Waxed Jackets

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   Another great one is this Wills jacket by Ship John. The fabric is 18oz before and 24oz post waxing.
The 2019 run is sold out, though.

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indigo_eagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 09 Jul 2013 Status: Offline Points: 2293	Post Options Post Reply Quote indigo_eagle Report Post Thanks(2) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jul 2019 at 2:43am
	Another great one is this Wills jacket by Ship John. The fabric is 18oz before and 24oz post waxing. The 2019 run is sold out, though.

Duke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 24 Oct 2018 Location: On the cludgie Status: Offline Points: 5511	Post Options Post Reply Quote Duke Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jul 2019 at 3:32am
	Halley Stevensons - these guys are just down the road from me
	I don't swim. I can swim. I just don't have much cause to do so in the normal run of things.

BlueTrain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 17 Jul 2012 Location: Northern Virgin Status: Offline Points: 696	Post Options Post Reply Quote BlueTrain Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jul 2019 at 4:43am
	The biggest disadvantage of most waxed jackets, as well as most plain canvas jackets, is that they're heavy. Same with pants. But most lighter fabrics simply won't hold up to rough, heavy usage. I also have two, maybe three pair of Filson oil-finish tin pants. The oldest one, which has a union label, has a different feel than the more recent products. It is less oily or waxy but still just as water resistant. And I also have a pair of dry finish double tin pants and a dry finish tin cloth cruiser, which I never wear, lest it get dirty. Filson isn't what it used to be but then, who is?

likeacannon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Location: Portland, OR Status: Offline Points: 2886	Post Options Post Reply Quote likeacannon Report Post Thanks(4) Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jul 2019 at 10:28pm
	Got two exhibits here, one Fllson trucker jacket and another a down vest, also from Filson. The jacket I've had 4ish years and wax it every year at the workshop they hold in store. The vest I've had for 3 maybe? It keep me warm, especially over a flannel or denim shirt.

BlueTrain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 17 Jul 2012 Location: Northern Virgin Status: Offline Points: 696	Post Options Post Reply Quote BlueTrain Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2019 at 5:02am
	Filson has made so many variations of their products that one could make a hobby of collecting them, which I think I did.

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aichjayeee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List raw Joined: 23 Oct 2018 Location: Santa Fe, NM Status: Offline Points: 48	Post Options Post Reply Quote aichjayeee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jul 2019 at 9:26pm
	Awesome!

likeacannon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Location: Portland, OR Status: Offline Points: 2886	Post Options Post Reply Quote likeacannon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jul 2019 at 11:59pm
	Soooo good Shredwin.

BlueTrain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List whiskered Joined: 17 Jul 2012 Location: Northern Virgin Status: Offline Points: 696	Post Options Post Reply Quote BlueTrain Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 2019 at 3:20am
	Another blog I follow, which is totally unlike this one, has a sort of tutorial every year or two about re-waxing a Barbour coat. Even though I have cans of wax, I've never gone to the trouble of refinishing an entire coat. All I've ever done is to do the shoulders, which is the first place that gets wet in the rain. That's good enough for me. Using a hair dryer seems to help a little and I guess you're supposed to do it in the summer when you have nothing to do. One thing I might mention is that if your coat or jacket has a collar of a different material such as corduroy or wool, take care not to get wax on it. It doesn't harm it in any way but it looks awful.