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    Hat worn by David Thewlis in 'Tibet'

    Yep, that looks like the one. It seems to be the same on that Brad Pitt wears on the DVD cover. A wide-brimmed high-ish top fedora. Anyone any ideas ?? Please ! Dave
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    Hat worn by David Thewlis in 'Tibet'

    In the part of the movie where the two main protagonists are in Tibet, Thewlis is wearing a very natty fedora (?). Anyone know who made it ? Dave
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Well, as a 'cottonista' I have to comment ! Cotton kills in cold weather ONLY if next to the skin. Being hydrophilic they hold water next to the skin which steals your body heat faster than an Eastern European pickpocket on Oxford Street ! However, with wool or silk next to the skin and wool as...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Nice anecdotes there Rob. thank you very much for taking the time to post them. You are of course quite right about the 'backwards' zipper though for us Europeans it is the 'right' way LOL And they do run a size large. I'm an xl and my old parka is a medium but fits if just a little snug. My...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    EVEN more tut !! Canadian military cold weather gloves. On issue 'Down South' for decades and visible in some of the photos above .. Different mukluks .. Label and maker for the white mukluks posted earlier ... older rucksacks from the 60's.. A smock from the Heroic...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    More Tut from my attic Here's more rubbish ................... :) Modern Expedition parka. These parkas have loads of pockets. Handwarmer lined in fleece plus velcro closing storage pockets at lower each side. Storage pockets at chest with fleece lined and unlined pockets under them side...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    And I wait with bated breath a photo !! :-) PLEASE Dave
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Well it's nice to know that there are a few other anoraks out there interested in Polar matters :eusa_clap Rob, fascinating to hear of your experiences. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully we might tease a few more details in due course. There's definately an interested audience here ! Feel...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Hi, thanks for the kind words. :o I suppose you'd call me an 'Anorak' LOL The mukluks are WW2 US military ones. I'll have to dig them out of the attic again to see the maker. I have several pairs :o The modern Steger mukluks from your neck of the woods are very similar (or at least the...
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    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Following on from some requests and suggestions in other threads, here's one for the seriously cold weather nuts. A Canada Goose Expedition parka that really has been on the South Pole... I removed the fur ruff as it was knackered. I bought it second-hand in Galgary and used it myself in...
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    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    Works for me 'H'. I'll get busy with my camera. Do you have any interesting photos yourself ? Dave
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    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    Hi Rob, I think that they are all Brits in the tent. I'm not 100% sure but I also think that the Snow Goose Mantra might be an issue garment. The USAP issues the 'Expedition' model. Of course they might all be a bit 'lumpy' too LOL As I mentioned in an earlier post Rob, I have never been to...
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    Invasion Vest ??

    Funny enough they were designed with the idea being that it would be quicket to dump your kit in the event of being in water due to ship / landing craft being sunk. Webbing has too many straps and things to get caught up on whilst trying to shed it in the water in a panic. One presumes that...
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    Invasion Vest ??

    Eyemo, SOF are now doing a green / OD shade version and the 'orange' ones are on discount. Which make of vest do you have ? Dave
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    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    Thanks for the confirmation of my post above Mr J. Your authority is greater than mine !! But my photo of ther green one does prove it for that particular model. I should post photos of my '63 patt DPM one too if I can find it in my attic ! Dave
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    Invasion Vest ??

    Can't claim to be any sort of expert on this great bit of kit but what has been said about them being unpopular is true. Apparently they were way hotter to wear than webbing and the pockets supposedly had a habit of getting full of sand/earth when on the beach or crawling along the ground. I...
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    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    I'm sorry I blasphemed by saying 'fleece':o . Tis true though as it is a good material for balaclavas in that it doesn't itch like my old issue woollen ones do. I prefer to wear a merino wool undershirt and one or even two light wool sweaters to wearing a fleece any day. More flexible for...
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    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    Perhaps I should start a cold weather outdoor clothing topic and post a shed load of my photos of kit I've had or have or would like to have ? I've got all sorts of mittens, mukluks, balaclavas etc in my attic. Most of it vintage although there is a bit of fleece in there ! Cheers, Dave
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    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    Here's a few shots of the ventile BAS anoraks in action in the Antarctic ........ I'll see if I can scan some of my photos of me working in the Arctic doing oil and gas exploration. I used a BAS suit back then in the 90's along with a US Army reversible parka...
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    Barbour International

    :) :) :) Very good ! I liked that one. :eusa_clap Paul, I forgot to say that the International WAS an issue item. The label is all NATO and metric etc and the number of them available on the surplus market, no way could they have been private purchase only. Dave

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