I came to the comment section to say that I think Lonnie should keep the hood as is because with the wizard peak and his beard it looks like a really cool version of Gandalf! Great job on the shirt, Lonnie. I keep thinking I would like to try my hand at making one but living in East Tennessee and being pretty hot natured I would probably only be able to stand wearing it for fifteen minutes or so at a time.
I could listen to u talk all day. u should have a YT channel where u tell stories to go to sleep to cuz u have a wonderful voice. very soothing. but beside that love the video and channel!!! :)
We would like to introduce us to you, my angel is a 68 yr old retired GOV employee and we are great grandparents, me a 67 yr old great grandma. We lived in AK for 7 years and he retired we relocated to WA State. We enjoy your videos and the calmness of your life. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences, it is greatly appreciated. I think of you and your lady as a part of our extended family and think of you all the time. May the stars of the universe look over you and keep you safe. Through the stars we will always think of you in AK and thank it for having people like you in our community. 🤗👍🏼👵. We are GG Ma and GG Pa. Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe,
I'm on the brink of being homeless, i don't mind much, ive had pretty good life up til now, with the amount of information i have gathered from you're channel things won't be as bad. All the best.
Badger bush Hang in there, persevere. Remind yourself that things could always be worse and that "this too shall pass". Tough times make for strong people. 😉 I hope things have improved since you posted this. prayers and good vibes sent your way.
@Badger bush I hope you're okay and doing fine. Your comment made me sad although you maybe happy doing what you're doing. Whoever you are, I hope you're in good health. Life is hard for most of us and only a few go through it without actual struggles. I wish you all the best.
Thank you for the video. I like that you showed both method and reasoning for your choices. I never before would have thought of reverse-engineering a garment like that.
You just saved many people a lot of $. Looks just as nice as any commercial version, and just as functional I’ll bet. Thanks for the inspiration Lonnie and Connie.
Being able to sew and make clothing is a craft that a lot of men Overlook it is extremely important it's another notch on your belt. Knowledge is power
Thank you. You have a down-to-earth manner that makes listening to you easy for me. I thought when you put it on and were talking about all your gear inside, that it would be a handy addition to have some slits near the sides (like some overcoats do) so you could reach inside and access all your stuff.
That garment came out great. The cost sure beats the weather wool. Now there's some expensive clothes! By comparison you could create an entire wardrobe for the price of 1 weather wool garment, and still have enough leftover to take your significant other out to gourmet dining at McDonald's. ❤❇🏕🔥🥓
Catherine and I are going to make some of those Gandalf sweaters for our RV Adventures right after we finish our squirrel dinner thanks for sharing this amazing video
I've always enjoyed your videos. I'm administrator or moderator of many Facebook groups on the topic of homelessness. I often share bushcraft and survival skills. I have noticed your not sharing new videos. I hope you are well. You're knowledge has helped many. God bless you.
Yours turned out good. I made one a year ago out of a $8 Walmart fleece blanket. Mine is knee length without the pocket and a deep hood. I wear it when I’m sleeping and sitting around the fire out camping.
Anoraks and capotes are underappreciated garments in the modern day, where fad and fashion change the look of outerwear all-too-quickly. Kudos, too, on being a guy who sews. Not enough men appreciate the importance of being able to make clothing from available materials.
Hi Lonnie, you are a man of many talents and I enjoy and look forward to all your videos. Thanking you always for your time and all the great ideas you share with us. Stay well, stay safe and God Bless. Ash 🏴
Ya know, Lonnie, you can still turn it inside out, taper it to conform to your head, and sew it up again. Go slowly with the machine stitches, and when you get that far...work the 'new' seam into the existing one, then snip off what you don't need. Nobody but you will be the wiser! (My hubby and I always had santa clauss hats that we cut off the top and sewed closed. mmmm...toasty to pull down over forehead as far as desired to warm sinuses! Can't beat the after-season prices and snuggly-comfort as needed). : ) Thanks for your pull-over jacket. Ya did yourself proud!
