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BellyTank said:...and a Hipflask of a nice Islay...:cheers1:
Halfway up a mountain the bottle never argues :beer: :cheers1:
BellyTank said:...and a Hipflask of a nice Islay...:cheers1:
BellyTank said:
...and Danish Archaeologist, Thorkild Jacobsen- no Tweeds but Desert-Dapper...
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H.Johnson said:My suggestion for a cheap grey woollen surplus Norfolk-style mountain outfit:
- Men's Danish Civil Defence jacket (costs around 20 GBP);
- Belt from Danish women's Civil Defence jacket (whole jacket costs 5GBP);
- Grey Swiss Army shirt (5 GBP) with any black tie;
- Swiss army trousers (match above, cost around 20 GBP);
- Swedish army boots (around 20 GBP unissued).
Remove belt hooks and one or both chest pockets (if you want to avoid looking 'military'), add belt loops and belt. The Swiss Army jacket that matches the trousers is much cheaper (<10 GBP) but has lapels rather than the shirt collar. Wear the trousers with long stockings (Swiss gaiters are a matching but more modern alternative) or make them into breeches. The early Swedish boots (leather soles and cleats) are rare, but later (>1960s) Commando soled ones are common in the UK (and probably Sweden!).
What, if anything, might be worn over all this against rain (and/or wind)?H.Johnson said:My suggestion for a cheap grey woollen surplus Norfolk-style mountain outfit:
- Men's Danish Civil Defence jacket (costs around 20 GBP);
- Belt from Danish women's Civil Defence jacket (whole jacket costs 5GBP);
- Grey Swiss Army shirt (5 GBP) with any black tie;
- Swiss army trousers (match above, cost around 20 GBP);
- Swedish army boots (around 20 GBP unissued).
Remove belt hooks and one or both chest pockets (if you want to avoid looking 'military'), add belt loops and belt. The Swiss Army jacket that matches the trousers is much cheaper (<10 GBP) but has lapels rather than the shirt collar. Wear the trousers with long stockings (Swiss gaiters are a matching but more modern alternative) or make them into breeches. The early Swedish boots (leather soles and cleats) are rare, but later (>1960s) Commando soled ones are common in the UK (and probably Sweden!).