Mrs. Asbell..... Could you or would you please offer your fine pullovers in Predator Patterns.... PLEASE ??? If you do I want two in the heaviest weight wool you can get, 28 oz ? in Fall Gray with no hood and a full pouch on the front instead of the two side pockets. I would also want double thickness in the cape area as well as the pouch. I am betting I could hunt most of our season, especially evening hunts with this one simple garment on top. IMHO this would fill out your fine offerings. I do love the pullovers Mason, Robtattoo, and I bought from you at Compton this year. Great garment, just partial to the Predator Fall Gray where we hunt in open clearcuts. Thank you again for a great USA made product !!!
Same here
Ditto.
Yes!!! Please!!!
I would like one too
I'd be in for that too.
Im guessing that predator wool material is pretty hard to get. I have only seen greywolf woolens offer it, I have one of jeffs pullovers and it is my favorite hunting garment.
That would work for me too!
Me too.
i'd buy one!
QuoteOriginally posted by jcarter:
i'd buy one!
X2 :archer:
QuoteIm guessing that predator wool material is pretty hard to get. I have only seen greywolf woolens offer it,
All you have to do is find the supplier for it.
Even without the camo pattern I like the pouch pocket and cape both in double thickness..
And not to try to reinvent the wheel but the hood sure is BIG
"All you have to do is find the supplier for it".
Guess I never thought of that, should be no problem.
Count me in!
I want one maybe two or more as described :goldtooth:
I have several pieces of Predator camo and love it. I also have an Asbell pullover in Evening Stand Green.
When I go out I am reaching for my Asbell in Evening Stand Green before my Predator.
If we cannot get Predator Fall Gray I will probably go with the Shadow Plaid or Evening Stand Brown. Just need something that is light and open like the Predator Fall Gray for hunting our deer in clearcuts. Anything dark will get you busted big time. A good contrast between light and dark is what helps to break the outline IMHO.
I'd buy one (or two)
QuoteOriginally posted by NoCams:
If we cannot get Predator Fall Gray I will probably go with the Shadow Plaid or Evening Stand Brown. Just need something that is light and open like the Predator Fall Gray for hunting our deer in clearcuts. Anything dark will get you busted big time. A good contrast between light and dark is what helps to break the outline IMHO.
I've got a 'Shadow Plaid" pullover. Big fan of that pattern.
The shadow plaid or buffalo plaid will make you DISAPEAR! I like the suggestions you have made. double cape, etc.
I e-mailed them about getting a shirt with a zipper in the front instead of the pullover. Was e-mailed back they wouldn't do it. Must be a lot harder to do or something.
I'll take one in Predator! Make mine with a hood and single front pocket.
Thanks,
Huck
I want in on one also.
PLEASE
How do the 28 oz wool fabrics compare between the Asbell pullovers and the Gray Wolf for really cold weather? I have been thinking about replacing my old wool Columbia parka at some point soon. I have a lighter weight Asbell vest and it is perfect for cool weather and layering with my other jackets but need something a little thicker when it gets frosty. The camo pattern does not matter to me and I would rather have a zipper, but you can't beat the Asbell deal. I also do not have a problem spending more for the GW (sponsor and seems like great quality, too)if it is more suited for the real cold weather. They seem to be pretty close from the couple of times I have seen them compared. Thanks, Brian
I think Santa is going to bring me one for Xmas (I just decided,lol) but going a bit extra big.
My thoughts are to find a good seamstress and putting buttons in the front.
I thought some kind of reinforcement material around the buttons and button hole edges would be required.
Quite happy with the selection of trad plaids myself but other options would be neat too.
If I dont ruin it, Ill post photos LOL
(flinch)
God Bless
Slow
I would love one in fall grey predator also,but is there anyway someone could come with the old Winona camo in wool???????
ttt for the morning crowd again...
QuoteOriginally posted by brian brooks:
I would love one in fall grey predator also,but is there anyway someone could come with the old Winona camo in wool???????
Now there's a capital idea. I like my Winona knit jacket very much (and it is GREAT under an Asbell hooded pull-over when it's under 20°F). Still my favorite camo pattern.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/Stumpkiller17APR11.jpg)
(and it compliments shadow plaid very well).
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/HPIM1929.jpg)
And
somebody needs to duplicate the old Bob Fratzke/Winona shearling lined belt pocket so you don't need a glove on your tab hand. Fred? Teresa? Hint, hint.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/HPIM1914.jpg)
PM"S being Sent on winona camo wool.
Update...... heard back from Theresa and the Predator patterns are a maybe at this point. She obviously is swamped at this point in time but will look into it further during the winter after season and the Holiday rush is over. She also told me we have lots of new products to look forward too as well. The Asbells are awesome !!! :pray:
Thanks for the update.