Very nice work ..my mom love making clothes for the grandkids when they was little ..and doll clothes and sell them at the fle market ..and I wish now I would of ask her to show me ..she would of no doubt would have loved to to teach me but. very nice work.. I really enjoy ur videos..!! God bless
Well done. It looks cozy and comfortable. The best part is that it is functional too.. I love the idea of re-purposing an old blanket of natural fiber. Again, well done.
Wow, an anorak. Those things are expensive, or at least wool ones are. I’ve seen those for 500 and 600 bucks. That’s a very resourceful way to make one.
Oh no, You got my wife looking at making one each for our three grand kids.....thanks a bunch lonnie, that's my work bench invaded for the foreseeable future lol....
I love it, great job you do so many cool things I watch tons of UA-cam videos and no TV at all. I would say you're the most well-rounded of all bushcrafters.
Making clothing is a great knowledge to have. My grandmother made all her clothes. A lost art for sure that we will probably need again for each to know in the future.
Awesome knowledge and yes youre right they charge way too much for these styles. I will try out your style of making them and make 1 for my Hubby! Thanks to you and family may you have a great week!
I dont understand the hype for these things. Good for you for making one, thats worth it! I have wanted one forever since people were saying that they were so warm. Finally last Christmas my girlfriend bought me one. Close to 500$. Premium quality wool, and super thick. I had to buy another 150$ sweater to go under it just to stay warm! Its Bs that people say they were only a tshirt underneath. The issue is the wind. It goes right through. The owner of the company made a video saying that he was walking a trap line with only a plaid shirt underneath at -20. I tried it. Anorak, wool shirt, T-shirt at -15. Had to go back in the cottage. Sweat+Wind+(-15)=Death.
These anoraks can be very warm as long as there is not much wind. In my case, this anorak is fairly thin and will not stop the wind very well. I think you will find that if you have a wind breaker layer over the top of this wool anorak that you may be quite surprised at the amount of warmth that the combo provides. One will find that they can wear much less clothing when physically active even in the coldest of weather and that is most likely how the "trapper" was able to dress so lightly while traveling the trap line. I have had to untuck my shirt and unbutton it so it will hang open along with taking off my hat, gloves and coat even when the temps were well below freezing when physically active. Wool is a very warm material option as having been proven through the centuries. One just needs to be aware of it's limitations and characteristics same as with any other garment material.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival I know it's warm without wind. But that's what I mean... People on UA-cam promote them as a great garment to wear alone. Which is not the case.
My brother wants me to sew one of these for him. He’ll do the pattern and I’ll sew it up… can’t wait to do it… might make one for myself as I’m always looking for warm things to wear in the winter…. Thanks for showing how you did it…
A week ago I saw a video when you show the tips from the spruce tree. I just wondered about how you teach about the people who need to know about buschcraft like me, I´m a noob about this...Well, I like your anorak and like it so much.. so I want it and now I find how I can make it... Thanks so much for share your knowledge to the people and how you speak very relax (im not english speaker) but I can understand, my english writing is good but I need to practice the speak :-) . Thanks so much and greetings from Chile.
Outstanding, Lonnie! Love your approach the the project...... the use of an existing garment for the pattern, the easy method that slow folks like me can sink my teeth into. I, too have wanted to make for myself some sort of woodsman's coat from a wool blanket Thanks for taking the time to share with us. Thanks for the "link" to the Greencraft channel. Chap looks to be a knowledgeable bloke like yourself.
Ha! Lonnie, at the beginning with your arms out you look like a monk! Or maybe a Jedi ! I like that coat though. Very much like a mountain man's capote. Nice job. It looks like it will be comfortable and warm.
It turned out great Lonnie. I saw a documentary a few years back that discussed clothing of the poorer people of long ago and they explained that the exaggerated long lengths of some of those hoods, mostly on cloaks, were actually used to carry additional possibles. Some bread, cheese, dried meat, and whatever’s. Apparently it originated from trying to hide some of what you might have with you…highwaymen and such. The taxman too I’d bet. Eventually the ruse was found out and the hoods shrunk to more of what we’re used to today. I imagine the hoods being so long didn’t start out with the idea of being a hiding place but it did morph into one for many. A lunchbox that hung behind ya. Now, since I don’t have a sewing machine, I’m gonna watch how Felix Immler makes his Anorak with nothing but his Swiss Army Knife. Thanks for sharing. 👍🙏
Freaking awesome. Thanks. It's on my bucket list also. I'll probably make mine up at the cabin this summer. Give me something to do at my off grid cabin.
