The Adventurer's Gear Thread

[BellyTank]

If you don't need a zip fly and want a classic fit and high waist-
then the WW2 reenactment vendors have what you need.
German or British.

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[Hemingway Jones]

These are not really what you're looking for, but they are awfully cool. The Walt Whitman pants from the current Peterman catalogue.

 

[BellyTank]

I saw those-
We should all have trousers like that.
I do.

I can see Scotrace in a pair of those.



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[skbellis]

Whitman Pants...

Sort of sad that the pants are only $69, but the suspenders are $50.


---Scott

 

[Hemingway Jones]

I saw those-
We should all have trousers like that.
I do.

I can see Scotrace in a pair of those.

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Agreed, on both points.

 

[Speedster]

Whitmann pants

They are rather expensive at USD 69.-. They look very much like the WahMaker or COWS pants which can be had for considerable less.

Agree with BT, we should all be wearing this style.

 

[Nick Charles]

But the Wah pants dont have the ability to be worn with a belt. Thats aplus for me I dont always want to wear suspenders.

 

[HANSOLOJONES]

Here is my current adventure outfit. Akubra Fed deluxe, G&B Expedition(goat), Wested shirt, Noel Howard trousers, Alden 405 Boots.

*Images deleted by request*

 

[cookie]

FLA Safari Gear

http://www.kevinscatalog.com/products.asp?dept=1277

 

[BellyTank]

Hey Hansolojones- that get-up looks almost like Indy!

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[Lancealot]

Here is my current adventure outfit. Akubra Fed deluxe, G&B Expedition(goat), Wested shirt, Noel Howard trousers, Alden 405 Boots.

Nice outfit HSJ.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Windsor's Safari gear from the 1997 catalogue of the auction of his wardrobe. Shirt/jacket and trousers/shorts are of thin wale cotton corduroy. The trousers are convertible to shorts by a simple button-up mechanism.

In Action.

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[Mike K.]

Thanks for the tips on the trousers everyone. I discovered that I can actually get a few pairs done from mycustomtailor.com in exactly the style I want (and in hefty 10oz cavalry twill too).

Baron, those are some amazing photos. Sure wish my outfit looked like that. The Duke sure made a statement in every aspect of his life.

 

[cookie]

Windsor's Safari gear from the 1997 catalogue of the auction of his wardrobe. Shirt/jacket and trousers/shorts are of thin wale cotton corduroy. The trousers are convertible to shorts by a simple button-up mechanism.

In Action.

bk

BK do you reckon that awesome colour is the real thing or the photo lies? The "pugareeing" on that pith helmet is something else ....so many 'laps' on the folds.

 

[Mike K.]

do you reckon that awesome colour is the real thing or the photo lies?

Cookie, I was able to achieve a very close match to that color when re-dying some of my outdoor clothing. When using Rit Dye, to get what the company calls "khaki tan" you normally mix 2 Tbsp (or 1/2 bottle) Tan and 2 tsp Pearl Grey. I found that by doubling the amount of tan, one ends up with nearly the same color shown in the Duke's gear.

Normally the tan dye is found in liquid form, while the pearl grey is a powder. Dissolve the 2 tsp of grey dye in a bottle of hot water. Pour this and the bottle of tan dye into a washing machine set for the hottest water and the smallest load. Let the mix agitate briefly, then add clothes. Let them soak/agitate for about 20-30 minutes, then rinse/spin. Put them into a dryer set on hot - this helps set the dye (it will eventually fade a bit regardless). That's all there is to it.

 

[BellyTank]

Latest Pith Helmet...

1930s Wolseley, Moss Bros.(Gents Outfitters), Covent Garden.
Nice Pugaree.

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[Duck]

Very nice, BT!!!!

 

[BellyTank]

Re: Windsor's Safari suit and Corduroy.

Corduroy- as the Baron noted
Not the type with the nap though- the hairless variety.
That Safari suit was ceafted in 1925, for his Safaris to Uganda.
Here's a closer, clearer shot of the Safari jacket:

Corduroy may seem like more of a wintery cloth but here's another example, a beautiful one, of a WW2 Luftwaffe officer's tropical tunic in a similar cord- crafted privately for a Hauptman of the flying branch or paratroops.

The Germans used cord for tunics in the late 19thC and WW1, for attire in the Colonies.

Corduroy is a tough cotton cloth, so, well suited to warmer lands and rough treatment.

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[cookie]

The Prince's Jacket

Interesting how the P of W's jacket has the half opening placket as seen in the khaki RM Williams country work shirt. Thanks for the info on corduroy. I always wondered how it would be used in the tropics as we usually think of it as a British/Aussie style winter slacks material.

 

[Cobden]

British officers in North Africa often wore unregulation corduroy trousers in place of the regulation shorts or drill trousers