My 13 year old went out to Island PArk last year and had substandard gear as far as jacket/bib is concerned.....He would sweat right through his jacket and his butt would get soaked and later in the afternoon when we would stop for a break he would get really cold,,,,,,,,,,, and the whining would begin
After finding a 50% off pull over, 50% off bibs, 50% off insulating layer, 25% off wicking inner layer, this kid now has stuff that is Waaay better than what I ride with.......
I have 12 year old goretex Reima bibs and goretex klim shell that is all tattered.
What happened to making the kid suffer a little bit and use some of the old crap I used to use?
That went out the window this morning....
I guess one way of looking at it is now I dont have to worry about him getting cold and whining when we are out in the back country
I used to fancy myself as a bit of a hard@ss, but I guess I am softening as I get older.
Who else has kids that have much better gear than what you ride with?
After finding a 50% off pull over, 50% off bibs, 50% off insulating layer, 25% off wicking inner layer, this kid now has stuff that is Waaay better than what I ride with.......
I have 12 year old goretex Reima bibs and goretex klim shell that is all tattered.
What happened to making the kid suffer a little bit and use some of the old crap I used to use?
That went out the window this morning....
I guess one way of looking at it is now I dont have to worry about him getting cold and whining when we are out in the back country
I used to fancy myself as a bit of a hard@ss, but I guess I am softening as I get older.
Who else has kids that have much better gear than what you ride with?