UK/England Outdoor Wear Company???

Err...North Face...Berghaus...I really don't know which companies are British......?

 

Blacks?

 

If we're talking about stores... I like "Field and Trek"...?

 

A Preston company :

http://www.outdoorclothingonline.com/

 

Barbour

 

Winter in the UK is a wee bit different from winter in NYC. Brrrrrrrr.

 

Joker, there is a US distributor for Barbour, I think in New England somewhere. Their products are great for wet and windy weather, but are lacking for serious US cold weather. When I lived in Virginia I had a Barbour jacket that I used for motorcycle riding in mild Fall and Spring weather and as a windbreaker shell over insulation in the Winter. If you want a serious winter jacket with outdoor style, but not expedition type gear, LL Bean is probably your best bet.

 

I'm a huge fan of this gear: http://www.buffalosystems.co.uk/

Truely substance over style!

Alex

 

I hate Barbour - only ever seem to worn by snobs ...?

(Just my opinion)

I much prefer things like North Face , Lowe Alpine, Berghaus, which are actually functional!!

 

Barbour jackets tend to get very stiff in the extreme cold, but they handle thickets/gorse/thorns better than any of the latest hi-tech/boutique fabrics… (bar Kevlar™). My oldest Barbour was bought in the mid-1970s and has been back a couple of times for a re-furb - it's become just like an old friend which I don't have the heart to discard…

- Wil

 

I have a Lowe Alpine fleece that is very good but for overjackets I find Lowe, Berghaus etc a bit over the top. Like having a 4 wheel drive in town.

I live in the country and my latest Barbour is brilliant. It is windproof, waterproof and breathable so does everything for me. Being green in colour I also do not stand out like a traffic light.

I admit that Barbour had a major branding issue in the 80's but I think but now it is just considered a very good brand that does its job very well. Not a fashion item but a practical outdoor garment.

my 2c

Matthew

 

As in - what 'Horsey' women wear when watching their men play Polo or go shooting on the estate for the weekend...

As a Guardian reader, member of the Labour party and the Ramblers, I am forbidden to even consider wearing Barbour!!

 

Wearing Barbour is a political statement - it is saying : I am a conservative, who supports the countryside alliance and who is fairly well-off!!

Or - I am a City Banker who likes to think I know a lot about the countryside and who 'weekends' on the country estate!!

 

Bruce

Re political allegance, in my case you are wrong.
Re support for the countryside Alliance in my case you are wrong
Re being well off, in my case you are wrong

You are wrong - I am not a city banker
You are wrong about weekending on the country estate. I do not have one.

I do wear a Barbour and I paid less for it than I would have done for some of the walking type jackets made by Berghaus etc mentioned in your earlier post.

Generalisation more worthy of the Sun or Mail than the Guardian

Matthew