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Off skiing next week, in the past I've always had my Army kit but had to hand that in last month.... so I need some cheap thermals.

Do Primark sell long-johns and thermal vests? Girls always tell me they sell cheap clothes but I've never been in there. Not even sure if they sell menswear?

Where else could I get cheap underwear on the high street? M+S is £24 for a vest/trousers, so I'd need at least 3 and I'd rather spend my money on beer.

Cheers,

Sam
 
To be honest I'd just get a set of long-wegians from a surplus store. Military kit is great.

Primark are super cheap and they do menswear, but I doubt you'd haveany luck finding what you're looking for.
 
Zefan said:
To be honest I'd just get a set of long-wegians from a surplus store. Military kit is great.

Primark are super cheap and they do menswear, but I doubt you'd haveany luck finding what you're looking for.
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That's a v-good plan. Could even replace my norwegian vest!
 
Tesco? I can't say I have looked in the mens dept. But I know they are selling thermal stuff if the womens section pretty cheap so they are probably doing the same for men.
 
jongeeone said:
Thermals for skiing?
Your not working hard enough or going fast enough if you need thermals :)
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This is such a common belief but it's rubbish.

A base-layer is incredibly important to carry sweat away from your body, keeps you feeling much fresher. Why do you think under-armour is so popular amongst athletes? I definitely can't afford that though! I've tried it both ways and if I just stick my salopettes on next to my bare skin I quickly get sweaty and uncomfortable. With long-johns it's much better.

Also, no-one ever died of heat exhaustion on the piste. It's so much better to be able to just undo your ski jacket and cool yourself down than to get stuck on a ski lift and freeze to death. Have you seen how cold it has been in the Alps lately? Some skiing days down to -15C

Sam
 
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Helly Hansen tend to do some very good deals on 2 for 1s at the surplus stores,

I've been wearing their kit for a while now as a doorman and trust me, over christmas, standing on the door, a good pair of thermal trousers and a decent thermal top makes a big difference....
 
You'll probably find that quite a few of the outdoors stores are having sales at the moment, I don't know if they'll have thermals on offer but Millets certainly had a sale on when I wandered past yesterday. Occasionally you'll also find that Lidl have ski gear for sale which would do the job sufficiently well.

I'm much more comfortable without thermals on but whatever suits you is the right thing to do. Under-armour tends to be popular with athletes because they can't afford the injuries so even if they find it a little less comfortable it makes much more sense for them.
 
laissez-faire said:
This is such a common belief but it's rubbish.

A base-layer is incredibly important to carry sweat away from your body, keeps you feeling much fresher. Why do you think under-armour is so popular amongst athletes? I definitely can't afford that though! I've tried it both ways and if I just stick my salopettes on next to my bare skin I quickly get sweaty and uncomfortable. With long-johns it's much better.

Also, no-one ever died of heat exhaustion on the piste. It's so much better to be able to just undo your ski jacket and cool yourself down than to get stuck on a ski lift and freeze to death. Have you seen how cold it has been in the Alps lately? Some skiing days down to -15C

Sam
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it depends what he buys..

what i had was... CROSS coat with minimal padding, ski trousers with minimal padding, a long sleeve "base layer" thin shirt from blacks.. and no underwear..

thermals and a base layer is both the same thing, and two seperate things..

but i agree you need something to stick to your skin and let the sweat move through.. but on this topic i saw a dude at -10 skiing with no shirt, had a jumper tied around his waist, and was going crazy speeds.
 
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