Wet gear recommendations

El Gato De Negocios

Hi all.

I want to get my dad some high quality water proof / wet gear as a gift. He has waterproofs but like most of them they aren't breathable so are very sweaty.

Something ideally that's warm, will keep the wet out but won't be like a sauna suit.

Hes about 5 9 and around 15 stone so probably XL size would be required, price not an issue, cheers!

orm0nd

check out the kaiwaka range on Gregg Care website

Wildsurfer

Try hydrowear aclimatex on Scully.ie. I got a set at ploughing a few years ago and its excellent. Not the cheapest so you need to mind it. It's more like a goretex cloth than a plastic but its 100% waterproof, and you wont sweat in them.

49801

From a prior thread the eureka jacket supposed to be good.
https://www.waterproofs.ie/all-products/

50HX

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Try hydrowear aclimatex on Scully.ie. I got a set at ploughing a few years ago and its excellent. Not the cheapest so you need to mind it. It's more like a goretex cloth than a plastic but its 100% waterproof, and you wont sweat in them.

+1 on this

It is expensive at first but serious product.....guaranteed not to get wet & more importantly you won't melt with sweat either

Took me years to find a good rain gear outfit

The aclimatex pants and flexothane amsterdam jacket is what i use (t shirt only with this jacket tho)

farisfat

Percussion is the best I've used but the most expensive aswell.

Cran

Try the hunting or sailing gear on decathlon.ie

DukeCaboom

I actually got a great leggings in sports direct here in town. There under armour. I think 50 quid reduced from 70.

Limestone Cowboy

DukeCaboom wrote: »

I actually got a great leggings in sports direct here in town. There under armour. I think 50 quid reduced from 70.

Got hydrowear wet gear in the spring and find it very good.

smiththeglen

Try wetsuit outlet.ie . Got a pair of helle Hansen overalls last winter for driving a dumper with no cab. Bone dry going home every evening

djmc

I would recommend helle hansen too not the cheapest though

49801

Any particular recommendations for gear for chainsaw work. Suitable for pulling and dragging branches of fallen trees etc. and not ripping too easily.

blue5000

49801 wrote: »

Any particular recommendations for gear for chainsaw work. Suitable for pulling and dragging branches of fallen trees etc. and not ripping too easily.

If you're buying chainsaw pants you have to try them on first.

Limestone Cowboy

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Got hydrowear wet gear in the spring and find it very good.

Paid €50 for the leggings of that brand. Walked a bit of the farm today, they're going in the bin. They're grand at first but I was soaked.

Wildsurfer

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Paid €50 for the leggings of that brand. Walked a bit of the farm today, they're going in the bin. They're grand at first but I was soaked.

Out of curiosity, from the rain or from sweating in them?

Wildsurfer

Wildsurfer wrote: »

Out of curiosity, from the rain or from sweating in them?

From the rain.

Limestone Cowboy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Paid €50 for the leggings of that brand. Walked a bit of the farm today, they're going in the bin. They're grand at first but I was soaked.

Jaysus, I've fair wear knocked out of mine now and no bother with them yet.

Limestone Cowboy

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Jaysus, I've fair wear knocked out of mine now and no bother with them yet.

Dunno, must be something I've done wrong so. I tried the second pair today and soaked again.

gozunda

I normally just go for standard fisherman's style waterproof trousers and use a good warm / waterproof jacket. Use bicycle clips to stop the ends of the trousers catching.

older by the day

If you arkward like me and catchs every bolt and nail and Bush in the place it don't matter how much you spend. Chmarine has good tough coats and trousers, I gave 78 for d coat and 40ish for trousers. But it was the nubbs of the bolts holding on the wash jetters in the milking pit wearing holes in the back of the jackets. So d old coat for milking and around the yard. Good ones for the fields

fastrac94

Anyone recommend a set of waterproofs for a six year old.must be fairly easy to put on and off...

older by the day

fastrac94 wrote: »

Anyone recommend a set of waterproofs for a six year old.must be fairly easy to put on and off...

Lidl, has them. They come up the odd time. Great quality. But I think the special offers are off at the mo. Great quality, lined in the inside