Galvin Green, is it worth it?

[Vikingman]

Been using an Under Armour wet suit for the last couple of years and its been O.K

But playing this morning some of the dampness was getting through.

To be fair, if I'd jumped into a swimming pool I could not have been wetter.

But I'm now wondering whether to treat myself to some Gavin Green gear.

The question is, is the additional expense worth it.

Any advice appreciated.

 

[CMAC]

most waterproofs will be very good, stick to the main brands and you wont go wrong- personally Galvin green are excellent, but worth double a Sunderland suit? not in my opinion

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I think so. Not cheap but absolute top quality. Check carefully to see if the paclite or full weight suit is best for your requirements.

 

[London mike 61]

Before you splash the cash , I don't know if you regularly wash your current rain suit or not but when I have washed mine I spray it periodically with a clothing waterproofing spray can I bought from a camping gear shop . It works really well , it's the sort of stuff they spray on tents to keep it water repellant. I hope that is useful. :thup:

 

[chellie]

I couldn't bring myself to pay the GC prices for Goretex so bought the Berghaus paclite goretex from Blacks instead. Think it cost me £150 for jacket and trousers and I have no complaints at all.

 

[Blue in Munich]

No personal experience as I'm not Galvin Green shaped, but anyone I've played with who has it has always raved about it.

 

[CliveW]

If your suit is made with Gore-Tex then then it might need reactivating. A google search will show you how, but the heat from tumble drying reactivates the efficiency of the fabric.

 

[fundy]

Am a big fan of UA clothing but their waterproofs were awful imho, the jacket I had failed at the seams pretty quickly and was returned. Recently bought GG stuff and cant fault them at all, other huge advantage is the lifetime guarantee on it. Managed to get mine in the summer when there was a few sales about too

 

[Karl102]

Love my GG jacket. I sold a load if stuff on eBay, clothes, clubs, old phones and built up a healthy paypal account then treated myself. Was a good way to do it...

 

[User20205]

Nothing wrong with GG my old jacket lasted 7 years until the zips broke

However I reckon you can get comparable quality for a lower price, have a look at pro quip

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

nice brand name - kind of alludes towardcs Calvin Klein so has that same expensive hip cache - if that's what rows your boat.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Yes it's worth it

High quality waterproofs that are worth the money

Gortex isn't cheap in the main so you are actually paying for the best and lightest product that keeps you dry as opposed to just a name

 

[Evesdad]

Life time guarantee too love mine and have never let me down in some horrendous conditions.

 

[drawboy]

TBH I have a GG jacket but if it gets wet enough to put it on I'm going in.

 

[CMAC]

looks and quality...tick
Comfort and warmth....not as good as some Sunderlands I've had in the past. The GG Trousers though are the most comfortable I've ever had

 

[golfdub]

Any outfit that uses gore-tex is worth every penny. I work outside and all my wet gear is goretex and is a unbelievable

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Not worth it in my humble opinion with plenty of other top quality brands (Proquip, FJ etc) that provide comfort and dryness at a fraction of the coost

 

[kid2]

I think the point a lot are missing here is not that GG is great but it's Gore Tex as a brand that's great.... Whether it has a GG stamped on it or Nike or Berghaus or Sunnice.... Whatever.... But if you can get a rain suit regardless of the label that is Gore Tex then you won't be disappointed.....

If. I can buy a Sunnice Gore Tex jacket for 100 euro I fail to see how GG can charge 299 for theirs.....

 

[Khamelion]

Hopefully Galvin Green is the muts nuts as HiD bought me some GG trousers and I've treated myself to the matching jacket. I did have a Stuburt golf Dri Back waterproof rain jacket which was completely useless.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I think the point a lot are missing here is not that GG is great but it's Gore Tex as a brand that's great.... Whether it has a GG stamped on it or Nike or Berghaus or Sunnice.... Whatever.... But if you can get a rain suit regardless of the label that is Gore Tex then you won't be disappointed.....

If. I can buy a Sunnice Gore Tex jacket for 100 euro I fail to see how GG can charge 299 for theirs.....

Because even though the material is still the same it still has to be manufactured to a high quality - the stitching and zips etc all form part of the high quality

We had Gortex waterproofs in the RAF and the first issues were poor due to poor manufacturing even though the material was still Gortex

That's why I would always go GG because their quality is above others. Yes you can get other Gortex outfits but from what I have seen and witnessed nothing comes close to GG