Excellent review, this is just the sort of information about a product that isn't available in a catalogue, so thank you for conducting an effective water-resistance test on this jacket and for sharing the unadulterated results. Cheers!
This is so great because when I eventually see my friends again and they say what did you do during the pandemic, I can say; I bought a lot of watches. Watched a lot of EDC videos. And discovered that I’m not the only one obsessed with jackets!
When I am about to watch your video I have to be sure that no one will interupt me and i have enaught time to watch it so i am completly focused. Like watching a new movie that I haven't seen yet till i had the right mood for it. Also love the jacket. MUSTARD
I got my Barbour Beaufort in November and I really love it. The first month I sometimes had some wax on my hands after touching it. Now not so much and I think I’ll treat it in a few months. I have the hood which is great for rain and I really like the look of it. Also the best thing about the Barbour are the handwarmers. They are fucking comfortable and at the perfect height. I really love these handwarmers. The weather is always shit in Denmark so I use them nonstop!
If you get a Barbour get the heavier weight version, rather than a 6oz sylkoil. Mine is 8oz with a beeswax mix coating much better and hardier. The downside i find is the nylon sleeve linings, if you exert yourself wearing them, your arms get soaked in sweat.
I just bought a vtg LL Bean flying tiger jacket off Ebay after watching your last video on that and on man they are amazing! Man seriously when is your channel going to blow up?! sometimes you gotta hate on these TH-cam algorism.
Would love to see you do a breakdown/ranking of heritage brands at some point! Been getting more and more into brands with history, still making their products traditionally and (hopefully) ethically. Would really love if you shared your knowledge since you know a ton
i saw the thumbnail and immediately thought "uh are you doing ok bud?" (btw my Winslow Parka has been getting almost-daily wear since I bought it in December)
Halley Stevenson do actually make the waxed cotton for most of Barbours more expensive jackets. Generally they are regarded as THE company for that particular material. Companies worldwide use them for a reason. I hear what you’re saying about Barbours regarding monsoon weather, but they are pretty ubiquitous in the UK and we get ALOT of rain here 😥 and they cope pretty damn well, they just take a helluva long time to dry afterwards! Great video as always though dude, a good blend of info and entertainment.
Good to know! Maybe it’s just the few examples I’ve seen made me think they weren’t the best! And fascinating with Halley Stevenson! I thought Barbour was all in house but maybe that’s the actual construction and not the fabrics
@@TheIronSnail possibly. I know they used to be exclusively UK made until they were bought out and merged with Belstaff and do have stuff made in Romania as well now. I think the Belstaff side do produce solely in the UK still. Maybe the UK made Barbour stuff (more premium) are the jackets using HS fabric. As a jacket guy I’m sure you have heard of Manifattura Ceccarelli but if not they make awesome items. Originally used to produce Filsons European manufacturing until they started producing their own products. They make clothing of the highest quality and well worth a look. I think you’ll dig their designs if you haven’t seen them before. They have a yellow hooded parka that is similar to your Taylor Stitch but unlined and made in Italy as opposed to China and competitively priced if you shop around. Their mountain jacket is immense but quite pricey.
Could you please review “The Real McCoys” Brand clothing? Like the deck jackets and shirts and pants and stuff? I feel like you would love their brand!
Maybe a bit more of historical coats are my wax cotton coats from Outback Trading Co., their Duster and Swagman. Also, have three of their 3" brim wax cotton hats as well. During an outside rain I have not yet become wet.
I have a black dryzabone jacket. It’s waxed fabric and I have walked during torrential downpour and it’s never leaked. Unfortunately both times it just directed all the water onto my thighs but my body was bone dry so it worked as advertised
Wow, the waterproofness is actually really impressive. I wonder how well my RGT waxed Supply jacket would fare. Do I have to stand in a shower for 15 min too?
I wore an old Driza-Bone rider coat waxed with otter wax to a concert where it poured for 4 hours and I left bone dry but otter wax on a thick coat means it'll pretty much stand on end
It's wax is thornproofing, not waterproofing. Made for the brambles we have in the UK when walking in brush. American tin pants were made for the same resistance to mechanical damage. It is a modification of cotton to make it stronger and more durable. Not the fashion accessory that it is marketed as. They are super fashionable though. Great choice of garment. Nobody has tested the thornproofing. I wonder if it is on par with modern thornproof materials? 🤔 Maybe a video is due on this very subject 😆
Should have tried this with your leather jacket. JK. Great video! Man, I really want to get a waxed cotton jacket. I've considered Carhartt WIP, do you have any experience with them?
