Boiler suit

[bagpuss]

I have a caving suit already but would like to buy a cheap coverall/boiler suit (cotton?) for really short collectors piece type trips (and home DIY!) Any recommendations for the best one to go for, there's obviously an abundance of cheap ones on amazon but hard to know the quality..
Alternatively does anyone know of any shops that sell them in North Somerset/ Mendip?
Thanks!

 

[ChrisB]

Screwfix. Lots of branches.

 

[langcliffe]

I have a caving suit already but would like to buy a cheap coverall/boiler suit (cotton?) for really short collectors piece type trips (and home DIY!) Any recommendations for the best one to go for, there's obviously an abundance of cheap ones on amazon but hard to know the quality..
Alternatively does anyone know of any shops that sell them in North Somerset/ Mendip?
Thanks!

In about 1970 we had a trip down Marble Steps with nife cells, electron ladders, and mostly wet suits, although one chap was wearing dry gear with a boiler suit. Unfortunately the boiler suit shrank whilst we were underground to the extent his testicles got twisted, and he was in absolute agony. He was rushed to Lancaster Hospital, where they managed to save his dangly bits, although it was touch and go.

Ever since then, I have been slightly nervous in the presence of boilersuits.

 

[tim.rose2]

I regularly cave in boiler suits on Portland - some are definitely more robust that others. I probably get about 20 fairly brutal trips out of a boiler suit before it's knackered. Avoid poppers / buttons; zips work the best, though these break too (and can be replaced with velcro if you desire). The poppers clog up with mud and the buttons break off. I've generally found the cheaper screwfix boiler suits to be crap and die after a trip of too.

The best I've found is the Arco Essentials; (https://www.arco.co.uk/Web-Taxonomy...true&queryId=4c0dbbd02fdcb27f35afb09c9e5bf01c).
We used to have an Arco up the road from us, but stock was variable and getting them to order something in / post it could take weeks. So in short, by far the best when I could get my hand on them.

My next choice is Dickies Redhawk - available on ebay usually for around £20 if you search about and not fussed on colour. The material is very robust, but the zips do tend to break. I have a roll of velcro and just stitch a length of that on to replace the zip when it gets to that point.

Another tip - remove or sow up the arse pockets - they snag and rip off if you don't.

 

[LadyMud]

I've had a Ladies Heavy Duty Boilersuit from "Army And Workwear" (Ebay) for several years, and it's still going stong.

 

[hyweldavies]

Screwfix. Lots of branches.

They were really rude to me in Screwfix. Apparently they aren't and never have been a dating agency !

 

[Boy Engineer]

…….. He was rushed to Lancaster Hospital, where they managed to save his dangly bits, although it was touch and go.

Frankly I’m surprised he’d still got any capability left, so let’s not be judgmental about timing.