 Poster: A snowHead
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Which one would you rather have,has one brand got better quality etc, im talking about the £150 range,not the free thinker pants or anything.
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TNF Hyvent is more than adequate for most peoples needs.
I'd probably plumb for the ACG gear though as most of it is really impressive.
Between the two? Get the ones that aren't black...
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jim4571, I've had 2 pairs of ACG Pants and for the money the materials, quality, cut and above all design are unsurpassed IMHO. Took a pair of £200 eiders back in favour of another pair of the All Mountain Pants.
Note...only bought another pair after slicing the first pair open on the butt with my edges...don't ask how
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thanks, was hoping you were gona say the acg ones,rang chesire oaks the other day and enquired about the acg range to the nike outlet,they said they got some in stock for £60,so shes reserved me some till weekend 
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Just need a jacket now,i like the softshell ones,does anyone recommend any for around £150,price abit flexible. Got my eye on a nice helly hanson one,anyone has any experience with helly hanson, quality etc 
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Arc't....oh, no wait a minute 
Helly Hansen have a very good rep in sailing gear so I'd imagine their skiing kit is very well made. Looks good value too (compared to the likes of Eider, Schoffel)
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The new Columbia gear is looking pretty good for function vs cost too.
HH is always a good option.
Or team it up with an ACG jacket?
Check out TK Maxx...
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jim4571, you could look at the "non-ski" softshells. I had last years Marmot one (no red zips) which works well.
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Sharkymark, Oi, 
I have a very good Eider shell which was made in France, so none of your pacific rim tat.
I didn't use it last year but still can't bring myself to sell it. And when I ripped a hole in it by hitting a rock they replaced the panel perfectly for pennies, well euros, and returned it from France in 10 days..!!!
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jim4571, just make sure the trousers that Cheshire Oaks are keeping over for you are Gore-tex and not Nike's Storm-Fit or the £60 might not be such a good deal.
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wahwah,is there 2 different types,i was planning on bringing the page i printed from the eliis bingham site (all mountain range), then decide which i like,baggy of normal.
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I just got a pair of the ACG All Mountain pants, £140 for goretex - there great if like me you've got claustrophobic hot legs.
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You know it makes sense.
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jim4571, there are 2 different types of 'all mountain' and both are Gore-tex. What I would watch out for is if they try to sell you ski pants that use Nike's Storm-Fit fabric rather than Gore-tex. This might not apply to their ski pants, but I've seen plenty of Nike ski/outdoor jackets that only have Storm-Fit waterproofing, which will not perform as well as Gore-tex.
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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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iv just rang them up and spoke to the head of one of the departments,he got the pants out infront of him,and he said there all mountain range,gore tex. So there the right ones
Just need to decide baggy or the gtx ones, what use reckon?
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Poster: A snowHead
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| 5stitches wrote: |
| I just got a pair of the ACG All Mountain pants, £140 for goretex - there great if like me you've got claustrophobic hot legs. |
Did you get the free fit ones, or the gtx ones
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jim4571,
That is a hell of a discount for the UK... must be seconds or discontinued, not that this is all bad...
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the guy said its last seasoned stock that didnt get sold,so they just unload it all onto the outlet stores over UK, so there brand new,will it mean the style is slightly different or something like that, think i might just get that at that price
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jim4571, it is last season's stock (I've just bought a Free Thinker jacket from their outlet store in Bicester) but there is virtually no difference between the 2007 and the 2006 versions as far as I can tell. The only thing I spotted was a slightly different shape/design of the Recco reflector. They do have a bit of Free Thinker stock in Bicester (jackets in grey, red and white, in a range of sizes, but no pants that I could see). I was also told more stock towards the end of Nov, but no idea what they will get.
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when i rang they only had white in stock, the other colours wont be in stock till end of november to. Im after the asphalt grey one. Wheres bicester? 
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how much did you pay for your jacket rob rar
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jim4571, I've got the free fit ones.
Just watching Blizzard of Ahhs to get ready for the season!
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| jim4571 wrote: |
| how much did you pay for your jacket rob rar |
£228. They had a few grey jackets in stock yesterday. Bicester is near Oxford, just off the M40. There is also a Helly Hansen outlet store there. http://www.bicestervillage.com/
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| 5stitches wrote: |
jim4571, I've got the free fit ones.
Just watching Blizzard of Ahhs to get ready for the season! |
how baggy are they, compared to the other style. Whats blizzard of ahhs 
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blizzard of ahhs - look it up, retro ski movie, Glen Plake, Chamonix need I say more!
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You know it makes sense.
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jim4571, the All Mountain pants are a fairly loose fit. The baggy ones have a slightly pin-striped finish and seem ridiculously baggy...
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what do you think of them sharkymark
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Poster: A snowHead
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jim4571, I'm not a big fan of pin stripes...
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i am a massive fan of TNF kit, always have been. think i will have to get the free thinker pants for this season.
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im off to chesire oaks in about 30 mins,just going to get a load of prices together,im going for the acg all mountain pants, just need to decide baggy or loose
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| Sharkymark wrote: |
| jim4571, the All Mountain pants are a fairly loose fit. The baggy ones have a slightly pin-striped finish and seem ridiculously baggy... |
what do you mean stighlty pinned stripe finish,i got mine today,it didnt state whether they were the free fit(baggy ones) or the GTX ones, they only had one style in.i cant see any pin stripes on mine,what does it look like.but they are very baggy,not sure if there meant to be like that.
does your pants have a little number at the bottom leg.something like
acg_IM......... Just what style mine are
They also have like abit of grey rough patterning on the back of the very bottom legs?
Mine havent got them braces on,have yours. i hope i aint got the right ones. There defo all mountain though,because it came up on the till when the girl at checkout swiped it
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Hey jim4571,
Did cheshire oaks have a lot of ACG ski stuff in?
Im after a mens all mountain jacket in the lazer blue but dont fancy paying ellis brigham £200 for it!!
Also how much for the GTX pants?? There £140 at ellis bringham!
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To anyone who wears the ACG pants
Do you wear anything underneath them, thermals or think pants,because they seem quiet thin,they dont have any insulation do they. Especially compared to the tresspass ones i have,which i use for chill factore.
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| rob@rar wrote: |
| jim4571, it is last season's stock (I've just bought a Free Thinker jacket from their outlet store in Bicester) but there is virtually no difference between the 2007 and the 2006 versions as far as I can tell. |
the older version of the Free thinker 2006/2007 is Gore-Tex XCR whereas the new version 2007/2008 is gore-Tex Pro Shell.
The Lining of the fabric is also quite different.
Other than That they do look very similar.
I have bought a 2007/2008 version but prefer my older one as the hood has a far better fit in my opinion (possibly not helmet compatible so it fits the head better ?)
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FAQ
Probs just have a look which looks and feels best, just rang the northface outlet store and theyve got the free thinker at £228, think there about £350 on the ellis bingham site. But theyve got no stock till the end of november 
quiet a way from manchester,il just have to wait till end of november 
