Discussion: Team Supporter suits

Hey all you U.S. Team members and supporters. Check out this site and order your suits by May 15th. click here. The coolmax pants are great. They have an extra wedge of material over the knees so your knees don't pull the pants when running.

kenny - any word on CSU suits before I upgrade my existing poison oak collector?

Are you sure emailing an order in to the address given at the suit site works? I've tried twice, and each time I've got back one of those fiendly mailer-Daemon messages letting me know that not all went as planned. If everyone else has the same experience, there might not be very many O' suit orders this year!

Yes, you are right swampfox! To place an order, please send emails to scarb@orienteer.com. I hope to get the link fixed shortly. Thanks!!

But I'm on a low-scarb diet right now!
heh heh,
yeah.
Seriously though, Joe, are you interested in making some sort of "orienteer.com" patches for the uniforms this year? We would have worn them last year had they been available, and it would be at least a small thanks for your uniform services.

I'll order something again this year. The stuff is cool and it's a nice way to show support. BUT, people need to know to be very cautious if ordering the Extreme Top. I ordered a XXL last year, it looks great, but it's still brand new in the back of my car. I can't even pull it over my head, let alone my "girth." SO, if you're not exactly built like an athlete (doughboy might fit in my case), that's probably not a good choice, or order one if not too sizes larger. They're supposed to be snug, but I'm guessing you ought to be able to put them on ;-)

At WOC last year a number of folks had to ask for help getting them off after races. I think Trimtex should install rip-cords in them. Or exploding bolts like on the Mercury capsules. The Incredible Hulk comes to mind. They'd probably make great sling-shots for the compass throw! They definately have the Right Stuff.

Charles Atlas could never have squeezed into one of those Extreme tops and I'm not sure a girl could either. There's a reason why they were voted 2004's "Best Named Piece of O' Gear". They would not have been out of place in a Medieval Age torture chamber.

Must be some exaggeration here - at a QOC BOD meeting last fall we had a bit of a show and tell for technical running tops and, thinking it was Greg's and without, so far as I'm aware, doing it catastrophic damage, I managed to put on Kathleen Lennon's Team Supporter top (size small, I believe). Admittedly it was extremely tight once it was on and I allegedly (based on Aikido teachers feeling the need to doublecheck to be sure they weren't seriously hurting me yet) have quite flexible shoulders but I'm pretty sure this occurred under the same laws of physics the rest of the cosmos observes.

Factoring in my broad shoulders, and even with less than abundant female appendages, there was no way I could wear the XL I ordered...and maintain any sense of modesty. I ended up donating it back to the team and another supporter traded his L for my XL. So, I was going to try for the XXL this year, but maybe not...

But I do like the fact that the jackets will say USA Orienteering on the back. And since I just love jackets, I might have to have another one.

I remember Big Eddie would put on his Extreme top (it would take him most of the day) because he said it made our WOC motel room seem almost as large as the luxury suite Karen and Sandra had.

There's a reason these are called Extreme O tops right?

While I'm quite aware that humour, exaggeration, double-entendre, writing between the lines, and mystic animals are all an integral part of the AP Board, please know that none of these were a part of my post. I simply couldn't put it on.

Val, if you'd like to try mine on, please feel free to do so.

Boy that must be ironic... there you are, in Finland, strong enough to represent the US at a World Champs. And then you're stuck, feeling like a 2 year old, wondering if you can take your shirt off by yourself... I'm used to helping Oriana get dressed, but then she's not quite ready for WOC.

ps. I am able to get in and out of my Large. Although I think I'll have to demonstrate that this weekend for the disbelievers.

I, for one, heartily endorse US team members stripping as part of the spectrum of team fundraising activities. Provided they do it to suitable musical accompaniment.

But not Canadian ones? Or are the northern folk just more inhibited somehow?

Talcum powder or vaseline (liberally applied before putting on the shirt) might help with removal. But if you snag it on a branch its likely to fail catastrophically. I remember reading about a number of "pullover" accidents with these...

While a Canadian Team burlesque show might be out of step with the austerity and dignity of Canadian culture (as exemplified by the Mackenzie Brothers' magnum opus, "Strange Brew" - a film clearly, by virtue of having the same number of roles performed by Max von Sydow, on a par with Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" and Zurlini's "The Desert of the Tartars" in the canon of world cinema) the major argument against endorsing the idea is, admittedly, that I might be called on to participate.

Just don't do talcum powder and vaseline...didn't you see that episode of friends! Ahh, nothing like Attackpoint discussions to brighten up a dull Swedish lifestyle. And with all this excitement around the tops, just imagine the pants!

There were Extreme pants too? Really?? Now, you can debate the relative merits and demerits of an impossible top, but Extreme pants has got be be the jolly worst idea ever. What next? The Extreme breechcloth? What if the Sprint Commissar got hold of that idea and declared that henceforth all sprinters must sprint in their breechcloths, in the interests of speed, spectator interest, and public humiliation? Don't put it past them--commissars are well known for having no sympathy for the plights of the Lesser Mortal, and they are overeager for bad ideas as it is. Someone must inform Trimtex that there are limits.

By the way, JDW, should you be reading this, I am pretty sure Kenny would never permit this board to indulge in the sins of humor or exaggeration so therefore you can be assured that everything you read here is steeped deeply in fact and truth and would stand up well in a court of law.

Speaking of post-race difficulties, a French lass this weekend spent several minutes trying to undo her bra before having to ask for help from a "passerby"! She didn't have any trouble removing her O-top, on the other hand.

Under what circumstances was this occurring? And you were a witness or a participant?

sounds like an important part of neil's post-race routine is passing-by french lasses.

I see a new event for the Nav-stock games: Getting out of your extreme-O top. Could even make it part of the post-SI Slam-Dunk Frivolous End-Zone Celebration Contest.

Sorry no Trimtex events allowed...

Axis Gear is a sponsor of the Nav-Stock Sprint.

Regarding Swampfox's concern about mandatory clothing for sprints, let me assure him that prior to instituting any such thing I would make sure to consult some of my fellow commissions, in particular Leonard Armato. Leonard is the commissioner of beach volleyball....

Just came across this old thread via Google. Interesting since I didn't hear a peep from any of you characters at the time. If anyone had a real problem with the v-neck and still does, you might send an e-mail.

Joe@orienteer.com