I have several Stoney Creek Tee shirts , they are warm and hard wearing , but havent seen the item you are after. All the Stoney Creek stuff I have seen has been well made and no-one has had any complaints . There is a host of similar clothing available from Swazi , Ridgeline , Huntech and others . All of it is good , or it wouldnt survive in the competitive market .

Pete



Be careful and get a shirt (any NZ shirt for that matter) made for the 'international market' which is what you see in the UK and Australia.





The NZ domestic cut ones can be way too long in the arms. In your picture well below the bottom of the shirt. .

Ha ha

What about leather knee pads to allow walking on all fours?

Have the Kiwi swandris adopted those complex buttons and zips yet, or is this a skill still to be learned.

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Have seen some Stoney Point products and they seemed OK. Usually expensive.

I have used Huntech clothes which are similar and used to have a shirt similar to the one you picture and wore it till it fell apart. Not too hot but warm in winter. It had only a half zip as it might also be worn by a Kiwi.

Look to see how they rate the fabric / weight etc to see how warm or cool it will be.

Ridgeline (?) are making a new version now specially for the Aussie market - the arms have permanently attached leather gloves to stop Aussies knuckles dragging in the dirt when they are walking...should be a big seller in South Australia

old topic but a new q`s

the Stoney creek mob has a new Sambar jacket for nealy 400 bucks ..anyone actually assessed one at all lately...over to you Muzza

Muzza ,
Heard you were out looking for the bloke who's been hitting all those cricket balls onto the roof of your house .
Andrew someone ?

Come on mate - last nights ending was pretty damn close - two runs short isnt bad for us. But then cricket is the only international sport you guys can win these days so does it really matter ...I think not...

Gryphon - havent really studied the jacket up close - seen them in the rack but didnt take a heap of notice . They look nice and appeared to be well made ( they would have to be or they would sink like an aussie league team manager ).

If you want I will do some investigating next time I am in the gunshop.

One of the boys emailed me and he has one and is bringing it over for an inspection...it would want to be good for the price otherwise i will go back to cabelas or sierra trading.Thanks Muzza your evaluation would be welcome also.

Sam Fisher brought his sambar jacket over y/day (plus beer) for a squiz and although its a great looking jacket i believe it would be too hot for all but the coldest/highest country in Oz,Sam says as much himself with experience.I reckon they would be more suited to NZ as its far colder eh muzza.

These type of jackets are pretty extreme weather wear. I dont know that an aussie hunter would ever need that type of garment at home . Over here for alpine hunting the Swazi anoraks and similar jackets are well used . I dont have one cos I dont often hunt those conditions but it would be nice , one day.....

There are about five different manufacturers of that style of jacket , they all appear to be very similar, and are all bloody expensive.....

One of my best wet/cold weather coats is actually an ex N Z army coat in break up camo with a zip off hood and it is all pure wool and was only 70 bucks. Both a mate and i wear them or have worn them many times sambar hunting..i doubt if there is anything for the price that even comes close to them and being pure wool they retain their insulating properties even whilst wet...a big bonus.And bloody tough in the blackberries too,i have even been known to roll up in mine and have a snooze in fog or rain,much as the sambar jacket is classy i will stick to the current one.

The sambar jacket is great for keeping out the wind,drizzly rain etc .l wear it on frosty mornings and usually by 10 or 11 am its time to take it off.Above or just below the snowline here in the Vic Alps it works a treat....and l wear it all day.... but l found once l get a little lower say around the 750 mtr mark l overheat wearing it.So l roll it up and under the pack it goes...Another thing unless its raining and windy the hood can be a little annoying so l take it off......But generally its a well made jacket and worth the money...More than capable in Victorian high country conditions.....cheers

You wont need it for another 5/6 months now mate

Yep dead right Gryph...l reckon about May it could get a run......hahaha