My Anorak / Boreal Jacket

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In this video I will talk about the Cheapo Anorak that I bought from the lying Chinese business, and the one I built from an Italian Officers Blanket
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@bigoldgrizzly 5 ай бұрын

I remember in the '50s my granny used to make a sort of 'dummy garment' out of an old curtains bed sheets, any scrap cloth she could lay her hand on and do all the fittings and alterations to that till she finalized the plan and marked up all the parts before unpicking and cutting out the cloth 'pattern'. They used to look quite comical as they would be made up of all sorts of scrap material. Only then did she commit to cutting the actual cloth for the garment. I suppose she did, but I don't recall, her ever using a proper pattern. Her clothes really were made to measure. I have inherited the 'make it up as you go along' approach in many things I do in life. She would certainly approve of your jacket !

@Clayonthetrail 5 ай бұрын

I have cut up a lot of old sheets, even brown paper bags for “fit”, before cutting expensive material. Those paper patterns just confuse me!

@waynetaylor3109 6 ай бұрын

Wow!! Very nice anorak and the colour is extra special. You should be proud to wear that knowing it’s custom made by yourself. One day it will probably get passed down to somebody and I hope they will appreciate the pride of home made custom garment. Great vid as well.

@Clayonthetrail 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@bigoldgrizzly 5 ай бұрын

'hoodwinked' - very apt word ... I got it ! ;

@jennainfinland 2 жыл бұрын

I'm an experienced seamstress and love to START with patterns but then I play around with pocket placement (using zippers or buttons etc) or change little details. I'm making this for a friend of mine out of a milsurp blanket, but we're in a Nordic country so it's very cold here. Great tip on the pattern! I picked it up today. The words I use for a man who sews is either a tailor, seamster, or a sewist (modern usage). Thanks for the video!

@luciferiancheflux1967 Жыл бұрын

I have a few Anorak linden Ruff From Andy and blankets fantastic stuff

@user-gm3cg4ij8y 5 ай бұрын

My, that is awesome. One Perfect bush shirt

@Clayonthetrail 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. If you can’t find or afford what you want, make your own!

@aclawrence 10 ай бұрын

Nice job! I like your mods. One of the better ones I’ve seen

@Clayonthetrail 10 ай бұрын

Thanks I still love it!

@bigoldgrizzly 5 ай бұрын

It pays to really figure out what is going to work best for you. Patterns may tend to restrict your imagination a bit. Nice to see he refrained from putting in a mobile phone pocket lol ;

@clifford_overland Жыл бұрын

So I'm getting ready to make my anorak and just came across your video. I was cracking up because I went thru the same thing, bought the cheap knock off that wasn't even worth it for a pattern, then bought the prepper pattern and a Swiss army blanket 🤣 Yours turned out nice, we'll see how I do, good job.

@Clayonthetrail Жыл бұрын

I wore mine today, 9 degrees Fahrenheit, I still love it. Good luck with yours!

@EvakerstinL 7 ай бұрын

Good jobb😊

@Clayonthetrail 7 ай бұрын

Thank you

@67wing 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job. I bough 80% wool blanket from India, I plan on making my own too. I hope mine turns out as good as yours

@Clayonthetrail 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it’s a great jacket, good luck with yours

@user-io9vy1fl6d Жыл бұрын

friend, this is one of the best explanations! Thank you.

@Clayonthetrail Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, and good luck on your build

@hawintherknives4386 Жыл бұрын

Nice work

@glendonchesser3405 2 жыл бұрын

Man that is nice winter anorak. Good for you brother

@Clayonthetrail 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Warm and functional

@m4steele 2 жыл бұрын

Well done.

@donettewebb5677 Жыл бұрын

Good job..good info..ty

@Clayonthetrail Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@averagejoe1110 3 жыл бұрын

Great job, I really like it. I enjoy watching your videos, and when we go to the uinta's I like seeing some of the places you go. Thank you for the time and effort you put into sharing your activities!

@Clayonthetrail 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and your kind words

@forrestsmith3786 3 жыл бұрын

@@Clayonthetrail Like the idea you came up with. How do you plan on cleaning it? Did you prewash the blanket before you started laying out your pattern?

@Clayonthetrail 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a dry clean only blanket, so no pre wash. Since it’s my bushcraft jacket it will never get “washed”, spot cleaned with water and woolite at the most

@forrestsmith3786 3 жыл бұрын

@@Clayonthetrail As yours was a new wool blanket I understand you not wishing to wash it. I will be using a vintage French Army 100 % Wool blanket. I went ahead and ran it in the washing machine first with mild soap and then put it in the dryer on very low heat for a while to get it started drying. Then just let in dry the rest of the way naturally. Now that it is dry, I like you, I am working on a pattern that I think I might like. Seems I am taking parts of different makers of anoraks and rolling it in to the one I think I make. I agree with you on the Green Pepper pattern. Nice, but boy there are a lot of parts to piece together. Stay Warm!

@Clayonthetrail 3 жыл бұрын

If mine smelled like mothballs, or 50 years of damp storage I definitely would have washed it. You just have to be delicate with wool.

@timwarneka5681 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for posting. I, too, almost pulled the trigger on the cheap imported version. Thanks for the heads up! Question: it looks like you decided not to make a way to cinch down your hood with ties. Do you like it that way? Or do you wish it had ties?

@Clayonthetrail 5 ай бұрын

The chest closure keeps the hood fairly tight. The wool doesn’t stretch but the design of it holds it in place pretty well. Also I’m not a huge fan of hoods and normally wear a beanie unless it’s a blizzard. Personal preference definitely plays a part in the design

@timwarneka5681 5 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thanks so much! @@Clayonthetrail

@67wing 2 жыл бұрын

Boreal mountain anoraks from Canada are by far the superior anorak