old fashioned hiking smock's

[mr dazzler]

I was wondering if they are still made? I remember back in the 70's before fleeces and gortex etc a lot of us had them (with a orange cagoule for the rain). They went over your head, no front zip except near the neck; usually a stone/olive green color with bright yellow lining, hooded, big chest pocket 2 smaller front pockets with large button fastenings, drawstring waist and hem, crutch strap for those windy days, heavy windprof gaberdine type cloth? I cant even remember their correct name to do a search. Any idea's any one/
cheers jonathan

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Windproof gaberdine ? Was/Is that not a cheap version of ventile ?

Nick

 

[mr dazzler]

Hi Nick
I dont know maybe it was gaberdine, maybe it was ventile, I really dont know for sure. A heavy cotton type cloth, soft and with a slight sheen when it was new, not hard like denim or canvas? But relatively speaking they were quite ecxpensive (£5 or £6 IIRC back in about 1974 which was a fair amount of paper round money ) and they were tough as cut nail's.

 

[bushwacker bob]

IIRC the thing your looking for is a 'cagoole'.Spelling may be incorrect tho'.

 

[Tourist]

ca·goule [ kə gl ] (plural ca·goules)


noun

Definition:

U.K. lightweight anorak: a lightweight hooded waterproof top that often folds up and can be carried easily


[Mid-20th century. Via French, "cowl" < Latin cucullus "cap, hood"]

 

[Toddy]

I finally dumped HWMBLT's old one last year. Soft orange coloured, double ventile and worn to the softness of chamois leather, but this one was just worn out. I think that one was a top of the range one, because I know my old one was a single layer heavy twill woven cotton thing. It stopped the wind dead but was a nightmare wet. I made one of waxed cotton but had to line it with fine wool for warmth, so it was great for about 9 months of the year here .
I bought a modern version from North Face for himself a few years back, it's really just a lightweight windstopper, excellent in use but no good near fire.
Point North had a very suitable pattern iirc.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Big Steve]

The word that seems to get the most appropriate results from a Google search (other search engines are available) is 'ANORAK', combined with 'cotton', 'traditional' and/or 'canvas'. There are lots of sites that seem to offer the sort of thing you were talking about.

 

[Greg]

Why don't you have a look at the Titan Smock...Relatively cheap and made of heavy windproof cotton.

http://www.titanproducts.co.uk/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=46

 

[TallMikeM]

dunno if it's what you're after, but I have a paramo windproof smock. They come in various colours (needless to say I chose green), are pretty wetproof and totally windproof.

 

[steven andrews]

The army used to issue an orange Gaberdine windproof over-the-head smock for adventure training. Great bit of kit.

Want a good windproof smock? Snowsled Classic. :notworthy

 

[Risclean]

Something like this maybe? http://www.meanandgreen.com/army//Hooded_Anorak/245/599.html

The low price option at £29.95 but a wide range of sizes and colours.

 

[Big Steve]

How's about this ? It ain't cheap though.http://www.ebolcastle.co.uk/extremecc/alpinewindproofsmock.htm

 

[Tourist]

How's about this ? It ain't cheap though.http://www.ebolcastle.co.uk/extremecc/alpinewindproofsmock.htm

Wot film did they use that in then??

 

[John Fenna]

I don't know the film the smock was in but I understand that the designer of the smock(HI Keith!) was in "Captain Correlli's Mandolin" as a German Soldier...He is a big Alpine Troops buff and the details are bound to be dead right and the manufacture well up to spec.
John
No conection to Extreme except having reviewed lots of their kit and tought it great!

 

[mr dazzler]

Many thanks to each and every one. Thank you for your sudgestions and tips. I realsie kit technology is much different now than 30 odd years ago. I might have to go with the flow.
I read the other smock/M65 thread. I wore an american coat for about 4 or 5 years (virtually lived in it, not sure what type it didnt have a fold in hood) It was comfy and good pockets, might look at that again. Also the Sas ones with 4 pockets I can get one locally, will have a think about that possibly. The snowsled or the mandolin repro one seem closest to the one I had years ago but probably excpensive? (well the snowsled one definately is )
Either that or make my own from a pattern :thinkerg:

PS Steve andrews are the orange army type still available any where?

Cheers Jonathan

 

[Mastino]

And for the real conservatives: http://www.empirecanvasworks.com/arcticanorak.htm

No affiliation etc. etc.

 

[Big Steve]

Of course, I recall there was a fairly recent (last 6 months) thread about the Swedish Smow smock, a tough white/pale grey cotton pull-on stylee anorak available from Ex-Army for a mere £20 or so. Add £5 for a Dylon Machine dye and £1 for salt for a more appropriate colour of your choice.... et voila! Check it out. http://www.exarmy.co.uk/shop/product.php?xProd=4

 

[oetzi]

Bergans of Norway still makes some good and cheap ones, called the Nordmarka Anorak.
90,- Euro here in Germany, but only white, red and navy.
Even amazon.de stocks it:
http://www.amazon.de/Bergans-Nordmarka/dp/B000ML7KH8
I have one and wouldnt swap it for an expensive and tight fitting "Softshell", the popular kind I have to sell at work:

 

[oetzi]

Of course, I recall there was a fairly recent (last 6 months) thread about the Swedish Smow smock, a tough white/pale grey cotton pull-on stylee anorak available from Ex-Army for a mere £20 or so. Add £5 for a Dylon Machine dye and £1 for salt for a more appropriate colour of your choice.... et voila! Check it out. http://www.exarmy.co.uk/shop/product.php?xProd=4

And with a long row of buttons available here for 6,90-11,90 Euro
http://www.raeer.com/cgi-bin/katalog/7a1d502a3df5c727

 

[spamel]

Oetzi, that shot reminds me of the Tegelberg area in the Allgau. I miss Germany!