Just a quick update on the goretex shorts thread of a week ago.
Ive bought two pairs
Firstly I bought a pair of the desert goretex trousers – listed price as 15.99
delivery a whopping £10
delivered about 10 days after the order – two days after i emailed the company to inquire, to which i recieved no reply. That could be down to postal strikes i suppose.
The desert camo looks nasty in the flesh (Tracey said too late). I bought medium, which arrived as 80/84/100. They would fit over any clothes easily. (they are huge)
Secondly I ordered a pair of British DPM Camo Trousers again in Medium. These look a lot better, fit a lot nicer in that they would go comfortably over lycra as baggies rather than over baggies. They also have zipped pockets. The elastic waist/drawstring is a lot better quality. The ankles have a velcro adjustment. These are so good im seriously considering leaving them as trousers to try them out before i chop them down.
The customer service i recieved from Action Station was second to none. Shortly after i placed my order I recieved an email to check that i had ordered correctly! I also ordered a Dutch Camo Jacket, for dog walking duties (£50 for a goretex jacket!), the email asked if I had wanted the matching trousers, After i rather guiltily admitted i was going to hack the trousers down to 3/4s for riding, I got another email to let me know that if I wanted to avoid camo altogther, there is the RAF trousers (blue) which i may like. Its really nice when a company takes the time to read your order and think about it.
Delivery was then super quick (Fed Ex)
Course it wont rain this winter now 🙁