Waxed Jackets. WTF?

[not-bono-ever]

i have 2 barbours. one that looks like has been ravaged by rats , smells like a midden and has the glossy shine that toffs pay good money for. it has capacious shoplifter inside pockets. The other is new. literally never worn - with a fleece lining that I got a a charity shop for 40 quid, this is for more formal occasions . the are both appalling yet wonderful in their own way.Feast on the patina

 

[Magnus McGinty]

They do make you look a bit like a country Tory though.

I'm a solid trades unionist. Not sure what that looks like tbh but if I look like a Tory then who gives a fuck really? If anything it's amusing.

I'm reminded of the anarchists of old that would dress like city gentlemen. Unlike some of the bums in more recent times.

 

[not-bono-ever]

they are no substitutefor modern layering if you want to be out and out in like, weather.

I have always found that old toffs with the manky ones are surprisingly OK once you get to know them and dont act like a twat. the ones with new barbours should be avoided tho'

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I'm from the North though. I don't need 'modern layering'. I bought it simply because it was aesthetically pleasing to my eye. Plus, what alternatives do middle aged blokes have? Superdry? North Face?

 

[dessiato]

Have a look on the Barbour website IIRC there's cleaning instructions there.

I've never cleaned any of mine beyond a wipe down and rewax. I've been wearing waxies since 1985. I love them, but brand new ones don't have the style of older ones, like brogues they need to be worn in a bit to look their best.

 

[dessiato]

they are no substitutefor modern layering if you want to be out and out in like, weather.

I have always found that old toffs with the manky ones are surprisingly OK once you get to know them and dont act like a twat. the ones with new barbours should be avoided tho'

You always should buy a size up from your regular size, this is to allow for layering. Some come with fleece or quilted detachable linings to make layering simpler too.

 

[ElizabethofYork]

Blimey, I didn't realise there were so many posh rural toffs on Urban.

 

[8ball]

I'm from the North though. I don't need 'modern layering'. I bought it simply because it was aesthetically pleasing to my eye. Plus, what alternatives do middle aged blokes have? Superdry? North Face?

For some reason I thought you were Irish.
I’ve prob made a mixup based on posting style.

 

[cesare]

It's that bit that's not quite Yorkshire and not quite Norfolk.

And it's very big!

 

[cesare]

They were all the rage in the late 80s. I got one then and still have it, but it's a little snug now. I love all the pockets. I used to wear it for walking rather than just going out and about.

 

[Mattym]

Was thinking of Aha

Bake on me.

 

[keybored]

You can buy a liquid solution that will coat a garment in wax when put through a washing machine. Can't remember what it was called but such a thing does exist.

There's Fabsil and Nikwax, probably only for restoring stuff that's lost its waterproofishness. If you want to wax any old jacket I guess you could just chuck some candles in and put it on a boil wash

 

[Callie]

Needs pictures

 

[dessiato]

There's Fabsil and Nikwax, probably only for restoring stuff that's lost its waterproofishness. If you want to wax any old jacket I guess you could just chuck some candles in and put it on a boil wash

I use Barbour wax. I warm it to melting point and wipe it onto the fabric. I then heat the jacket using a hairdryer. This helps spread the wax and make it less obviously rewaxed.

Barbour has, or used to have, a cleaning, waxing, repair service.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Needs pictures

 

[kebabking]

Still do.

They are pretty good, if you send it up for a specific repair and a re-wax they'll usually do any other little bits of TLC they find.

Nikwax do a spray on re-wax - it's certainly easier than the proper way of doing it, but I don't think it works anything like as well for as long.

 

[manji]

I have a Barbour it’s wipe clean. If there’s a couple of sunny days hang it on the washing line get it aired gets rid of odours.
useful for demos. A few years ago there was a particularly lively National Action demo. It was great for getting through police lines while SUTR were trapped by the police.

 

[Spymaster]

Believe Spymaster is a waxed jacket authority too

Pretty sure I've never washed one though. Just let any crap dry, then brush it off. I've got a clip in furry liner too which I've always just chucked in the washing machine (about twice in 30 years). I've just retired my last waxy to the boot of the car, as it made not-bono-ever's look pristine and probably wouldn't hold-up to serious weather any more. It wasn't worth rewaxing so I sprayed it.

Modern fabrics do a far better job of weatherproofing the wearer now (my traditional plug for Percussion Clothing here) at half the cost of Barbour, without the weight and smell, so wax is really just for traditionalists. If I buy another I'll get a used one off eBay.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Oh, it also said don’t leave in direct sunlight. So presumably it needs to be overcast to dry it.

 

[A380]

I'm a solid trades unionist. Not sure what that looks like tbh but if I look like a Tory then who gives a fuck really? If anything it's amusing.

I'm reminded of the anarchists of old that would dress like city gentlemen. Unlike some of the bums in more recent times.

My first one was really useful on the picket line in 1987.

 

[Pickman's model]

My first one was really useful on the picket line in 1987.

Which union were you in?

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm from the North though. I don't need 'modern layering'. I bought it simply because it was aesthetically pleasing to my eye. Plus, what alternatives do middle aged blokes have? Superdry? North Face?

crombie

 

[A380]

Which union were you in?

NCU


(Although lots of people still thought of it as the POEU even though it changed four years earlier...)

 

[LDC]

I used to have a camouflage waxed jacket, was ace, used for ferreting when I was a kid. Highly impractical for anything apart from low level activities in the drizzle compared to modern fabrics, but very stylish in a certain sort of way.

 

[Griff]

I've had a Barbour for a few years, a Land Rover Discovery or summit edition which is more like a bomber jacket shape than a traditional 'country' affair shape.
Can't say I wear it very often.

Bought a nice water-proof jacket from some shop in Brick Lane a month or so ago that looks much better. Looking forward to some rainy autumn days so it can be worn.

Still have my beloved knackered old Fjallraven water-proof that saw many days of clay-shooting in the rain.

 

[shifting gears]

My non-Barbour, love this jacket

 

[Spymaster]

Looking forward to some rainy autumn days so it can be worn.

One of god's ways of telling you that you're a bad person is to give you a couple of months of sunshine, starting the day after you buy new cold/wet weather kit

 

[Aladdin]

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Needs roughing up a bit..
Roll around in some Tory shit.. or something similar?


I have had the same barbour for 35 years. It looks worn. It's not good for anything now but gardening in autumn / winter so I keep it. It smells ..not bad..but I wouldn't wear it to the cinema.

 

[Pickman's model]

Needs roughing up a bit..
Roll around in some Tory shit.. or something similar?


I have had the same barbour for 35 years. It looks worn. It's not good for anything now but gardening in autumn / winter so I keep it. It smells ..not bad..but I wouldn't wear it to the cinema.

You've never struck me as a cinema person

 

[Aladdin]

You've never struck me as a cinema person

I was..
Pre covid.
Now I am a streaming to the telly person.....minus the barbour.