Thread: Summer weight, breathable, cool, hunting clothes recommendations?

Originally Posted by NGDave

Blackfoot Designs ( aussie ) has a range of lightweight pants & shirts. They are made from a linen/cotton blend. The quality is the best you will ever get...they are hand made by the owner..with the very best components. No matter how many holes you have in a synthetic cloth it's still a plastic wrap over your body. Plastic doesn't breathe so it will promote sweating. Until you have worn linen..cotton/linen in the heat you have no idea just how comfortable it can be. It wears very well also...linen is tough. How do I know all this...I grew up in aussie, hunted my whole life & tried every sort of clothing on the market. In 2000 I started Blackfoot Designs...I wanted to give AUSSIE hunters a true warm weather hunting clothing & accessory line. I was tired of things falling apart & the design/features came from someone who had never stepped foot in the bush in his/her life. I trialed all the super moisture wicking...mesh synthetics from around the world ...in the field...not in a lab ... & good old natural fibres left them all for dead in the comfort field. I ran Blackfoot for 20 years & had a wonderful time with like minded folks as my customers. Is it for New Zealand...mostly NO... it was designed for Aussie... but for those hot summer hunts here..yes...it would work well. I designed the camouflage way back in the beginning & while it is very non-traditional it works amazingly well... back in the day many of the top bow hunters were all wearing it. James my nephew now runs the show... I retired & moved to the luckiest country on earth. Thanks Fellas Dave

Cheers NGDave - What would you recommend looking at? Under the "SHIRTS AND JACKETS" I can only see winter jackets..