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You already know Dickies, yet I must say, from your description of intended use, conditions, etc. their "Eisenhower" jacket would seem very close to what you're looking for.I wouldn't call these waterproof, but highly water-resistant. Good at not picking up beggar ticks and other assorted gnarly weed seeds.
I always wore layers with my vest as the outer layer. T shirt in summer and various weights of long underwear and wind/water repellent under amour type layers in the winter. Fingers were always the hardest as the handheld required dexterity. Too cold for the handheld and those were the days to deal with maps/titles/ and deeds.
You might want to look in the hunting apparel department. There’s a lot of good stuff there for briars and thickets. Rabbit hunting is best done with with sturdy briar proof outerwear for instance. Hunting upland birds usually calls for briar pants. Plus there’s plenty of good layer choices in the hunting department. Just a thought . . .Or you good always go to the tactical gear - kevlar, armor plates and such. (I think devils walking stick can defeat anything up to 2” armor plate, so gear up!)
If I needed a jacket, it was an army field jacket bought surplus. Jeans for britches and very seldom wore snake leggings and have killed 5-foot rattlers with a cruise sticks. In southeast Texas where I live and worked usually just a T-shirt and cruisers vest.
I have no suggestions for jackets since I'm from the frozen north. You're nuts doing FIA plots in that. Looks like my worst nightmare, they're hard enough in our cedar swamps up here.
Quote from: Texas Ranger on January 24, 2023, 08:57:25 AMIf I needed a jacket, it was an army field jacket bought surplus. Jeans for britches and very seldom wore snake leggings and have killed 5-foot rattlers with a cruise sticks. In southeast Texas where I live and worked usually just a T-shirt and cruisers vest.I'm actually not far from you. I'm in the Woodville Area.
Quote from: fordw60s on January 24, 2023, 09:07:51 AMQuote from: Texas Ranger on January 24, 2023, 08:57:25 AMIf I needed a jacket, it was an army field jacket bought surplus. Jeans for britches and very seldom wore snake leggings and have killed 5-foot rattlers with a cruise sticks. In southeast Texas where I live and worked usually just a T-shirt and cruisers vest.I'm actually not far from you. I'm in the Woodville Area. You with an agency or company? Woodville TFS was my entry into Texas in 1967. If your cruising plantations heavy britches and snake leggings may be advisable.
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