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  1. pipvh

    Ventile

    Not to mention the fact that birdwatching in the British climate often amounts to a pretty rigorous hydrostatic-head test in and of itself!
  2. pipvh

    Ventile

    Another explanation for the British penchant for putting up with discomfort is that most people of my generation (I'm 46) had dads who did National Service and never forgot hiking up Snowdon in winter dressed in fatigues. Asking for hi-tech hiking gear (such as it was in the 70s) from such a dad...
  3. pipvh

    Ventile

    The Bobby My ideal anorak is basically this one, as already posted on the Pitt/Tibet thread by Mr Johnson. Bobby Sportswear: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-M-VENTILE-CLOTH-ENGLISH-MOUNTAIN-PARKA-ANORAK_W0QQitemZ390145036329QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad674d029 It's dead...
  4. pipvh

    Ventile

    Yes, it's completely unrealistic. If you have to be dry you want a roof, not a jacket. The problem I've always had with modern fabrics is that, while they do keep out the rain to a great extent, you're soaked through with your own sweat anyway. I distinctly remember, even as a kid, much...
  5. pipvh

    ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

    Hi Steve, If you need pockets, why not go for a USAAF shearling jacket? Pockets, style, authenticity, pockets... An Irvin with pockets isn't really an Irvin. It might be an attractive, comfy jacket, but it won't, really, be an Irvin. In my opinion, that is.
  7. pipvh

    Ventile

    Dave and Mr J, Thanks for saving me more than a few ££. The RN smocks really aren't cheap. I'm planning a trawl around the Friday Portobello market under the Westway in a couple of weeks - might turn up some treasures. Meanwhile I think I'd be better off with the Snowsled. It does look a...
  8. pipvh

    Ventile

    Dave, thanks for starting a thread for those of us who don't want to take to the hills looking and sounding like a packet of Quavers. Right then, here goes my most pressing Ventile question: Does anyone have any experience wearing the Royal Navy Ventile smocks as walking gear, or are they...
  9. pipvh

    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    Oh, brilliant. Thanks, Dave, and sorry for the derailment.
  10. pipvh

    Antarctic Clothing & Equipment

    And if this is a thread hijack please ignore, but how practical are the Royal Navy Ventile smocks as hiking gear? I understand they have a second layer of non-Ventile cotton which might be removeable, which would bring the weight down, but are they worth bothering with?
  11. pipvh

    Spats are back - and I'm horrified!

    No, the late, great Ollie Reed.
  13. pipvh

    Spats are back - and I'm horrified!

    Given the spirit of the times, I predict the Bill Sykes look is due for a revival: If so, spats will be the least of our worries...
  14. pipvh

    boots to wear with breeks

    Here: http://www.whatpriceglory.com/uklist.htm
  15. pipvh

    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    If only I'd been old enough to realize which way the wind was going to blow, I'd have toddled into the Plymouth Milletts in 1970, bought out their stock of anoraks, sealed them up, buried them in the back garden... Wind-proof? Recession-proof!
  16. pipvh

    Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...

    I had a pair of these for a while. Really good looking boots. They do slip a bit on the heel, but they do stretch a bit elsewhere and the heel issues settle down (or you stop noticing them). I would say if they feel OK for your toes - not too tight, and your foot isn't sliding forward and...
  17. pipvh

    General Question

    It isn't really "proper" to wear a short-sleeved shirt and jeans, period... Seriously though, there are hats made to be worn with this get-up - something like this comes to mind:http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/_Panama___Straw_Hats-Miami-P291.aspx. It's a certain look - a great one, I think. If...
  19. pipvh

    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    I saw that one too. Rather nice. Incredibly expensive.
  20. pipvh

    CARHARTT jacket...i dun went country

    The one odd thing about Carhartt duck cloth is the speed with which it disintegrates when you finally push it too far. I used to wear the standard heavy carpenter trousers for landscaping/nurseryman work, which requires lots of kneeling on damp ground. They would almost last a season, then a...
  21. pipvh

    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    I agree. I feel the same way about Indiana Jones. But isn't it more that the image of the pre-1960s explorer (if you take, as I think I do, Hillary and Tenzing as the last great explorers) is a sort of archetype? There's something real there - it isn't tawdry or commercialized. Or maybe it's...
  22. pipvh

    Anorak : Like Pitt wears in "TIBET"

    No, no - they designed something called an SAS Smock in 1940, then realized they needed a unit to go with it... In terms of 'looking the part' I was thinking more in terms of a dead simple cotton 'mountain' smock. Obviously the thing itself is about as authentic as - well, as a 1940 SAS...
  23. pipvh

    boots to wear with breeks

    As an aside, how do you like your Indian Army jumper? I've been meaning to get one of those for a while.
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