I think I have found my perfect wooly pully for bushcraft. I never thought I would admit it. But its true. It fills me with festive cheer. Its the Austrian Army wooly pully. I have worn it several times when instructing this week and on the chilly (icy) and damp/windy mornings on Dartmoor its been perfect? Is there something better than perfect. If there is then its that.
It has several advantages over the British one (IMHO)
Firstly it has a button-up neck opening giving it look that is not too 'army' if you catch my drift. Even my wife (ascerbic as she is) said I did not look as much of a dork as I normally do when atired in bushwear. The buttons can be done fully up and turned into a polo-neck for when it gets really cold.
Secondly it is much, much, much thicker and heavier gauge that the British equivalent. Making it more robust and alot warmer.
Thirdly, due to the way its woven (tightly) it is not really that itchy. Whilst I would not wear it next to my skin, after a wash with some conditioner, its really not that itchy at all - even wearing a thin T-Shirt. So - compared to the itchy hell that is the British one - this is heaven!
Fourthly, the way the ribbing has been contructed - horizontally instead of vertically it does not sag/droop round your ankles when it gets wet
It has good solid shoulder and large elbow patches.
For me it is the best value product I have bought this year - you get alot of pully for the price. I have bought 4 now because I reckon when word gets out these won't last long.
What are the drawbacks?
Well - sizes are on the small side. If you are long of body and arms or if you are big chested or big bellied then you can forget it. I am 15 stone, just over 6ft, average length of body and arms with a growing middle-age spread and a 42.5 inch chest. I reckon that if you are much bigger than this its going to be a bit of a squeeze. If you are slighter than this then there are smaller sizes available. The other thing is - it must be because Austrian soldiers are built like Pope-eye (built like a triangle-shaped brick out-house) the shoulders are broader with a narrower waist. I am only saying this because some of you guys on here are XXL folk.
I reckon this is got to be the making of a bushcraft classic. But then I have been wrong before
I don't know where else to find these because I only tend to use one / two local surplus stores. I have not seen these anywhere else either.
http://www.endicotts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1857
As usual - normal caveats apply - no connection with Endicott's except as a frequent and happy customer.
LBL
It has several advantages over the British one (IMHO)
Firstly it has a button-up neck opening giving it look that is not too 'army' if you catch my drift. Even my wife (ascerbic as she is) said I did not look as much of a dork as I normally do when atired in bushwear. The buttons can be done fully up and turned into a polo-neck for when it gets really cold.
Secondly it is much, much, much thicker and heavier gauge that the British equivalent. Making it more robust and alot warmer.
Thirdly, due to the way its woven (tightly) it is not really that itchy. Whilst I would not wear it next to my skin, after a wash with some conditioner, its really not that itchy at all - even wearing a thin T-Shirt. So - compared to the itchy hell that is the British one - this is heaven!
Fourthly, the way the ribbing has been contructed - horizontally instead of vertically it does not sag/droop round your ankles when it gets wet
It has good solid shoulder and large elbow patches.
For me it is the best value product I have bought this year - you get alot of pully for the price. I have bought 4 now because I reckon when word gets out these won't last long.
What are the drawbacks?
Well - sizes are on the small side. If you are long of body and arms or if you are big chested or big bellied then you can forget it. I am 15 stone, just over 6ft, average length of body and arms with a growing middle-age spread and a 42.5 inch chest. I reckon that if you are much bigger than this its going to be a bit of a squeeze. If you are slighter than this then there are smaller sizes available. The other thing is - it must be because Austrian soldiers are built like Pope-eye (built like a triangle-shaped brick out-house) the shoulders are broader with a narrower waist. I am only saying this because some of you guys on here are XXL folk.
I reckon this is got to be the making of a bushcraft classic. But then I have been wrong before
I don't know where else to find these because I only tend to use one / two local surplus stores. I have not seen these anywhere else either.
http://www.endicotts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1857
As usual - normal caveats apply - no connection with Endicott's except as a frequent and happy customer.
LBL
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