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From: [email protected] (Stephen Andersen)
Subject: Riding Jacket Recommendations
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My old jacket is about to bite the dust so I'm in the market for a new riding
jacket. I'm looking for recommendations for a suitable replacement. I would
like to buy a full Aerostich suit but I can't afford $700 for it right now.
I'm considering two basic options:
1) Buy the Aerostich jacket only. Dunno how much it costs
due to recent price increases, but I'd imagine over $400.
That may be pushing my limit. Advantages include the fact
that I can later add the pants, and that it nearly eliminates
the need for the jacket portion of a rainsuit.
2) Buy some kind of leather jacket. I like a few of the new
Hein-Gericke FirstGear line, however they may be a bit pricey
unless I can work some sort of deal. Advantages of leather
are potentially slightly better protection, enhanced pose
value (we all know how important that is :-), possibly cheaper
than upper Aerostich.
Requirements for a jacket are that it must fit over a few other
layers (mainly a sizing thing), if leather i'd prefer a zip-out
lining, it MUST have some body armor similar to aerostich (elbows,
shoulders, forearms, possibly back/kidney protection, etc.), a
reasonable amount of pocket space would be nice, ventilation would
be a plus, however it must be wearable in cold weather (below
freezing) with layers or perhaps electrics.
Please fire away with suggestions, comments, etc...
Steve
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