Work clothing, wax cotton jacket, in store?

[T i m]

Update: No wax cotton in the 3 stores we rang nor the one we went in today but we did come out with a £19.99 'Ski jacket' that at least reports to be water / wind proof (and was fleece lined). It looked a much better solution than the £25 thing we saw in Tesco last night and the only one that fitted her there (12) had the inner mesh lining sewed in 360 deg out of kilter! Putting your arm in the sleeve was like putting your hand in a lobster pot!

We were offered it with 5% discount .. (great, not).

We nearly got to Mackro today but that's going to be next week now by the looks of it (she's out doing her first tree felling on her Arb course tomorrow, hence the need for a jacket).

Cheers, T i m

[Cicero]

========================================== A result of sorts at least!

Personally I would go for several layers - vest, shirt, woollen jumper + light weight cagoule for the rain. Not very glamorous, but effective. Tree felling can be very demanding.

Cic.

[T i m]

Indeed, and as it turned out a serviceable one.

Indeed, and a system she seems to now agree is a practical one (and exactly how she went out this morning).

It turned out she did shed a mid layer when actually felling her trees and the jacket (and more importantly all the students, just [1]) are in one piece (if not now interesting shades of green, brown and Biro [2]) and she remained warm and dry. ;-)

I really don't think this particular jacked would have fared so well if she was doing her normal 'apprentice' role of dragging brush to the chipper and lumbering wood / tools and other stuff into the truck (the other layer is quite soft / vulnerable). I'm still going to keep an eye out for something 'tougher' and it will be for her to decide when to where what etc.

Cheers, T i m.

[1] There is always one isn't there ... and she now knows to go to the opposite side of the work area to him. [2] Thanks to her instructor!

[Cicero]

========================================= Pleased that you're both happy and safe.

For future reference you might consider looking at Army surplus stuff. It's tough, hard-wearing and comfortable and if you take time you can get new stuff rather than refurbished and of course smaller sizes are available.

Cic.

[T i m]

Hey, I was helping a mate in the warm all day. ;-)

We did actually try an AS place and she came away with an Italian army heavy cotton jacket of some sort (that I have since proofed for her) but it wasn't really suitable (I did try to tell her at the time but ... ).

The (nearly [1]) ideal thing was a ripstop DPM jacket but they didn't quite do a small enough one and it was apparently the same as her college instructor wears so she couldn't possibly? (isn't it all complicated).

We have a bit of time now though so hope to pin down that illusive solution soon (I think they are felling again next Friday).

Cheers, T i m

[Owain]

There's some small bggrs in the SAS though, useful for getting through small embassy windows.

Shove it through the washing machine with some dylon.

Owain