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Just been catching up on this thread, so HT Hughes are (have already) ceased production? thats sad, I've been wearing their product for over 20 years and extremely happy with them. I for one will definitely NOT be buying from AWS, several years ago they supplied free ovies for the grand prix, they are the worst ones i've ever had the misfortune to wear! much thicker material (not light enough) and like wearing cardboard! consequently they lay in a cupboard ever since. Are there any other alternative suppliers?
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AWS has changed ownership since the RAC GBP overals. However, surely thicker overalls mean better quality? I have the first set of the new overalls and have to say they were very comfortable and I wore then in Dubai last weekend in 30 degrees and didn't find them any worse than others I have worn.
As always its a case of personal choice. The reason the BMMC went with AWS is that for the quality, they represented the best deal for our members. |
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Sorry Stephen but I fail to see the connection between 'thickness' and quality! however I totally agree about choice but, what other choice is there?
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I wasnt aware that HT Hughs had stopped selling them, have you double checked? The other place to try would be J Brand who make the Silverstone overalls but I think they are a similar quality to AWS
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14 Dec 2005, 13:29 (Ref:1483870) | #56 | ||
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I didnt know that about HT Hughes either, just info i gleaned from earlier in the thread or have I mis-read?
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H T Hughes still exists - it's just that BMMC has changed supplier. There are several different styles of marshals' overalls listed on HTH's website, but none to the exact BMMC spec. |
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14 Dec 2005, 15:52 (Ref:1483994) | #59 | |
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Well, i have just got my new AWS ones to-day (to replace my well worn out 10yr+ old AWS ones) and am very pleased with them.
Thanks to BMMC , remguard and AWS for setting this up. It saved me money and enabled me to get what I wanted too. |
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As a "lady" - all I can say is they have all been singularly unflattering, slightly uncomfortable and a real b****r when it comes to going to the loo! So I have no real preference and they all seem to have lasted as well as each other, although the RAC ones are seldom worn because of the logo - yeuck - but the latest ones look very professional (XXX to Mike N). However, if there is now an easier (and cheaper) way of getting the two piece version at least I might resolve one of those problems (I'll let you guess which one). By the way, concerning the lack of regalia guys holding stock for new marshals - I have in the past donated overalls that I have "grown out of" for recycling, so long as they were in a "reasonable" state and by that I mean good enough for a newbie to get by in while they make their minds up about things and before they commit to any outlay. This might be worth pursuing, even if it only results in few numbers of recycled overalls! |
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I have to compliment AWS on the quality of their overalls. In the days when I wore them I always used to get the made to measure ones. Found them very comfortable to wear and very good quality.
As for the RAC ones issued at the GP some years ago, the only problem I had with them was that the belt didn't fit round the overalls in the bag, let alone when I was wearing them! There are occasions when I still need to wear overalls and both the GP ones and the other made to measures still fit and are still intact! |
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