It has a polyester lining and padding but I didn't actually realise the outside was cotton until I looked at the label. Eventually I'll probably have to re-waterproof it I guess.
If it's no good then I have another jacket but it seems like if a waterproofed cotton jacket can work then trousers should too.
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