As always you are quite industrious bushcrafter !!!! I really like the cleverness of your works. I enjoy to see you and Connie on vidéo and your vidéo are TOUGHFULL AFTER SEEING IT. You are my mentor in many philosophical manners !!!! Keep on the good work and you are my inspiration for quit a few years !!! Big thanks from Québec Canada. Charles Perrea
Okay now I watched the video and it is very well done, thank you Lonnie. it gets me thinking about some different ways of doing things and it's very very helpful thank you.
You're a wizard of the woods Lenny. I've made something similar, years ago like a Jesus robe similar to the one worn by the Franciscan brothers. Very practical
What a talent! No matter what you do, I enjoy your videos and zen-style. It's very relaxing. Keep them videos coming and all the best for you and Connie from Finland 😊
I love Gandalf. Good to see him again.
You shall not pass!
I came to the comment section to say that I think Lonnie should keep the hood as is because with the wizard peak and his beard it looks like a really cool version of Gandalf! Great job on the shirt, Lonnie. I keep thinking I would like to try my hand at making one but living in East Tennessee and being pretty hot natured I would probably only be able to stand wearing it for fifteen minutes or so at a time.
I would like to write this too :)
Lol 😂
Hi I am 10 years old and I am the biggest fan of you and I’ve been watching your videos for 2 or 3 years!!!
I could listen to u talk all day. u should have a YT channel where u tell stories to go to sleep to cuz u have a wonderful voice. very soothing. but beside that love the video and channel!!! :)
Its weird to see you without that anorak, it fits you so well.
Your voice has the power to restore Worldpeace
Even if you saved my life, I would always admire the beard! Love your vids brother.
I got recommended this and watched all the way through and now I know how to make this thank you
We would like to introduce us to you, my angel is a 68 yr old retired GOV employee and we are great grandparents, me a 67 yr old great grandma. We lived in AK for 7 years and he retired we relocated to WA State. We enjoy your videos and the calmness of your life. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences, it is greatly appreciated. I think of you and your lady as a part of our extended family and think of you all the time. May the stars of the universe look over you and keep you safe. Through the stars we will always think of you in AK and thank it for having people like you in our community. 🤗👍🏼👵. We are GG Ma and GG Pa. Have a wonderful weekend and stay safe,
ive never much thought about learning to sew but this might just be the inspiration to start..
I'm on the brink of being homeless, i don't mind much, ive had pretty good life up til now, with the amount of information i have gathered from you're channel things won't be as bad.
All the best.
good wishes dude
Badger bush
Hang in there, persevere. Remind yourself that things could always be worse and that "this too shall pass". Tough times make for strong people. 😉 I hope things have improved since you posted this. prayers and good vibes sent your way.
@Badger bush I hope you're okay and doing fine. Your comment made me sad although you maybe happy doing what you're doing. Whoever you are, I hope you're in good health. Life is hard for most of us and only a few go through it without actual struggles. I wish you all the best.
Hope it's all going well brother
Thank you for the video. I like that you showed both method and reasoning for your choices. I never before would have thought of reverse-engineering a garment like that.
Quick and easy indeed! I love re-purposing old gear into something useful and this is exactly that!
You just saved many people a lot of $. Looks just as nice as any commercial version, and just as functional I’ll bet. Thanks for the inspiration Lonnie and Connie.
Agreed. And, this is surely 100% wool (which is not always true despite the label on the off-the-shelf products)
These would make excellent gifts for loved ones. Nice Job and thank you .
