I often see pictures of Fred Bear and many of the older archery legends of days gone by and I always notice the plaid, flannel shirts they use to wear. I buy as many of the old Pendelton, Woolrich and LL Bean that I can find, I do not like the new stuff much. its a shame that you don't see any of that type of clothing for sale anymore do to the bog companies that sell all the high tech camo. i just love to hunt in the older plaid style from days gone by, wish a company ( USA made ) would sell a line of the "throw back" style clothes.
I hear ya BUT!!! Everybody is all about the camo. It by far is probably the highest selling item in the hunting industry, besides the old school guys didn't know you were supposed to hunt in camo.LOL
Check with Orvis...they may have what you are looking for
DDave
I thought classic bowman woolens carried that type of stuff. Don't know if they're still I business or availability, but they had some patterns that closely matched fred bears wool shirt. Bit pricier than salvation army finds though!
I have also found some real gems at Salvation Army a lot of my hunting clothes come from there. Every time someone about talks me into some high dollar camo I just think back to Fred or old Bob hunting in blue jeans and a t shirt.
Movement > camo
I hunt in flannel and then wool plaid when it gets cold as much as possible the last few years. Really like how quiet it is and it just feels right :thumbsup:
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Tracy
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http://www.classicsportsman.com/shirts.html
There are a number of companies, try searching for sportsman wool shirts, or combinations of. I found this one that makes the Fred Bear Shirt.
QuoteOriginally posted by adkmountainken:
I often see pictures of Fred Bear and many of the older archery legends of days gone by and I always notice the plaid, flannel shirts they use to wear. I buy as many of the old Pendelton, Woolrich and LL Bean that I can find, I do not like the new stuff much. its a shame that you don't see any of that type of clothing for sale anymore do to the bog companies that sell all the high tech camo. i just love to hunt in the older plaid style from days gone by, wish a company ( USA made ) would sell a line of the "throw back" style clothes.
Check out Stormy Kromer. Best flannel shirts available, made right here in the UP.
Wow check out the classic sportsman timber pattern, that looks like top notch camo to me. Those plaid quivers are pretty sweet too
I just ended up on the Woolrich site...they certainly appear to still make wool plaid shirts in the USA...the term sticker shock applies
DDave
Woolrich and LL Bean still make some quality shirts. A lot of what you see in the old photos are trill shirts, not flannel, and those are hard to find but good ones wear well. Amazingly, there are some good deals on quality used outdoor clothing on ****.
I love those plad flanel shirts too .
Roger beat me to Stormy Kromer but he FAILED to mention Asbels plaid wool clothing line also made right here in Michigan, lol
Been wearing an LL Bean for many many years. For the price it is hard to beat.
Though I do have quite a bit of camo wool, I've been wearing wool plaids forever. Just about all my bowhunting garments are wool. Warm when you need them to be, and cool enough when you don't. Quiet, tough, easy to care for, and they look good.
I wear a lot of L.L. Bean, Woolrich and Pendleton stuff. I'll second the Classic Sportsman wool. Almost too pretty to wear in the woods.
Plaid was the original (excluding animal skins) camo. Breaks up the human form with the blocks. I like the large block plaid which seems to have come back into "fashion" this year. A lot of flannel shrinks up, unless it is from a better company like Beans.
WOW! $199 for one shirt. :eek:
I have Woolrich and Classic Sportsman wool plaids. Got them in light and heavy weights and then also have some cotton flannel for warm weather. I also prefer the more classic looking solid earth tone hues and plaids for hunting. For really really hot weather I still go to my synthetic predator camo shirts made for extreme warm weather since our season opens in August and temps can be in 90s during day.....
QuoteOriginally posted by Jon Stewart:
Roger beat me to Stormy Kromer but he FAILED to mention Asbels plaid wool clothing line also made right here in Michigan, lol
Well heck Jon, I though that was a given :bigsmyl:
I always bought Walmart and Kmart flannel shirts, that is until I got an LL Bean gift certificate. I bought two flannel shirts for a lot more money than I was used to paying and found the quality was worth the extra cost, perfect fit and no shrinking.
With elcheapo flannel shirts, they got smaller every time I washed them.
It is very hard to find flannel shirts made in the USA. Even Woolrich, LL Bean, and some other premium brands are now made over seas......I have given up. I now go to the Salvation Army and Goodwill stores and look for good shirts at bargin prices. Found a few good hunting sweaters there also. I have several Asbell wool products.
