utectok Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 (edited) Hmm, waxed cotton. Essentially a nineteenth century method of making a garment water resistant. Take a porous cotton fabric and liberally smear it with grease to fill up the holes which then comes off on car seats, guns and anything else you touch. Stiff when cold and clammy when warm since it cannot "breath". Prone to excessive wear at stress points,lacking any warmth in cold weather and possessed of a truly useless hood, I really do wonder why people still buy them. I absolutely agree I had loads of Barbour jackets and compared to modern fabrics they are useless go gore tex it's the best I just got a pro hunter very nice although I had to mod it a bit so the toggles and hood didn't affect my mount! There is some truth in the fact that they last a long time. A long time during which you have to continue to wear a jacket that lets in the water and the cold and ends up stinking to high heaven. You`ve guessed it, I don`t like `em. Some of the other non wax stuff in the Barbour range is very good quality if extremely expensive. Edited November 29, 2011 by utectok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Ive got a old wax one had it for years (smells like it too) So am looking at the polarquilt jackets. just that bit more shapely then my two sizes to big Barbour Sweepy has asked for Barbour Duffle coat.I worry about him sometimes :look: xxxxSuzy has he started growing that big white beard yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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