That looks fairly easy to make. Great for Christmas gifts. Thank You for sharing! God Bless You and your Sweet Wife!
my thoughts to,it looks fairly easy to make
Being able to sew and make clothing is a craft that a lot of men Overlook it is extremely important it's another notch on your belt. Knowledge is power
That is a nice wool hoodie ...I like the point on the hood ...It gives it a Gnome or Elf look
I finally kicked myself to go to the thrift shop and found 4 really decent wool blankets. Bought 'em all. Guess why I'm here :D
Thanks for the mention Lonnie. The hoodie looks great and I am sure it will serve you well for years to come. Atb Neil
Wow so cool from just a wool blanket.👍
Love the wool even when its wet you stay warm .
I would like to order 3 please (xxl),W/ the mink collar,& also a bathrobe please...HA! HA! HA!
You & Connie ROCK!
The Godfather of Bushcraft .........
Great to see you again. I bet that's toasty warm. Thank you
Thank you. You have a down-to-earth manner that makes listening to you easy for me. I thought when you put it on and were talking about all your gear inside, that it would be a handy addition to have some slits near the sides (like some overcoats do) so you could reach inside and access all your stuff.
That garment came out great. The cost sure beats the weather wool. Now there's some expensive clothes! By comparison you could create an entire wardrobe for the price of 1 weather wool garment, and still have enough leftover to take your significant other out to gourmet dining at McDonald's. ❤❇🏕🔥🥓
Catherine and I are going to make some of those Gandalf sweaters for our RV Adventures right after we finish our squirrel dinner thanks for sharing this amazing video
I've always enjoyed your videos. I'm administrator or moderator of many Facebook groups on the topic of homelessness. I often share bushcraft and survival skills.
I have noticed your not sharing new videos. I hope you are well. You're knowledge has helped many.
God bless you.
Yes we are doing fine. Thank you for the kind words and I'm glad that the videos have been useful for you and others.
Yours turned out good. I made one a year ago out of a $8 Walmart fleece blanket. Mine is knee length without the pocket and a deep hood. I wear it when I’m sleeping and sitting around the fire out camping.
Anoraks and capotes are underappreciated garments in the modern day, where fad and fashion change the look of outerwear all-too-quickly.
Kudos, too, on being a guy who sews. Not enough men appreciate the importance of being able to make clothing from available materials.
HOLY SMOKE LONNIE, GREAT JOB AGAIN. 🙏✝️
You look like an awesome wizard in that anorak out in the woods.
Thank you. I'm going to do 4 of those for my family. They look so practical and comfortable.
Great vid. Also so glad you don’t have a ton of commercials.
You have the greatest ideas
A very clear how to video. The anorak looks amazing.
Keep the steep hood, it will shed water much better.
Hi Lonnie, you are a man of many talents and I enjoy and look forward to all your videos.
Thanking you always for your time and all the great ideas you share with us.
Stay well, stay safe and God Bless.
Ash 🏴
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!
Lol
Gandolph. I've seen this wizard of the wood make fire from water.
😂😂😂😂 go back to the shadow
Got to love Lonnie.
Lol. Didn’t see your comment before I posted but I was thinking the same thing.
Ya know, Lonnie, you can still turn it inside out, taper it to conform to your head, and sew it up again. Go slowly with the machine stitches, and when you get that far...work the 'new' seam into the existing one, then snip off what you don't need. Nobody but you will be the wiser! (My hubby and I always had santa clauss hats that we cut off the top and sewed closed. mmmm...toasty to pull down over forehead as far as desired to warm sinuses! Can't beat the after-season prices and snuggly-comfort as needed). : ) Thanks for your pull-over jacket. Ya did yourself proud!
OH BOY, I am getting together with my wife to make one. I have some US Army 100% wool blankets. Old school.
Excellent DIY exposition! I have a few old, wool blankets. Need to do this! Thanks!
I think I have found the real Santa Claus! (And thanks for showing how to make one of these, Lonnie.)
Best video I've seen on making one and simplest thank you, I'm guna be making two for me and my camping buddy for this winter
Herzlichen Dank fürs zeigen 👍👍👍 Grüße aus München 🇩🇪
Very nice work ..my mom love making clothes for the grandkids when they was little ..and doll clothes and sell them at the fle market ..and I wish now I would of ask her to show me ..she would of no doubt would have loved to to teach me but. very nice work.. I really enjoy ur videos..!! God bless
I did it too!
