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Hurtle, lime green poles? With that suit?? What were you thinking??? Laughing

Seriously, you look absolutely fine - are you warm & snug & comfortable? Then that's all that matters... as I'm sure you are aware snowHead

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Jo225, I adored those poles, they matched my first pair of skinny Dynastars. Sadly they died earlier this year and now I have boring black poles like everybody else. Sad

Actually, I think navy blue with a touch of lime green is a rather classy combo. wink

Yes, warm, snug and comfortable, but that's not quite all that matters. wink

I am quite fond of it, though, even after all these years and even though fartbags are so passé.

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comprex, do many of those unsurpassably ugly things get sold/worn? Shocked

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Hurtle, height of newschooler chic ~season and a half ago.

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comprex, well, fancy that. (I don't.)

Hurtle, sartorial standards? In a Tk Maxx thread?

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comprex, so that's a vote of no confidence in my fartbag, then? Crying or Very sad

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Hurtle, sorry, Embarassed

ask someone young enough be one of the current style setting generation perhaps?

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and what are you doing up at 2 am worrying about it? Laughing

You know it makes sense.

pam w, thanks! Must admit, I did once have a very nasty experience with a hole in the ground in the Dolomites. I had collected some snow under my boots on the way to said hole, so they were a bit slippery... Shocked

I skied back to resort very, very fast, despite the fact that it was only the middle of the day, for a major hose-down. Laughing

But generally there's no problem - the secret is: sleeves down the legs (to keep them out of the way) and then, just mind the collar! Toofy Grin

In answer to your question: -a huge high from an inspiring rehearsal, resulting in insomnia, so caught up with a bit of correspondence and sHs!

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Quick visit this afternoon to Durham branch while the weather was awful and keeping the chavs in the amusement arcade. Very poor selection of ladies gear, no decent base layers, socks or sallies, a few Surfanic and Trespass jackets. There seemed to be a reasonable selection of kids stuff though. Mens was much better , Lange socks, Leki poles, and a decent selection of googles, although again jackets and sallies weren't that good.

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I dropped into Staines (2 rivers) one today purely for entertainment value - some decent mens socks and base layers (£7), well stocked for hats - goretex gloves for 20 quid. I picked up a couple of prs of salomon socks for a tenner - can't be bad. Seemed to have a resonable selection of jackets and trousers too - although not the sort of brands you'd often find in slush and rubble. I could only find 2 sets of leki poles, both in the wrong lengths. Some 'retro' goggles too, all of which looked like they'd fog in 3 seconds. Still if you ever have 'chav' as the fancy dress theme then that's the place to go - lots of trackies/pants & gold chains all for buttons...

On another note - what is it with eyeties and holes in the ground - I go sailing (racing) quite often in riva del garda on lake garda, gorgeous place, great sailing and food. Lovely club house which had the changing rooms re-done 3/4 years ago BUT they put holes in the ground in. Why o why - it's just not relaxing where you're having your morning constitutional - and the ladies changing rooms got proper sit-downs..

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bertie bassett, The Staines branch of TK Maxx... words fail me.... Crying or Very sad

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bertie bassett, yeah, right... wink

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Nottingham has 2 branches and both had nothing I wanted. Ladies socks were all tubes and the thermals looked nasty - although there were some made of bamboo Puzzled

which I would have taken a punt on if they had had my size. Jackets were all the cheaper brands. £90 - £160 or so full price so cheap at TK Maxx. But those are the ones I can afford but don't want Evil or Very Mad

. Why don't they have the gorgeous ones that are in S & R or Ellis Brig which are £300 - £400? Now if they took 60% off those, I might be tempted Cool

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Do they do thermal knickers?

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kittya, I was looking for small. I am an English size 10. Would I need XS?

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kittya, thanks! Although they didn't have any of those either ..... rolling eyes

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We bought new salopettes for the boys yesterday (thankfully, last year's jackets still fit) - Maier and Saltrock. Seem pretty good quality, and each around £20. We've had lots of ski wear from TK over the years and you do have to root about a bit but it's often worth it

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Went to the halifax branch - no top end stuff. The new Tresspass range looks good but everything seems to have a heavy linning I just want a new Gortex shell.

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York branch the same story - apart from a few pairs of decent socks that I snapped up. All the clothing was either two seasons old or ridiculously bulky.

maggi, I saw the bamboo base layers too - was intrigued...are they any good?

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FastEddie, Apparently Bamboo wicks well, dries quickly, is odourless, really soft and warm. I ve a few Bamboo T shirts but dont use them for base layers as I prefer merino Smile

Be aware though that inferior garments are a cotton/bamboo blend.

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Plenty in @ the Tcky Maxx near me (Handforth Dean between stockport and Wilmslow). 1 full rail of salopettes, 2 of jackets including brand like Nke ACG and Cross. Plentty of men's socks, glove selection a bit limited althoug rob@rar might be interested in the level MotoX style gloves, I seem to remember you prefer that style rob?

Not much in the way of decent socks in the women's dept for MRs NBT, althoug we did pick up a 2 pack from "ROJO" who I've not heard off, they seemto be quite comfortable as Mrs NBT has been wearing them all weekend!

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the central bristol store has new stuff in..I spied womens spyder jackets for 299..also mens a load of Scott goretex and scott own brand shells for 99

interestingly the central branch has ACG shelss for 129 where as the outta town one has the same for 69, so it pays to shop around the branches if you have more then one

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Hubby got some Leki Trigger Titan poles on Friday in Durham for £9.99 . I will keep checking when I pass. I will be calling in to Team Valley Gateshead one sometime soon too, as I always find it has a better selection.

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I got a lovely new coat, even though I didn't really need one. God bless TK Maxx.

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Helen Beaumont, good deal on those Leki poles - I have some and love them.

I've never found anything in my size at TK Maxx, and have in the past always had to order top price kit because of the size issue - very few manufacturers do size 6, and it is usually Killy, Prada, Spyder (expensive!)

I'm tempted to try TK Maxx soon for some new cheap gloves as I trash them quite easily at the Snowdome trying to shovel little kiddies up the rope tow when their little hands aren't strong enough to grip the slippery rope.

Yesterday at the Ski and Board Show I got a top notch Spyder jacket for 40% off (£230), which I think was a good bargain. Not this year's colours, but it goes with my existing Spyder trousers.

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We buy the vast majority of our ski wear froml TK, they have a large range at cheap prices. (We go most years and have 4 kids so regularly need to buy new stuff).

Others who replied have pretty well summed up what you need, but I'll add that from my experience hiring ski wear for a week isn't significantly cheaper than buying from somewhere like gotapparel, TK, and remember that a ski coat doesn't just have to be for skiing, it can also be worn for the rest of the winter.

As for general clothing/footwear for when not skiing, simply ask yourself what he would wear tomorrow if it were snowing and he had to nip out somewhere. Nothing special needed, just normal winter clothes.

After all it is free

One of my oakley jackets is in the same pattern as the oakley storm onesie. it's an awesome pattern.

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