Really Cheap Ski Jacket

If anyone is looking for a cheap ski jacket - ie. firt time ski trip then
look here....

http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTER.../-/GBP/TdUkDis
playProductInformation-Start;sid=jvxaQAzcq_NaQU0OEqtQJA9IX3JdCDrOfEE=?Pro duc
tSKU=M7398

For the bargain prce of £30 I don't think you can go too wrong, I myself use
gore-tex gear and will sing its praises all day but it comes at a cost and
not all can afford it. I had a friend who bought a suit very similar to this
last year and I was quite impressed with it for what it cost, I would think
this jacket is very similar. When he used it it was warm enough and even
held out quite well in some early jan rain, he said is was leaking only a
slight ammount and he had some very small damp patches in a couple of places
but even I had a small leak around one of my zips. I think it would be more
than ok in moderate conditions, but would maybe suffer in the extremes
expecially on a beginner in slushy wet conditions for instance.

Paul

"Paul ( Skiing8 )" wrote in message
...
If anyone is looking for a cheap ski jacket - ie. firt time ski trip then
look here....

http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTER.../-/GBP/TdUkDis
playProductInformation-Start;sid=jvxaQAzcq_NaQU0OEqtQJA9IX3JdCDrOfEE=?Pro duc
tSKU=M7398

If you put 'ski' in the sites search engine, it comes back with quite a few
other skiing items.

Ash

David Mahon wrote:
In article , "Paul ( Skiing8 )"
writes

If anyone is looking for a cheap ski jacket - ie. firt time ski trip then
look here....

http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTER.../-/GBP/TdUkDis

playProductInformation-Start;sid=jvxaQAzcq_NaQU0OEqtQJA9IX3JdCDrOfEE=?Pro duc

tSKU=M7398

For the bargain prce of £30 I don't think you can go too wrong, I
myself use
gore-tex gear and will sing its praises all day but it comes at a cost
and
not all can afford it. I had a friend who bought a suit very similar
to this
last year and I was quite impressed with it for what it cost, I would
think
this jacket is very similar. When he used it it was warm enough and even
held out quite well in some early jan rain, he said is was leaking only a
slight ammount and he had some very small damp patches in a couple of
places
but even I had a small leak around one of my zips. I think it would be
more
than ok in moderate conditions, but would maybe suffer in the extremes
expecially on a beginner in slushy wet conditions for instance.


Bought myself the snowboard version (looked nicer) together with a pair
of pants. See, even though I'm happy to fork out on a helicopter
transfer doesn't mean I don't know a good bargain when I see one too.

I'm not sure about that. Cheap does not mean bargain. I hope you get on
OK with the jacket (they *look* OK) but I've seen some of the stuff from
Tchibo and it just confirms the adage "you get what you pay for". But
then I would say that, I bought an Arctryx jacket last year, which is
the helicopter transfer of clothing brands.

David Mahon wrote:

In article , Steve Haigh
writes

I'm not sure about that. Cheap does not mean bargain. I hope you get on


Oh, I agree there. Anything that says 10% off is a bargain as far as my
wife is concerned. No matter how much the remaining 90% is.


Yep, and "90% fat free" must be healthy... Because it's only 10% pure
fat!? (in the case of crisps I've found at least one normal brand had
less fat than most "low fat" brands). Digressing a bit here...

Getting back to the original topic perhaps I was a little harsh, I wear
my jacket for 40 days a year if I'm lucky, and I'm quite happy to go out
in the worst conditions . Plus, it's not just for skiing but also
climbing, hiking etc. So, I think it's worth paying more for a good
jacket. If you only plan on using a jacket for 6 days then taking a
chance on a Tchibo product is probably sensible, and if it didn't work
too well you could always wash it with a re-proofing product to get a
bit more life out of it.

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:11:49 -0000, "Paul \( Skiing8 \)"
squeezed out the following:

If anyone is looking for a cheap ski jacket - ie. firt time ski trip then
look here....

http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTER.../-/GBP/TdUkDis
playProductInformation-Start;sid=jvxaQAzcq_NaQU0OEqtQJA9IX3JdCDrOfEE=?Pro duc
tSKU=M7398

Aldi have some really cheap gear atm.

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Colin Irvine