I prefer the traditional plaid patterns in her pullovers, but more options is never a bad thing.
What I'd love to see Theresa make are wool pants, there are too few non-military surplus options out there and very few aimed at hunters at an affordable price ($200 for a pair of pants you wear a few weeks out of the year is just too much to me). To keep costs down she obviously can't cater to every waist and inseam size imagineable, but using the basic BDU sizes for S, M, L, XL, etc, would probably be doable, same as the pullovers. The olive drab and gray colors she has for pullovers would be great when used for pants.
I wear a mix of camo and plaids... the evening stand green pullover I got recently is great camo for where I hunt.
The pattern is even better than I was expecting... and "coincidently" (LOL) the sleeves seem to be fashioned for bowhunters.
Bingo!!!
Turkeys are definitely a different deal, and when I'm hunting them, I'll put more thought into what I'm wearing if I'm trying to stalk them. But a lot of that has to do with the fact that turkeys can see the color green, and in general see color much more like we do, unlike ungulates.
Same idea of large, blocky, contrast shape still applies though. Don't get me wrong - I think Predator makes sweet patterns, and I own several pieces of it and really like it. But I'll wear some Predator pants with a plaid pullover and not think twice about it.
The driving force for us are the clearcuts and select cuts we hunt. Hard to find a big tree that helps hide you and lots of times you are in a lone tree. A open pattern with plenty of white or light colors are a MUST IMHO. Otherwise you become the black blob against the sky. We have not been visually busted by deer or turkeys since we switched to Fall Gray. Used to get busted at least a couple times a year when we wore darker camo.
If Theresa cannot get us the Predator patterns then I will go with the Shadow plaid since it is a good mix of light / dark contrast. Will pick this thread back up after the Holiday rush and hunting seasons are closed so Theresa can get caught up. I know she is swamped right now and glad she is ! Made in the USA and the Asbells are great folks. Had the pleasure of meeting them at Compton the last two years. :coffee:
The nice lady at Predator told me on the phone that they also sell thier fabrics by the yard so if you realy wanted to you could buy then have it made or DYI
Predator would be awesome!!
Wow! This is the nastiest thread I have ever read on tradgang. Someone simply requested a wool garment made in a Camo pattern by the best tailor, and it's got everyone breathing fire and throwing knives! I really hope it was just the stress from the holidays and not a new trend starting here.
Back to the topic of this thread.... I would also like to see offerings in predator patterns. I would definately buy more than one garment.
Yep...you are correct. I missed this one earlier....and no, its not becoming the norm...And I'm going to clean this up soon as I get this post finished.
I have no idea why men posted like they did....I am very disappointed in some longtime members actions here, and very confused at others posts that didn't even make sense or was relevant to the author's topic.
All the man asked for was something that wasn't available. If you want to beat someone up over that, go to another site, we don't' allow that here!!!
Thank you "T"!!
All of us fall short at times but at least here there are folks like you that help us keep on track.
God bless,Mudd
PS: I was amused and thankful for your double post... it shows that even though you're one of the best of us,even the best can make a mistake on occasion.
OOOpppsss!...lol
You got it corrected before I had the enter key hit...lol
Good job!
God bless,Mudd
Predator Patterns would be awesome!
Mudd, I actually posted twice on purpose...about an hour apart...just to bring it back up again. I copied and pasted the same wording.
YES please count me in too !!!!! LjT
What counts is that it worked "T"!
Although by you cleaning it up it made me make my second mistake this year.....lol
God bless,Mudd
Here we are during the long summer lull waiting for Sept / Oct to arrive. I thought this would be a good time to bring this back up hoping the Asbells might not be so busy right now and could consider my original request ??? Others had asked for things like zippers to be added over the years and now they offer zippers, cool ! A great USA product evolving and getting better and better.
In bringing this back up I also see that it had to be cleaned up ? I am sorry if I ruffled any feathers, not my intentions at all ! Just wanted to see if I could secure a great product with a tweak or two to suit me and maybe open up a whole new market for a fine sponsor. As you can see there is interest from others as well so maybe we are on to something here ?
Shadow Plaid, double cape, no hood, full front pouch instead of side slash pockets, Please ???
My guess is that the liscensing fee these folks would charge, would be sky high.
Gator1,
Agreed, but at this point I am sorta giving up on getting this in Predator patterns and willing to go with the Shadow Plaid if we can ? Shadow Plaid will do just fine I bet, main thing is getting the options and style of garment at this point. Sure hope so. I could hunt 90% of our season with a garment like this with minor undergarment layering changes.