BCUK Ventile Jacket - a short review
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ok, make sense, Thanks
so this isnt any good then?
http://www.nikwax.com/en-us/product...uctid=250&activityid=-1&itemid=-1&fabricid=-1
I'm interested as eventually I will want a working jacket for most weathers (cold/wet), so i'm thinking if i had a ullfrotte L/S 200G baselayer under this jacket would be good, I don't want to be too hot.
so this isnt any good then?
http://www.nikwax.com/en-us/product...uctid=250&activityid=-1&itemid=-1&fabricid=-1
I'm interested as eventually I will want a working jacket for most weathers (cold/wet), so i'm thinking if i had a ullfrotte L/S 200G baselayer under this jacket would be good, I don't want to be too hot.
I am very tempted by this jacket but for one feature, the exposed waterproof (resistant) zips. If the jacket had a storm cover, I'd snap one up right away, but I'm put off by the exposed zips. I just know that they will fail at some point. Dirt or forest debris will get in there and stop them working properly. I know it's probably a belt and braces thing on my part, but that's the only thing stopping me wanting one.
yes, a great deal of difference
The hood is a compleatly different design and also has wired peak, the chest pockets are much larger inside and a different shape, the lower handpockets are microfleece lined, it doesnt have a nylon liner like the cairngorm, the shoulders are double ventile and the cuffs are also a different design.
Just seen this.
I doubt very much that the zip would fail, it's the same zip that's on my Saber bag and that's been in the jungles, desert, snow, woodlands etc for 5 years, it gets kicked about all the time and the zip is as good as new.
We have never had a zip issue on the jacket and some of the people that have bought them treat them very hard and nearly all of us use them when carrying wood and in the woodlands. I really don't think that the zip will be an issue, it's tough and it's up to the job
The torso of the jacket is very similar, it was the basis of the Bushcraft UK Jacket. There are significant differences as Stuart mentioned above, Completely different hood, cuffs, pockets, lining and shoulders. They're the same zips and nice straight lines to the cut of the jacket.
The BCUK Jacket has slightly more in common with the Airedale than it does the cairngorm, as we used the same yoke and shoulder cut as the Airedale, but otherwise list of differences is the same as the cairngorm:
The Airedale and cairngorm both have a full nylon lining with elasticated cuffs, the BCUK jacket doesnt and uses military smock style single velcro tab cuffs.
The hood design on the BCUK jacket is unique to the BCUK jacket and neither the Airedale or cairngorm have the volume adjustment method or wired peak.
The chest pockets on the BCUK are larger than those of both the Airedale and the cairngorm, reaching right around under each armpit.
The lower hand pockets on the BCUK jacket are micro fleece lined, a feature not present on either the Airedale or the cairngorm.
The shoulders of the BCUK jacket consist of two layers of ventile, where only one is present in both the cairngorm and the Airedale.
The more i see this jacket the more i like the idea and want one !!...bloody hell i'm going to have to sell some stuff..........Can you please stop posting pictures until I have a small Lotto win
Hello, I have not been on very much. I hope all is well. I am looking for a Ventile jacket, been doing a lot of searching and I to came up with the West Winds Arctic Parker. I have tried to call them, but had no luck as yet. Will try again, then email them. I have tested all kinds of jackets, Gore, E-vent, Paramo, Wax cotton as well, and some other kinds of treated fabrics used for shooting garments. I still have two Ventile jackets, these date from 1974 and 1981. I don't use them any more, but they are stills round. All my synthetic stuff fell apart in the first year. E-vent did go on longer. I am now going back to ventile. With wool base layer, it should stand up to all I am going through at it, and more. I am writing to Swazi as I would like to get more info from them. I read some reviews, also comments from a few BC UK and NZ users. It would seam to be very good stuff.
Ventile Alternatives to the West Winds Parka (which is very good by the way) :
- SASSKit Ventile-clone smock. Very good. They will also make them in real Ventile if you can source the material from Talbot Mills.
- Hilltrek smocks and jackets . Cheaper than Westwinds and they will do any design and sizing you want (including a Paramo analogy lining)
- SASSKit Ventile-clone smock. Very good. They will also make them in real Ventile if you can source the material from Talbot Mills.
- Hilltrek smocks and jackets . Cheaper than Westwinds and they will do any design and sizing you want (including a Paramo analogy lining)
They're shut on Friday afternoons. I've just bought an Airedale by the way, rather pleased with it.
I have Ventile jackets by a wide range of makers inc West Winds and Hill Trek and love em all - but the only one I have BOUGHT and BOUGHT TWO of is the Bison Bushcraft Ventile Smock....
I love the styling (based on a SAS smock of 60s vintage - I think) fit (loose-ish for my figure, without being too long) and function (big box pockets full front zip and ventile performance.)
One (now showing its age) for the woods, one (nice and new) for town wear ...
I love the styling (based on a SAS smock of 60s vintage - I think) fit (loose-ish for my figure, without being too long) and function (big box pockets full front zip and ventile performance.)
One (now showing its age) for the woods, one (nice and new) for town wear ...
The sass smock in 'not-but-very-like' ventile material is a similar design to the BB one mentioned by John and is also terrific imho.
John,
I'm assuming they don't make these anymore as they don't appear on the website.
I like my BCUK Ventile as it's a very 'clean' and 'fitted' design and is an unfussy garment that is at home in town or in the woods but I'm sooooooo glad I held onto my issue Ventile Arctic Windproof when I retired as they seem to be like hen's teeth at the moment. They must have been good as everyone seems to make a similar design!
Not sure if anyone's mentioned them before but there was also a set of Ventile overtrousers that went with them - velcro slits at the bottom to get over your boots and a loose fit so you could wear them comfortably over other trousers.
I'm assuming they don't make these anymore as they don't appear on the website.
I like my BCUK Ventile as it's a very 'clean' and 'fitted' design and is an unfussy garment that is at home in town or in the woods but I'm sooooooo glad I held onto my issue Ventile Arctic Windproof when I retired as they seem to be like hen's teeth at the moment. They must have been good as everyone seems to make a similar design!
Not sure if anyone's mentioned them before but there was also a set of Ventile overtrousers that went with them - velcro slits at the bottom to get over your boots and a loose fit so you could wear them comfortably over other trousers.
I think I had the last one (made to measure ) but his sewist lady found Ventile tough going to sew....
and refused to do any more!
) but his sewist lady found Ventile tough going to sew....and refused to do any more!
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