A waterproof bushcraft jacket - but which?

[Tiley]

Has anyone out there tried one of the Swazi anoraks or jackets? Any thoughts/feedback?

 

[TheGreenMan]

Has anyone out there tried one of the Swazi anoraks or jackets? Any thoughts/feedback?

Yep, I've got Tahr. A very well made garment, my only criticism of it is that has no hand warmer pockets.

A word of warning if you order one. There are two colour options, 'olive' and 'tussock green'. The olive colour is actually a dark, bottle green, and tussock green, is somewhere between olive and khaki. It's easy to tripped-up by this one if you assume that the olive is going to be...well, olive

Best regards,
Paul.

 

[Stewart Holmes]

Perhaps it’s just a myth but this http://www.fjallraven.org/fjallrave...134&SectionName=yes&Menu=menu2&SectionId=2920 is not.

Cheers

I have been looking at this jacket as well. (Fält Jacket). I have used Ventile, Gor, Event and others. I have not yet found any to be perfect. Ventile is high priced, heavy when wet and my early Gor Jacket delaminated. Event is the best I have found for light, fast trips. Walking or biking. I used a lot of Fjallraven kit years ago. Then it droped of the UK market, but it is back and can be found at a number of outlets. It is designed to do a good job. I would be interested to know how well it works.

 

[Bootstrap Bob]

Tony
Has the BCUK Jacket been posted in the open forums yet? I can't find it.
If not will any one have one at the Christmas moot to look at?

 

[Tony]

No not yet. They'll go up after the weekend.

Yea, there will be a few at the Moot, I'm sure that people will let you try them on. I'll see if I've got a couple here to bring as well.

Cheers

 

[Tiley]

I received mine very promptly the other day. It has been pressed into 'mild service' and is utterly brilliant: well cut, beautifully made and well thought out. It has answered my original question and fulfilled all my expectations. Brilliant, just bloody brilliant!

Watch out, Tony - I reckon there'll be demand for these beauties!