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| | | noj | | Posts: 11459 | | | Social photographer... | |
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In reply to Post #17
Great coats 
Tennessee apparel Corp. labelled ones are also genuine military grade I’m sure
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HI ..US Army ECWS is an awesome jacket. Tennier Industries model is the one to have if possible...but there are a few copies rattling around. British DPM is another good buy as the German Flektarn jacket. Have a look on Surplus and Outdoors website.Find them spot on for availability and pricing
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In reply to Post #15
Even a second hand dpm surplus jacket is fine, I picked mine up for £30 from a local surplus store chucked it in the washing machine which most times fixed the waterproof-ness. If not throw it in with some nikwax tech wash to reproof it
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| | | Jon | | Posts: 4271 |  | |
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In reply to Post #13
Got to agree with post below ... I buggered about with various fishing branded coats (some of you may remember my lovely blue parka) before admitting defeat and getting a new British Army goretex coat for less than 40 quid. I got an XL long (which is perfect over my XL snugpak fortis winter coat) even if I look like a toddler with his dad's coat on during the summer. Unfortunately there were no DPM available when I bought mine, so I got 'desert camo' which is beige and white, but it keeps me just as dry
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In reply to Post #13
I’m with you the Dpm surplus is definitely the way to go, I’ve tried loads of other types and thy always disappoint. Can’t go wrong with the surplus jacket, I also washed mine in Nicon wax and found that to reproduce mine well
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Unless you want to spend daft money just for a few extra pockets like poachers pockets and the like, a simple British Army GoreTex jacket from eBay has always been the way to go. Best tip is to buy a brand new one as anything second hand to one degree or another will have lost it's water repellent coating - which they all will do at some point along the way regardless of how expensive a jacket you buy.
As good as GoreTex is, once it looses it's repellent coating, just bin it and buy a new one. I've tried countless times to reproof them to little avail. I know there's companies out there that can sort them out, but for £50 top end or send it away for reproofing for £30? New jacket..
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US ecwcs goretex jacket mk1 is decent if you can find a lightly used or new one.
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Looking for a jacket myself but can't work out what sizes are need a large so what size is that
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In reply to Post #7
Did a bit more reading, looks like the Helikon jacket has a 10,000mm rating but other versions of the jacket are lower. 10k is plenty for most fishing situations.
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In reply to Post #1
I think the US ECWCS ones are the best HERE is a good example
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In reply to Post #6
Not had any issues with mine...its been fine
But cheers for heads up
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In reply to Post #5
I found that jacket was awful, leaked like a sieve from new, got another same problem.....
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In reply to Post #2
How waterproof have you found it? Rating doesn't seem that high (2,000mm I think) vs. a Gore-Tex type jacket
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I got a French military one off eBay for £50 fully waterproof and sensibly sized and shaped. for fishing. Fine for summer, needs an under layer for cold weather, but has room for a layer underneath. Goretex and good sized / shaped hood. Not everything French is bad. Their cheese and carp are pretty good too.😊.
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