Advice needed on men's jodhpurs/breeches

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Currently use Rodney Powell which are the most comfortable I have worn. Sadly I can't get them any more so what would you recommend as an alternative? I've tried Mark Todd and wasn't impressed.
Best of all does anyone know where I can get 34" waist Rodney Powells?
 
I've got three pairs of Riders in 32 an 34 and they are very comfortable, unfortunately, they don't seem to be available any more. I have also got two pairs of Equitech breeches which are good.

Ebay is pretty good from time to time, although I have got some cheap rubbish there. Table top and tack shop sales can occasionally yield a worthwhile bargain too.
 
Equitech I've been told are very good, design wise for men
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We deal with them and have mostly positive feedback for them...I'm not a guy though so just going by feedback from customers lol!
 
I guess it depends what the budget is - hubby mainly wears the same pair (they do get washed!), so I guess they must be comfy and they are Cavello. The others he wore until they died, I can't think of the name of, they were from Turf & Travel, if I remember I'll come back!
 
Hubby buys Gorringe ones when he can find them. He has tried a pair of saddlehuggers which were a nice fit - such a shame they were cotton though.

Don't know why riding gear is so backwards - every other sport has recognised that cotton is pretty useless and that there are far better technical fabrics.

There is very little choice for men too. Hubby doesn't like pleat fronts or breeches - they have to be stretch jodhs more like his cycling leggings. He gets so frustrated to see 4 pages of ladies jodhs in the catalogues then half a page for men!
 
Thanks everyone thats really helpful. I agree that, as a man in this world, everything is very much skewed towards the female rider.
Niche in the market for someone? I'm an emergency medicine specialist and haven't got an entrepreneurial bone in my body! lol
 
I think there is a big niche, both for good technical gear at reasonable prices (why can I buy a goretex jacket from berghaus for less than a rubbishy non-breathable waterproofish jacket from toggi??) and for mens gear.

I'm not the person to do it, but I really think that there is room for some of the companies that produce outdoor gear for other sports to come into the market and improve it vastly.

The only brand that do really good technical gear now is musto (barbour used too be pretty good until they ditched the equestrian wear in favour of fashion stuff) and they are a sailing brand.

I would have thought that the hiking or mountain biking gear could be quite easily adapted. The only difference between a pair of cycling leggins and a pair of jodhs is some strapping on the knee..... and an outdoor coat is an outdoor coat, it is only superficial features like vents and pocket placement that vary between a cycling/hiking/horseriding coat.
 
I find the Hac Tac classic breeches comfy myself.

Echo the posts about the lack of choice in clothing for men always frustrates me when the catalogues have very little for us blokes, Still I guess it saves me buying things I might not need!
 
Worth knowing about Neddy's. I tend to avoid anything over a tenner on Ebay, as you really don't know about quality, or fit, until it turns up.

I will add my voice to the 'frustrated male' market. It really rags me when I look at online shops or even local tack shops to see ladies jods in 34 at £20 and the same size similar quality for me £40 Minimum. Even at equestrian shows like the one in Exeter, there are no bargain jods for men (I did get some excellent XL gloves though).

As far as technical materials are concerned, Ariat have taken that route with some of their gear, but it's so hard to come by and so expensive, I have never bothered to look for my sizes, just got some as presents for my OH.
 
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