Sources for safari shirts?

Indiana Jake · Post by **Indiana Jake** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:41 am

I am looking for some web sites/retailers of close-enough safari shirts for everyday non-costume adventure wear. If you have any favorite shirts you like to wear that look great with your leather jacket, please share. You know, something Indy would have worn had there not been a costume designer around. A khaki shirt for a regular guy who hates button down collars.

Indiana Jake

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:42 pm

My personal favorite close enough shirt is the Cabelas.
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... ISO-8859-1

They have a short sleeve version, too.

L Bean has something, as well, that's a little lighter weight. But I prefer the Cabelas

Wade Egan · Post by **Wade Egan** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:25 pm

Duluth Trading Co. has some great options Jake.

So does Orvis, but they are noticeably more expensive.

You may also find something at Sportsman's Guide, and believe it or not, Old Navy has a nice couple of adventure shirts, too.

W.E.

Indiana Jake · Post by **Indiana Jake** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:41 am

Anyone purchase a Filson shirt? What about the Orvis Bush shirt?

Please do tell.

Indiana Jake

Mississippi Jones · Post by **Mississippi Jones** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:05 am

Filson is good, but they're so expensive!

With that said, I guess I should be quiet because we buy some pretty expensive gear to get the right Indy look...

Anyway, I like the Cabelas Safari shirt myself. It's a great close-enough and it's cheap.

Max Chance · Post by **Max Chance** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:15 pm

You can also try US WINGS:

http://www.uswings.com/khakis.asp

Their safari shirt is very close to a 1940's military copy.

One thing, if you live in a hot climate, Columbia's collection of nylon safari shirts cannot be beat. (Columbia.com).

Max

alphared6 · Post by **alphared6** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:19 pm

Right now Eddie Bauer is selling a very nice close enough shirt in three colors, blue, green, and tan for about $45.00. I just bought two.

Mike

Chewbacca Jones · Post by **Chewbacca Jones** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:12 am

alphared6 wrote:Right now Eddie Bauer is selling a very nice close enough shirt in three colors, blue, green, and tan for about $45.00. I just bought two.

Mike

Talking about the canvas ones? Look a bit heavy for my tastes, but for the canvas-loving crowd, they look good at a fair price.

alphared6 · Post by **alphared6** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:25 am

Chewbacca Jones wrote:
alphared6 wrote:Right now Eddie Bauer is selling a very nice close enough shirt in three colors, blue, green, and tan for about $45.00. I just bought two.

Mike
Talking about the canvas ones? Look a bit heavy for my tastes, but for the canvas-loving crowd, they look good at a fair price.

No, these are a lightweight cotton, quite comfortable.

Indiana Jake · Post by **Indiana Jake** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:52 pm

So I broke down and ordered an Orvis shirt in the stone color.

http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx ... t_id=15590

I will let you know what I think once I receive it.

Indiana Jake

ANZAC_1915 · Post by **ANZAC_1915** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:12 am

I have the Bean shirt and like it a lot.

your ghost host · Post by **your ghost host** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:30 pm

WPG (what price glory) is the best in my book

Indiana Jake · Post by **Indiana Jake** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:39 pm

Ghosthost,

When you say a WPG shirt, are you referring to their Indy shirt ? Or some other non-Indy close-enough generic adventure shirt that they sell. See 1st post at top of thread.

Indiana Jake

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:27 pm

Bought this one recently, and highly recommend it:

http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/clot ... product_36#

It is a taupe color, and if you order, I would also recommend ordering a size down from what you normally wear. I ordered a L but had to get a M. If you added epaulets and made it light khaki, it might give the Indy shirt a run for its money.

ArtooMetoo · Post by **ArtooMetoo** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:46 pm

It's a pity the smallest size available in Tall is an XL, especially as I'm hearing that they run large.

Ah, well. I wonder if they're on sale because they are being discontinued, of if we can expect to see the full range of sizes available at some point in the future.

ArtooMetoo · Post by **ArtooMetoo** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:47 pm

alphared6,

Are the Eddie Bauer shirts available online? If so, can you provide a link?

alphared6 · Post by **alphared6** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:51 pm

ArtooMetoo wrote:alphared6,

Are the Eddie Bauer shirts available online? If so, can you provide a link?

http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Men/Shirts ... %220%22%7D

ArtooMetoo · Post by **ArtooMetoo** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:42 pm

Much appreciated, friend!

ANZAC_1915 · Post by **ANZAC_1915** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:01 pm

Here is the Bean shirt: http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores ... SR&feat=sr

I was just wearing it in Wyoming with jeans and a Wested LC. Fit right in.

I know it is an Indy shirt and not a "everyday style" but the Todd's shirt is great to wear too.

Indiana MarkVII · Post by **Indiana MarkVII** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:51 pm

I have the Duluth Trading Co. shirt in a size large and that's what I normally wear. Check their size chart. I'm a 42 chest and I would not want to squeeze into a medium sized shirt. It's a nice light-weight shirt that converts from long to short sleeve, but it only comes in Military Brown.

Indiana MarkVII · Post by **Indiana MarkVII** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:55 pm

I was just wearing it in Wyoming with jeans and a Wested LC. Fit right in.

You mean you can wear a leather jacket in August? Yikes! it's 103 in Phoenix right now. A leather jacket in the furthest from my mind. I wish I had an August were I could wear a leather jacket!

alphared6 · Post by **alphared6** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:38 am

I just posted 4 safari shirts in the Ciro Bazaar, dirt cheap!
http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=42356

S O L D

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:52 am

search for 'British Army surplus, desert opps shirt, khaki' and you should find a few cheap ones of these:
http://www.freewebs.com/hersir-irminsul ... arters.jpg

rgeary · Post by **rgeary** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:46 pm

I found this at Target today and took a pic with my IPhone.

