To spend £60 on my 18 months old winter coat from Polarn o' Pyret?

[Enjoyingmycoffee1981]

We can afford it, but not so financially comfortable that spending sixty pounds on a coat for a toddler is not something that does make me gulp.

Is Polarn worth it??

Thank you.

Dave, I can almost guarantee that whilst looking similar, the h&m will not have even close to the the insulation and level of wind and waterproof level that the coats from Didrikson and Polarn have

I second that, H&m etc will just be water resistant not waterproof. Didriksons for example use a grading system that tells you how much water an item can withstand and how warm, what effect each wash has.

I've bought three Polarn coats for my dc and they wear them for two years (dd got three years out of her 3-4 year coat). Then I sell them on E Bay, they are still immaculate and they are hugely in demand. I made over two thirds back on two of them £43 and £45 and then £38 on ds's. So yes it's more than worth it. I will always buy them. Got a better return on them than even ds's north face jacket and dd's ugg boots.

Bedhaven.... have you bought from didrikson? I have just bought thermal rating 13 for ds. As far as I cam see, it doesn't get higher! If you know the brand, of this too warm? He hates layers. We are t shirts in mid winter so I thought this a way of keeping him toasty and happy. But I don't want him sweating in it as it is Arctic ready!

My pleasure OP :-) We just bought 100% merino wool thermal PJs for camping from VikingKids for £20 - it truly is one of those wonderful small online businesses that we keep coming back to.

I am obsessed with merino! For my children at least. Can't I stuff the cost for myself! All my daughters leggings are merino. I buy in the sale so not ott price, and they last and last and so comfy and warm. Perfect materiak

I don't see why how waterproof the jacket is really matters if your not going to buy the entire jacket/trousers/glove set, if you go out in the rain with a toddler with only a jacket and wellies on they are going to get wet.

The Scandinavian logic would be if you only had 60 pounds to spend on waterproof clothing you'd either buy 2nd hand pop clothing or new cheaper brands, you'd never just buy a jacket, it would be as logical as buying half a bikini.

Well, Enjoying, get thyself down to Gap who have some really good merino cardigans and pullovers in this season for grown ups. I usually hate Gap lack of quality but their merino lasts and lasts.

Yep, it does really well on ebay. I've even sold PoP clothing for more than I've paid for it (I always buy in in the sale for the following year).

The clothes are superb quality and, as others have said, really properly warm

IKEA, because it's just not as cold here, nor is English rain particularly penetrating, and most kids have cheap waterproof overalls to go under the coat. Nearly all year round DS refuses to wear gloves; if we lived in Sweden his fingers would have dropped off by now. But they haven't, because even in mid winter it's usually above freezing during the day and (sadly) almost never snows.

Horses for courses.

Ikea... I already have the waterproof trouser for my dd

In any event, think logically about it. The greatest surface area of your body is torso and arms (plus these coats are invariably long). It is most important that these parts of your body are kept dry and warm. Damp legs are simply uncomfortable. Damp torso is awful and can lead to illness If you then get cold.

Plus the torso and arms are first to get wet when the rain hits, and generally get wetter.

Practically speaking, it is a lot easier to pull on a coat for a child on the walk to school, rather than the trousers too and then getting them off on the other side.

I can't understand what you're saying. Don't bother getting a waterproof coat if you don't get everything waterproof? That's like saying don't bother eating fruit if you don't eat all your recommended five portion in a day.

Pop coats are great. First one bought for dd, now 6, lasted her two years. Passed on to her brother, also 2 years of wear. It still looks brand new (despite 4 years of being covered in mud repeatedly). Dd2 will shortly inherit. That will be 6 years of use out of one coat, and it will be fine to pass on after that. That averages out to a tenner a year. Contrast the 30 quid job I got dd from h&m one year. The zip broke after 5 months. Superficially cheaper but in practice a total waste of money.

Can I also put in a plug for spotty otter down clothes. Not full price, because 170 quid on a child's coat IS insane. But every summer little trekkers do a 70% off sale, and then you can pounce!

I've just bought a lovely Trespass coat from John Lewis in the sale for £20 instead of £40 - it's a 3 in 1 and seems really substantial. Dd is starting school and I wouldn't want to spend more in case it goes missing.

I have twice bought the JoJo snowsuit for £40 - both Dds have worn them, a friend has borrowed one and dd2 has had 2 years out of one of them. I sold the first on eBay for £20 and guess I will get the same for the second one. If you get 50% ish back on stuff then it's worth spending the extra in the first place!

Yanbu it gets very cold in the winter and a decent coat is needed. I always think if you buy cheap you buy twice!! £60 for something that will have daily use isn't that expensive imo.

Enjoyingmycoffee- we have the didriksons Vinson parka which looks like it's 13 for heat also. I would think that would not be too warm with a t-shirt. It's surprisingly thin as it's some high tech synthetic insulation rather than down. HTH.

My little ds has a didriksons 2 piece insulated splashsuit, we've used the coat loads over the past year and it'll do for another yr. I like it because its warm but not bulky and the biggest bonus is the hood is adjustable and elasticated with a peak so doesn't fall down and keeps his face and head dry. If he wears the trousers too which are fleece lined, he's totally sorted and wonderfully toasty. I have some great memories from last year of him playing at the park in the rain, splashing in some mahoosive puddles and staying bone dry. The only thing is you have to sort yourself out OP with similarly waterproof goods because my ds faired much better than I did in the rain!

We buy POP but mainly the t-shirts as they just go on and on and on.