I have a decent pair of jammers, but haven’t been in a pool for 2 years. Needless to say my body has expanded in the wrong places.
What would be a good jammer (plain black) that holds up to a pool’s chlorine and will last for years (2 or so).
Looking to spend less than 30, but will go up if I have too.
Thanks!
Dolfin makes a polyester jammer, you can find it on Swimoutlet.com for like 20 bucks, will last as long as anything you’ll find elsewhere.
These have treated me well for awhile.
http://www.finisinc.com/swimwear/men/male-jammer-solid.html
Use coupon code “trifinis” to bring the cost down a bit.
This thread starts and ends with Speedo Endurance. Those things are indestructible. I like the square legs.
+1 for Speedo Endurance. I wore out a set of regular Speedo jammers much quicker than I expected, but my original pair of Endurance+ jammers looks brand new.
Any of the polyester/pbt jammers will basically live until the stitching goes. Speedo endurance+, Tyr durafast, Finis, Keifer aqualast, etc.
Try this search: http://www.google.com/search?q=pbt+jammer&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=shop&sa=X&ei=NnYAUbmgKurrigLSoIGADg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAw
Thanks everyone!
I went cheap with the dolfins. If they don’t work out I will give the endurance a shot.
I appreciate your quick replies!
Speedo Endurance, added bonus–they keep the gas from escaping which helps with body position.
Thanks everyone!
I went cheap with the dolfins. If they don’t work out I will give the endurance a shot.
I appreciate your quick replies!
You shouldn’t go cheap, honestly. The small premium you pay for the pure polyester/PBT materials are well worth it. They’ll last 10x as long as your cheap jammers.
Speedo Endurance is great, but anything that says 100% polyester or poly/PBT is as good. Tend to cost only about $10-$20 more than a regular set of jammers, but the fabric almost never wears out (the drawstring breaks before the fabric wears out.)
After your cheap ones die, go with one of these, buy the best looking, coolest one you can get (because it’s going to be with you for years), and never look back.
The dolfin hammers I suggested are 100% polyester, I’ve had speedo endurance jammers and these are identical aside from the speedo name brand.
Why bother with the forum if all you’re going to do is pick the cheapest option. Could have done that with less effort on everyone’s part.
I used to swim in Orca Jammers. Even tho Orca is Kiwi company, and I’m in New Zealand, I can’t find them anywhere. Even the people at their Auckland Outlet store can’t even tell me if they are still making them.
I LOVED them. Nothing else comes close. They don’t match your cheap requirements, but were great value by virtue of great performance and longevity. I’ve tried others and they are crap by comparison. Now I’m back to 'budgie smugglers"
Waterpro polyester jammers. I get them from swimoutlet.com for cheap and they seem to last as I haven’t killed a pair in three years. I wash them in the shower after every swim, a trick I picked up from ST.
What are you talking about? Finding something that’s cheap and fulfills the performance requirements is a valid question, took me 10 seconds to point out the best option.
The dolfin hammers I suggested are 100% polyester, I’ve had speedo endurance jammers and these are identical aside from the speedo name brand.
That’s legit! Good pick!
This thread starts and ends with Speedo Endurance. Those things are indestructible. I like the square legs.
+2 on Speedo Endurance, one suit is good for around 1.5 million yards or so, in my experience.
swimoutlet has some brand jammers that are relatively cheap.
Tyr DURAFAST square leg. Not necessarily cheap but tyr usually has 10 or 15% offs running every so often. I used one pair of these last year from May to October 3 times per week and they are still in acceptable shape to use.
Highly recommend them
http://www.kiefer.com/kiefer-lycra-jammer-products-497.php?page_id=147
these have lasted me forever
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Bit more than your $30 but I highly recommend these
http://www.blueseventy.com/collections/swimwear/products/spectra-jammer-black
Like Tridork I also have & recommend the Orca’s http://www.orca.com/product/cl-pro-enduro-swim-jammer-male but they’re quite a bit more than your budget.