Hunting jacket

[luckylee]

Hi all, I'm looking for a recommendation please for a decent quiet hunting jacket fir this winter please..
i have about 150 to 200 to spend, any body who gets out there and uses there jacket or had a good recomendation please must be quiet any help would be appreciated I have looked at the Swazi but 400 pound for a jacket to possibly get ripped and that type of stuff is just too much fir me to spend.

 

[Robbi]

would you consider tweed ?

 

[Clouston98]

I use a bison bushcraft shirt for most things and it's tweed. Not waterproof but keeps you dry in all but the heaviest, comfy and moleskin lined, and as you wanted it's extremely quiet. To be honest I don think there is anything as quiet as wool or natural fibre garments in general. Hope this helps .

 

[Clouston98]

Link to a More detailed review here:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119447

 

[Buckshot]

For the price Ridgeline take some beating IMO

 

[woof]

For the price Ridgeline take some beating IMO

I have 2 ridgelines, the smock (monsoon) & the full zip one. They are storm proof, but I know some people find they run hot in them.

Rob

 

[swotty]

For the price Ridgeline take some beating IMO

+1 for Ridge line, I've got the Monsoon and it does get a tad warm (I've considered sewing some waterproof zips under the arms) the zipped version might be worth a try?

 

[santaman2000]

It might help to be a little more specific:
-Hunting what species?
-Method of hunting? (sitting quietly in a stand or actively stalking, etc?)

These details will dictate how quiet the material needs to be as well as the amount of climate protection you'll need (i.e. sitting static will need more insulation whereas active stalking needs to be easily ventilated)

 

[luckylee]

It might help to be a little more specific:
-Hunting what species?
-Method of hunting? (sitting quietly in a stand or actively stalking, etc?)

These details will dictate how quiet the material needs to be as well as the amount of climate protection you'll need (i.e. sitting static will need more insulation whereas active stalking needs to be easily ventilated)

Hi mate I do both.. But stalking through the wood after pigeon is what I love to do most hope that helps

 

[santaman2000]

Hi mate I do both.. But stalking through the wood after pigeon is what I love to do most hope that helps

I imagine it should help some. I'll leave it to the good people of the forum who are more local to you to offer the actual advise; they'll be better aware of your climate and availability than I. But I imagine they'll be more able to access those needs now that the parameters are better defined.

 

[luckylee]

Any body with the monsoon elite, and what's your thoughts please