It's awesome!
Thank you Lonnie!
Great instruction sir. Thank you for taking time to share your experience and skill.
Great video Mr. Lonnie. Glad you and Mrs. Connie are doing well.
Well done. It looks cozy and comfortable. The best part is that it is functional too.. I love the idea of re-purposing an old blanket of natural fiber. Again, well done.
Thank You for showing how to do this. This will come in handy for the harsh winters here in Wisconsin.
Very cool~ Love it! I have a Hudson's Bay blanket I've been meaning to do the same with. Will have to get to it! Thanks!
Another great video Lonnie! I always enjoy your calm even presentation. God bless.
I have a wool blanket and would love to make one. cozy. Thank you for the idea.
I was just wondering yesterday how to make one of these and then POOF there you were! Awesome.
Great video and a simple and straightforward way to create such a anorak. it fit's you well.
Super cool job Lonnie. I love it.
You made a great annorack.
Excellent tutorial and very nice outcome . Easy to inspire . Thanks man .
The cool survival grandpa everyone wants to watch.
Good video as always brother. Hope it keeps you warm on the coldest nights, when Connie not around. 😉
thanks for all you do.
I’m wearing my homemade blanket coat in my thumbnail picture. I made it three winters ago and it’s been really great.
Thanx Lonnie great idea !
I am a fan
Reverse engineering to be proud of
Wow, an anorak. Those things are expensive, or at least wool ones are. I’ve seen those for 500 and 600 bucks. That’s a very resourceful way to make one.
You look like an oversized garden gnome in that thing. Mind you, that's not a bad thing. I'm thinking of making one myself.
Very nice looking. Anorack.
I used to do nordic skiing and used a very light anorak shell over an irish sweater and it was wonderful.
Very clever. I’d leave the hood as is gives you a very Gandalf the Grey look! 😀
I was going to make a gandalf joke, but it's been done. Nice job, I really enjoy your videos. Appreciation from the Kenai.
Oh no, You got my wife looking at making one each for our three grand kids.....thanks a bunch lonnie, that's my work bench invaded for the foreseeable future lol....
The beard makes this anorak premium
Excellent project LONNIE
I love it, great job you do so many cool things I watch tons of UA-cam videos and no TV at all. I would say you're the most well-rounded of all bushcrafters.
Making clothing is a great knowledge to have. My grandmother made all her clothes. A lost art for sure that we will probably need again for each to know in the future.
Your a bloody legend mate, well done.
Awesome knowledge and yes youre right they charge way too much for these styles. I will try out your style of making them and make 1 for my Hubby! Thanks to you and family may you have a great week!
Very well done, Lonnie aka "Gandalf"! ;) It sure is a useful & warm garment for the woods. ATB, Gereon
I dont understand the hype for these things. Good for you for making one, thats worth it! I have wanted one forever since people were saying that they were so warm. Finally last Christmas my girlfriend bought me one. Close to 500$. Premium quality wool, and super thick. I had to buy another 150$ sweater to go under it just to stay warm!
Its Bs that people say they were only a tshirt underneath. The issue is the wind. It goes right through.
The owner of the company made a video saying that he was walking a trap line with only a plaid shirt underneath at -20.
I tried it. Anorak, wool shirt, T-shirt at -15. Had to go back in the cottage.
Sweat+Wind+(-15)=Death.
These anoraks can be very warm as long as there is not much wind. In my case, this anorak is fairly thin and will not stop the wind very well. I think you will find that if you have a wind breaker layer over the top of this wool anorak that you may be quite surprised at the amount of warmth that the combo provides. One will find that they can wear much less clothing when physically active even in the coldest of weather and that is most likely how the "trapper" was able to dress so lightly while traveling the trap line. I have had to untuck my shirt and unbutton it so it will hang open along with taking off my hat, gloves and coat even when the temps were well below freezing when physically active. Wool is a very warm material option as having been proven through the centuries. One just needs to be aware of it's limitations and characteristics same as with any other garment material.