I love the plaids too, BUT I find the camo garments just have more features. I buy the camo for that reason. I have First Lite and some asbell wool. Both great.
I have not had any difficulty finding flannel or wool. Some has been rather inexpensive while some has been a bit more costly. Weather is not as big a concern in Georgia most of the time, so I go on the cheap most of the time without any problems. I just don't have the desire to spend big bucks. Fortunately, Bass Pro has lots of sales. If I hunted in some parts of the country and world that some guys hunt, that idea of going on the cheap might change.
I also hunt a lot of camo as well, still mostly on the cheap with military surplus.
Bemidji woolen mills makes some nice classic stuff...all made in MN.
And pretty darn reasonable too!
All of LL Beans wool shirts and jackets are made in Vietnam.They used to carry Johnson from Vermont as well,so you had a choice. Now it's all imported.
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I did not expect my preference for a free market would rile so many people up. Deleted as it took the convo away from bow hunting and directed it toward macroeconomics, which is honestly not nearly as interesting.
Shoot straight everyone!
http://vermontflannel.com/flannel-shirt-mens-classic.html
Vermont Flannel
I picked up one of their flannel shirts at their shop a few weeks ago. Nice weight, great cut and quality, made in USA. The "Earth" colored plaid would be great camo in many of the woods I frequent.
I guess that's the point......John's quality was historically better. And still is.........
I will not buy ANY hunting clothes that are not made in the USA, as others on here do I also look at thrift stores, garages sales and post in classifieds looking for the older USA made wool and flannel hunting clothes. to many it does not make a difference but to me it does.
The brand and were it's made won't do a dang thing to help your hunting skills. Bye what you can afford and is quiet comfortable and get in the woods and use it!
The animals could care less about it or UV or blue colors, :thumbsup:
Tracy
Once your job gets farmed out to Jose or Chi maybe you'll have a little better grasp. I'm with ya brothers!
Even beyond job loss...I think of things that were perfected in certain cultures and 'exotic' and something special to obtain (ie- German electronics, Japanese steel, or whatever). I am ok with that and the generations that developed it and perfected it. But, take something like a wool shirt which we have done a darn good job of developing and perfecting, and puttin' to just darn good sensible good use, and...well, that sort of stuff I'd rather was made down the road. I'll stick with Asbell and the others even if have to go without some beer money or something.
Dan
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"...There is a reason the textile industry does not do well in developed nations...."
Yea, because we expect more than rice & beans for a days work...silly huh...
I get mine from cabelas. As I live in warm climate I have no real need for woolen shirts. Just heavy flannel with good plaidsw.
Has anyone checked Fred Asbell 's site??
Awesome woolens that have very good breakup plaids. Makes me want to go back home in upper New England.
Woolrich still weaves most, if not all, of their wool in the US. However, they do ship it overseas for manufacturing of shirts and pants. The quality is still great. I visited the factory outlet store this past spring. I found out one of the wool shirts I inherited from my father was manufactured in 1935. It still looks great and I wear it every season when the weather turns cold in VA and PA. I believe the quality of the weave and stiching is as good now as it was back then. I did buy a new shirt when I was at the Woorich store. I'll let you know in 80+ years if my opinion on the quality is correct ;)
Got a bunch of older wool plaids...Pendelton, LLbean, woolrich,minnesota woolins, Asbell, bell shirt co and filson vests. They range from light to heavy weight. I got most of them from **** and trade blankets at larger shoots. I paided between $15 to $45 for the shirts. My only camo is my KOM wool and wish that was plaid. Also got some cotton plaid too.
Asbell wool is awesome!
199.00 for a shirt, that's a little high for my price range. They do look like nice stuff though. I also check out Goodwill and other places as well.
Ken,
Have you checked out Filson? (They do tell you if a design is imported).
http://www.filson.com/men/shirts.html
Yewbender, and others,
If you want King of the Mountain heavyweight type (but better quality) wool in plaid check our Gray Wolf Woolens. Their off the shelf shirts and jackets is actually cut to fit bowhunters, no bulky sleeves ect. In addition, it can be custom made to fit you for less than KOM.
Have hunted in nothing but plaid in years,works so no need to change!