Tusting & Co., are collaborating with Barbour to recycle old waxed Barbour jackets into bags and perhaps other items later on. I think this is commendable and some of the items look great. Here is a link:
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I just got mine back, re-waxed. I cannot imagine ever wearing one out.
Are you happy with the re-waxing, VV? Does it smell very strong with the new wax?
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I'm enough of an old bag as not to need my Barbour's turned into one more. :angry:
Leave my Barbour's alone.
Leave my Barbour's alone.
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I had two rewaxed in the past year. While they do have a small amount of odor when first returned, that goes away pretty quickly. Also had one (navy blue) repaired through Orvis and the cost was pretty hefty. They installed a complete new panel in the front which in my estimation was unnecessary and could have easily been repaired with just a small patch.
Nice smooth job without pronounced smell. Very fast turnaround. I am most pleased.
Sounds good. Did you send it to their refurbishing place in New Hampshire?
I think that was it. I went to their website, printed out their form, and sent it where the form directed me,
Edit. I just looked it up. It was Winston-Salem, NC.
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Commendable?
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The concept of a repurposed Barbour has a certain appeal to it, but frankly, as others in this thread have opined, I can't imagine not having mine repaired, rewaxed and continue wearing it as a jacket. My ongoing efforts to thin my hoard has left me with just one Barbour remaining in my closet and my goal is to keep that jacket alive and in use, as long as I am! LOL. 
It sounds like the sartorial equivalent of earning the Virginia Preparedness ribbon (...or words to that effect. I pitched it long ago.) when I was in the Navy
Yes, in the sense that if one wants to recycle the coat that is too damaged to be worn, then it could be converted into these items. which look good to me. Perhaps it is not to your taste.
For me, the appeal was essentially that of recycling and repurposing, rather than throwing it away after a certain level of disintegration, LOL. But I may be in the minority here. I have three Barbours, and they all function well, and are nowhere near disintegration. I don't think they even need a re-waxing at this point, although one of them might be getting close.The concept of a repurposed Barbour has a certain appeal to it, but frankly, as others in this thread have opined, I can't imagine not having mine repaired, rewaxed and continue wearing it as a jacket. My ongoing efforts to thin my hoard has left me with just one Barbour remaining in my closet and my goal is to keep that jacket alive and in use, as long as I am! LOL.
LOL. What is the ribbon about, or for?
I went back and looked at what Barbour says about the recycling project they have undertaken for the last couple of years (there is clickable link in the Tusting page for this). They state that these efforts are undertaken to repurpose only those jackets that are no longer wanted by their owners, and are probably languishing somewhere in their closets. This is their statement:The concept of a repurposed Barbour has a certain appeal to it, but frankly, as others in this thread have opined, I can't imagine not having mine repaired, rewaxed and continue wearing it as a jacket. My ongoing efforts to thin my hoard has left me with just one Barbour remaining in my closet and my goal is to keep that jacket alive and in use, as long as I am! LOL.
Barbour have partnered with Tusting for the first time this year to enhance our re-loved campaign which has been running since 2019, encouraging customers to return their no longer used waxed jackets to be upcycled or recycled to give them a new lease of life. This year we have launched re-loved bags that have been built from those returned, worn and well-travelled jackets. We've restored them through a careful process to create these unique pieces to be rehomed and embark on a new journey. To discover more about Tusting's creative process for the creation of these bags, be sure to peruse our blog for further information.
In sum, I stand by my original opinion that this is a commendable venture. But for many of us, myself included, there is plenty of use to be got from our Barbours, LOL.
Basically for breathing the requisite number of active duty years.
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I now have three in various states of use and disrepair. One, purchased over 25 years ago has gone over fences, under fences, in the mud, sliding down hills and hauling logs to burn in the fireplace. It is "aged" similarly to some that you see on the Royals but is an old friend. It hangs in the garage for uses that other ones just are not ready for yet. To get these guys to repair it at the Barbour store would include replacing every panel and flap. I still love it.
I wonder if the Navy has a Wisconsin Preparedness Ribbon...
I understand. If you still love it, then you absolutely must keep it. I have various items that are in similar condition, but with too many associations and memories for me to part with them. For example, a T shirt acquired in the Galapagos Islands, with the Charles Darwin Foundation image and logo, that has shrunk to the point where it will not fit me. I'm keeping it, though. Lovely memories of sailing with friends from island to island, skin diving with penguins and sea lions hanging out with me -- like dying and being in heaven.
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