I was looking for a cheapish ventile jacket for doing some hard work in, I take it the cheapest out there will be army surplus? if it is, what army jackets are the ones to keep a look out for?
Cheapest ventile jacket, army surplus?
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Johhny when you say hard work, is it to get avoid getting messy or ?
if a XL is any use give me a PM i may have something to hand.
if a XL is any use give me a PM i may have something to hand.
I'm a medium, i need a jacket for kicking about our shoot, dont want to use my good outdoor shooting gear, its getting ruined dragging bits of bridges about with nails sticking out etc
Beware - Ventile rips easily. I have ripped two Ventile jackets on our rough shoot on barbed wire.
….the other good thing about it is that it doesn't fray.
However if I were the OP I don't think I would risk even a £130 entry level Ventile smock on rough shoot work. I think I'd go cheap waxed cotton or Army ripstop. Maybe if I could get one of those Fleet Air Arm smocks I might give it a try.
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Not been able to log in for abit, nonsuch, do you think the best one is the ripstop then? is the gaberdine material not very good?
I had a look online and there doesnt seem to be to many jackets, rips stop, falklands and the windproof smock look about the most regular ones to pop up!!
Its either that or an M65 jacket!!
I had a look online and there doesnt seem to be to many jackets, rips stop, falklands and the windproof smock look about the most regular ones to pop up!!
Its either that or an M65 jacket!!
Gaberdine is nice but is even easier to rip than Ventile and frays like mad when you do so. I trashed the pocket on a nice gaberdine smock on our shoot as well!
I don't have much experience of ripstop - you probably have more - but it looks pretty tough and its usually the cheapest.
Steer clear of Fjallraven G1000 as well - that rips as soon as look at it (maybe it's just me). Seriously an old Barbour is going to be toughest (but even managed to rip one of those on the ejectors of my gun).
So ripstop then lol maybe you should give it a try!!! I have a barbour, but its pretty new, I'll give it 5 years before it gets grubby enough to be a work jacket!!
I do fancy a trip to the factory shop in south shields to see if there is any bargains!!
I do fancy a trip to the factory shop in south shields to see if there is any bargains!!
Whats the consensus then really, I am looking for a Ventile Jacket something that is both windproof and waterproof ideally but I do not want to spend £300+ on the likes of the Country Innovation Rover Jacket.
I have looked at their cheaper Ventile Jacket the Kestrel Smock which is £215.
Any recommendations on a mid range Ventile Jacket?
I have looked at their cheaper Ventile Jacket the Kestrel Smock which is £215.
Any recommendations on a mid range Ventile Jacket?
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