Felted Wool Sweaters?

[Wayland]

Some good links there, thanks guys.

 

[baggins]

those Dachstein wool sweaters from Bradley Alpinist are the same as the issue Austrian Alpine jumpers that have been mentioned on here a few times. but at +$300, the surplus ones are a bargain. they are totally bombproof and so warm, as long as you don't mind the olive colour. i love mine and am glad when i get a chance to wear it.

 

[Uilleachan]

those Dachstein wool sweaters from Bradley Alpinist are the same as the issue Austrian Alpine jumpers that have been mentioned on here a few times. but at +$300, the surplus ones are a bargain. they are totally bombproof and so warm, as long as you don't mind the olive colour. i love mine and am glad when i get a chance to wear it.

Yep, thats my take too, but as a new buy (including postage) they're comparable to the scandinavian offerings in price. The only thing that stops me buying one is I reckon I could commission and DIY my own, that and the fact the Bradley Alpinist offerings are just a tad over the £150 turn a blind eye duty threshold, so there could be a bit of duty and vat added if rumbled.

 

[R.Lewis]

I may well be selling Austrian Army Dachstein jumpers soon. I have a supplier in place, just awaiting a few things and hopefully will have some soon...

 

[Uilleachan]

I may well be selling Austrian Army Dachstein jumpers soon. I have a supplier in place, just awaiting a few things and hopefully will have some soon...

PM me when you do, XXL or the biggest XL you have will do me

 

[Kilbith]

If you are interested in felted Wool sweaters, you could have a look to "Mufflon" a german brand who make very nice (and expensive) "walk" wool.

here : http://www.mufflon.com/

Some review here with picture but not in english :

http://www.davidmanise.com/forum/index.php/topic,30376.msg303256.html#msg303256
http://www.davidmanise.com/forum/index.php/topic,29885.msg300515.html#msg300515
http://www.davidmanise.com/forum/index.php/topic,33369.0.html

The wool is welted by Schoeller the famous swiss brand.

 

[Kilbith]

Hello,

This is my first post, I will try to give you something new :

I think that one of the best felted wool is from germany. They have a special process with knitted wool, the name is "Walk". It is not Loden since loden is from a cloth.

One of the best brand use wool from Schoeller the swiss german factory. The name of the brand is "Mufflon.de". I have tried to give you some link and some reviews (in french) from a french buschraft forum, but I am a newbee so it is not possible to give you a link.

Mufflon is very heavy (780g/m²) but very nice. I have a jumper in this quality. The quality is amazing.

I have jumpers from Devold, Dale of Norway, Saint James or Barbour : all of them are very good specially under a shell like ventile, pertex or microfiber. But, If you want to wear a jumper alone : walk wool is really nice since it could cut a little wind.

A nice review from a friend with translation in English here. This is with a lighter wool : http://www.davidmanise.com/forum/index.php/topic,33474.0.html

 

[Kotteman]

Have a devold nansen sweater for 4 years now and it's still loking good despite i do some lumberwork in it. But it's not felted and not windproff, devold has a colection called "Blåkläder" that is more felted, have been loking to get one of those but 1 year ago they stuck a big logo on the front so i'm not that sure anymore.

 

[ozzy1977]

I have recently bought one of those Austrian woolly pullys, incredibly heavy and well made bit of kit. Mine was made in 1983 judging by the label in side, cant have been worn much though, The best £40 I have spent in a long time. The only criticism of it is they are a bit of an odd shape very broad across the chest tapering down to a narrow waist.

 

[boney gumbo mcgee]

I have recently bought one of those Austrian woolly pullys, incredibly heavy and well made bit of kit. Mine was made in 1983 judging by the label in side, cant have been worn much though, The best £40 I have spent in a long time. The only criticism of it is they are a bit of an odd shape very broad across the chest tapering down to a narrow waist.

Surplus and Outdoors have them in stock £39.99 in a range of different sizes, money well spent in my opinion. The one I received is dated 1982 and looks like it was never worn, and amazingly didn't have the ubiquitous musty military warehouse smell!:

I really am not connected to Surplus and Outdoors, just a happy customer trying to help.

Besides my fave company is Varusteleka, they rock.