I. Farticus
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Well, just for a laugh I thought I'd try and get it into a large Sainsbury's tie handle freezer bag - 290mmx546mm...
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Well, just for a laugh I thought I'd try and get it into a large Sainsbury's tie handle freezer bag - 290mmx546mm...
Pine Marten
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Well, just for a laugh I thought I'd try and get it into a large Sainsbury's tie handle freezer bag - 290mmx546mm...
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OK, not very packable then, but moreso than my massive tweed jacket. Sort of semi-packable... But I salute your improvised testing method!
I. Farticus
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Blimey, how packable do you want from a jacket? Considering the material that's nothing. It'll fit into a Harkila Pro Hunter pocket!
Pine Marten
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Well as much as possible I suppose! Ideally I'd like to be able to carry it around in a walnut shell.
Pine Marten
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Sorry, I just have a violent aversion to military/combat/tactical stuff. I'm not at war with the deer. I quite like them actually. But you know, it's just a matter of taste.
I. Farticus
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This does everything that I want - waterproof, breathable, silent, matt, green.
The last thing I wanted was a camo bin bag that was shiny, noisy and soaking on the inside within 30 yards
Packability [sic] isn't something that I'm bothered about, so to find that it does all the above and squishes down to not-a-lot is a bonus. However as I don't carry a rucksack in the field, it matters not
Pine Marten
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Well please let me know how you get along with it because my last big acquisition of kit was for my 30th birthday. I'm still using that stuff, it was good quality. But it is now nine and a half years old, so I'm researching what I may point people towards in September of this year, and am also working on an expedition to the French Alps shortly after. I mean I could do it in tweeds just to give my guides and friends something to talk about, but it's likely to be difficult enough as it is.
Pine Marten
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I'm looking at this too, following recent comments on here about my hat which was part of the last batch!
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McKenzie
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Orvis & others supply very similar hats and can improve on the price (considerably).
Pine Marten
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Hats are a totally separate discussion I think. However, any hat acquired will be amortised over the next ten years probably*, and will probably appear in a lot of photos, stories, and hopefully the press so needs to look the part. Finally though, I don't intend to pay for it myself!
*Bloody hell, I'll be fifty for the next hat??! In the meantime I need to work on becoming able to buy a hat whenever I want to...
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Jagare
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I bought the Swedteam Axton jacket and trousers for the hunting trip to Portugal last Febuary. We had one cold, wet, crap, day and the Axton worked perfect. It rolls up into its own hood and takes up no room at all. Nice bit of kit and well pleased with it.
I couldn't agree more Pine Marten- but in olive green its just a good lightweight smock with useful pockets and which fits in my tweed jacket bellows pocket on the hill. Hopefully stalking 'fashion' will swing back to your philosophy a little and away from the current 'sniper' bent, but not sure that will suit the retailers so maybe not.
If its hats you want have a look at the Sutherland Sporting Tweed Company.
Pine Marten
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It's just occurred to me that trying on all the different jackets can be my stated purpose fur going to the Field and Country Fair in June. Who else is going?
Are the lowlander jackets still available and where? Similar post a little while ago , looked them up again and could not locate a retailer. Roe stalker on YouTube is a great ad for this jacket he's seems to be wearing his forever.
The swedeteam axton looks nice too, is there any reviews on this or is it new out? It does look a bit more than a shell though.
The swedeteam axton looks nice too, is there any reviews on this or is it new out? It does look a bit more than a shell though.
Thinking of getting one myself. What is the sizing like on these? Was last season the game season? If so they seem to be very versatile. I was using a Shooter King jacket and got wet all the time. Looked good and well made but more bloody rubbish.
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