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Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:04:32 GMT

Is it wrong to keep trying on my new Spyder jacket and salopetts? the wife wants to get them packed ready for this years blast in Saalbach,but I can't resist,javascript:emoticon(':D'); i even put on my boots , helmet and goggles last night, she wasn't in so no one else knows!!

Have enjoyed reading the posts on all the other topics and this is a first for me so hope I did ok!

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:07:12 GMT

:lol: I do it all the time when I get new gear, so I don't think it's wrong. I've never had anything 'Spyder' though... I bet you keep looking at the price tags too!!! :lol: :wink:

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:08:06 GMT

Are you expecting therapy for your little secret?

If so not sure you'll get it on here. No one has ever been cured yet.

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:19:53 GMT

I know what you mean about the price, but my last jacket lasted ten years and I was starting to look like I'd had it since the seventies.

Hopefully it will improve my skiing, well thats how i justified it to myself and it makes me look slimmer so its a win win!

Only six more sleeps!

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:57:16 GMT

One possible cure for this very serious condition is falling over leaving the boot room on the first morning of skiing. If you try this method, do make sure no-one else is watching :D

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:59:48 GMT

:shock: :shock:

Word of warning. If the jacket has any white in it, do NOT, I repeat NOT, ever spill any ketchup or bolognese sauce on it!

My friend has a red/white/blue Spyder jacket, and the first time he wore it, he managed to squirt ketchup on it from a hot dog, and before the end of the week he added the bolognese sauce. No matter how hard they tried, the stains never came out. We constantly remind him every year of what he ate on that trip :twisted:

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:11:52 GMT

Philip,
If you promise not to tell wife,,,,I sneak up to attic and sleep with my new powder skis !
Pavel

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:16:48 GMT

My original comments were inappropriate and unnecessary - Philip please accept my apologies. Sorry! :oops:

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:03:02 GMT

Dorset Boy wrote:Hope your a very, very good skier - anyone less than that ability looks daft in Spyder gear - sorry!

Have a great trip though!

Why do you have to be an expert to use Spyder gear..... ? Couldn't disagree more.

You ski in what you can afford and feel good in. I personally don't like it at all, my choice is Haglofs however I don't think people Look daft in it if they can't ski.
Who cares what people think. If you can afford it then cool buy it and enjoy it. You will get there in the end and if you don't well hey at least you look good.... 8)

Re:Is it wrong?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:23:11 GMT

crispyapplepie wrote:

Dorset Boy wrote:Hope your a very, very good skier - anyone less than that ability looks daft in Spyder gear - sorry!

Have a great trip though!

Why do you have to be an expert to use Spyder gear..... ? Couldn't disagree more.

You ski in what you can afford and feel good in. I personally don't like it at all, my choice is Haglofs however I don't think people Look daft in it if they can't ski.
Who cares what people think. If you can afford it then cool buy it and enjoy it. You will get there in the end and if you don't well hey at least you look good.... 8)

Todays winner of post of the day.

Well said. Like you, I dislike Spyder gear, intensely. But if this guy has bought it and feels good in it, fair play to him. Its important to feel good and thats achieved by looking good. (This is probably where Dave Mac comes in and tell us hes been wearing the same pair of holed sallos for 35 years, and has food stains all over his smock of a jacket....)

For me, I associate Spyder gear with pot bellied Germans, and I think for the price it doesn't look that good. But each to his own as I said. Main thing is matey feels good.

Haglofs stuff is fantastic, by the way.

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:03:40 GMT

Not sure how good 'matey' will feel after the above posts.

If it had been left at wear what you like and feel good in it I think enough would have been said. Personally.

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:42:49 GMT

Hopefully Philip will continue to post on this site.

Personally I never notice what anyone is wearing either on or off the ski slope. I mean, if they were wearing nothing then I probably would notice :D but any kind of ski gear looks fine to me on the slopes. And for myself I go for cheap, warm and comfortable, and I don't worry about what it looks like.

Anyway, I hope you have a great time on your ski holiday Philip, and welcome to J2Ski :D

Ally

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:02:02 GMT

I actually really like Spyder jackets, in fact of the two jackets I own one is a Spyder and believe it or not, I am neither a fat bellied German or 'Very, Very' good at skiing. Each to their own, if you like it Philip, good luck to you. Enjoy Saalbach, I went back in 2005 & it is a great place, suoerb long runs & fun Apres.

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:08:35 GMT

If you like dressing up then fine but assuming you are over 12 years old it probably is a bit strange to dress up in your ski gear. (Unless it has the desired effect on your other half ) )

Walk around in new boots to break them in would be pretty routine.

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:39:41 GMT

andymol2 wrote:assuming you are over 12 years old it probably is a bit strange to dress up in your ski gear.

I'm very strange.