Need a rain jacket. Get rubber. I have a wax coat. Parts of it hold up for awhile but areas bleed through. Maybe it works for 15 minutes but if you are loading the car for a roadtrip and its raining the whole time….
Also, check out hats. they can do a better job keeping your head dry than a hood without peripheral vision being blocked. SouWester and leather western hats are a couple good examples.
I'd use this jacket in heavy downpours whilst working maintenance on the Amtrak Adirondack, but who am I kidding - I just dress like I worked manual labour (maybe 4o years ago)
FYI, you can wax the zipper as well to help with the waterproofing. Can you actually buy wax to rewax this jacket? I've never purchased anything from TS simply because I don't see how they justify the price point on most of their items which are made in China when there's quite a few Made in the US competitors in the heritage workwear market offering similar goods at lower prices? For the $300 they want for this parka, yeah, I would have just gotten a Beadle which will outlast your grandkids and that you can rewax at will. That said, I never pulled the trigger on a Barbour myself because outside of England and maybe the Pacific Northwest where it's almost always at least misting on you, there's not really an environment where this jacket would be useful for long. Too hot and bulky for most non-winter months in the US and not waterproof enough for stormy days.
You can rewax! I think you have to send it to Halley Stevenson if you want it professionally done but otherwise you can just buy a can of it from otterwax and go at it! The one thing I will give to Barbour is the storm cuffs, those show it’s just built really well but other than that this jacket feels like quality all around and I’m sure it’ll outlast me! I have run into a few quality control issues with TS but always had it resolved and they have a lifetime warranty + repairs so they aren’t too bad!
The snap on hood for a barbour is not a good fit, to short with not enough Adjustment. I just wear mine without, collar up hat on in the rain, works for me.
I for one am disappointed that you used a pleasant, well put together bathroom rather than your own. I say this because I assume yours is probably concrete, terrifying and haunted.
1 5 1 . 9* lbs Also Are raincoat companies (like barbour) still not adding hoods onto their raincoats, in the year of our lord 2021? Why must we suffer so.
Excellent review, this is just the sort of information about a product that isn't available in a catalogue, so thank you for conducting an effective water-resistance test on this jacket and for sharing the unadulterated results. Cheers!
Of course!!
This is so great because when I eventually see my friends again and they say what did you do during the pandemic, I can say; I bought a lot of watches. Watched a lot of EDC videos. And discovered that I’m not the only one obsessed with jackets!
Glad to be a part of this update!!
Never thought I’d get so much information and entertainment from watching someone stand in a shower partially clothed.
HA well that’s the goal!
When I am about to watch your video I have to be sure that no one will interupt me and i have enaught time to watch it so i am completly focused. Like watching a new movie that I haven't seen yet till i had the right mood for it. Also love the jacket. MUSTARD
Hahahaha well THANKS! Also mustard for life and we aren’t talking condiments
I got my Barbour Beaufort in November and I really love it. The first month I sometimes had some wax on my hands after touching it. Now not so much and I think I’ll treat it in a few months. I have the hood which is great for rain and I really like the look of it. Also the best thing about the Barbour are the handwarmers. They are fucking comfortable and at the perfect height. I really love these handwarmers. The weather is always shit in Denmark so I use them nonstop!
YES TO THE HANDWARMERS!!! And ugh i have to get a Barbour now.
If you get a Barbour get the heavier weight version, rather than a 6oz sylkoil. Mine is 8oz with a beeswax mix coating much better and hardier. The downside i find is the nylon sleeve linings, if you exert yourself wearing them, your arms get soaked in sweat.
Ahh okay great to know!!
I just bought a vtg LL Bean flying tiger jacket off Ebay after watching your last video on that and on man they are amazing! Man seriously when is your channel going to blow up?! sometimes you gotta hate on these TH-cam algorism.
Oh so glad you like it! And HA! Hopefully slow and steady wins the race i love all the people that watch the channel rn
I wasn't really interested in the jacket, but I still watched the entire video just because I like the way you make them, keep it up!
Thank you!!
Would love to see you do a breakdown/ranking of heritage brands at some point! Been getting more and more into brands with history, still making their products traditionally and (hopefully) ethically. Would really love if you shared your knowledge since you know a ton
Of course that sounds great actually!
