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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: FattusCattus on June 08, 2014, 08:22:05 PM
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I'm going back to the old 'Padman' style shorts again - I simply cannot get on with thigh pads and stripper-style thingies. I am obviously too round in the middle and nothing fits like it should, and keeps slipping Southwards.
Before you all suggest it, I am not going to the expense of Strettons either,
Therefore, I wondered if anyone still used the old Padman style shorts, and if so does anyone think any of the brands available on the market at the moment are any better than the others?
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Have you considered Strettons under Lycra! ;)
Sorry couldn't resist :D
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i gave up on the old padman shorts as i couldn't find any new ones that were comfy.
let me know if you do bruce
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Sporting Billy.com has G.M maxi shorts on sale priced £ 4.75.
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I had a pair of the kookaburra shorts with the slip in pads around 3 years ago before upgrading to strippers. They were very good.
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I bought a pair 2 seasons ago from hunts county that were pretty good.
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I had a pair of the kookaburra shorts with the slip in pads around 3 years ago before upgrading to strippers. They were very good.
I've used the Kookaburra shorts for a long time now. Comfortable and light, but wouldn't say that they offer greatest protection. i.e the ball still hurts when you get hit. Th
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I'm going back to the old 'Padman' style shorts again - I simply cannot get on with thigh pads and stripper-style thingies. I am obviously too round in the middle and nothing fits like it should, and keeps slipping Southwards.
Before you all suggest it, I am not going to the expense of Strettons either,
Therefore, I wondered if anyone still used the old Padman style shorts, and if so does anyone think any of the brands available on the market at the moment are any better than the others?
I feel your pain. These stripper things weren't designed for the average overweight clubbie. I am dreading the day my dalek like morrants finally rip, they are a fantastic fit. Shame they stopped making them :-(
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I use padman shorts, always have done as they are much comfier.
I use Kookaburra ones because they have the elasticated waist which i find better than the drawstring, feels like i dont have them on.
I do however use a thigh pad in the section, not the one given.
Maybe you could cut the bit off the strippers and insert them in the shorts?????
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Hmm, I've had the Kooks before, and they were pretty good - plus I play at a right proper poo standard, so this may be the way to go.
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Yep - as one of the more rotund punters I here I would wholeheartedly recommend the Kooks
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have you made a decision bruce?
im thinking of getting a set as my strippers just moved to much
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Old school, Kook Padman-style shorts, and fit the rounder figure just fine.
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As a fellow lard, I can also recommend the Kooks( or dieting!)
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where did you get them from? im sure you found a good price
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As a fellow lard, I can also recommend the Kooks( or dieting!)
I'm on a diet at the moment, it's salad for lunch or a tortilla wrap as a treat. It also includes Co-Op loved by you steak pies in the fridge at work (eaten cold of course) to help the salad down!
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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I too am on the lookout for some batting shorts for the 'larger' gentleman... :-[
Are these the sorts of pads that you bought, @FattusCattus:
http://www.discountcricketoutlet.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4434&gclid=CjwKEAiAh560BRDu-aD93r-J_zoSJACrxZG24vVnP1J2-dNIAkuR3Uf89HcOlGBERMU7P1QmgzwvWRoCN77w_wcB (http://www.discountcricketoutlet.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4434&gclid=CjwKEAiAh560BRDu-aD93r-J_zoSJACrxZG24vVnP1J2-dNIAkuR3Uf89HcOlGBERMU7P1QmgzwvWRoCN77w_wcB)
Thinking a pair of these in XXL might stretch around my fat (No Swearing Please)!
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Yup - those are them. Brilliant for a while, but they do get baggy and loose for a while. Buy 2 x pairs, or go size down on the shorts.
I suffered them for a while but went back to strippers (thanks @WalkingWicket37) and the aero shorts, which when I am at my slimmest, work best for me.
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Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I too am on the lookout for some batting shorts for the 'larger' gentleman... :-[
Are these the sorts of pads that you bought, @FattusCattus:
[url]http://www.discountcricketoutlet.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4434&gclid=CjwKEAiAh560BRDu-aD93r-J_zoSJACrxZG24vVnP1J2-dNIAkuR3Uf89HcOlGBERMU7P1QmgzwvWRoCN77w_wcB[/url] ([url]http://www.discountcricketoutlet.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=4434&gclid=CjwKEAiAh560BRDu-aD93r-J_zoSJACrxZG24vVnP1J2-dNIAkuR3Uf89HcOlGBERMU7P1QmgzwvWRoCN77w_wcB[/url])
Thinking a pair of these in XXL might stretch around my fat (No Swearing Please)!
took me ages to find a pair before Xmas was told that they won't be stocked in 2016 as most players now prefer strippers managed to get a pair of GN shorts for £ 12.00 the very early ones made from thicker material.