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  1. pipvh

    Rucksack: vintage or 'new' WPG Bergans?

    No, no - the original rucksack thread was very inspiring indeed. I think it was the first FL thread that made me think wait a minute, other people are obsessing over/stuffing their cupboards with this stuff... Those Czech packs do like nice. I have a civilian Czech daypack from the 70s with a...
  2. pipvh

    Rucksack: vintage or 'new' WPG Bergans?

    So true. The one real hiking essential...
  3. pipvh

    Thinsulate

    I had a Carhartt Thinsulate-lined jacket and it was unbearably hot for all but the coldest Vermont winter days. And I also used to own an Aero horsehide jacket lined with alpaca which was only marginally less warm. I think Thinsulate might be overkill for your jacket, or for any decent leather...
  4. pipvh

    Rucksack: vintage or 'new' WPG Bergans?

    Thanks for the advice, everyone. My inclination is to go vintage. I'm extremely tempted by the Swiss bag, if only because it is such a magnificently well-made bit of kit, but original Bergans of Norway pieces come up fairly often, though almost always in America - why is that, I wonder? I...
  5. pipvh

    Rucksack: vintage or 'new' WPG Bergans?

    Could it be that spring is almost here (well, the snowdrops are up anyway)? Because a chap's fancy is turning to matters outdoor. Having found an excellent pair of traditional hiking boots (Pivetta style 8, £1 on ebay and they fit like a glove) and a Grenfell walking coat, I now need a 'new'...
  7. pipvh

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    I'll own up to mostly using hazel... Though I've got my eye on some likely long-term blackthorn candidates.
  8. pipvh

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    Preferably made of blackthorn.
  9. pipvh

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    Mr Allen, What time of year are you doing your DofE? It can get pretty warm on the moors as well, but having said that I'd agree with everyone who said to bring wool underwear along, at least something like a merino t-shirt to wear under a cotton shirt, because, hypothermia aside, wet cotton...
  10. pipvh

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    I couldn't agree more.
  11. pipvh

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    Hmm, that would be annoying. However, given the nature of this particular garment, I'm hoping that it IS in fact the famous cloth. But I might need some pointers from our experts as to how I verify that.
  13. pipvh

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    Permission granted, with pleasure.
  14. pipvh

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    I almost nipped in to Purdeys the other day, in fact, to look at that very jacket, but I bottled out at the last moment: couldn't stand the thought of the assistants' steely and supercilious looks as I pawed a jacket I wasn't - ever - going to buy!
  15. pipvh

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    I was hoping you'd join us, Mr Johnson! Could you hazard a date, by any chance (the Cordings label looks old-ish. 1970s ones were white, I think, without 'Basingstoke' and 'Newbury' in the legend)? Yes, I saw the Purdey jacket - looks virtually identical. I'm very much hoping this fits or can...
  16. pipvh

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    Thanks, BT. Really? What makes you think so (I don't doubt you for a moment)?
  17. pipvh

    1950s Grenfell Cloth shooting/hiking jacket

    Very excited about this lucky find on the 'bay: It's a shooting jacket by Cordings of Piccadilly in Grenfell Cloth, with ventilated, gusseted underarms and chin-strap. I can't wait to see how it performs in the wet - I'll be posting my findings on the Ventile thread if anyone's...
  19. pipvh

    The Humble Anorak.....

    Portobello Market anorak report I scoured the Portobello vintage clothing market for an anorak yesterday and the results were... disappointing. There were two or three reversible US Mountain Division smocks, a few US Navy deck smocks, one very basic pull-over white winter camouflage smock...
  20. pipvh

    Ventile

    Here's a bona fide Ventile question: Can you dye the stuff? I'm thinking about snagging one of the old Banana Republic Ventile safari jackets that come up on the 'bay every now and then, but I'd want it to be olive green or khaki. Given the inherently water-repellent nature of the weave...
  21. pipvh

    old-fashioned hiking boots

    Update: a pair of 80s Pivetta boots are on their way - potentially amazing score off the 'bay. Made in Italy, Vibram soles, leather-lined, one-piece upper, Littleway welt. Sound fantastic: we shall see. Photos if they fit!
  22. pipvh

    The Humble Anorak.....

    Ten Tors is a rather sadistic event that takes place every year on Dartmoor, which is a large, wild upland in South West England with a very high rainfall, lots of marshes and more than the usual quotient of mist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_tors A cagoule is basically the French term...
  23. pipvh

    The Humble Anorak.....

    I don't think we are. The military/exploration/mountaineering anoraks all derive from the basic Inuit design - which the British 'military' would have encountered very early on through the Hudson Bay Company. And, of course, Scandinavian explorers and hunters were doing the same thing at the...

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