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  1. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    Depending on where you live with smells, pollution stink etc, outside line drying is the way to go. I don't know what happens to wool in the winter when you hang it out, but it takes on a whole other smell property. I even think something happens to the fibers, like it tightens them up or...
  2. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    Wool was meant to get wet. It can absorb 60% of its own weight and still feel dry to the touch. It's one reason why it remains popular in wet and cold climates, like in Scotland and the upper ranges of New Zealand. Heck, Mongolian Nomads and the more primitive cultures in Russia still live in...
  3. Ernest P Shackleton

    Basic questions about laundering old clothes

    If you go the dry cleaning route, do some research. Dry cleaning has changed a lot in the past couple decades. There's only one dry cleaner in my small city that still dry cleans in the same way they did in the 50s 60s 70s. I won't pretend to understand the differences to any great degree, so...
  4. Ernest P Shackleton

    Basic questions about laundering old clothes

    If I have any hesitation or caution with a garment, I use the handwash cycle on a front loader with baby shampoo as the detergent. It's gentle, low sud, and inexpensive. If a front loader washer with a dedicated handwash cycle, there's always the bathtub or big bucket and doing it by hand...
  5. Ernest P Shackleton

    Alpha Industries M65 Field Jacket

    I see a fair amount of camo out in the wild, but I don't see a lot of US military camo. It's strange how the general public is attracted to wearing oddball camo, while I think it looks crappy. I feel it would all be flipped if I was wearing US woodland camo in public. Not if, because I do...
  7. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    When Pendleton Mills sent me the swatches for their heaviest weight fabric, I was surprised how thin it was. It wasn't THIN, but it was thinner than I expected. I remember thinking, "This is the thickest blanket you still make?" As I said, I don't mind the nylon in the blend so much, but I...
  8. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    If I was a jerk, I'd call Pendleton again and push a little harder this time. I'd still be interested in working on my project. Then again, it might be cheaper to find some vintage wool blankets and use that material. I just looked at https://johnsonwoolenmills.com They sure do like their...
  9. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    I shouldn't have said something so definitive. Sorry about that. I believe Pendleton supplied Filson, and Filson said this in advertising? I know I have that notion from somewhere. Most likely a proprietary fabric for Filson only. My point is that when talking to Pendleton, because I was...
  10. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    24 and 26 were the highest weights at Pendleton Mills, and I think they were either 10 or 15% nylon. I still have the swatches they sent me, but I'd have to dig them out to be certain.
  11. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    I just looked at a little vintage advertising. You can hardly find a Woolrich ad without the inclusion of a shotgun, and in the few cases without a shotgun, they're backpacking a deer or dealing with a shot deer in some way. That's not the case for Filson advertisements. I'd be curious to see...
  13. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    I think it is also important to note that birds don't usually bleed much. With shot, the holes are tiny, and the heart is no longer pumping. Not saying they can't be, but it they're usually not a bloody mess. I'm not going to name names, because I'm selfish and don't want competition, but not...
  14. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    That's not the case, though. I've probably seen a good dozen hunting coats and ammo vests with the same game pocket as the wools. I think only one of them had special fabrics or a blood-proof membrane, and it was just slippery nylon. Some even just had mesh on the inside. Some had...
  15. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    Right. Back to the jackets. Call me a purist, but zippers on wool cruisers, or double mackinaws, is a hard NO for me. Buttons preferred. Snaps are fine, too. Also, not into belts, especially half belts on these styles. Also, not a fan of the trenchcoat styled cuffs, with the little belt...
  16. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    Cruisers too were sold as hunting garb, so I seriously doubt the map thing, unless it was used as a marketing ploy for non-hunters to expand their market. And if you've ever handled maps, I have no idea why it would go back there. I know the assumption is to keep it from being wrinkled and...
  17. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    I believe the map pocket isn't for maps at all. Based purely on assumption, I thought they were game pockets. Because these were considered hunting coats, I feel relatively safe in that assumption. You shoot a pheasant, grouse, dove, etc, and you slip it into that big back pocket. I know I...
  19. Ernest P Shackleton

    Let's talk about wool coats, jackets, and vests

    I'm probably wrong here, but when I think of a mackinaw, I think of a cape element that extends down the sleeves, so a double mackinaw is redundant. A single layer, even with just a shoulder cape, is a cruiser. I realize many of the Hudson Bay blanket coats are also called mackinaw, so that...
  20. Ernest P Shackleton

    Pocket Knife

    Love Opinels. I've been considering getting a No.6, the smallest with the locking ring (Virobloc). I carry an 8 now and again.
  21. Ernest P Shackleton

    Cannabis smell. How to get rid of?

    I'm surprised ozone isn't better known for smells and sanitizing without harming the object. I don't think the chamber is cheap. Could be an expensive service to offer.
  22. Ernest P Shackleton

    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    Have to pass. Thanks, though.
  23. Ernest P Shackleton

    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    What size? I **MIGHT** be interested.

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