Waterproof advice!

[TamG123]

Hi all,

Recently celebrated my birthday and I have some money burning a hole in my pocket at the moment.

I'm looking into buying some new waterproofs and I am aware you cannot go wrong with Galvin Green apparel, however these items are outwith my financial budget.

I have £150-£180 to spend and wondered if anyone has bought any of the following and can offer advice on them OR suggest others they own and recommend?

Benross XTEX jacket & trousers

Underarmour Coldstorm jacket & trousers

Stuburt

Sunderland

Nike

Thanks

 

[fundy]

I have plenty of UA clothing and am a big fan but the waterproof jacket I had from them went back in no time after failing and I know a few others at our club who have them havent been overly impressed. Proquip/Sunderland decent options in that price point

 

[SAPCOR1]

Check out the adidas GoreTex range. Just as good as my GG but around half the price. Clubhouse Direct and Function 18 had last years' range at around £110 for the jacket and £90 for the trousers

 

[chrisd]

I bought a Sunice Goretex wet suit for about that money last year

 

[BTatHome]

I know a few guys with UA armourstorm kit and have had no issues with them. The new Adidas range looks great too.

 

[stevek1969]

Been looking at Under Armour myself might be last years but you can get a full set for £110 of M&M Direct

 

[Foxholer]

Got an email from CGDiscount (http://www.cgdiscountgolf.co.uk/) yesterday who are thoroughly reliable (and not incredibly far from you anyway) advertising 'Waterproof Wednesday'), with 'reductions'. Only suit was a Ping one (or GG). There are almost certainly others that are offering last/this years stock at reduced prices - where the only difference is often colours - so worth a bit of a hunt.

FWIW. I've been totally happy with the performance of my Benross pants - pretty sure they are XTEX. Didn't buy the Jacket (already have several) but know a couple of folk who are happy with theirs.

I'd also add ProQuip and Sunice to that list, though I'm not sure if that matches the price range.

 

[richart]

Have a look on the Clubhouse Golf site. They have some cracking ProQuip suits for £129, reduced from £225. I have an older similar suit, and it has been superb. The American Ryder Cup team switched to ProQuip at the Ryder Cup in Wales. If they could keep out the rain that week they must be good.:thup:

Just sent the link to a mate that was also put off the Galvin Green suits by the price.

 

[pbrown7582]

Have a look on the Clubhouse Golf site. They have some cracking ProQuip suits for £129, reduced from £225. I have an older similar suit, and it has been superb. The American Ryder Cup team switched to ProQuip at the Ryder Cup in Wales. If they could keep out the rain that week they must be good.:thup:

Just sent the link to a mate that was also put off the Galvin Green suits by the price.

This :thup:

 

[hovis]

Galvin green may not be out of your range. The "alex" has just been reduced to £199 on alot of sites. Get yourself the usual 10% codes that nock about and £180 might be achievable

 

[Coatsy79]

For what it's worth I think sunice have gone under but if your in the market and your an XXL online golf have some typhoon trousers for £20

Then you could invest in a better jacket like a galvin or something gore tex

Or check ebay, because sunice have gone under there's lots of deals on stuff like their gore tex jackets etc for £100 odd but sizes are all over the place

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sunice-Storm-Mens-Golf-Waterproof-Trousers-CLEARANCE-/371187142356?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Golf_GolfClothing_JN&var=&hash=item566c7a4ed4


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUNICE-HURRICANE-ULTIMATE-PRO-V4-GORE-TEX-WATERPROOF-GOLF-JACKET-2128-MRRP-399-/161432180870?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Golf_GolfClothing_JN&var=&hash=item25961b9886

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Get over to clubhouse golf. Some great deals http://www.clubhousegolf.co.uk/acatalog/0Pro-Quip_Waterproofs.html

 

[Foxholer]

For what it's worth I think sunice have gone under but if your in the market and your an XXL online golf have some typhoon trousers for £20

Then you could invest in a better jacket like a galvin or something gore tex

Or check ebay, because sunice have gone under there's lots of deals on stuff like their gore tex jackets etc for £100 odd but sizes are all over the place

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sunice-Storm-Mens-Golf-Waterproof-Trousers-CLEARANCE-/371187142356?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Golf_GolfClothing_JN&var=&hash=item566c7a4ed4


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUNICE-HURRICANE-ULTIMATE-PRO-V4-GORE-TEX-WATERPROOF-GOLF-JACKET-2128-MRRP-399-/161432180870?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Golf_GolfClothing_JN&var=&hash=item25961b9886

From what I remember, Sunice's (Canadian) Parent company (which also did Tommy Hilfiger Golf and other stuff) went bust, but all brands were sold to another Canadian company - quite quickly

There'll still probably be quite a bit of Sunice pre-bankruptcy stock about in the sort of stores that specialise in such (bankrupt stock) goods.

 

[Oddsocks]

Have a look on the Clubhouse Golf site. They have some cracking ProQuip suits for £129, reduced from £225. I have an older similar suit, and it has been superb. The American Ryder Cup team switched to ProQuip at the Ryder Cup in Wales. If they could keep out the rain that week they must be good.:thup:

Just sent the link to a mate that was also put off the Galvin Green suits by the price.

I just ordered that suit, it's awesome!

 

[richart]

I just ordered that suit, it's awesome!

Must admit I am tempted even though my existing one is fine. Perhaps put it aside for when I became a Vet.

 

[SAPCOR1]

Notice on Twitter that "someone else" has just done a waterproof test and the top thre were adidas GoreTex, Nike Hyperadapt and GG GoreTex. Same result as last time around

 

[Coatsy79]

Notice on Twitter that "someone else" has just done a waterproof test and the top thre were adidas GoreTex, Nike Hyperadapt and GG GoreTex. Same result as last time around

Keep hearing great things about that jacket, think nike are into a winner with that one

 

[SAPCOR1]

Keep hearing great things about that jacket, think nike are into a winner with that one

Seen a few guys wearing them recently and "reasonably" priced compared to GG. I've got last years' adidas GoreTex which is very good and warmer than my GG Paclite

 

[TamG123]

Thanks all for the advice, I think I'll go with the ProQuip suit. £130 for a quality piece of equipment is too good to miss!

 

[Imurg]

. The American Ryder Cup team switched to ProQuip at the Ryder Cup in Wales. If they could keep out the rain that week they must be good.:thup:

To be fair, they're choice of waterproofs would probably have held up if they hadn't had their names embroidered on the back..........putting a couple of hundred pin holes in your jacket doesn't strike me as a particularly bright idea..........:rofl: