Friday, 20th September, 2024

I ordered a smock and trousers from Alpkit and they arrived today. Trousers are perfect (after worrying about the size), smock.. I’m not sure. Lots of the reviews said go a size smaller. Someone even listed their stats and they were almost the same as me and said get a small. So I did. It fits okay and I like it’s a snug fit, think that’ll be better for keeping warm on a summit. I just can’t help wondering if a medium would’ve been better.

I don’t want to send it back as it was a bargain. It had an extra £50 off and then some random on Reddit gave me a £50 voucher! They won’t let me just swap it, they’ll refund and then I’ll have to buy again. It’s probably fine and I’ve had too big coats in the past.

Maybe 15-20 years ago I got a Barbour jacket and I tried it on and was going with medium but then ended up getting a large in case I was wearing a big jumper under it. Thing is, it’s never the weather for a big jumper under it, and if it was, I’d be wearing ski gear. So I’ve never worn it. I think it might still be in the cupboard and I should give it away.

Debating if I can nip off at 6am tomorrow and do a summit or if that’ll be too annoying for everyone else. Meant to be quite foggy in the morning so might not be ideal driving.