Too bad the only color is green.

http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv14 ... /photo.jpg

RKG

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:05 am

I saw something similar to the Target find at my local Target, they had a light tan, black, and green. I'm not sure they still have 'em, I wish I had bought one.

Randy

ArtooMetoo · Post by **ArtooMetoo** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:07 pm

Did any of these Target finds come in Tall sizes? What was the brand?

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:16 pm

I'll be going to Target in a bit, so I'll check.

Randy

alphared6 · Post by **alphared6** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:31 pm

rgeary wrote:I found this at Target today and took a pic with my IPhone.

Too bad the only color is green.

http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv14 ... /photo.jpg

RKG

Looks like a Bundes German Army tunic to me. Is it canvas?

Mike

ArtooMetoo · Post by **ArtooMetoo** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:33 pm

Thanks, Randy!

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:30 pm

Just as I feared, Target didn't have either shirt I had in mind. I'm looking online as I type this and found the first shirt mentioned.

http://www.target.com/Converse-Star-Mil ... _rd_t=5101

I was hoping they still carried the shirt I saw before.

Randy

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:19 pm

Here's one:

http://catalog.lighthouseuniform.com/pv ... cts_id=723

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 1:07 pm

Here's a fairly inexpensive short sleeved option I found at Old Navy. The shirt's currently on sale and comes in several colors.

http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.d ... =673822012

Randy

ArtooMetoo · Post by **ArtooMetoo** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:21 pm

That Old Navy one is veeeery tempting. I like that's available in tall, and it's not expensive.

TheExit148 · Post by **TheExit148** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:43 pm

Here's one from Express clothing has a military style shirt in many different colours. They are pretty nice, I've seen them in person. Not too bad at $60 US basically.

http://www.express.com/catalog/product. ... egoryId=49

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 2:55 pm

ArtooMetoo wrote:That Old Navy one is veeeery tempting. I like that's available in tall, and it's not expensive.

I ordered one of these a few hours ago, with my Gap Rewards, it only cost $10.

http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.d ... pid=673814

Not quite safari but still pretty cool looking. [I chose the olive green.]

Randy

alphared6 · Post by **alphared6** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 3:30 pm

Here's another. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/4 ... x?a=571957

Piers · Post by **Piers** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:46 pm

Here's a pretty good option for the Canadian brotherhood.. this used to be $34.99

http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B002OJ9B ... nodeid=APS

Insomniac · Post by **Insomniac** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:47 pm

Piers wrote:Here's a pretty good option for the Canadian brotherhood.. this used to be $34.99

http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B002OJ9B ... nodeid=APS

Awesome Price to go with an awesome shirt!

I'm thinking of getting a Khaki and one Black!

#### it's canadian if anyone from canada could help me get my hands on these that would be awesome!

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:49 pm

That Canada gig looks pretty good.

ravencrow · Post by **ravencrow** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:47 am

Value Village you'd be surprised what you find

rgeary · Post by **rgeary** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:50 am

Sorry guys I was away... here is a link on that Target shirt.
It is made by Converse. The local store that I saw it at only had small.
I seemed to be made out of a cotton blend.
They list it as a shirt jacket but it was kinda thin for a jacket but it is long for all you tall people.
Just got to get rid of that olive color.

http://www.target.com/Converse-Star-Mil ... B001T085P2

blueoakleyz · Post by **blueoakleyz** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:36 am

theinterchange wrote:Just as I feared, Target didn't have either shirt I had in mind. I'm looking online as I type this and found the first shirt mentioned.

http://www.target.com/Converse-Star-Mil ... _rd_t=5101

I was hoping they still carried the shirt I saw before.

Randy

Saw this shirt in store in a khaki color. You'd think Indy but it's VERY dark

blueoakleyz · Post by **blueoakleyz** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:41 am

hey someone on Cabelas said that the safari shirt comes with a logo on it, is that true?

Division 6 · Post by **Division 6** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:14 pm

I was looking through this thread yesterday an noticed the shirt at Target.
After work I went over to the Mens department (I work at Target) and found the shirt in 5 colors and as a bonus it's on sale for $20.
Colors: Dark Blue. Black, Khaki, Burgundy and Grey.

Nice light weight 100% cotton.

D6

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:36 pm

Sounds interesting. I browsed through my Target's clothing the other day and didn't see any... it may be new, I'll have to look again next time I'm there.

Randy

Division 6 · Post by **Division 6** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:00 pm

Should be on sale till Saturday.
New sales set on Sunday.

The original post on the shirt I believe was posted in September so they have had them for a while.
I usually don't get over to that part of the store since I work in the warehouse at the opposite end of the store.

D6

Post by **Dr. Nebraska S.** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 7:39 pm

blueoakleyz wrote:hey someone on Cabelas said that the safari shirt comes with a logo on it, is that true?

I have several of both the Safari and Serengeti Safari shirts from Cabela's: none of them have a logo on them.

Best wishes,
Nebraska Schulte

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:25 pm

In all the years I've been getting Cabela's catalogs, I've never seen it pictured with a logo on it. And I got my first Cabela's when I was 11 or 12.

Randy

lantzn · Post by **lantzn** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:20 pm

I just picked 2 of these up at Target on sale for $20. It's NOT the jacket shirt posted above and doesn't have the bands sewn down the front, only on the pockets. No shoulder straps either. My tag calls the color khaki but it's a little on the mustard side to me. The way it's made looks somewhat distressed already which is kind of nice.

http://www.target.com/Converse-Star-Lon ... _ecc_rvi_1