barbour jacket stinks

[wasterl1066]

I`ve recently been given a barbour jacket, when I say it stinks, I mean it reeks, I mean this coat would`ve made right guard turn left!

I turned it inside out inc` sleeves and washed the lining with a car fabric cleaner (nap low foam) in cold water with a scrubbing brush in the sink, this worked fine for the lining which now looks fresh.

I heated the outer shell carefully with a hair drier and removed the excess wax (the coat had been totaly overproofed and the white towel I sacrifised is now a slimey black colour making me wonder if they even used the correct barbour dressing?)

I`ve sat it outside all day in this cold frosty weather and put it in my tumble dryer with first one, then two then three scented dryer sheet things! it no longer stinks as bad, but it aint right, still the same musty smell albeit only when you put your nose right up to it (or wear it!) before I cleaned it, it stank the entire room out so I`m heading in the right direction. can anyone suggest anything?

[majordisorder]

Send it off to Barbour for a re-proof? Only thing is the wait, something like 12 weeks at the moment :unsure:

[BlaserF3]

Chuck it in the bin and then buy a Gore Tex or similar jacket...sorted

[chrispti]

Clean yourself before you wear it next time

[davecooper1]

Clean yourself before you wear it next time

 

[Paul T]

Leave it in the back of the car with a wet gundog - it's all mine smells of these days

 

Failing that saturate with Febreze and re-proof. If that doesn't work then consider it a lost job. You were given it so it owes you nothing.

 

Cheers

[Fisherman Mike]

I`ve recently been given a barbour jacket, when I say it stinks, I mean it reeks, I mean this coat would`ve made right guard turn left!

I turned it inside out inc` sleeves and washed the lining with a car fabric cleaner (nap low foam) in cold water with a scrubbing brush in the sink, this worked fine for the lining which now looks fresh.

I heated the outer shell carefully with a hair drier and removed the excess wax (the coat had been totaly overproofed and the white towel I sacrifised is now a slimey black colour making me wonder if they even used the correct barbour dressing?)

I`ve sat it outside all day in this cold frosty weather and put it in my tumble dryer with first one, then two then three scented dryer sheet things! it no longer stinks as bad, but it aint right, still the same musty smell albeit only when you put your nose right up to it (or wear it!) before I cleaned it, it stank the entire room out so I`m heading in the right direction. can anyone suggest anything?

 

I inherited one from My uncle who fell in the slurry pit on his farm with it on He was very lucky it had been emptied a week earlier from being nearly 5ft deep.

I stuck it in the washing machine on a 40 degree wash inside out and zipped up once and then the rightway round and zipped up ( no spin) with a bio powder...hung it up to completely dry in the airing cupboard. After a week I re proofed it with the barbour wax and a hairdrier... Only thing it smelled of after that was the wax. It didnt shrink and after it was proofed looked as good as new.

[hushpower]

DRY cleaners an re wax, or has been said use a Bio cleaner then rewax . Bio is good stuff

[P~MX]

Yeah as the lads say wash it in a low temp FAST wash and no spinning let it dry naturally and then a can or two of spray wax by Granger's and a soft brush and hairdryer to get a good finish., a couple of hours well spent OR bring it to a Barbour dealer and have them return it to Barbour for a re-wax service, last time I had it done it cost £20 but that was 20 years ago

 

 

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[ME]

Whenever you wear the coat, balance a dog **** on your top lip. You'll smell nothing else but **** everytime you wear it

[Zapp]

Whenever you wear the coat, balance a dog **** on your top lip. You'll smell nothing else but **** everytime you wear it

 

Or, balance it on your nose whenever you are not wearing it. That way putting it on will be a blessed relief

[Blackpowder]

Gosh are people still wearing waxed jackets. Having owned two from THE maker, of these garments I found them to be cold, sweaty and clammy- not as they were once advertised to be breathable. Recalling evenings trudging across Fenham Flats wearing mud pattens, bailing out a box and really warm, sit down to await evening flight and frozen within half an hour. Highly overrated, to be fair fairly waterproof when looked after but bring on the Gortex as far as I am concerned.

 

Blackpowder

[al4x]

for beating they are so much better than goretex, having ripped two musto jackets at over £200 a pop I've gone back to a wax jacket and leggings as the only things that seem to last if you get in the thick stuff.

[wymberley]

Sounds to me as though it was just "run in" before you started messing about with it!

Cheers

[Blackpowder]

for beating they are so much better than goretex, having ripped two musto jackets at over £200 a pop I've gone back to a wax jacket and leggings as the only things that seem to last if you get in the thick stuff.

Ya must have forgotten the almost bullet proof qualities of thornproof, still have stud on leggings in fact for rough stuff. In fact I have a vague memory from years ago of 'keeper being peppered by a peer of the realm near here but avoided more serious injury- it was said at the time - as he was wearing a thorn proof jacket. Yes great for beating I would agree.

