Barbour Wax Jackets

[The Wiser Hatter]

[video=vimeo;42981591]http://vimeo.com/42981591[/video]

The Making of Barbour Jackets.

 

[javadave]

Thanks! Love the Beaufort! The video gave me the idea of having a "torch" put in one of the pockets.

 

[Flat Foot Floey]

I tried a cheap waxed jacket in a shop and I looked like a village vetenarian. So I decided this type of jacket just doesn't suit me well nor fits to my style.

 

[ButteMT61]

Thanks for posting that. I love "how it's made" vid's. Especially ones where you see folks that have been working there for years. Makes me want to get one! I've always toyed with the idea of a waxed jacket, but all I've seen is those that look like fur balls. Is it all waxed jackets, or cheap ones, or?

 

[wdw]

I really like the Belstaff Che Guevara wax jacket. http://www.lineafashion.com/store/m...ew-che-guevara-mens-replica-jacket-10085.html.

Of the four Belstaffs I had before I discovered Aero, this is the only one I've kept. It's quite a heavy weight of cotton and has a very light waxing, which just seems to give it a nice worn look. In my opinion it's better looking than any Barbour I've seen.

 

[schitzo]

I always thought these were jackets for old men until I saw a dude wearing one in town that looked really good when the sun caught it. So I bought a cheaper version off ebay which has now totally converted me to waxed cotton jackets. It's not a Barbour but after when I compared it against the Barbours they stock in a few departments stores here I can honestly say that I prefer mine. Granted the Barbours are very well made, and there may well be a Barbour I haven't seen yet that I would prefer, but for now I think the one I got off ebay was a pretty good buy at this price

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-WITH-...ackets&var=&hash=item4602604c91#ht_2917wt_699

 

[rocketeer]

Drizabone make a full length wax coat for horse riding, these are reputedly the best on the market.
I had a Belstaffe Trials Master motorcycle jacket many years ago, Unfortunately after one winters wear in heavy weather it always looked dirty.
Gone over to leather now

 

[Seb Lucas]

Drizabone are great. I've had 3 and now wear their Drifter which is a classic black 3/4 bike jacket - like the Che jacket. Drizabone used to make Belstaff under license when Belstaff was quality product. I think I'm right is saying that Drizabone use a thicker drill cotton that most of the others. Is it 12oz? Can't remember. They age like leather to me. I have to say I don't like the Drizabone horse-riding long coat. Looks too much like an 1980's pop singer or a try hard cowboy for my taste. But I'm sure they are well made and practical.

 

[Fanch]

I bought my wife a Barbour jacket that fits her great, unfortunately the sleeves on Barbour jackets are too short for me. Filson sells fantastic waxed jackets and have a couple that I use routinely in rainy weather.

 

[Edward]

I really like the Belstaff Che Guevara wax jacket. http://www.lineafashion.com/store/m...ew-che-guevara-mens-replica-jacket-10085.html.

Of the four Belstaffs I had before I discovered Aero, this is the only one I've kept. It's quite a heavy weight of cotton and has a very light waxing, which just seems to give it a nice worn look. In my opinion it's better looking than any Barbour I've seen.

I liked the Che model, and a couple of others. Belstaff ruined the look for me a bit when they cut out the angled pocket on the left breast. They weren't ideal for me anyhow (I'm left handed), but I much prefer the look of the angled pocket. When I last looked into them properly (prior to the buyout and turning into an Italian fashion house), the Belstaffs were a hundred quid more than the Barbour for the base model; honestly couldn't see any real difference (aside from the Barbour sticking to the original design more closely). I fell in with a Barbour International Trials model - I think it's about an inch or so shorter than the regular one; it's also cut a bit neater to the body (it's not designed to take the Winter lining that the standard model leaves room for). Great for wet weather in the Summer months when leather is too heavy. Or those days when I just fancy a change from leather. That said, if I was going to spend all day in driving rain I'd either want something much longer, or the matching trousers as well as the jacket (which, off course, it was designed to go with). I bought my dad a Kakadu take on it a few years ago, and it is surprisingly good for the money. I prefer the traditional stud fastenings over its velcro, but otherwise I cannot fault it.

Drizabone make a full length wax coat for horse riding, these are reputedly the best on the market.
I had a Belstaffe Trials Master motorcycle jacket many years ago, Unfortunately after one winters wear in heavy weather it always looked dirty.
Gone over to leather now

Drizabone's full length coats are undoubtedly excellent for driving rain - shame they look so damn hideous (subjective opinion, probably not helped by the fact that the only people on whom I have ever seen them have been City boys who I doubt have ever trodden on any surface other than concrete or tarmac).

