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Barbour Jackets 'matter of taste' thread

I have Barbours, Durhams both waxed and unwaxed, I find however that for beating or walked up a Solognac from Decathlon is green and waterproof with a mesh liner to stop me sweating like a prisoner on his last days cell inspection. For protection I wear a leather jerkin over the top.
The Barbours (apart from the dpm one I still have) are usually used as burial shrouds for my dogs as they shuffle off. Dry weather order of dress:
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Wet weather order of dress:
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Is that 'Where's Wally' photo bombing your second shot?
 
and trousers

I brought a pair of the wax cotton Barbour Trails Trousers for about £80 from the Barbour Bicester Outlet Shop. I contacted the Barbour head Office and they sent me a pair of brass buckles to replace the plastic type buckles on the bottom of the trouser legs. Good customer service at Bicester if you get the right member of staff. Normally the ladies are more enthusiastic about helping you then some of the men. The Trials Master Jacket was issued to Army Rider's in the early 80's as they came with the Can Am Bombardier in the panniers. All big sizes which was ideal as you could get loads of warm kit underneath them in winter. The Original Trials Master Jacket is a loose fitting jacket and some came with a tail piece to button up between the legs AKA similar to the PARA SMOCK. A lot of Barbour and Belstaff kit is now for fashion and not function.
 
A lot of Barbour and Belstaff kit is now for fashion and not function.
They made one last attempt at a good shooting coat with Lord Percy advertising it, its been mentioned before, what a surprise it wasnt waxed, wax cotton is a fashion item
The Nortumberland. Its ok in Cumbria and north, everywhere else its too hot and heavy to use.
 
I have the Durham barbour jacket and really do like the look of it. Only complaint I have about it is, I run hot so the material that lines the sleeves collects moisture quite badly, especially if I'm wearing a t shirt and if the day is too warm, it can be like pulling your arms out of a wetsuit, so I tend to only use it if it's cold.
 
Ah, but my expensive mechanical watch has increased in value by 500%, whereas the quartz abomination....?

Depends how long you have had it. The watch that I got in 1966 cost US$235. It is now worth 30 or 40 times that I understand.
Of course now a clean, lube, etc now costs 3 or 5 times what the watch cost new.
 
Dont Talk to me about about fancy watches ,1999 some theiving Brisbane bastard ,robbed our house in Inala stealing the mrs,s jewellery ,my medals and a stainless steel Omega Seamaster, insurance only put a replacement valuation on it, so I bought an allsinging and dancing ,bombproof ,waterproof, bullet and bullshit proof gold dipped Seiko digital monster watch, 3 months into the warrantythe bombproof glas went cloudy ,so back it went to the manufacturer, got it back with new glass and seals and a warning to be careful when workin with acid, WTF I was a Working Curator of an Animal sanctuary, if it aint cute and cuddly or poisonous I dont touch it,some one suggested Koala piss, we put a rust piece ofclose link wire mesh in a bowl of pish ,in four weeks there was just residue in the bowl,later the bracelet fell apart ,this time Seiko told me to Foxtrot Oscar, they did not give a warranty against Koala Pish,if doubted correspondence with seiko can be shown:mad::mad::mad:
 
Personally I’d choose Drizabone any day. There’s an old Australian saying “if you want to go into the bush, wear a Barbour or a Drizabone, but if you want to come out again wear a Drizabone”
 
Trained in the same school of housekeeping as my Batswana maid who used up a box of Brillo to get the seasoning off my de Buyer pans.

Ah yes, and boils a 2kg fillet steak left out to defrost for a barbecue in the belief it's dog food because it's not chewy and doesn't have shards of bone in it.
 
The only problem with the cheap tweed is its generally quilted lined, heavy and very hot. I rarely wear my tweed down here as it rarely drops cold enough in the season. When you consider driven Partridges in September here are shot in shorts and shirt sleeves it sort of sets the tone. Decathlon sell Verney Carron stuff so the lines change usually every year. My coat is now three seasons old and hasnt ripped despite some vigorous wear. So thats £11 a year so far. Set against a Musto which is lightweight but not goretex MEN'S FENLAND WASHABLE WATERPROOF BR2 SHOOTING JACKET | Musto
costs £225 and shreds when I even looked at going into a wood, it also gets sopping wet inside walking the mile and a half to the station in it. Frankly a crap buy and one I will never repeat.

Bloke who owns this place is quite reasonable and will do custom stuff if you ask nicely.

Big John Clothing - Specialists in outdoor, corporate and camo wear
 
Back in the early 60,sI was the proud owner of a sleek Norton Dommy 600,used to ride home from Middle wallop to warrington every chance I got,one of the pilot students sold me a Belstaff jacket and trousers,a bit oldfashioned stone age zips and studs,but it was dry and warm and smelled like sardines, but I kept it waxed and clean, it was the go to thing for winter carp and pike fishing,Iwas zee krazy tommy who haunted the hills and woods above Vogelsang hunting winter fox and Pine Marten with my trusty eagle owl Barney, but as usual I digress,in february 83 my boss sent us out to south africa to take part in the last huge elephant cull,our job was to catch out all the babies to ship back to zoos in europe,coming home to Hellenthal in the winter snow,my boxhead psychobitch wife, had once morehad a huge brainfart and decided to clean out my and I mean mykit room in the attic, so she called a 2nd hand dealer from roetgen he gladly took oodles of rods and fishing gear, my collection of blowpipes from all over the world,at that time I wasteaching the use of tranquiliser darts using blowpipes and guns for a Company called Telinject, these all went including my beloved Belstaff Suit and suits ang smocks,my hardy rods and reels you can see ondisplay today in an Aachen Hunting shop, so thats my waxcoat story, I have a tear in my eye as I write ,but I have the satisfaction of knowing that physcho bitches ashes are in an eggtimer on the mantle piece in my grandsons house in Minden

How many times has the egg timer been up a hooker's arse?

Asking for a friend *cough*...
 
I brought a pair of the wax cotton Barbour Trails Trousers for about £80 from the Barbour Bicester Outlet Shop. I contacted the Barbour head Office and they sent me a pair of brass buckles to replace the plastic type buckles on the bottom of the trouser legs. Good customer service at Bicester if you get the right member of staff. Normally the ladies are more enthusiastic about helping you then some of the men. The Trials Master Jacket was issued to Army Rider's in the early 80's as they came with the Can Am Bombardier in the panniers. All big sizes which was ideal as you could get loads of warm kit underneath them in winter. The Original Trials Master Jacket is a loose fitting jacket and some came with a tail piece to button up between the legs AKA similar to the PARA SMOCK. A lot of Barbour and Belstaff kit is now for fashion and not function.
B*gg*r, I spent years ridng around in second rate gear becaue I couldn't find any mention of trousers, ah well water, in this case not so much under the bridge as elsewhere.
 
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