A good 'year round' peaked hat with 'ear flaps'.

Chiseller

Bushcrafter through and through
Oct 5, 2011
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ive got far too many hats according to swmbo...but i just couldn't help misen when i saw this....
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winging its way towards me as we speak......

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Goatboy

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Jan 31, 2005
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Nice bunnet Chris, not seen one of those afore. Should keep your napper cosy during the coming cold.

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Dave

Hill Dweller
Sep 17, 2003
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Brigantia
I got a real tree hat on sale, [normally £49.99] but it wasnt really my camo.

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So, I bought a £2.99 packet of dylon hand dye, and salt, and left to soak overnight, and this was the result:

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Very pleased with it now. Wool cap, cotton lined, very well made an comfortable.

Thats a swedish m39 woolen mackinaw cruiser, with the cotton liner removed from the inside, so its just wool. Also died olive green, and new buttons. Looks great.
 

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Chiseller

Bushcrafter through and through
Oct 5, 2011
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West Riding
cheers gents , Dave .....id say youve had a great result with yours! did you cold dye it ? and have you rinsed it by machine or hand ? All the dyes ive seen have wool on the 'not suitable' list. im wondering if thats mainly due to the high temperatures usually required .....

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Dave

Hill Dweller
Sep 17, 2003
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I think the trick with the dylon hand dyes and wool, is to begin by using near boiling water, agitate it every hour for the first 3 hours, [not much] but make sure you leave it in fully submersed for at least 12-14 hours. It doesnt dye the wool as well as cotton, but it does work.

Ive rinsed it by hand, but rinsed it a lot. I cant see it bleeding any more out.

The mackinaw I dyed in the bathtub with a few kettles of boiling water, machine rinsed it, and it has dyed evenly, but not masively. its a bit darker than the trousers. Again left it for 14 hours. And used a bit more salt than they suggest. Maybe an extra third.

mackinaw took 3 hand dye packets, hat took one.

But you can simply cut out the cotton liner of the swedish m39, with a small penknife. Just leaving the bottom two pockets intact. top pockets are wool backed, before you dye.
I comes out a lot lighter in weight, without the cotton liner, and for the money i cannot see much difference between this and the uber expensive filson macinaws.
 
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