I want to wrap myself in ventile!!!!

[Degrorobogo]

This little wrapping thing I want to do....I would like to do as cheap as possible...don't blame me, I am Dutch ;)

Although I like the products of westwinds/snugpack and snowsled very very much I think they cost to much. I am probably crazy enough to buy one, but then I will just admire it when hanging in the closet and fantasize wearing it when I am out and about doing the rough stuff!

I would love to wear ventile but I also want to be able to roll around in bracken...cover myself in humus...hug very big resin covered trees...and that without worrying about the hard earned cash I am rubbing against all the good stuff nature has to offer.

I want a cheap ventile jacket....So I probably should make one myself. So my questions to you are:
1) Do you know where I can find ventile fabric on the web!? and:
2) Do you know any good professional patterns that I could use and where I can purchase them.

Hope you can help!

Cheers,

Gilbert

[lou1661]

try point north in the uk

[Chopper]

I have the same thoughts about cling film...oops... wrong forum, sorry!! :( :eek: :(

[innocent bystander]

Dont worry about the hard earned cash,the liquid latex - oops, i meant the ventile can take it in it's stride.... :D

[PC2K]

not ventile, but KL and KLu jackets are rough, green and dead cheap. On marktplaats you can get about 10 jackets for just € 40 ( http://www.marktplaats.nl/index.php3?url=/markt/verzamel/krijgsmacht/143687.htm%3Fret%3D%252Fmarkt% 252Fverzamel%252Fkrijgsmacht.h tm%253Fg%253Dverzamel%2526u%25 3Dkrijgsmacht%2526js%253D1%252 6show_summary%253D1%2526show_t humbnails%253D1%2526rv%253D30% 2526av%253D%2526oudei%253D0%25 26zoek%253Djassen%2526fo%253D% 2526pv%253D ). although i'm not sure why anybody needs 10 of them....

[Degrorobogo]

Got to have ventile lads....I'll save the clingfilm and liquid latex for saturday night!
the kl and klu jackets I am very familiar with, but don't fancy the army look and it certainly is no ventile.

Pointh North looks good though...any other suggestions?

[jdlenton]

You can get some materials (but not ventile) and patterns from here



http://www.pennineoutdoor.co.uk/Pennine_Outdoor_Clothing.asp

I haven’t dealt with them for a long time they used to be really good

James

[Ahjno]

Stuart made this post (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showpost.php?p=80032&postcount=5) a few weeks a go in another thread.

[Snufkin]

I have a Braemar windshirt from these (http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/hilltrek/country_ventile.htm) folks. The quality is excellent and it's £50 to £60 quid cheaper than some of the alternatives!

[PC2K]

how about a second hand Tatteljee anorak made from ventile. This fellow has one for sell: http://www.hiking-site.nl/prikbord/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=135&topic_id=1753&mesg_id=1753&listing_type=search

i have bought many things from him, it's a pleassure doing business with him.