Jackets, Bush Shirts and Obsessive Disorders...

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gundy

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I must admit, I have a collection of 'bush shirts/jackets' as large as my cap/beanie collection....:D

Much to the dissapointment of the wife!

I usually never go past wool, however today I found a Bush Shirt by 'Ridgeline Clothing', of New Zealand.

It is quite thick, water proof and a lot of deer hunters in NZ use them apparently. It is very light and one of the most comfortable jackets I have ever owned. The collar zips right up and over the mouth too, which I find is a rare thing these days, fully covering the back of the neck. It is long, allowing a belt to be worn to allow ample length to cover the B-hind also.

Here is a pic - I got the one without a hood;

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What jackets do you guys wear?
 
Gundy,
I like that jacket, do they make one that style with hood in wool? I'm looking for one.
 
Not this mob mate, but SWAZI and SWANDRI do...

Pretty much the same. If you can get a SWAZI, you have one of the best jackets n the world, also made in NZ, but....the price... :)
 
Very popular new zealand brands. We make good clothes for hunters here. Ridgeline especially is found easily at any Hunting and Fishing store.
 
I'm a big believer in the soft-shells with layering. However, I have done a lot of hunting in wool and really like it for the cold, dry days. I like the look of the Ridgeline jacket and have been tempted by the Swanndri bushshirt. As much as I like fleece (we're using the Polar-Tec ones here in Iraq), I still like wool. There's always trade-offs and most lightweight backpackers will shy away from wool, but in a crisis or survival wool is just a better choice, especially if you're going to be around a fire for warmth, protection or cooking.

ROCK6
 
Spot on Rock6.

For the money, I am very impressed with this one!

For cold weather around here, I like feeling light, so under this, to -5 deg c weather, I would only have a thermal and maybe a Tee on. It is that warm.
 
I like light and layered too. I just got a polar fleece zip up from Columbia, and I have a thin nylon Columbia shell that can go over it. For the really cold stuff, I like my GI fishtail coat with liner. (Even though it's bulky)
 
I really, really need to stay off the internet, and especially this forum.

Now you guys have got me lusting after a Swanndri Ranger Shirt in the special Speights checks...

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With one of these bad boys, I could be the coolest guy in town.
 
this shirt has tickled my fancy for some time. It seemed expensive not too long ago, but recently I have thought that for a beautiful handmade (in the states) shirt it is a bargain. It has been flagged for my upcoming birthday :D .
 
I generally find myself layered in fleece, with some sort of weather-proof shell if necessary.
 
North49 waterproof shell and, if needed, an UnderArmour cold gear fleece (best fleece I've ever owned hands down). For shirts I've been using sleeveless UA heat gear shirts in hotter weather and a long sleeve wicking shirt in cooler weather.
 
Dr. Thor said:
I really, really need to stay off the internet, and especially this forum.

Now you guys have got me lusting after a Swanndri Ranger Shirt in the special Speights checks...

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With one of these bad boys, I could be the coolest guy in town.
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Nice shirt. I had a HD flannel in the yellow and black checks. It was my favorite hunting shirt in the fall. Left it hanging on a branch after washing some blood out of it and somebody made off with it.
 
I don't believe that you'll ever beat the quality of Filson made in the USA. But...., if you really like replacing clothing, you'll have to eventually give your Filson stuff away, because it doesn't wear out. That being said, the best hunting coat I've had was a US Army field jacket that I wore until the threads rotted. Sometimes I wonder what the military was thinking on their designs, but the clothing I've had was always first class.
 
I work outdoors in all conditions, year round, in different parts of BC. To cope with the constantly changing yet somehow always miserable weather, I have developed this layering system.

1. polypropylene, silk or merino long underwear shirt, helly hansen or MEC.

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2. Pendleton wool shirt

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3. serious cold warrants a fleece layer
4. Viking rain gear

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I find this keeps me pretty dry, with the hydrophobic base layer, the absorbert yet warm even if wet middle layer, and then the vented rain gear breathes, but keeps the rain and snow off me. Also, I like the natural fibers because they don't turn me into a torch every time I get a bit of white-hot steel splattering on me (which happens a lot.) I also have a lot of pockets, ranging from big semi-dry ones to flat dry pockets, in which I can keep tools, work plans or other written info, a radio, and something that looks like it might be a work phone, so I can pretend to talk angrily to someone on it in case somebody from management drives by.
 
I know alot of people may frown on this but I've always worn a checkered flannel shirt with a plain thermal underwear shirt underneath. I also have a flannel with polyester linned shirt/jacket that you can find at any retail store during the season. sometimes I have a fleece vest too. I would like to get new wool gear but they are $$$. Good investment no doubt. I remember back in the day when a grey hooded sweater and denim jacket was what was worn alot.
 
Usually M-65 army field jacket with liner, olive drab. Layer of flannel and/or hooded sweatshirt underneath if needed.
 
In moderate/warm weather in the mountains I carry:

synthetic long underwear
cotton t-shirt
fleece jacket or wool sweater
windbreaker shell and/or army surplus poncho

-Bob
 
Wolf_1989 said:
Usually M-65 army field jacket with liner, olive drab. Layer of flannel and/or hooded sweatshirt underneath if needed.
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I always wore wool, usually a Pendleton shirt, under my M65 during the cool, wet months. When it got cold, I put the liner in and a fleece hooded sweatshirt over the wool shirt.
 
I got into fleece the past couple of years, but it doesn't breathe well enough for me, I overheat too easily. I can't even wear the quilted liner with my M-65 unless the temperature is well below freezing, which is rare around here.

Polypro base layer, jeans, leather jacket or my M-65.
 
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