Border or Northumbria

[Billy-o]

Barbours, I mean

Just seeing my old and derelict Solway off, and will scour eBay for its replacement (vintage, that is)

What do people think are the different merits of the Border and the Northumbria?

 

[Van-Wild]

I've got an original Durham. I like the fixed hood.

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[Seagull]

I had never thought that Barbours could ever get to a stage of dereliction...the odd patching of a bit of binder twine and bent fuse wire is just an extreme patination, surely.
My preference is the Northumbria, it's the only one I've ever had, cos it has the longest back and its generous allowance of measure, together with its minimal lining, means I can always choose my own preference of insulation.
Learn the herringbone stitch, my jacket presently and proudly sports an all-up, cumulative length of around 14 inches of 'patination', mainly around cuffs, pockets and elbow seams.
It has never taken the Northbound journey back to Shields, for I've always done the re-proofing myself...I suspect that all the layers of beeswax is holding the thing together just as much as the stitching.
Regards all
Ceeg

 

[Tiley]

I'd go Northumbria. It's a good, long body and a heavier weight fabric. I have two frustrations with it: the short sleeves and the lack of a fixed hood.

 

[Norfolk_wanderer]

From memory they are a similar cut- both quite long- but the border is a lighter weight of waxed cotton with a cotton liner. The Northumbria is wool lined and a heavier weight outer.