Idea for us Northern U.S Indy jacket wearers. BBbrrrrrr!
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Idea for us Northern U.S Indy jacket wearers. BBbrrrrrr!
As you all know, the Indy jacket alone won't do us much good when we hit the colder months up north. Thing is, I want to wear that sucker.
Anyway, I was at the Army Navy store at the Columbus, NJ flea market this morning, and I noticed they had Army jacket quilted liners for sale.
When I was in the service, these babies worked great under our standard BDU jackets.
So anyway, I picked one up(in black)and tried it on under my Wested. And it was nice and thin, and didn't really hinder movement at all.
Felt nice and toasty, too.
The only thing, I'm going to have to modify it so it doesn't hang lower than the jacket bottom, and trim back the collar a bit. Also, the liner is meant to be buttoned to the army jacket at several points, so if you wanna go hardcore, you could add a few buttons to the inside of your jacket. But you don't really need to.
The liner was only $20.00, and I figure it was a nice way to wear the jacket in cold weather, without cluttering it up with hooded sweatshirts, and the like. They are available on most of the army surplus websites, cheap.
Sorry to ramble on. Way too much turkey this evening.
That reminds me.....off to the fridge.
Anyway, I was at the Army Navy store at the Columbus, NJ flea market this morning, and I noticed they had Army jacket quilted liners for sale.
When I was in the service, these babies worked great under our standard BDU jackets.
So anyway, I picked one up(in black)and tried it on under my Wested. And it was nice and thin, and didn't really hinder movement at all.
Felt nice and toasty, too.
The only thing, I'm going to have to modify it so it doesn't hang lower than the jacket bottom, and trim back the collar a bit. Also, the liner is meant to be buttoned to the army jacket at several points, so if you wanna go hardcore, you could add a few buttons to the inside of your jacket. But you don't really need to.
The liner was only $20.00, and I figure it was a nice way to wear the jacket in cold weather, without cluttering it up with hooded sweatshirts, and the like. They are available on most of the army surplus websites, cheap.
Sorry to ramble on. Way too much turkey this evening.
That reminds me.....off to the fridge.
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http://www.american-armynavy.com/
The above website sells these liners cheap. Just look under military clothing, under M-65 Field jackets, and the liner is in the bottom right hand corner(green or black)
I thought the same thing about the buttons. You would probably have to send a liner with your order so Peter could place the buttons correctly.
The above website sells these liners cheap. Just look under military clothing, under M-65 Field jackets, and the liner is in the bottom right hand corner(green or black)
I thought the same thing about the buttons. You would probably have to send a liner with your order so Peter could place the buttons correctly.
As I answered in your other posts, Vanson for X1 and Bates for X2 as to who made the Wolverine jackets.
I couldn't find any Wolverine pictures. The pictures I found were without the flannel shirt.
The Mantis is the expert when it comes to Wolverine, so you may want to drop a PM/e-mail to try and get more details.
I couldn't find any Wolverine pictures. The pictures I found were without the flannel shirt.
The Mantis is the expert when it comes to Wolverine, so you may want to drop a PM/e-mail to try and get more details.
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Go to www.vansonleathers.com and down load the size chart for custom made jackets, get professionally measured by the local tailor, fax the measurements to vanson in order to determine the size, go over the details with them, ask them to send color and leather samples if you desire, screen accurate is walnut and gold, pay the $559.99 plus shipping and wait 8 weeks.IndyBlues wrote:Hey Mantis, how do I go about getting one of those Wolverine jackets?
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I took my liner, along with my Wested, to a local tailor/alteration/dry cleaners today. I told the lady that I just wanted to shorten the length of the liner so it didn't hang out the bottom of my jacket. She looked at my like she never used a sewing machine in her life, and said " We can't do that here. We don't fix other peoples mistakes" I was like, "What the heck". I figure cutting a piece of material and sewing it back up was basic alterations. Oh, well. Off to another tailor.
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I hear ya Shalimar. I'm off work today, so I'm going to search for someone who CAN do the alteration. It seems so simple, If I had access to a sewing machine, I could do it myself.
The U.S. Army liners I described above sare very warm, and won't make you feel like your wearing a ton of layers. I think the liner a scarf, and a good set of gloves, you'll be set.
The U.S. Army liners I described above sare very warm, and won't make you feel like your wearing a ton of layers. I think the liner a scarf, and a good set of gloves, you'll be set.
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Polypropylene underwear is another way to stay warm. It's also availabe at a surplus store.
I don't know how bulky this field jacket liner is, but I often wear a wollen vest underneath my M-422A. The one I use is from the New Zealand firm, Swanndri, but Filson offers similar looking vests -- as do other vendors. I bet a Polartec vest from somebody like LL Bean or Lands End would also work.
I don't know how bulky this field jacket liner is, but I often wear a wollen vest underneath my M-422A. The one I use is from the New Zealand firm, Swanndri, but Filson offers similar looking vests -- as do other vendors. I bet a Polartec vest from somebody like LL Bean or Lands End would also work.
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