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Down filled 't-shirt'?

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woolamai 27 Sep 2005
Does anyone know where I could get a short-sleeved down filled shirt (apart from the obvious 'cut the arms off of a long-sleeved one'....)?

Thanx.
djviper 27 Sep 2005
In reply to woolamai: do you mean a gillet vest?
 soveda 27 Sep 2005
In reply to woolamai:
Why on earth would you want that?

Ade
woolamai 27 Sep 2005
In reply to djviper:

No - kinda in between a gilet and jacket. Definitely saw one last week in Austria and it was like a really lightweight jacket with short sleeves - unfortunately I didn't think to ask where it had come from.

(I'm sure gilet's are really practical but I just happen to think they look great on girls and really strange on guys).
In reply to woolamai:

I'm wearing a North Face one right now (I've got a slight cold). Many gear shops will have them although you might need to order them if it's a smaller shop.

They are usually sleeveless rather than short-sleeved. They are called down vests. Do a search.

Hint: I got £40 off my one because it was 'old stock' when I bought it during a heat wave in June.

CCW
In reply to Charlie Williams:

Sorry, just caught your reply. No, never seen one of those.

CCW
 alanw 27 Sep 2005
In reply to djviper: Just wondered - when did a body warmer become a gilet?
djviper 27 Sep 2005
In reply to alanw: when they discovered a gillet sounds ore expensive so they can cvharge more!


OP is this like you mean ?? http://www.jdsports.co.uk/product.asp?id=4766
 Rubbishy 27 Sep 2005
In reply to woolamai:

Be prepared for old timers in small american towns asking you why you are wearing a life preserver
 alanw 27 Sep 2005
In reply to djviper: ah, of course, silly me.
woolamai 27 Sep 2005
In reply to djviper:
> (In reply to alanw) when they discovered a gillet sounds ore expensive so they can cvharge more!
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> OP is this like you mean ?? http://www.jdsports.co.uk/product.asp?id=4766

No that has no arms.

The one I was looking for had short arms more like a t-shirt - maybe it was a custom, or maybe it was a long sleeved jacket that the guy had altered.
djviper 27 Sep 2005
In reply to woolamai: i kinds a know the thing you mean, im pritty sure o neil will do one
 soveda 27 Sep 2005
In reply to woolamai:
> (In reply to djviper)
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> No that has no arms.
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> The one I was looking for had short arms more like a t-shirt - maybe it was a custom, or maybe it was a long sleeved jacket that the guy had altered.

Probably custom or altered as you say. I just don't see the point. Either it's warm enough for a "gillet" or it's too cold and you should have full sleeves. If you are worried about the look, layer with an identically coloured t-shirt!

Ade
woolamai 27 Sep 2005
In reply to soveda:

I injured the ac joint in one shoulder 3 times over a couple of years and apart from a lump where the collarbone is a bit misaligned the only lasting effect is that I can't walk around in a long sleeved jacket for long before it starts to ache - even really lightweight sleeves on down jackets, shells, rugby shirts etc. seem to pull the joint somehow. No idea why - but nothing else bothers it.
 soveda 27 Sep 2005
In reply to woolamai:
Very peculiar! have you had the shoulder looked at again? sounds like something surgical should be done!

Ade
woolamai 27 Sep 2005
In reply to soveda:

Yep - and no - surgery to repair the ac joint is major and apparently rarely works. It's fine in every other way so I can live without wearing a coat unless I have to.
Marts 27 Sep 2005
In reply to woolamai: Best bet is the fishing sites for stuff like that.
 Timmd 28 Sep 2005
In reply to woolamai:You could maybe cut the sleeves off one with stiched through stitching just after where the stitching is,so no down comes out?
Tim
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