Hikers
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Topic: Hikers
Posted By: KazRob
Subject: Hikers
Date Posted: 30 Sep 17 at 7:42pm
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My faithful old 3/4 length hikers (Gill) and full length long john hikers (Performance NZ) are giving up the ghost after many, many years service so it's time to buy some new hikers. What are everyone's recommendations for tough long lasting and comfortable hikers and should I go for separate pads and wetsuit or ones with built in pads again. Might even go for separate winter and summer suits. Anybody suggesting I buy a trapeze boat instead will be graciously ignored of course :-) ------------- OK 2249 D-1 138 |
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Posted By: ClubRacer
Date Posted: 30 Sep 17 at 7:50pm
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I've resorted to using rooster neoprene shorts underneath with the pads in then putting a gul code zero longjohn over the top this has the added benefit of being really comfortable when not using pads, easy to put on, and because the top layer locks in the pads better you dont get as much movement while sailing making the pads uncomfortable as for summer and winter suits. The longjohn is 3mm thick so in the winter I put a neoprene rooster top over it and wear seal skin socks and its ample warm enough. In the summer I just use the long john and never get too hot
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Posted By: sandgrounder
Date Posted: 30 Sep 17 at 8:23pm
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I use Sandiline "Hiking Pants Winter".
I use them all year round and I'm on my 3rd pair now. They are extremely comfortable, warm and durable, and the integrated battens are great. Since hiking pants came into the market place I've tried everything, and these are the best by far, without being ridiculously over-priced. Also, all those Finn Olympians and medallists can't be wrong! |
Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 30 Sep 17 at 9:13pm
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In my OK I use Sandiline 3/4 hikers. They are incredibly good, far better than the Queensports I used to use in the Laser. ------------- OK 2129 RS200 411 |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 30 Sep 17 at 9:37pm
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Posted By: KazRob
Date Posted: 30 Sep 17 at 11:09pm
Graciously ignored as promised. ------------- OK 2249 D-1 138 |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 01 Oct 17 at 1:05pm
Easier said than done. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: piglet
Date Posted: 01 Oct 17 at 7:12pm
Apolloduck full of them: http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk/boat.phtml?id=537683 Being slightly more helpful to the OP, we found the Rooster hikers dried relatively quickly. The youngest had some Magic Marine hikers that took a week on the radiator. |
Posted By: Gordon 1430
Date Posted: 08 Oct 17 at 12:14pm
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I have the Sandeline winter hikers/longjohn for cold weather and Rooster Thermaflex 1.5mm longjohn which I put Hiking pads in for warm weather. 2nd rooster suit as the kneeling on Phantom non slip kills anything and the various knee pads I have tried always slip at the wrong moment just before the windward mark.
Currently have some Rucanor volley ball ones which are a bit tight but stay put better. The only problem with the Sandeline is that they are a sod to get on and off. Gordon ------------- Gordon Phantom 1430 |
Posted By: elzorillo
Date Posted: 11 Oct 17 at 2:26pm
I have no problem getting them on.. getting them off is another matter.. Only someone who has experience that absolute pain of being stuck with your tackle hanging out and your hikers half way down, huffing and cursing for 10 minutes whilst you stagger about strange changing rooms try and get them off will understand. I've only had them a couple of months but they're such a pain to get off I've considered replacing them.
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Posted By: getafix
Date Posted: 12 Oct 17 at 2:03pm
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