Just back from a wonderful 2 weeks holiday in the Highlands of Scotland. We camped in Poolewe (between Gairloch and Ullapool) for the whole time as it was pretty much perfect for us. It happens that the "factory" for Slioch outdoors shop was just down the road, so we went along and had a look. They make their own clothes (out of Goretex, Ventile, Pertex etc) and do a made-to-measure service for free.
Has anyone bought anything from them before? They seem to make "interpretations" on more well-known brands (e.g. their pertex fleeces seem rather similar to Buffalo) but slightly more agricultural looking (e.g. their jackets have fairly boring cuts with big square pockets - practical but not very flattering). But it all seemed well made, and to get it made to measure would be rather nice.
I did buy some Goretex gaiters from them (never understood the point of gaiters until we spent a few days walking through boggy Scottish moorland
) which work great, but maybe the temptation for a ventile smock or similar could become too great if it's not rubbish stuff.
Any user reviews? Or should we just stick to Westwinds or even North Face et al?
Has anyone bought anything from them before? They seem to make "interpretations" on more well-known brands (e.g. their pertex fleeces seem rather similar to Buffalo) but slightly more agricultural looking (e.g. their jackets have fairly boring cuts with big square pockets - practical but not very flattering). But it all seemed well made, and to get it made to measure would be rather nice.
I did buy some Goretex gaiters from them (never understood the point of gaiters until we spent a few days walking through boggy Scottish moorland
) which work great, but maybe the temptation for a ventile smock or similar could become too great if it's not rubbish stuff.Any user reviews? Or should we just stick to Westwinds or even North Face et al?
