Thick jumper recommendations
Thick jumper recommendations
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KAgantua

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5,182 posts

160 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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My go to thick jumper has lunched itself in the wash and looking at John Lewis/ MS they are all thin jumpers. Any recommendations plesase?

Gary Woodland

2,591 posts

191 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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SNS Herning.

KAgantua

Original Poster:

5,182 posts

160 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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Not cheap biggrin

triggerhappy21

311 posts

159 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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I had similar issue last year. After hunting around I found GAP has a good selection of thick heavy jumpers. They seem decent quality and have held their shape well. Reasonably priced too.

LordGrover

34,165 posts

241 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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I've been pleasantly surprised with my superdry jumper of a year or two ago.
It appeared to be a perfectly ordinary thickish jumper, but over time it's 'matured'. I don't know whether it's wearing or washing that's done it, but it's worn in very well. Definitely my go-to jumper on frosty, early morning dog walks.

cheddar

4,637 posts

203 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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Possum/merino.

Doesn't need to be thick, like wearing a comfy heated blanket but without the weight.


Monkeylegend

29,238 posts

260 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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Make sure the building is tall enough.

Fittster

20,120 posts

242 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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Fleckers

2,880 posts

230 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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Super dry have some good kit

Got a few today in the sales for my 15 year old

defblade

8,061 posts

242 months

Monday 2nd December 2019
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TK Maxx, and be prepared to dig through the jumble sale. There's some perfectly nice stuff there, at decent prices.

... although far and away my longest lasting and warmest jumper is a 12-15 year old Arc'teryx one, which certainly wasn't cheap at the time, but has proved its worth.

I also like the look of Barbour's jumpers, they're next on my list - straightforward, classic designs, and hopefully as well made as the rest of their stuff.

Norwegian army shirts are also fantastically warm... although not the most attractive thing to wear (the trousers even more so!)

Johnspex

5,252 posts

213 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Get a genuine Guernsey from the Guensey shop. No doubt you can find it online. Make sure you get a wool one.

wolfracesonic

9,220 posts

156 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Fittster said:
Or Captain Nemo.

sc0tt

18,294 posts

230 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Fleckers said:
Super dry have some good kit

Got a few today in the sales for my 15 year old
Poor lad. Super dry stopped being fashionable around 8 years ago and is now worn by 40 year old men in a desperate bid to somehow make themselves look cool.

Unless of course you are northern.

reggie82

1,377 posts

207 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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sc0tt said:
Fleckers said:
Super dry have some good kit

Got a few today in the sales for my 15 year old
Poor lad. Super dry stopped being fashionable around 8 years ago and is now worn by 40 year old men in a desperate bid to somehow make themselves look cool.

Unless of course you are northern.
Or because they’ve grown up enough to realise it doesn’t matter what’s fashionable or what it makes them look like, and buy it because they like it.

Armitage.Shanks

3,107 posts

114 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Johnspex said:
Get a genuine Guernsey from the Guensey shop. No doubt you can find it online. Make sure you get a wool one.
Good call. I've had mine for 14yrs and it gets used every winter

Brads67

3,199 posts

127 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Harkila

andyb28

1,162 posts

147 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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Brads67 said:
Harkila
Second vote here. Wear their stuff for shooting and beating. It lasts well.

softtop

3,172 posts

276 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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I always thought about a Guernsey jumper, oiled and hand made, never found one on the web as I guess that people make them rather than get involved with internet for sales. Word of mouth keeps them busy.

Johnspex

5,252 posts

213 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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softtop said:
I always thought about a Guernsey jumper, oiled and hand made, never found one on the web as I guess that people make them rather than get involved with internet for sales. Word of mouth keeps them busy.
I bought mine on Guernsey from a shop by the Marina. It was called the Guernsey Shop the item itself has a label which states 'made in the British Isles'.
It's classic blue and very heavy.

addey

1,329 posts

196 months

Tuesday 3rd December 2019
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My brother wears his Guernsey a lot, he's had it years and I don't think its ever been washed, they seem to be self-cleaning yikes You can buy them online, guernseywoollens.com