My adventure gear thus far...

[Kodiak]

Well folks... the quest is getting nearer and nearer to completion. Since I've got a cool hat now (see my "The Macumazahn" thread in "Hats" section) and my homemade safari shirt, here's a pic for you.



So am I pulling this big-brim off or what?

 

[K by the bay]

You're looking real good there, Kodiak. The mustache goes well with that look too. You may be too young to be familiar with this Jack Benny joke but " Are you going to hunt bear"? I guess not since you've got your outfit picked out already. Let us know how the hunt goes,where you're going and what you're after. Good luck.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

I'd like to swap out the bandana for an ascot, but you are definitely on to something there, my friend. You pull the hat off with your confidence. Well done.

 

[Steve]

Looks great to me Andrew! :eusa_clap

 

[Kodiak]

Steve- I appreciate it.

Hemingway- I tried to style the bandana in an almost Quatermain-esque look (if you replay the scenes when he gets back from the hunting trip in the Granger film you will understand). My parents think it looks like an ascot, but it is pretty nice to catch sweat and stuff.

The hat is going to be cut down at least a bit. Probably an inch, maybe an inch and a half. The 16 inch edge-to-edge width makes it hard to walk through doorways lol

K- don't get the joke, though I am going bear hunting in three days. Yes the hat and shirt are coming along. And the moustache is an accident; I need to shave :eusa_doh:

Thanks to all for the kind comments.

 

[captain johnny]

hey i love the shirt did you buy the pattern or did you design it your self? id like to try making that one myself. let me know great outfit

 

[Kodiak]

hey i love the shirt did you buy the pattern or did you design it your self? id like to try making that one myself. let me know great outfit

I have an old Cabelas shirt that I used to design it. My grandmother made it, and she doesn't follow patterns at all (or at least very rarely) so I got her to do it using that shirt as a sort of go-by example. The fabric is unbleached cotton muslin.

 

[carebear]

K- don't get the joke, though I am going bear hunting in three days. Yes the hat and shirt are coming along. And the moustache is an accident; I need to shave :eusa_doh:

more or less... Are you going to hunt bear (bare)? No, I'm going to wear this adventurer gear.

Not a bad look. Now you need a Sam Browne belt for your canteen and sidearm. Whatcha hunting with? From a treestand or with dogs?

 

[Kodiak]

I'm taking a .30-06 bolt with a Weaver scope, but my dad is going too and taking a .300 Win Mag with Swarovski scope, so I'll probably shoot his at least once.

I'm hunting bear, moose, elk, whitetail and mule deer. Stalk-style, from the ground. It's in Saskatchewan.

I think I'll eventually buy a Sam Browne and modify it a bit.

 

[carebear]

O-ho, a Canadian Expedition. :eusa_clap

I assumed you were just going after Kentucky black bear. That should be a heck of a trip.