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Thanks, fellows. big_swede, you mention you used a few of these jackets-how hardwearing are the jackets? Were you wearing them to pieces? Thanks!

I was wondering if anyone has ever ran across the Ullfrotte wool jacket that the military in Sweden uses. I came across these on the web but its mainly surplus stores in Sweden that sell them. Has anyone ever tried these and are they a 400g or 600g weight? cheers.

I came across recently in the online Daily Mail an article on staying warm with tips from experts. One of the items they mentioned was a Haramaki-the Japanese term for a belly warmer. Doing a bit of searching and reading around these items are referred to as woollen kidney warmers or back...

Chris the Cat, don't leave us sockless...tell us about these socks from the 1950s! Thanks for the Endicotts suggestion. Toddy-thanks for link.

MikeLA, 11 1/2 to size 12.

Has anyone any clues on what UK company makes the Arctic white wool socks? I am not finding the company that manufactures them. Most of the time the socks turn up used and not in the size I want them so I thought if the company was known I could get them straight from them or they would give...

TurboGirl, thanks for those clear wool washing instructions. Wayland, so wash instructions are wash once every several years or better not at all;) I was just remembering a flashback to my uncles' farm. One of the garments they used to use were long wool topcoats/overcoats either British...

I was reading the threads here and it reminded me of a question that I have thought about. Has anyone ever considered what did the people of long ago eat-I am thinking about people who were doing hard strenous labour or physical activities-as distinct from the peasant who had access to a fixed...

Are all the gurnseys made out of oiled wool...TurboGirl mentions this or are there unoiled versions available? How do you recommend washing/taking care of a sweater that has the oiled/lanolin in the wool?

Thanks for the wisdom everyone. Who makes them? I see there are different companies peddling their sales but who makes a good heavy gurnsey that is worth keeping an eye out for either new or used? treadlightly, would you recommend the gurnsey as an outer layer by itself in cold dry weather...

I am looking at getting a Gurnsey sweater to squirrel away for chilly weather. It does not have patches at wear spots but it is supposed to be back to front wearable from the description-you can even out the wear over time which should avoid repairs. Also has side slits. Does anyone here have...

Marrti, Thanks for taking the time to uncover and post all this information on proven methods to stay warm in the outdoors. Yes, can you please post instructions on how to make these string vests? I would like to try making a vest for myself. Thanks, Monk

Vector, many thanks for taking the time to post pics and for the detailed explanations. There's some clever features there on that garment-esp the tape on the cuff. I have always found that cotton garment cuffs tend to wear easily. Thanks for clearing up the fabric content-that it's...

Are these better than headovers?

Chicago in December can be horribly cold. I have experienced NY city winter! Ask your daughter who lives there. Be aware if you and your family are doing the sightseeing trip and shopping-women like stores! All of you will be going in and out of trains/subways and stores-these places have...

Brynje mesh shirt and pants. The mesh garments without the wool might be more helpful to you. Have not used them but have used the cotton older fishnets and the principles of mesh do work. I too find I tend to overheat easily so everything has to have zips-no sweater without a zip or...

While looking on that online marketplace I was looking at smock prices and I came across what was described as a New Zealand SAS dpm windproof smock ...made out of Ventile! I poked around a bit online and saw examples where it's been made in desert ventile and also the dpm pattern. The...

Mike8472, did paul specifically mention he was stopping making smocks? I had planned to get something made down the road with thme and this might speed up/alter my plans. If a person supplied the fabric...colud they make it?

Has anyone considered using workwear for outdoor pursuits? The fabric mix is usually a 65% polyester 35% cotton mix in shirts and trousers. Workwear as in clothes provided to janitors, industrial workers. The fabric dries pretty quickly In the U.S. Dickies and Carharrt are two leading...

Thanks for the reply, Lord Poncho. I take it the trousers are a handy source of patch material and buttons to fix a windproof smock.