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    I reckon TeFerrari
    Tweed or not to Tweed that is the question

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    There's tweed and then there TWEED. My own preference is for No 624 from the now defunct Hunters of Brora though Haggarts of Aberfeldy do some nice stuff as well and if you want a top class dress tweed then it's just got to be Donegal........................................... ......... or Harris. I've always fancied a snowline hounds tooth but I ain't got a grand to spare.
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    I am so confused now...

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    Its not hard to confuse Uzbeki

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    I would like to know Des is their much lighter tweed fabric that may be more advantageous to the NZ climate than the general heavier tweed one finds in the UK ?
    Tweed or not to Tweed that is the question

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    yes there is just buy the summer shit.

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    or just let the dog chew the arse outta what youve got, allow a breeze so to speak

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    The problem with lighter tweeds is that they are no less abrasive than their heavier versions and literally "sand" themselves to threads. Particularly in the groin area.("ball bag area" in Norn Iron Speak.) There are so-called "technical" fabrics available form people like Beretta and Le Chameau that you can bung in the automatic washer but I can't speak for their wearability.

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    its not the wear out factor Des just the weight . there is alot of cheap Chinese poly fluff crap and camo stuff people proudly sport either that or they dress up as ditch diggers , even the woman .i don't know what it is in NZ but low brow is in and we have no country flair for fashion at all ..The only place youll see people turn out with a bit of style is a driven shoot . .Some advice on a light tweed would be appreciated .its a shame looking good in NZ is now out of fashion . i guess its just becoming a society without identity --the best is though-my grand father left England to get away from that crap haha. As you might guess I love the Uk country clothes over what ever it is were sold here and it would be great to see more of it here to put a bit of visual pride in all aspects of the game hunting sports , particularly bird shooting sports
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    Tweed or not to Tweed that is the question

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    Well El B I shall have to rectify that situation by investing in a full suit of the finest Donegal for my next excursion into Te Uruwera.
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    haha Rushy make sure its winter if you do otherwise advise and well send a hydration unit to your rescue an hour in lol
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    come on man. what flair are you on about, are you out for a fashion show or hunt over your dog with few in the bag.....
    There is a time and place for everything. In UK all the trials, driven shoots and hunting done over a dog is a tradition on the moors with number of people there. Its a gathering. Here its you your dog and a mate with a 330ml water bottle a gun and few shells. Any more then 3 guys and you'd shoot each-other...
    Look at the driven boar hunting in Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia and the rest of the southeastern Europe, its really a ritual of 20+ individuals with horns being blown before a hunt and an apple in the pigs mouth at the end of the hunt, they play a separate tune for each species being shot out of respect. Now that's an occasion you dress up for, because it will serve the purpose.

    You end up going on a chamois hunt, you go with 2 guys a gun, full backpack. Apparel to suit the hunt, galling winds and chilly snow falling on your head but also to manage the pouring sweat from climbing the rocks. I'm yet to see a chamois hunter with a tie on his neck, be it Europe or NZ.

    Point being, there is a purpose for everything and a reason for tradition and why they have what they have...
    There is no point turning NZ into UK when its not... I appreciate that you fancy the tweed style and I am not trying to convince you otherwise, but the least you can do is, don't knock others for apparently "not having flair and identity"...
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    More than a few options available, depending on your requirements.

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    Edit...Nice post Petros!
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    of course you can knock the lack of style in NZ its been recognized by fashionistas for years .I would hardly go on a chamois hunt in a tie but you could in a tweed out fit as tweed is but wool !!! its how it is designed not what it is !
    The wonderful thing about Europe is the tradition something our hunting sports could take on as we are Europeans at heart and those traditions are of our for fathers not some foreign country with no alignment to us .Sheep trials are a good example if they are still as I remember with the farmers dressing well to event . I wonder what is more interesting and motivating both to on lookers and to someone at an event at say the hunt -a bunch of people turning up in UK traditional red riding vest and white jodhpurs or just jeans , sweat pants , synthetic fluff pants and gummies .My point is events can be far more interesting when traditions and things different to the general public are shown off rather than nz blah . GQHoon out of interest do you enjoy dressing for a driven shoot with friends and feel a little bit special doing that ?I imagine you do and good on you .
    Tweed or not to Tweed that is the question

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    Quote Originally Posted by gqhoon View Post
    More than a few options available, depending on your requirements.

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    Edit...Nice post Petros!
    those are some interesting links there GQhoon with fabric weights !! cheers for the post
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