 

Blackpowder

[baikal boy]

Gosh are people still wearing waxed jackets. Having owned two from THE maker, of these garments I found them to be cold, sweaty and clammy- not as they were once advertised to be breathable. Recalling evenings trudging across Fenham Flats wearing mud pattens, bailing out a box and really warm, sit down to await evening flight and frozen within half an hour. Highly overrated, to be fair fairly waterproof when looked after but bring on the Gortex as far as I am concerned.

 

Blackpowder

 

 

i have wore the same wax jacket now for 25 yrs and always kept up with the waxin its wind proof water proof and has no rips there still and always will be a top quality item.and as for the smell the smellyier the better in my opinion i never wash any of my gear except for rinsing it through in cold water and always keeping it in my out building as the wife wont have it in the house

 

 

regards paddy

[Vermincinerator]

for beating they are so much better than goretex, having ripped two musto jackets at over £200 a pop I've gone back to a wax jacket and leggings as the only things that seem to last if you get in the thick stuff.

 

al4x, you cant compare Goretex to waxed gotton, goretex is a proprietry breathable windproof and waterproof membrane bonded to other fabrics.

 

Ian

[Dr W]

al4x, you cant compare Goretex to waxed gotton, goretex is a proprietry breathable windproof and waterproof membrane bonded to other fabrics.

 

Ian

 

I think he means when you're clambering through brambles that a wax jacket is better than goretex as it won't rip.

 

I only use waxed stuff for beating, legs and jacket, as it offers superb protection against thorns.

[Dekers]

I think he means when you're clambering through brambles that a wax jacket is better than goretex as it won't rip.

 

I only use waxed stuff for beating, legs and jacket, as it offers superb protection against thorns.

 

 

My view as well

[Vermincinerator]

Goretex jackets are not made out of Goretex, They can be made from many fabrics including waxed and thornproof cottons among others.

The Goretex membrane is usually sandwiched between the outer layer and the lining.

Thats why it would unfair to say that waxed cotton is better then Goretex when it comes to tear resistance.

By the way i am not a big fan of waxed cotton as you might have gathered, to me they stink when they are brand new and just get worse

 

Ian.

[Rasher]

i have wore the same wax jacket now for 25 yrs and always kept up with the waxin its wind proof water proof and has no rips there still and always will be a top quality item.and as for the smell the smellyier the better in my opinion i never wash any of my gear except for rinsing it through in cold water and always keeping it in my out building as the wife wont have it in the house

 

I had a Barbour Solway coat years and years ago as they and Belstaff were the only things available. I suppose I had it for about 10-12 years. for the last 3-4 years of its life it was consigned to use when out ferreting, as the material had started to wear thin around the flex creases and abrasion points. How have you managed to get yours to last 25 years

[Fisherman Mike]

I had a Barbour Solway coat years and years ago as they and Belstaff were the only things available. I suppose I had it for about 10-12 years. for the last 3-4 years of its life it was consigned to use when out ferreting, as the material had started to wear thin around the flex creases and abrasion points. How have you managed to get yours to last 25 years

 

I have a Barbour I bought from D&J sports in Cirencester in 1982...28 years on and plenty of life left in it Trouble is I was a 38ins chest 30 ins waste back then now its 46 and 38 respectively...

 

They used to say properly looked after they will last a lifetime...

 

Ive had a couple of Deerhunter jackets,(still got them) a Harkila and a Seeland in that time and all are good for a couple of years but you cant beat the original & best.

 

Does any one recall the advert that showed the wearer of a Barbour HW Thornproof being protected from a charging Rhino ??

Or am I imagining that.?

[deeksofdoom]

The stink is probably due to it being not left dry out properly and thrown in the back of a car or something. Best thing you can do is give it a soak in luke warm water and some type of mild detergent for 24 hours. Then dry it out either by hanging it outside and then letting it air on a rad. When you've that done you can re wax it. The tumble dryer will shrink it.

 

Wore mine today in a cold north easterly breeze and it was fine.

 

Barbour jackets either stink of damp or stink of wax.

[wasterl1066]

The stink is probably due to it being not left dry out properly and thrown in the back of a car or something. Best thing you can do is give it a soak in luke warm water and some type of mild detergent for 24 hours. Then dry it out either by hanging it outside and then letting it air on a rad. When you've that done you can re wax it. The tumble dryer will shrink it.

 

Wore mine today in a cold north easterly breeze and it was fine.

 

Barbour jackets either stink of damp or stink of wax.

thanks for one of the few coherent and usefull replies, I`ve soaked it like you said and rinsed it too. as I removed it from plastic bucket, when still soaking wet there was no smell, yahoo me thinks, er, no! it`s drying over a bar stool in my bath right now and as it dry`s I think the smell is returning, still, if it works even slightly, I`ll do it again, and again untill it wearable. thanks again.

[Zapp]

thanks for one of the few coherent and usefull replies

 

I think that is a bit harsh, quite a few people tried to help you.

 

You have made 2 posts, one of which asks for help and the other that is rather rude to most of those who tried to give it...