Ventile Poncho
- Thread starter littlebiglane
- Start date
Well its 8 on the list so far. Not a bad start for a credit crunch era.
Anyone else welcome to express a strong interest then add you name to the list.
Will try and get the button-hole tapes sorted. Bit of a mystery at the moment.
LBL
Anyone else welcome to express a strong interest then add you name to the list.
Will try and get the button-hole tapes sorted. Bit of a mystery at the moment.
LBL
Thanks to everyone for their work on this project. :You_Rock_
Is it going to be availabe in black?
Is it going to be availabe in black?
LBL
Oetzi
SimonM
Subedarmajor
MikeE
Harlequin
Huon
Mayfly
Malcolmc
I'll check what colours are available. Thanks
LBL
Oetzi
SimonM
Subedarmajor
MikeE
Harlequin
Huon
Mayfly
Malcolmc
ZDP-189
I'm still in, but but having taken 3" of rain in my ventile smock under a PU coated nylon poncho on Sunday, I am starting to question my sanity.
Ventile is great unless it rains.
Oetzi
SimonM
Subedarmajor
MikeE
Harlequin
Huon
Mayfly
Malcolmc
ZDP-189
I'm still in, but but having taken 3" of rain in my ventile smock under a PU coated nylon poncho on Sunday, I am starting to question my sanity.
Ventile is great unless it rains.
Hi - its seems to be taking longer than expected again. I have gone back to Hilltrek to ask for a final spec - dimensions, ventile type (L24?), weight, number of fixings, colour choice etc. and to host a webpage with final pictures of the product (and also the possbility of linking this to their secure ordering system - should not be a problem) but they are taking an age to get back to me. Sorry guys. Will keep trying. LBL
SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Oetzi
SimonM
Subedarmajor
MikeE
Harlequin
Huon
Mayfly
Malcolmc
ZDP-189
lmanton
Thanks for your efforts in organising this.
Leigh
Reply from Hilltrek because of my nagging:
Hi,
Sorry that we did not respond.
We are working on it at the moment.
Hopefully I can get something up on the website by the end of next week
Regards
Dave
Hi,
Sorry that we did not respond.
We are working on it at the moment.
Hopefully I can get something up on the website by the end of next week
Regards
Dave
Right. I think we are a goer. This is an email from Hilltrek:
Hi,
I would recommend that the colours offered are Olive, Black and Antique Bronze however we can also supply Red, Navy and Royal Blue.
According to my website guy it is not possible with our e-commerce package to have a hidden page which is externally accessible.
In fact the Poncho is already on the website in a hidden page but regrettably not accessible. So tomorrow we will make it accessible to everyone.
Once the BCUK members make their purchases we plan to raise the price to say £130. However [for BCUK members] I will keep the price at £115 until Christmas.
It would be helpful however if you could get the members to place orders as soon as possible so that we can make these Ponchos in one batch.
I suggest that we allow 4-6 weeks delivery. Note that we only take money off the customers credit card just before the item is shipped.
I hope this is acceptable to you.
Dave
Hi,
I would recommend that the colours offered are Olive, Black and Antique Bronze however we can also supply Red, Navy and Royal Blue.
According to my website guy it is not possible with our e-commerce package to have a hidden page which is externally accessible.
In fact the Poncho is already on the website in a hidden page but regrettably not accessible. So tomorrow we will make it accessible to everyone.
Once the BCUK members make their purchases we plan to raise the price to say £130. However [for BCUK members] I will keep the price at £115 until Christmas.
It would be helpful however if you could get the members to place orders as soon as possible so that we can make these Ponchos in one batch.
I suggest that we allow 4-6 weeks delivery. Note that we only take money off the customers credit card just before the item is shipped.
I hope this is acceptable to you.
Dave
So...we are here at last. Bushcraft Ventile Poncho Mk1. Its taken over a year to get hear but thanks to input from members - especially Wayland and BushVen - and numerous others - we have our first poncho. Of course this may be a step into the unknown for some and whilst I feel that the Mk1 has had enough though and input to make it a very good product I hope that it grows and improves in the long term with possibly Mk2s and Mk3s (taking into account such valuable feedback as Wayland's button hole tape/loops - which we could not incorporate in this version in time)...... If not then those few who have bought the Mk1 might just have a one-off! I look forward to seeing some reviews of it on the members review section. On a personal level I hope its a fantastic product and will be looking forward to buying one and testing it out. I hope it lives up to my expectations. But, hey - nothing ventured, nothing gained eh?
I'll post up the link when it goes live. Good luck everyone. Here endeth my involvement and its over to the guys at Hilltrek. Thanks y'all.
LBL
Here it is:
http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Cabrach_Ventile_Trousers.html
I already wanted to order, but olive green is not available (yet?).
http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Cabrach_Ventile_Trousers.html
I already wanted to order, but olive green is not available (yet?).
Oh - you are right. .Hmmmmm - will get them onto it.
Not the best piccie of it either - but hey - we can all see the previous pictures of it in this thread
Okay - email from Dave says this:
"Sorry about that there must be a bug in the system. We will try to fix tomorrow however until then members can place an order on any colour and in the General Information section the state the colour they want
Regards
Dave"
Oh - yes - I see that postage is free.