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:52:35 GMT

Smokey Barr wrote:

andymol2 wrote:assuming you are over 12 years old it probably is a bit strange to dress up in your ski gear.

I'm very strange.

Ill 2nd that.... :P

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:10:06 GMT

Somehow I just knew that all the lovey dovey huggie touchie feelie stuff on another thread wouldn't last long!

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:20:25 GMT

Maybe Admin should start a thread on how to be diplomatic on J2Ski, especially with newbies. I'm sure we could all do with a few lessons on this :D

Ally

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:07:55 GMT

Maybe I started the downfall of this thread, by mentioning the price tags...For that I'm sorry.

I would however like to point out that I could not give a **** what people wear on the slopes and to be honest I wouldn't know what make their gear is anyway as I am always too busy ( concentrating on my skiing) to look at the labels on other peoples clothes.

All makes/labels have bits I like and bits I don't like...I don't conform to stereotypes.

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:00:02 GMT

I think people are missing the point here....

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:16:48 GMT

crispyapplepie wrote:I think people are missing the point here....

Absolutely!
This is about walking to the shops in ski boots ....
Sleeping with skis ....
Finding any excuse to try on items of clothing ...
Endlessly playing with headcam .....
Obsessing over webcams and continually drivling on about skiing on here :mrgreen:

And the answer, of course, is it is totally acceptable, indeed even demanded.
:thumbup:

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:48:52 GMT

OldAndy wrote:

crispyapplepie wrote:I think people are missing the point here....

Absolutely!
This is about walking to the shops in ski boots ....
Sleeping with skis ....
Finding any excuse to try on items of clothing ...
Endlessly playing with headcam .....
Obsessing over webcams and continually drivling on about skiing on here :mrgreen:

And the answer, of course, is it is totally acceptable, indeed even demanded.
:thumbup:

I actually posted a photo of me in bed with my skis a couple of years ago.

I did say before, its an illness which I can not get rod of. Fortunately.

For the record, a mate of mine has a very nice Spyder jacket and matching sallo's.

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:17:28 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

I actually posted a photo of me in bed with my skis a couple of years ago.

I hope you used suitable protection and checked your insurance policy .....
:oops:

Re:Is it wrong?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:49:22 GMT

OldAndy wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

I actually posted a photo of me in bed with my skis a couple of years ago.

I hope you used suitable protection and checked your insurance policy .....
:oops:

.... I just hope he didn't go off-piste :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:14:15 GMT

My helmet was nowhere to be seen either. Unusual for bedtime.

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:28:58 GMT

Tony_H wrote:My helmet was nowhere to be seen either. Unusual for bedtime.

TMI
:oops:

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:41:41 GMT

Tony_H wrote:My helmet was nowhere to be seen either. Unusual for bedtime.

Must have left the light off!

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:28:35 GMT

andymol2 wrote:

Tony_H wrote:My helmet was nowhere to be seen either. Unusual for bedtime.

Must have left the light off!

Mrs H always does. Unfortunately. Should we stop this now?

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:43:38 GMT

Thanks for all the posts chaps, I am also not German, fat or a very very good skiers-not bad though,but I do have broad shoulders so you won,t put me off that easily :lol:

Will send in some photos of Saalbach and my new jacket!

Can hardly wait till Sat

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:47:18 GMT

philip wilcox wrote:Thanks for all the posts chaps, I am also not German, fat or a very very good skiers-not bad though,but I do have broad shoulders so you won,t put me off that easily :lol:

Will send in some photos of Saalbach and my new jacket!

Can hardly wait till Sat

Enjoy the Goathstahl, if my mate who is out there at the moment has left you any beer to drink - its RAF champs fortnight so be prepared for lots of silliness going on.

You'll get spoken to in German wearing that jacket all the time though :lol:

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:14:59 GMT

philip wilcox wrote:Thanks for all the posts chaps, I am also not German, fat or a very very good skiers-not bad though,but I do have broad shoulders so you won,t put me off that easily :lol:

Will send in some photos of Saalbach and my new jacket!

Can hardly wait till Sat

Hi Philip,
I'm glad to know you're still here and have broad shoulders :D

I'm looking forward to the photos - especially the ones of your new jacket!

Ally

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:20:19 GMT

philip wilcox wrote:Thanks for all the posts chaps, I am also not German, fat or a very very good skiers-not bad though,but I do have broad shoulders so you won,t put me off that easily :lol:

Will send in some photos of Saalbach and my new jacket!

Can hardly wait till Sat

Enjoy :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re:Is it wrong?

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:40:46 GMT

i try on all my gear a few days before any trip.....mainly to see if they still fit after all the wine i drink!

Re:Is it wrong?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:57:35 GMT

As said on my edited original post - Philip - my orginal comments wrere out of order and I apologise unreservedly.

I am sure you will have a fantastic holiday and will feel great in your new kit.