@@Far-North-Bushcraft-Survival I know it's warm without wind. But that's what I mean... People on UA-cam promote them as a great garment to wear alone. Which is not the case.
very nice your pretty good at working with your hands
My brother wants me to sew one of these for him. He’ll do the pattern and I’ll sew it up… can’t wait to do it… might make one for myself as I’m always looking for warm things to wear in the winter…. Thanks for showing how you did it…
I have been wearing mine a lot lately for my nightly walks. Good luck on your project/s
Fantastic job Lonny. Thanks for another great video.
Lonnie you really have a talent for figuring out how to do things and skill in doing them. I really enjoy your videos, thank you.
A week ago I saw a video when you show the tips from the spruce tree. I just wondered about how you teach about the people who need to know about buschcraft like me, I´m a noob about this...Well, I like your anorak and like it so much.. so I want it and now I find how I can make it... Thanks so much for share your knowledge to the people and how you speak very relax (im not english speaker) but I can understand, my english writing is good but I need to practice the speak :-) . Thanks so much and greetings from Chile.
Nicely done Lonnie
Your anorak looks very warm. The wool should last forever.
Outstanding, Lonnie! Love your approach the the project...... the use of an existing garment for the pattern, the easy method that slow folks like me can sink my teeth into.
I, too have wanted to make for myself some sort of woodsman's coat from a wool blanket Thanks for taking the time to share with us. Thanks for the "link" to the Greencraft channel. Chap looks to be a knowledgeable bloke like yourself.
Ha! Lonnie, at the beginning with your arms out you look like a monk! Or maybe a Jedi !
I like that coat though. Very much like a mountain man's capote.
Nice job. It looks like it will be comfortable and warm.
Yeah that's what I thought also about being a monk! Good stuff, Thanks Lonnie for videoing that
@@motelman6036 Ha! I hope he didn't think I was poking fun at him! It looks great!
This is how Gandalf the wise was born
Nice anorak.👍thank you for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎣Hope you do some fishing soon🎣
It turned out great Lonnie. I saw a documentary a few years back that discussed clothing of the poorer people of long ago and they explained that the exaggerated long lengths of some of those hoods, mostly on cloaks, were actually used to carry additional possibles. Some bread, cheese, dried meat, and whatever’s. Apparently it originated from trying to hide some of what you might have with you…highwaymen and such. The taxman too I’d bet. Eventually the ruse was found out and the hoods shrunk to more of what we’re used to today. I imagine the hoods being so long didn’t start out with the idea of being a hiding place but it did morph into one for many. A lunchbox that hung behind ya. Now, since I don’t have a sewing machine, I’m gonna watch how Felix Immler makes his Anorak with nothing but his Swiss Army Knife. Thanks for sharing. 👍🙏
Freaking awesome. Thanks. It's on my bucket list also. I'll probably make mine up at the cabin this summer. Give me something to do at my off grid cabin.
Love your channel so much
As always you are quite industrious bushcrafter !!!! I really like the cleverness of your works. I enjoy to see you and Connie on vidéo and your vidéo are TOUGHFULL AFTER SEEING IT. You are my mentor in many philosophical manners !!!! Keep on the good work and you are my inspiration for quit a few years !!! Big thanks from Québec Canada. Charles Perrea
Great video. I truly appreciate your time. Thanks and take care.
Really happy to find this video, nicely crafted hoody! thanks for sharing! 👍🏻 have a good time!
I made the "hoodie."
A Quick And Easy Wool Anorak
ua-cam.com/video/1Lgur8Edk9I/v-deo.html
Okay now I watched the video and it is very well done, thank you Lonnie. it gets me thinking about some different ways of doing things and it's very very helpful thank you.
You're a wizard of the woods Lenny. I've made something similar, years ago like a Jesus robe similar to the one worn by the Franciscan brothers. Very practical
What a talent! No matter what you do, I enjoy your videos and zen-style. It's very relaxing. Keep them videos coming and all the best for you and Connie from Finland 😊
That's a great piece of kit! Thank's for sharing!
Looks like your parting the red sea....lol....great video Lonnie 👍