What are these imperfections he speaks of??? My Boreal Shirt is perfect. *
(Maybe
I should return it... it lacks the flaws he promised)*
On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 8:34:54 PM UTC-5, Frank Brose wrote:
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> Great. Now I'll spend more money on sheep. I should buy a sheep farm given
> the amou
Ha! Kevin's disclaimers are pretty exaggerated in my experience. Between
Erin and me, we are a walking billboard for Empire Canvas and all has been
expertly done. My Campcoats are the all time fav's. I have the snap
version and Erin has a custom pull-over version of the many-pocketed one
(ma
Great. Now I'll spend more money on sheep. I should buy a sheep farm given
the amount of wool I have in my closet. Seriously. Glad to hear you like
it. I'm a huge fan of wool and have been for alot of years and will
probably add one of these to my stash. You'll never see a sheep trying to
get o
Hey Liesl: On your recommendation I just looked up Empire Wool & Canvas
Company. Am impressed! Love these two paragraphs on their warranty page:
"We use natural fibers and hides, so we're going to incorporate their
personality into our work. You'll see range marks on our leather, odd yarns
in o
Wow, you must have one of the *early* versions... Mine has bungee and
cord-locks, which although are practical and useful, I would prefer
non-stretch paracord with perhaps a decorative slide/lock.
But hey, if I'm gonna become a serious survivalist/mountain man I guess I
best learn my knots... T
BobbyB! Most excellent report on your Boreal Shirt. Yes, you will love it
for a long time. The leather lacing is a fun place to adorn your shirt; I
assume yours is laced "upsidedown" as mine was/is meaning that the ends of
the laces come out of the bottom eyelets rather than the top eyelets.
My Boreal Shirt arrived today. WOW... What a quality, heavy duty garment...
I'm totally blown away. Worth every penny... Walked to the pub; temps in
the teens... Wore it under a waxed cotton field jacket...extremely warm and
toasty. Literally a warm blanket, made into an anorak... Love it!!!
T
Glad to hear, Liesl. That campcoat is beautiful. I just got notice from
Jason Gustafson at Lester River that my Boreal Shirt is ready (wow, quicker
than expected!!). Shame they couldn't get fabric this season... bummer.
BB
On Thursday, December 5, 2013 6:15:54 PM UTC-5, Liesl wrote:
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> Hi a
Hi all,
(yes, I am alive but have been impossibly busy)
I have several Empire Canvas items and they are *the bomb*. Well made,
well designed, good materials, local (to me)/minnesota-made by a
one-man-in-his-garage (Kevin) shop. I have an all-wool bushshirt, a
campcoat, an anorak, and an oil-c
I saw that. I'd absolutely want the 100% wool version and don't grasp why
Empire went for the blend. That doesn't seem like them.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Thursday, November 28, 2013 7:31:51 AM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
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> Thanks for the clarification, Anne... one reviewer raved about the
Empire has a design for a shorter Anorak which presumably will be better
for cycling. Was all set on getting one, but unfortunately Empire could
not source canvas this year so will not have any to sell.
On Thursday, November 28, 2013 8:31:51 AM UTC-6, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
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> Thanks for the
Thanks for the clarification, Anne... one reviewer raved about the quality
of the stitching... I must have misunderstood.
Patrick, there are actually two very similar versions of this; the Empire
version (which is an 80/20 blend) and the Lester River, which is 100% wool.
I believe both are act
BobbyB, I went through the exercise last year for a tincloth outer layer
and ended up buying a very nice Italian-made lined field coat from
sierratradingpost. But as far as a good waxed cotton shell goes, the best
I saw was the Filson all-season rain shell.
http://www.filson.com/products/all-
A, you're talking the Empire Boreal Shirt? You should be in excellent
hands! I've debated that one, but decided on a feathered Friends hooded
jacket when they went on sale a few days ago.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 10:06:05 PM UTC-7, Montclair BobbyB wrote:
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> Pa
The Boreal Jacket looks like a quality garment: that heavy wool melton
is a long-lasting, warm fabric. It's felted, so it's heavy and
wind-resistant.
However, it is not hand-stitched. And you wouldn't want it to be: that
wool cries out to be machine stitched. Gorgeous looking fabric.
If you want
Patrick:
My requirements may not be quite as demanding ... slightly milder climate
and (admittedly) I'm more foul-weather averse... I'm OK with cold, but
prefer to not venture too much in rainy and windy conditions... We get
enough "nice, cold, calm days" in between. If I had to choose only on
BobbyB, on the links you shared, I 'm seeing the wool jackets for $60-$90,
so I'm wondering what you're getting for $250. There's this
too:
http://duluthpack.com/home-cabin/clothing-accessories/mens/mens-jackets/wool-blanket-shirt.html
(they also have canvas anaroks, mitts, etc).
I'm all for
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