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    Ventile

    If you look into the "Anorak Like Brad Pitt wears" & "Antarctic" threads, you'll see that I have used Ventile in VERY cold temps and never had a problem. And we're talking Arctic here not the moderate UK climate. Just because it says "UK" where we are from doesn't mean we've only ever been...
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    Ventile

    Most outdoorsmen (and women) know the value of good kit and normally that quality doesn't come cheap. What most don't like is people spending big bucks to get Gucci kit to give themselves credibility. Ventile has never been made in the sort of quantities that would enable enough garments to...
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    Ventile

    Mr J, There's more than enough room on this thread for what you are asking !! It would be most welcome. I claim no real knowledge of any of this other than what I have experienced. I will only learn more by others contributing. I am a LONG way from being any sort of expert :o Perhaps I...
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    Ventile

    Hey Pip, I've had several of these. The first back in the late 70's. They are HEAVY !!!! This is due to the complex features that the jackets has as well as the heavy cotton drill lining. They are made for radiomen on deck of HM's ships and not people who are active to any level at all. The...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    BT, Several of us must share that guilt / burden. Myself included :o This 'Antarctica' thread started out of a request from the 'Brad Pitt Anorak' thread and the new 'ventile' one from this. Personally I think it's a good thing ! Now let's leave this thread for Antarctic clothing as...
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    Ventile

    Well, since so many threads get hijacked into talking about ventile, I thought it might be best to starts a thread dedicated to ventile. I'm not going to start it with any long diatribes about it's history or uses etc, there's plenty of information available elsewhere here and on the 'net...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Since this thread is being hijacked and should be about Antarctica, I'm starting a thread on ventile .................... Dave
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    'H', Yep. I'm aware of teh pertex and other synthetic stuff that's out there and did use it for many years but I prefer merino wool next to the skin and a couple of think 100% wool jumpers for layering. They are more versatile and pack down WAY smaller than fleece/fibre pile etc. I just prefer...
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    WWII Windproof 1942 Smock

    It's no good regaling us with all these stories of things you have but telling us you don't have a camera. We'll start to wonder if you really have them !! :p Show us the goods !!!!!:D Dave the Gentile
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Enough with the crucifying me for fat fingers already my boy !! :o Rob, ventile is much quieter and drapes better than goretex et al. There are several makers for ventile clothing in the UK. I know of none myself elsewhere in the world. The maker of the yellow anorak in one of the photos...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Hi, gentile has a high reputation in the UK. However, over here it is really undeserved as our climate is more wet than cold and dry so our fondness is more nostalgic than sensible. It WAS the best thing available before goretex. But to be honest goretex wins hands down for cold, wet & windy...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    it certainly is evolving nicely ! There's more to some of us VLJers than flight jackets !! Dudleydoright aka jacket_head aka Dave
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Well, no luck on the museum front. It's closed for re-modelling and won't have exhibits in it again until 'late Spring'. I should've checked the website before going ! Luckily though I work around the corner. Here's a few photos of anoraks and parkas in action...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Rob, you have been very privaliged to have experienced something few others have. I was once given the chance to go to the Antarctic as a guide but ended up turning the job down. Regretted it ever since. Although according to a friend who did a total of 17 years down south first as a guide in...
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    Ashes found in trash lead to proper burial

    WOW ................ and who says youngsters don't care ? At least some of them do. RiP old fella. Dave
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    "motorcycle jacket"

    Hi, Welcome aboard ! It's a cool place to hang out. Here's a link to a review I did on my latest Aero which I want to use for biking..... http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=46290 I asked for the waist to be tapered as the standard Highwayman is a bit too boxy for biking...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Rob, again a cracking post and some great photos. :eusa_clap I understand that the hut was used by several expeditions after Scott's and so was modified in a number of ways. Certainly the wall seperating the men from the officers was removed. Might've even been Shakleton but I stand to be...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Here you go ........ Intriguing, no ??? Dave
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    great post Rob. I'm very jealous of the time you spent Down South. I too wish that old anorak could talk. In one of it's pockets there was an old piece of paper that was written on in ink on both sides. On one side was a number of lines that was a synopsis of the Scott expedition and on the...
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    Hat worn by David Thewlis in 'Tibet'

    No-one can i.d. this hat ? Surely that can't be true !! Dave

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