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#527924 11/05/18 06:19 PM
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Noticing that the U.S. location for Jagdhund hunting apparel is in Bessemer Alabama, I cannot help but wonder--how many hunters utilize the green loden outfit? I sometimes feel I am the only one in my part of Texas...

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Steve,
Most of my Loden is now in pretty bad shape and since I live in Alabama, I got pretty excited by your posting and went right to their site. I was disappointed by the selection( but I understand small demand=small selection), but the main thing was their prices. I can see now why young Germans seem to be moving away from traditional clothing.
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Mike, the funny thing is, loden--boiled wool, was originally the clothing of the poorer classes. I got mine through Beretta, but though it was a little more than I wanted to pay, it was way less than half of the Jagdhund prices...so I agree with you there. The best deal I ever got on loden pants was in Austria in the Ferlach gunshop of ____ oh shoot--don't get old it ain't good for ya.

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Fanjoi--had to look it up.

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May I redirect the discussion to those who may wear loden green in color but NOT in wool construction?

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I got mine at Waffen Frankonia( now Frankonia Jagd), by shopping in the Wuerzburg store and watching for items that were marked down. This way was pretty economical, where full price there was pretty expensive too.
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It's amazing how much is for sale on ebay.

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Originally Posted By: Der Ami
Steve,
Most of my Loden is now in pretty bad shape and since I live in Alabama, I got pretty excited by your posting and went right to their site. I was disappointed by the selection( but I understand small demand=small selection), but the main thing was their prices. I can see now why young Germans seem to be moving away from traditional clothing.
Mike

Thing is, the younger Germans are actually getting into wearing traditional clothing - Trachtenmode. E.g.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/world/europe/germany-bavaria-dirndl-lederhosen.html
I saw it a couple years ago in Stuttgart. They had the Fruhlingsfest while I was there (think Oktoberfest in May, but mostly Germans and not tourists). All the kids were going nightly and especially on weekends all done up. Signs in the hair salons encouraging girls to get their hair done in all the braids (and they did). There was Trachtenmode on sale in the department stores. One could get a complete getup for like 200 Euros.
See the same thing in the Munich paper every year come Oktoberfest: articles on what's the fashion in dirndls this year, how to tie the apron (knot on the left hip = single, right hip = got a boyfriend, middle back = widow or waitress, middle front = jungfrau), etc., etc.
I think it's a sign of re-emergence of German-ness and German identity, particularly in the face of "Europe" and the large-scale immigration they've gone through, not only of refugees in the last couple years but also since internal European borders came down and the EU expended eastward. Or it could just be a long-term fad.
As to the loden, it's darned expensive and that might be as good a reason as any for why it's not as popular (if that's the case).


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Dave in Maine,
Trachtenmode is definitely not traditional hunting clothing. Hunters hardly ever, if ever wore kurzhosen; and then only the hardest core bergjaeger. I hunted with a Bavarian berufjaeger in the Alps and he wore kniebundhosen, just as I did. Wide brim hats were widely available and often worn, but I couldn't find one in the above advertisements. Traditional color was olive green, but grey, brown,
or black were acceptable. Red or hunter orange were considered an insult to the other hunters "ansprechen" ability; but is now required at some hunts. It is all distressing to this old Jaeger. Maybe the revival of the old traditions will bleed over to the hunters clothing.
Mike

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Mike, you would be a good German! wink Here are the two best sellers of Loden clothes and accessories :

Hubertus Loden

Waldkauz

They offer very functional style Loden.
Of course there are also still several traditional manufacturers, especially in Bavaria and Austria.

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