Fat Old Guy Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 I like my red wool jacket. It looks nice and is warm. The problem is the the BSA lightweight jacket. That nylon POS looks like heck and is about as utilitarian as a bent nail. We need a new lightweight jacket. Maybe something like a Safari jacket in OD or khaki. Big pockets and either a half belt or a drawstring for the waist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocubdad Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 I'd like to see a nice parka shell with a zip-out fleece liner and matching rain pants. I got a Columbia rig like this at Bass Pro Shop for about $125 (of course National would sell it for $300). I get more use out of the individual parts than I do wearing it all together. Three years ago our Council was asked to participate in the opening ceremony for an NFL game. Nearly 1,000 Scouts turned out. All those Scouts in uniform should have been really sharp. Unfortunately, it was really cold and rainy so everyone was in their foul weather gear and we all looked like a bunch of gypsies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR540Beaver Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 twocub, LOL Most of the scouting events I've gone to the scouts have all looked like gypsies....and they were in uniform....well, parts of it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KA6BSA Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 The BSA red nylon windbreaker I have takes on a whole new set of creases each time I use it or pack it. It is usually not warm enough, has a dumb collar that won't keep your neck out of the wind, and the snaps are stone-age primative compared with modern technical clothing. I have many memories of starting out with this flimsy coat and freezing my tail off by the time the sun went down on a Scouting activity. So I bought a bright red North Face full-featured expedition jacket with zip out down liner, zip-on external gortex shell, sleeve vents, hood in roll-up collar, etc. It was a marked down 80% as a discontinued color because nobody wanted the bright red. Then I found that the little BSA emblem patch (that came lose in the pocket of the BSA red nylon windbreaker) fits right over the North Face logo! I sewed it on there and now I have the ultimate jacket that BSA will never sell at Scout Shop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob58 Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 Ahhhh! The safari jacket. You know the belted one that I wore for three years in the early 70's it was great! I don't remember a single visit from the uniform police though someone usually reminded me to take it off at the beginning of each meeting (and for the last year I was SPL) Yes the safari jacket could be just the ticket. We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eamonn Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 Well at least it is not that expensive!! Eamonn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle90 Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 I wish there was a non-wool alternative to the red "woolie". I am extremely allergic and cannot wear any wool whatsoever, so in 40+ years in Scouting I have never had a red jacket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Old Guy Posted October 27, 2003 Author Share Posted October 27, 2003 There is an alternative to the red wool jacket, it is that really nasty nylon jacket. They used to sell a red poplin jacket and I'd love to find one. The local OA lodge sells red fleece jackets with the OA emblem on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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