How Many Safari Jackets are Enough

[Canadian]

Hello all,

I was on WPG and saw a couple things I was going to buy. I did buy two identical cravats/ascots (I don't know what you call them in other countries, here both terms are common). But I saw a white belted safari coat, a tan belted and a OD belted. I'm very tempted to buy the white version. I have a tan jacket from TAG and what I believe to be a Swedish OD jacket. I also have an unbelted tan (with a hidden zipper) and an unbelted OD.

I actually started my menswear journey with an OD waxed cotton safari coat from GAP of all places. That was 19 years ago, I was in my final year of high school, and didn't know anything about mens jackets.

So yeah, how many jackets are necessary? I probably look an awful sight walking around outside with a safari coat, khaki slacks and a dress shirt on. My neighbours expect it, but the guys down the street and down the block probably think I'm a hipster trying to be ironic.

C.

 

[Bfd70]

To answer the question posed in the title, one, one is enough. Will two make you happier? That is the question most of us on the site struggle with daily.

 

[Tiki Tom]

I own one Safari jacket. But I love it so much. All those pockets! The epaulets and belt! Mostly I love the fabric and the khaki color! When I put it on, I am instantly transported to East Africa a generation ago! I’m Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, and Hemingway all rolled into one. I get the urge to buy a Vintage Land Rover Defender and set out in search of King Solomon’s mine. I only have one safari jacket ...because I know that if I stepped onto that slippery slope by buying a second, it would be all over. Soon I would have closets full of them. Fortunately I am self-aware enough to know I have a problem.

btw, I don’t allow myself to leave the house with more than one piece of khaki clothing on. Maybe when I become old and eccentric.

 

[Warlord of The Weejuns]

I have 5 safari jackets, including a tan suede and a brown wool jacket with windowpane checks. It never really about need is it?

 

[GHT]

It never really about need is it?

Of course not. Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a wardrobe full of Safari Jackets. And a vintage Land Rover Defender.

 

[Tiki Tom]

Of course not. Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you a wardrobe full of Safari Jackets. And a vintage Land Rover Defender.

GHT has always been like a little devil sitting on my shoulder and whispering in my ear.

 

[Cornelius]

Two. One dark khaki, one olive drab.

 

[M Brown]

Thurston Howell lll never left home without one!

 

[1961MJS]

Hi, well right now you're limited to TAG and WPG unless you get a used one. I have both a tan and a green one from Cabelas that are a decade old. I had a green airtex one from WPG, but it shrunk a little. The airtex ones are really nice in the hotter climates. I don't tend to use the belts much either. You do need a decent safari hat / Indiana Jones Fedora to wear with it. JUST DON'T WEAR IT TO THE ZOO. Trust me on this one.
Just my $0.02.

 

[GHT]

GHT has always been like a little devil sitting on my shoulder and whispering in my ear.

What a flatterer you are, and how you make me chuckle.

 

[Cornelius]

I had a green airtex one from WPG, but it shrunk a little. The airtex ones are really nice in the hotter climates.

How's the sleeve length on the WPG aertex bush jackets? I have one of their shirts in that fabric and agree it's great for high heat & humidity, but the sleeves are so short I need to always wear them rolled up.

 

[1961MJS]

Hi, there should be a size chart on Jerry Lee's website (WPG). I haven't had mine for at least 9 years.
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