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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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 Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:58 am Post subject: Winter jackets suggestions |
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I'm looking for a good winter jacket at a decent price. I'll be outside quite a bit on my trip to Beijing, so I'll need something good. I bought a crappy knock-off Northface at Dongdaemun and I'm regretting it now.
Any suggestions of a brand/where to get it. I don't want to spend a ton of money (a real Northface is probably out of the question). |
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ciccone_youth
Joined: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:59 am Post subject: |
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| Uniqlo has some great ones. |
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nobbyken
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
Location: Yongin ^^
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| Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:32 am Post subject: |
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| Got a nice warm number in Basic House for 80K, very satisfied. |
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I-am-me
Joined: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Hermit Kingdom
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| Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| Buy it in Beijing on silk road market. A lot cheaper. |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| I-am-me wrote: |
| Buy it in Beijing on silk road market. A lot cheaper. |
Yessuh that's what I did. |
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nosmallplans
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: noksapyeong
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| Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:14 am Post subject: |
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| Old Gil wrote: |
| I-am-me wrote: |
| Buy it in Beijing on silk road market. A lot cheaper. |
Yessuh that's what I did. |
Don't forget that sizes in China are going to be even smaller than they are here in Korea.
If you're a big guy at all, don't even risk it.
My old roommate wore a M or L American - wears an XL or XXL Korean and the one jacket he purchased in China, a XXXL won't zip close. |
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curiousaboutkorea
Joined: 21 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 7:22 am Post subject: |
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| nosmallplans wrote: |
| Old Gil wrote: |
| I-am-me wrote: |
| Buy it in Beijing on silk road market. A lot cheaper. |
Yessuh that's what I did. |
Don't forget that sizes in China are going to be even smaller than they are here in Korea.
If you're a big guy at all, don't even risk it.
My old roommate wore a M or L American - wears an XL or XXL Korean and the one jacket he purchased in China, a XXXL won't zip close. |
thanks for the heads up. I'm a korean XL like your old roommate. I'll get one here. |
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Hightop
Joined: 11 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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| I-am-me wrote: |
| Buy it in Beijing on silk road market. A lot cheaper. |
This is a bad idea. Those women, with their little red waist coast and toothy smiles, will eat you alive. There is nothing more amusing than seeing overweight white guys walking around with filled up black bags and big smiles on their faces....oh 200 yuan for a polo shirt 'you so handsome' thats only $30 I'll take 5. |
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VFRinterceptor
Joined: 22 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Hightop wrote: |
| I-am-me wrote: |
| Buy it in Beijing on silk road market. A lot cheaper. |
This is a bad idea. Those women, with their little red waist coast and toothy smiles, will eat you alive. There is nothing more amusing than seeing overweight white guys walking around with filled up black bags and big smiles on their faces....oh 200 yuan for a polo shirt 'you so handsome' thats only $30 I'll take 5. |
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hossenfeffer
Joined: 07 Oct 2006
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I think that the best bang for your buck is the U.S. Military Navy Pea Coat. It's 100% wool and very warm. A nice aspect of the pea coat is that they stay warm even when they're wet. I've had mine for five years and I swear by it.
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guava
Joined: 02 Sep 2009
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In my case, I wear a Patagonia overcoat thats more than 15 years old, and its as good as new.
Recently I bought a Claiborne (export quality and size) leather jacket in Itaewon.
The leather is thick and heavy and it does a good job of keeping warm. |
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