Drizabone are great. I've had 3 and now wear their Drifter which is a classic black 3/4 bike jacket - like the Che jacket. Drizabone used to make Belstaff under license when Belstaff was quality product. I think I'm right is saying that Drizabone use a thicker drill cotton that most of the others. Is it 12oz? Can't remember. They age like leather to me. I have to say I don't like the Drizabone horse-riding long coat. Looks too much like an 1980's pop singer or a try hard cowboy for my taste. But I'm sure they are well made and practical.

Not only me, then...

 

[Big Bertie]

I have always been slightly puzzled by the Barbour's popularity among urbanites. I had one in the early 1980s, and am prepared to grant that, for a narrow range of rather specialist country pursuits such as fly-fishing or crawling through hedges, they serve a certain purpose. On the other hand, however: they start life drab and quickly become dingy; their oily feel is not very pleasant; their oiliness quickly transfers to trousers and shirt cuffs; they offer poor levels of insulation; and their fit has always struck me as being too short. In town, their wearing was once pointed out to me as nothing other than a crude form of social climbing.

 

[IXL]

Drizabone make a full length wax coat for horse riding, these are reputedly the best on the market.
I had a Belstaffe Trials Master motorcycle jacket many years ago, Unfortunately after one winters wear in heavy weather it always looked dirty.
Gone over to leather now

That ain't dirty lookin',....it's "character".....and "patina".....at least according to Filson, as pertains to their waxed garments. One of mine has enough character that my wife won't allow it to be brought inside the house.

 

[Grayland]

I have a Barbour Bedale and like it quite a bit. I think of it as a civilian field jacket. I've had no issues with the wax/oil wearing off on my clothes.

 

[ButteMT61]

To me, they are for being an outdoorsman or if you live in a really wet area. If I was up north with some horses, I'd for sure get a long, split-back version for riding...for here, I thinks I'll stick to leather for now. I'm confident that I"m days away from morning and evening wearing now.

 

[Fanch]

To me, they are for being an outdoorsman or if you live in a really wet area. If I was up north with some horses, I'd for sure get a long, split-back version for riding...for here, I thinks I'll stick to leather for now. I'm confident that I"m days away from morning and evening wearing now.

Butte, I think those jackets are called "dusters" and worn on horseback near BUTTE, MT. I wear one of my Filson jackets every time I have an excuse. Unfortunately our dry Texas climate tends to dry out the wax.

 

[Tomasso]

I have always been slightly puzzled by the Barbour's popularity among urbanites. I had one in the early 1980s, and am prepared to grant that, for a narrow range of rather specialist country pursuits such as fly-fishing or crawling through hedges, they serve a certain purpose. On the other hand, however: they start life drab and quickly become dingy; their oily feel is not very pleasant; their oiliness quickly transfers to trousers and shirt cuffs; they offer poor levels of insulation; and their fit has always struck me as being too short. In town, their wearing was once pointed out to me as nothing other than a crude form of social climbing.

My sentiments exactly to the letter.

 

[too much coffee]

I have always been slightly puzzled by the Barbour's popularity among urbanites. I had one in the early 1980s, and am prepared to grant that, for a narrow range of rather specialist country pursuits such as fly-fishing or crawling through hedges, they serve a certain purpose. On the other hand, however: they start life drab and quickly become dingy; their oily feel is not very pleasant; their oiliness quickly transfers to trousers and shirt cuffs; they offer poor levels of insulation; and their fit has always struck me as being too short. In town, their wearing was once pointed out to me as nothing other than a crude form of social climbing.

Reminds me of a woman I use to date!

coffee

 

[Tomasso]

Reminds me of a woman I use to date!

What does?

 

[Rathdown]

I have always been slightly puzzled by the Barbour's popularity among urbanites. I had one in the early 1980s, and am prepared to grant that, for a narrow range of rather specialist country pursuits such as fly-fishing or crawling through hedges, they serve a certain purpose. On the other hand, however: they start life drab and quickly become dingy; their oily feel is not very pleasant; their oiliness quickly transfers to trousers and shirt cuffs; they offer poor levels of insulation; and their fit has always struck me as being too short. In town, their wearing was once pointed out to me as nothing other than a crude form of social climbing.

Like dog hair on a navy suit, a bit of rub-off from a Barbour is just a fact of life. That said, in the half century I've been wearing Barbours I've never had the wax rub off on my clothes or the upholstery of my motorcar, although I've shown up more than once with dog-hair on my suit.

 

[Big Bertie]

Perhaps my first posting here was a little harsh on my Barbour. I do feel slightly in its debt - when I was 23 I fell in an extremely deep and deceptively wide ditch on Otmoor (engaged in some unspeakable pursuit) and fortunately the thing filled up with air and saved me from drowning.