THIS IS A REAL REVIEW
THANK YOU
Barbour was founded and is still made 10 miles from my house. Very cool to hear it’s worldwide success from a local company.
That’s amazing!
Mike, great video, cool jacket and excellent review! I know what the note says - "Needs Fusion"! Looking forward to the next video. Cheers!
Needs FUSION!!!
i saw the thumbnail and immediately thought "uh are you doing ok bud?" (btw my Winslow Parka has been getting almost-daily wear since I bought it in December)
Doing GREAT! And great to hear! Sick jacket
Next episode: How waterproof can I make my Levi's?
This is genius
Halley Stevenson do actually make the waxed cotton for most of Barbours more expensive jackets. Generally they are regarded as THE company for that particular material. Companies worldwide use them for a reason. I hear what you’re saying about Barbours regarding monsoon weather, but they are pretty ubiquitous in the UK and we get ALOT of rain here 😥 and they cope pretty damn well, they just take a helluva long time to dry afterwards! Great video as always though dude, a good blend of info and entertainment.
Good to know! Maybe it’s just the few examples I’ve seen made me think they weren’t the best! And fascinating with Halley Stevenson! I thought Barbour was all in house but maybe that’s the actual construction and not the fabrics
@@TheIronSnail possibly. I know they used to be exclusively UK made until they were bought out and merged with Belstaff and do have stuff made in Romania as well now. I think the Belstaff side do produce solely in the UK still. Maybe the UK made Barbour stuff (more premium) are the jackets using HS fabric. As a jacket guy I’m sure you have heard of Manifattura Ceccarelli but if not they make awesome items. Originally used to produce Filsons European manufacturing until they started producing their own products. They make clothing of the highest quality and well worth a look. I think you’ll dig their designs if you haven’t seen them before. They have a yellow hooded parka that is similar to your Taylor Stitch but unlined and made in Italy as opposed to China and competitively priced if you shop around. Their mountain jacket is immense but quite pricey.
Could you please review “The Real McCoys” Brand clothing? Like the deck jackets and shirts and pants and stuff? I feel like you would love their brand!
YES! I just need to start saving up for a piece hahaha
Funesti, good recommendation.
Loved the whole video and talking points.
In those panning shots, are you keyframing off of a HQ image or is it actual video?
Maybe a bit more of historical coats are my wax cotton coats from Outback Trading Co., their Duster and Swagman. Also, have three of their 3" brim wax cotton hats as well. During an outside rain I have not yet become wet.
Did you ever do the Barbour test?
I have a black dryzabone jacket. It’s waxed fabric and I have walked during torrential downpour and it’s never leaked. Unfortunately both times it just directed all the water onto my thighs but my body was bone dry so it worked as advertised
Bahahaha it failed successfully
Wow, the waterproofness is actually really impressive. I wonder how well my RGT waxed Supply jacket would fare. Do I have to stand in a shower for 15 min too?
At a minimum!
I wore an old Driza-Bone rider coat waxed with otter wax to a concert where it poured for 4 hours and I left bone dry but otter wax on a thick coat means it'll pretty much stand on end
Great review, but I was honestly distracted by that dope navy sweater with the neck complication. I must know who makes that sweater?!
THANKS! Believe it or not it’s a Polo Ralph Lauren cable knit i found at a thrift store! I’ll see if I can find it for you
Terrific review! What type of wax would you recommend for the Winslow Parka?
What happened at the elbows? Was that from going up the sleeves?
5.58 I literally asked someone this week if it's 'pil' or 'pile' hahaha I don't even know, who says those words out loud?
Hahahahaha well i just mumble these terms to myself all day anyway
Cool, now I know what jacket to get if I want to take a shower partially clothed.
You can take a fully clothed one too it works just the same!
Loved the editing on this
Thanks!
Barbour jackets have flap over the zip to stop the zip leaking you could always get the zip on that jacket changed to a waterproof one
Personally I was hoping for another river test but the shower will have to suffice 🙄😂 thanks for the video!
Oh don’t worry I’ll be in every river on this side of the Mississippi
@@TheIronSnail is expect nothing less.
Opinion on Belstaff?
