Brandrea33
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I’m a fan of waxed jackets but they do take a lot of wearing in to get the typical waxed look and for the jacket to soften a little. I have an old Belstaff jacket that is now the best part of 20 years old. It’s been reproofed a couple of times and is now fully fitted to me and not really stiff. But it really does take a while.
The positives are that waxed jackets are pretty waterproof and as long as the proofing is up to date they stay waterproof. They are pretty robust, waxed cotton resists damage pretty well. They wear well, I can’t see me wearing the jacket out in fact the lining wears much quicker than the outside, that has been patched a few times...
The downsides are that as a fabric it isn’t warm, buy a waxed jacket expecting to wear something underneath it for warmth. In the cold they do get stiff until they get warmed up by body warmth, no different to leather jackets in fairness mind you. Most pictures of waxed jackets show jackets that are well worn, it takes a while to get there. The can... smell a bit when damp! Mine gets left outside when it gets like that, eventually it dries out...
All in all I like them but you have to remember you are buying a product that was made for work and delivers a 1930s solution to keeping dry!
Ah, thank you ... water repellent question answered. I am looking for a jacket I could wear on hikes etc in the warmer weather here.