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Old 04-17-2008, 04:07 PM
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Re: waterproof clothing

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Originally Posted by BrianW View Post
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I am seriously considering Calvin green as I think Gortex is the best material for waterproofing and breathability, it tends to have a lifetime waterproof guarantee as well. Let me know how you get on with it?

What I do find a bit of a rip off is that when the word "Golf" gets associated with clothing a large markup is added. A similar outdoor walking coat using the same materials can be around £100 cheaper in some cases.
I dropped back my sunderland trousers and replaced them with a pair of Gore-Tex Callaway ones, the sunderland ones did not repel the water and so got saggy and heavy, also they were letting water in around the zipper, which looks a bit funny when you take them off in the club house
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