Clothing

[mossberg-operator]

Hi! Not sure, hope this is the right topic for it. So, what clothing You use for pigeoning? Why?

[tedster]

Camo mankini, works every time!

[welshwarrior]

British Jungle issue shirt or DPM jacket I've got it from my old job!!!

[Muddy Funker]

Army surplus, cheap and functional.

[Dekers]

...and keep face, hands etc covered.

[Longchalk]

Proper smart traditional shooting gear for driven days and beating, but for sitting in the hide I go for ex-army surplus every time. Normally I wear a brilliant DPM camo combat smock that's water proof, wind proof and covered in pockets and cost me £25 in the local bric-a-brac shop. Usually about £45 ish on the web I think. Just popped in there today and got a lightweight camo shirt/jacket cross, for warmer weather, for a tenner. If it's really cold in winter I wear cheap ski thermals, a Norwegian army cold weather shirt, a decent artic fleece and a Deerhunter Daytona coat (sale bargain £90)

 

In my experience, ex-military is much tougher and better made than the usual, real-tree shooting gear, a darn site cheaper, and comes in big sizes so I can still get lots of layers under it, over my 6'3", 18st carcass.

 

Summer I wear combat trousers, but in winter you can't beat a good pair of moleskins for warmth. And that's one thing it's not worth scrimping on. Go for some decent heavyweight Hogg or Musto ones, add not the cheap lightweight ones you see at all the game fairs.

Edited April 12, 2014 by Longchalk

[Longchalk]

and keep face, hands etc coverpair of

A lot of people neglect their hands which stand out a mile in the hide. I wear a pair of silk or woolen liners, covered by those thin black rubber gloves you get in Toolbase or Screwfix for about two quid a pair. Brilliant in wet, muddy, or bloody conditions, and thin enough to shoot with.