I don't understand how you can spend so much on outerwear....

tim_ASP

tim_ASP

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Seriously though... I was looking in the G-Suit thread and I saw the price tag and I was like "wat"

over 500 bucks for outerwear?? TBH I think it looks tight, and most outerwear that costs alot looks really really cool, but how can you justify spending THAT much.

I don't think I have ever spent more than 70 bucks on a piece of Outerwear and most people I ski with or have skied with consider me to have a pretty solid clothing style (I like bright colors :))

There probably has been thread upon thread about this, but I dont know, I was just shocked about how much the G-Suit and other outerwear costs...
 
^^^what a dumb post, even dumber then this one criticizing it

but if you have enough money and dont need to sweat it, then why not get it. I prefer getting my gear on the cheap though
 
wow you take things too seriously. It wasn't a overtly critical post. I read the "last g-suit" post and was shocked when i realized how much it cost. That's all this topics about. expressing my surprise about how much people spend on outerwear. if people want to spend that much on that kind of stuff all the power to them, it furthers our sport and pays the bills for alot of companies.

If everyone were like me, lots of clothing and outerwear companies would be out of business :)
 
if you've got the cash...

but i have to say i couldn't justify that either, especially knowing i could get better technical outerwear for less.

to each their own i guess.
 
ive never spent more than $60 on snowpants and pay the price by having numerous tears in them after my first few days on them, thats why i usually get a new pair every or everyother season, some people prefer to spend more and have them last longer, its all preference...
 
Well when you think about it outerwear is a better investment than skis. Your skis could break this season or the next, but your outerwear will probably be good for a number of years. I just bought a new jacket this year after wearing my old Oakely one for like 4 or 5 years. And I wore that shit off the mountain. And I took it to the Himilayas with me for 4 months. No $70 jacket is going to hold up to that kind of abuse for that long. Plus some people spend like $300 on a pair of sneakers so why not if you got the money. Some people just think its worth stupid amounts of cash to look good.

But I see where your coming from, I only spent a total of $160 this year on outerwear. But I did only buy a jacket, and at half price. And I might drop $40 on gloves.
 
$60 for salomon jacket worn handful of times

$80 for oakley axis pant worn zero times, but from NS member

$30 for used, salomon boots from local Play It Again Sports

$100 for 04/05 Chronics used 5 times

$80 for perfectly good PX12 jibs

$45 for Orbits

$40 for warm gloves

$20 for beanie

I'm just saying..you can find good as new stuff on ebay, other bidding sites, and on NS and TGR, I don't understand how people can buy new, current mode stuff either. I only say this because it is logical to buy gently worn or new stuff from an individual..
 
i can see dropping a bunch of money into a really nice helly hanson, obermeyer, marmot, or northface outer wear that will perform better, last longer, and probably cost less than alot of this neon xxxxxl steeze wear. personally i choose to spend alittle less buy last years new stock for cheap.
 
i spent $52.49 on some sessions Vortex pants, and my jacket was 69.99.

gloves were $17. i haven't payed more than 20 dollars for any of my goggles (scott alias and witness, spy comets) my helmet was 60% off.

im not the brightest crayon in the crayon box out on the hill, but i look good and i barely spend any money.

i buy too many guitars....
 
250$ for a bonfire coat and pants and 70 for goggles (soldiers) 50 for boots. used. yeah i think thats it

 
The point is that 90% of G-suit owners won't be using it for a number of years. When next years popular suit comes out and the G-suit is old news, it will be left in closets and handed down to those terribly untrendy kids who can't afford the 2010 X-suit.

$500+ is a lot for something which will get one seasons use, especially when a lot of last years stuff is going for less than $100, but hey if you have the money why not spend it? Who am I to criticize some kids allocation of money?
 
While i can see your point. Outerwear makes very little difference to your skiing experience, whereas skis actually matter. I have three pairs of skis now, but I won't spend more than is necessary to keep me dry on outerwear, because I would rather cough up for some more skis. Unless you have your perfect quiver, then I can't imagine justifying dropping that kinda money on outerwear. Personal opinion though.
 
