New winter coat

[sausage100uk]

Birthday in december and I managed to persuade my wife that I needed to get a new winter coat.... 😄

Grey wool with some sort of dead animal lining and collar. Toasty!

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[HarrogateTobias]

Reminds me of my grandads WW1 Fur coat he got restored. Real fur I assume

 

[sausage100uk]

Its a soviet army great coat, the lining is stitched together from different coloured patches so I would assume its real fur. Weighs a ton and is lovely and warm. Cheap too.

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[HarrogateTobias]

I really like it. I feel right now in time we are missing out on a few facts about keeping warm. Fur Works! Surprised Ray doesnt talk about it much. "In Mother Russia you warm fur!"

 

[Goatboy]

I think we don't see much and Ray maybe doesn't talk about it because it's seen by some as UN-PC to wear fur. Seal-skin sporrans are still acceptable (though has to be Inuit sourced seal skin) and we still wear leather, but that's seen as a side component from the meat industry. But fur, sheep and lamb skin are wonderful insulators and so much by-product of the meat industry (rabbit and the like) from will not get bought here.

 

[Uilleachan]

Yep, the PC thing is quite crazy really, I'm not a fur trade enthusiast, far from it, but I don't like driving past a bit of road kill fur. This year I've seen two really good looking well marked martens and an otter, all roadside and all un squished, a few years back I'd have had them but these days I just drive by. I'd know where they came from, my neighbours and friends would know, but how do you prove it if the wildlife crime officer came calling? It's a shame things are as they are, but there we have it.

 

[treadlightly]

Looks good. I hope it gets cold enough for you to wear it!

 

[sgtoutback]

looks toasty

 

[ozzy1977]

Where did you get it?

 

[sausage100uk]

GI surplus, they have a minimum order of £150 but me and two mates bought a bunch of stuff, this was £45 which I though was good value.

 

[rik_uk3]

Don't get it wet.

 

[sausage100uk]

no, this is for "dry cold" rather than "soggy cold"

 

[rik_uk3]

no, this is for "dry cold" rather than "soggy cold"

Don't use in in Wales during the winter then

 

[sausage100uk]

unless I get talked into doing an xmas visit to the father in law in the mumbles, there's no risk of that...

 

[rik_uk3]

Where do you live?

 

[sausage100uk]

East sussex, so not the coldest part of the uk... 😄

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[treadlightly]

Well, if some long range forecasters are to be believed you will need it even in Sussex.