Warmbac suits

[bagpuss]

My Warmbac has sadly shrunk too much on the arms to fit properly any more. Trying to find a standard suit with a pocket on the arm. Do they still make them with pockets or has the design changed? As far as I can see on the up and under photo there's no pocket?

Warmbac Cordura Oversuit

The Warmbac Cordura Oversuit is one of the toughest and most durable sets of caving overalls available, it's easy to get on and off and will give many years of great performance.

upandunder.co.uk

 

[LadyMud]

Have the arms shrunk on the length or the width? It's very easy to lengthen sleeves, with a bit of spare Cordura.

 

[bagpuss]

Have the arms shrunk on the length or the width? It's very easy to lengthen sleeves, with a bit of spare Cordura.

The whole suit is shrunk so it's hard to move in..

 

[bagpuss]

Also has anyone tried this brand of suit?

GEO - Kingsdale 'V1' Caving Suit | Trogg Shop

Last few remaining! The 'Kingsdale' range are available in two key sizing options, the standard 'Kingsdale' and the 'Kingsdale Comfort'. The comfort range are designed larger in the hips, chest and waist while keeping the arm and leg lengths in check, meaning even if you have a larger core body...

www.troggshop.co.uk

 

[dougle89]

My Warmbac has sadly shrunk too much on the arms to fit properly any more. Trying to find a standard suit with a pocket on the arm. Do they still make them with pockets or has the design changed? As far as I can see on the up and under photo there's no pocket?

Warmbac Cordura Oversuit

The Warmbac Cordura Oversuit is one of the toughest and most durable sets of caving overalls available, it's easy to get on and off and will give many years of great performance.

upandunder.co.uk

Is the arm pocket essential? I just got a landjoff suit after I couldn't get in or out of my warmbac and it's much much comfier

 

[bagpuss]

Is the arm pocket essential? I just got a landjoff suit after I couldn't get in or out of my warmbac and it's much much comfier

Any kind of pocket is useful as I carry a camera and its less faff than taking it in and out of the bag.

 

[dougle89]

Any kind of pocket is useful as I carry a camera and its less faff than taking it in and out of the bag.

The landjoff ones have a decent size internal pocket, fits my large Samsung phone pretty easily and doesn't hinder movement in crawls or SRT

 

[bagpuss]

The landjoff ones have a decent size internal pocket, fits my large Samsung phone pretty easily and doesn't hinder movement in crawls or SRT

Thanks, not sure how the sizing would go with those as I'm a XS in terms of weight, but M in terms of height, so to get the height end up with a baggy suit, suppose that will be an issue with most brands though

 

[LadyMud]

ActionStash will order you a made-to-measure Cordura suit for only £20 extra than the ready-made version.

 

[thehungrytroglobite]

Also has anyone tried this brand of suit?

GEO - Kingsdale 'V1' Caving Suit | Trogg Shop

Last few remaining! The 'Kingsdale' range are available in two key sizing options, the standard 'Kingsdale' and the 'Kingsdale Comfort'. The comfort range are designed larger in the hips, chest and waist while keeping the arm and leg lengths in check, meaning even if you have a larger core body...

www.troggshop.co.uk

I was just about to ask this - might make a new thread for it anyway as people might not see it on here!

 

[Cantclimbtom]

The whole suit is shrunk so it's hard to move in..

This has happened to me with all of my clothes, I can confirm it's not just a caving suit problem. They use a synthetic version of polyester these days not like the good stuff only a few years ago, that's what I blame!

 

[wormster]

Kermit will make them to individual body shapes if you go ask - mind you he's a bit grumpy at times!!

 

[hartfield_estate]

My Warmbac has sadly shrunk too much on the arms to fit properly any more. Trying to find a standard suit with a pocket on the arm. Do they still make them with pockets or has the design changed? As far as I can see on the up and under photo there's no pocket?

Warmbac Cordura Oversuit

The Warmbac Cordura Oversuit is one of the toughest and most durable sets of caving overalls available, it's easy to get on and off and will give many years of great performance.

upandunder.co.uk

To answer this original question; I am currently in Up & Under (I work there) holding one of their warmbacs and they do still have a pocket on the sleeve

 

[Ian Ball]

Blimey! that's an unusually useful post

 

[pwhole]

I've managed to keep my phone fairly secure in the internal pocket in the Landjoff Cordura Extreme - and which hasn't shrunk yet in a few months use. It's not that easy to get on when dry and stiff, but the cut and fit (for my shape at least) is superb once it's on.

 

[pwhole]

Photos by Craig Brailsford and Will Emmerson

 

[bagpuss]

To answer this original question; I am currently in Up & Under (I work there) holding one of their warmbacs and they do still have a pocket on the sleeve

Thanks, purchased one yesterday from yourselves, the pocket doesn't show on the photo (may just be my screen size) and I'd somehow missed it in the description!

 

[bagpuss]

This has happened to me with all of my clothes, I can confirm it's not just a caving suit problem. They use a synthetic version of polyester these days not like the good stuff only a few years ago, that's what I blame!

My suit is years old, so not a recent thing. It's probably more down to not taking good care of it in my part!

 

[bagpuss]

In case it's useful info for anyone else the medium plus is definitely too long if you are 5ft 7, compared to my previous suit significantly longer. Luckily my partner needed a new one so could have it instead. Wish we had somewhere local to try on suits!

 

[paul]

Wish we had somewhere local to try on suits!

That's the problem with only online shopping and the gradual demise of caving shops...