Waggler, serious question. What are doing and where that there is no heat source (wood stove) to dry clothes after a day outside wearing wool?

Only wool underwear,,,, that way I have an excuse for scratching myself…..

Waggler, serious question. What are doing and where that there is no heat source (wood stove) to dry clothes after a day outside wearing wool? [/quote]

That's awesome thanks for sharing.

This old Woolrich hunting coat was given to me in the early 1970's by my grandfather's best friend, Ralph Capute. He had cancer and was moving to California to be by his daughter. Ralph was kinda exocentric, if he borrowed Gramp's car to drive to Sussex, a distance of 6 miles he would completely check over the car before he left. To the point of making sure the tires had the right air pressure, including the spare, taking out the jack to make sure it worked, etc. He would do this even if he had used the car and done all this the day before! He bought this coat, according to what he had written on a piece of paper in one front pocket, in 1952, the year I was born. He removed every button and resewed them back on with heavier duty twine and they still are that way today. Most of the flannel lining is gone due to old age and multiflora rose bushes.
For many years I wore this coat hunting in NJ, NY and even some in Colorado and Montana. Now I wear it only for Buck and Bear season in NJ.
One interesting thing is that if I spot a bear I can walk right towards him, a little hunched over and most times can get within 30 yards of the bear. I wonder if they think I am another bear. My son has used it a few times bear hunting with the same result.

… got a wool jacket I wear when domesticating wolverines

I find it more practical and much cheaper to just make my own wool clothing for the outdoors. No skills required other than just making a straight seam with a sewing machine. Many modern commercial designs are negatively affected by fashion considerations, such as tiny chest pockets with buttons (hard to open/close with cold hands, and everything falls out when you bend), complicated sleeve designs, length issues, unnecessary lining (good wool clothing works fine with just one layer), etc, and even expensive brands are guilty of lacing wool with synthetics which you won't know until after you've worn it for a while and it starts to pill, or melts when you sit close to a bonfire or wear it while welding something. I use my (or whoever I'm sewing it for) favorite hoodies for the pattern. It's easier if you have an old one you are willing to sacrifice and just dissect along all seams and transfer the pattern to a piece of white spunbond material. Cut out with a generous allowance for possible adjustments. Add an inch along the side seams and the hood edge, a couple of inches at the base of the sleeve seams, plus you can make it longer (I make mine long enough to be able to sit in the snow). You can baste the spunbond cutout loosely first to check if it fits or needs adjustments before transferring the pattern onto wool. I usually use the cheapest pure wool fabric. The woven wool fabric for officers' trench coats works best, but old wool blankets (army surplus) also work just fine. As an optional improvement, if you have a pair of good store-bought warm socks that are beyond mending, you can cut the cuffs/ankles and sew them into the sleeves as cuffs. It makes sense for windy conditions (snowmachine rides etc) or for when you have to work in thick brush with lots of snow so that snow doesn't get up your sleeves. Velcro closure cuffs are also very easy to make.

The Khanty often sew their malitsa coats using an even simpler design, basically a piece of wool fabric folded in half and cut out into a T shape, with the scraps used for the hood, kangaroo pocket, or mittens.

I have a old worn out jacket that has airplanes on the snaps and on the label but can't remember who made it. Anybody have a idea on the maker?

pictures of that would be great if you can

I grab wool blankets any time I find them at second hand stores cheap
unfortunately finding wool even blankets that aren't very expensive any more over here is getting hard.

Great post Eric,
Here's my jacket I believe I got in the 70's
And here's my grandfather old wool hunting hat. It was old when I was a teen and acquired it. Although small for me I still wear it hunting birds every once in a while. The tag is long gone so I don't know who made it. The inside shows men and dogs hunting pheasant

Nice wool jacket
I like the 'Wool'verine in the pic too!

That is a very cool hat Turtledale!
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I wore an old, hand-me-down Woolrich coat for decades when I was younger, wish I still had mine. I had the matching pants too. I wish I still had that coat.

Tatiana, your post on deconstructing an old piece of clothing for a pattern is just what my mom always did. She would buy them at second hand shops for pennies.
We also used to go to an army surplus and buy old wool jackets and blankets. Sadly I don't have those anymore. The blankets were great and had so many uses. I also liked the long jackets (as you talked about making) because you could sit in the snow and still be comfortable. Thanks for sharing