Look, if you have the money to buy something, then why not buy it if you want, often the more you pay for something the better the quality.
 
we all know that mommy and daddy are going to buy little timmy his ski suit and it doesnt matter how much it costs and then they will turn right around and buy him new skis because he will do better he says.... if the kid is rich and whatnot and can get whatever he wants... hell, take advantage of it.
 
my friends mom worked for soloman so I got my g suite for 350 for the whole thing but I worked all summer and saved up for it.
 
haha i beat all u guyz in this. i got my whole jacket and pants for 60. it was like 80 percent off and the brand is sims. and the guy u posted this thread. dont do a smiley face after evry sentence. u look like a girl
 
i spent like 300 on mine, but thats nothing. at the ski shop i was at, some 16-18 year old was there with his rents, they went to the cash, and they had like 5 jackets, asking him "are you sure u want this one?" that happened about twice for every jacket, and then like 8 pairs of pants.
 
Does Icebreaker make tall tees?

That stuff is super awesome, and doesn't get the funk going like Capilene. The thing is that I still consider Capilene expensive, and I can get a suit for the price of one piece of Icebreaker. Maybe the overall longevity is worth it, I don't know.
 
i dropped close to 1200 bucks(with deals) this year on a saga suit and an arcteryx suit. unload your hate.
 
That's sick.

I don't see why people are concerned about why they aren't as frugal about "outerwear" as they are. You pay for quality. I don't care if you bought your suit for 12.95 off an NS member. Congratulations to the thread creator who saved money but making this thread is simply useless. Many things come into consideration when buying outerwear and ski equipment. How many times you ski and if you are expert or just a noob are the main factors that come to mind. Personally I feel the people who always talk about saving money and hate on others who drop money on outerwear are the ones who sit their fatasses on ns 24/7 and get out to ski maybe 9 times in a full season.
 
It's totally worth it. One Icebreaker base layer is all you need because it never smells, plus it keeps you warmer and still feels amazing when it gets wet. Price that against 3 or more synthetics.
 
Just because one piece of equipment for a certain sport can be expensive does not necessarily make it an expensive sport. Take skiing for example, not only are you paying for all your equipment, but you must also pay for the infrastructure and all the other costs it may entail. Usually, a person can bike anywhere they want for little to no cost. With skiing, you need to buy at least a pair of skis as well as gear, you need gas for the car (not to mention have already bought a car) to get to and from the hill, you need to pay for your pass and sometimes lunch too. Not to mention how time-consuming skiing can be, which largely contributes to its overall cost.
 
that can be said for biking too. lets say i want to go downhilling on my 4000 dollar bike, i need armor, a helmet, gas to get to the hill, a lift ticket, etc.
 
The costs I am talking about are prerequisites for anybody that wishes to partake in the sport of skiing. However, if someone wants to bike, all they need to do is purchase a bike. You can take practically any sport and make it quite expensive by intensifying its nature. However, to the general public, on the whole skiing is a more expensive sport than biking.
 
If you take even a small fall on a bike you can easily wreck a few hundred in components.
 
tj maxx. last years stuff mad cheap. that where i get my stuff. although i am a sucker for goggle. every season i usually get a new expensive pair.
 
really it depends on what your doing. if your just cruising around the city biking is relatively cheap. but once you get into the sport and compete or what have you that increases quite a bit. so, for your average bike enthusiast its more expensive than your average ski enthusiast. hands down.
 
the g suit is a crap load of money but honestly any good ski clothes is going to cost money just like any other shit out there more money usually is better stuff. for you a $60 jacket might be good for the way you ski and what you do but for other people they want more quality shit and new vs used shit. so stop soundingl ike a fucken retard cuase this thread was absoulty retarded
 
if u can't afford it def try to get the best stuff u can on the cheap, but working in a shop I've bought some pretty decent techware stuff in the past couple of years (h/h jacket, marmot windstopper softshell, volcom gtex pant, hestra seth pro, bonfire gtex gloves) and can't imagine skiing without it. It really does make a huge difference, esp. the icebreakers and the Seth. it just seems to me that the people that say they wouldn't ever spend money on outerware have no idea of what it's like to wear good stuff that won't let you get cold, keep you dry and keep you from overheating, in all my gear I can wear in pretty much any condition comfortably with just adding or removing one piece of icebreakers. You can't really say that if you buy shitty stuff.
 
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