 Poster: A snowHead
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I might be skiing with a friend and her 3 year old next winter. Never skied with young children before and I’m wondering if there are companies that have suitable ski wear to rent for young children?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It's certainly very easy to pick up cheap and second hand - often here on Snowheads, or on ebay etc. And most of the gear, even trousers, are useful for cold outtings in the UK tool
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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?
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No experience of them but EcoSki were mentioned for rentals in an Esprit email last year.
Decathlon's prices new are likely to be similar to renting for a week, though, and as @Origen says they'll get wear out of the items at other times too: whether that's lessons indoors in the UK or using the base layers on a cold winter's day.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| I might be skiing with a friend and her 3 year old next winter. Never skied with young children before and I’m wondering if there are companies that have suitable ski wear to rent for young children? |
Hi Rob, The Ski Exchange near us in Cambs do a lot of rental clothing for school trips. That said I don’t know from and to what ages that would cover, but I’m sure there is a section on their website.
Rgds, Nick
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| I might be skiing with a friend and her 3 year old next winter. Never skied with young children before and I’m wondering if there are companies that have suitable ski wear to rent for young children? |
Hi Rob, The Ski Exchange near us in Cambs do a lot of rental clothing for school trips. That said I don’t know from and to what ages that would cover, but I’m sure there is a section on their website.
Rgds, Nick
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@rob@rar, echo the message from @big_ben, I am going into the Ski Exchange later this week so will try to remember to ask and report back. Otherwise reach out to them directly. They are only a couple of miles from me and are my expensive habit-enablers!
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Go on Vinted.
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Just buy these from Decathlon.
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@rob@rar, children's ski wear is not that expensive and works out well for cold days in a British winter too (doesn't require snow). When our daughter was that age we found stuff in Asda (as I recall); not sure whether that range still exists but Lidl and Aldi certainly have offers if you keep an eye on which weeks to go. But otherwise Decathlon, or Mountain Warehouse, or Trespass, they will all do the job and last until the child grows out of them.
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For 3-year-olds it’s tricky to find rental sizes.Muddy Puddles has ski gear in toddler sizes that holds up well and isn’t crazy expensive compared to a week’s rental.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Buy it new or used then flog it on.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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When we had kids of that age, Lady F bought a whole box of stuff from ebay....decent quality, hardly worn (for obvious reasons) and cost buttons.
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It's easy to get cheap, good, second hand ski stuff for kids. Buy it used then send it to a charity shop! Get them more than one pair of mittens.....
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You know it makes sense.
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Another vote for decathlon. We've always used their one piece suits. They go from toddler size up to teens and are around 30 quid. I can't imagine you could rent for much less than that.
They are also warm, practical and waterproof and have the usual stuff like a ski pass pocket on the arm.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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prob cheaper to pick up some unbranded clothes or over-stock than to rent. TK Maxx, Aldi, etc.
Even if a little extra, may as well get some extra use out of them.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@boris997, bit of a thread bump there?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| under a new name wrote: |
| @boris997, bit of a thread bump there? |
Ahh, we've all been done by a spammer bot!
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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?
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Take a look at the Trollkids and Lego stuff on Sportpursuit. Very cute and not mega expensive.
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@Mollerski, +1 for Sportpursuit.
My kids had both Lego and Trollkids gear when they were small, and it held up really well.
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Lego wear freshly reloaded on Sportpursuit this morning. 
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