My Barbour jacket has drain holes in the pockets to stop the water drying in I use a waterproof small bag for my phone
It's wax is thornproofing, not waterproofing. Made for the brambles we have in the UK when walking in brush. American tin pants were made for the same resistance to mechanical damage. It is a modification of cotton to make it stronger and more durable. Not the fashion accessory that it is marketed as. They are super fashionable though. Great choice of garment. Nobody has tested the thornproofing. I wonder if it is on par with modern thornproof materials? 🤔 Maybe a video is due on this very subject 😆
Haley Stevenson waxed cotton is the bomb. Beats any othere waxed cotton
Should have tried this with your leather jacket.
JK. Great video! Man, I really want to get a waxed cotton jacket. I've considered Carhartt WIP, do you have any experience with them?
Not yet but I do love their styles! And hahahaha yeah I’ll do my leather jackets next
Please cover the Filson mackinaw packer!!!
Need a rain jacket. Get rubber. I have a wax coat. Parts of it hold up for awhile but areas bleed through. Maybe it works for 15 minutes but if you are loading the car for a roadtrip and its raining the whole time….
Also, check out hats. they can do a better job keeping your head dry than a hood without peripheral vision being blocked. SouWester and leather western hats are a couple good examples.
I'd use this jacket in heavy downpours whilst working maintenance on the Amtrak Adirondack, but who am I kidding - I just dress like I worked manual labour (maybe 4o years ago)
Hahahaha! Everything gets chewed up with manual labor, this is one i feel like people would save for their off days
Opened the video, for some reason I skipped to 8:43 and I laughed my ass off. Thank you.
Hahahahaha of course!
FYI, you can wax the zipper as well to help with the waterproofing.
Can you actually buy wax to rewax this jacket? I've never purchased anything from TS simply because I don't see how they justify the price point on most of their items which are made in China when there's quite a few Made in the US competitors in the heritage workwear market offering similar goods at lower prices? For the $300 they want for this parka, yeah, I would have just gotten a Beadle which will outlast your grandkids and that you can rewax at will. That said, I never pulled the trigger on a Barbour myself because outside of England and maybe the Pacific Northwest where it's almost always at least misting on you, there's not really an environment where this jacket would be useful for long. Too hot and bulky for most non-winter months in the US and not waterproof enough for stormy days.
You can rewax! I think you have to send it to Halley Stevenson if you want it professionally done but otherwise you can just buy a can of it from otterwax and go at it!
The one thing I will give to Barbour is the storm cuffs, those show it’s just built really well but other than that this jacket feels like quality all around and I’m sure it’ll outlast me!
I have run into a few quality control issues with TS but always had it resolved and they have a lifetime warranty + repairs so they aren’t too bad!
@@TheIronSnail Fair point on the free repairs and lifetime warranty. Might give them another look.
@@TheIronSnail rewax...genius
The snap on hood for a barbour is not a good fit, to short with not enough Adjustment. I just wear mine without, collar up hat on in the rain, works for me.
Oh interesting, didn’t even think about the hood not fitting well!
Could you please elaborate on how the iPad and pen work together, I think you're on to something
Top comment so far^
It’s proprietary, kinda like the Apple Pencil but it uses 0 power
@@TheIronSnail I think it deserves a review next, it's only fitting
I think you’re 2000% right
I for one am disappointed that you used a pleasant, well put together bathroom rather than your own. I say this because I assume yours is probably concrete, terrifying and haunted.
Mine shoots one laser beam of boiling water at you the second you open the door and the door doesn’t close
It’s charming!
@@TheIronSnail Oh, so you live in a decommissioned Army barracks room?
I know
No button up flap over the zipper is unforgivable
We will never forgive or forget
the wax on that jacket would literally melt in my country lol
Lol jeez!
@@TheIronSnail living in the tropics will do that lol
1 5 1 . 9* lbs
Also
Are raincoat companies (like barbour) still not adding hoods onto their raincoats, in the year of our lord 2021? Why must we suffer so.
We must our heads get drenched?
Very scientific
I am one with the sciences
Next video: how water-proof is a waxed mono-boob from the early 1910s - 1920s
The question we are all asking
Do guy own a Barbour jacket
Not yet!
I don't think you're suppose to write on an ipad with a blue pen.
Do you think i should try a black pen?
@@TheIronSnail Quil pen.
It’s meant to be worn with a brimmed hat 😄
I think I might be on the wrong side of TH-cam
This could also be the right side
@@TheIronSnail also is that your grandfather's ww2 gshock
YUP! One of a kind!
Jokes on you Michael, we really did enjoy seeing you in the shower.
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