Hunting waistcoats - everyone´s favourite   

There is hardly any other item of clothing as versatile as a hunting waistcoat. Waistcoats are part of the basic outfit for hunting. These are available in cuts / designs for men and women. Hunting waiscoats take up little space to stow away, they can be worn on top or underneath other pieces of clothing and provide warmth for sensitive parts of the body such as neck, chest and the kidney zone. On the hunt, more often than not a waistcoat can fully replace a hunting jacket.

Hunting waistcoats with different functions

Hunting waistcoats can fulfill various requirements as they are worn in correspondence to the season and the hunting purpose at hand.. In its basic version a hunting waistcoat provides warmth and safety. In autumn and winter it is worn below the hunting jacket. In spring an summer it is worn on top of the pulllover or shirt.  

High-visibility waistcoats have conspicuous colours, signal orange oder neon yellow. Such waistcoats conform to safety requirements in group hunts, be they driven hunts or duck hunts. The garishly bright waistcoat is always worn on top of other pieces of clothing so that its wearer is highly visible. High visibility hunting jackets are either unicolor (orange)or have a  camouflage print signal colours for disguise.

Shooting waistcoats have particular features. They are cut to a close fit and have shoulder paddings as well as stretchable zones allowing a high comfort of movement. They are fitted with a number of pockets for cartridges as welll as for other small important items. For marksmen engaged in professional shooting sports Blaser and Beretta offer the appropriate waistcoat. Leading brands for hunting waistcoats are for example companies such as Fjällräven, Hubertus, Percussion, Pinewood and Deerhunter.

Hunting waistcoats  are also excellently suited for hunting ground game. With this type of hunting quick reactivity is needed. Your clothing, in this case the waistcoat, must sit precisely so as not to be in the way when shooting. Waistcoats are available (in special cuts) for men and women. When buying a waiscoat make sure that this piece of garment really fits you precisely. Larrge, easy-to-access pockets for storing cartridges are an advantage when you participate in a driven hunt or when your are hunting ground game.. 

The versatile waistcoat is also a fashionable piece of clothing: it is the preferred outfit not only for hunting, but also at fairs or hunt-related events, when it is combined with jeans and shirt/blouse. On such occasions you will see many fleece jackets or quilted waistcoats in green or black.

Trendy: heated waistcoats

In winter when a long time needs to be spent on the high seat, heated waistcoats are the hunter's or the huntress' best friend. Precharged batteries are connected to the waistcoast producing a pleasant warmth for a couple of hours. In the Grube online shop you will heated waistcoast by manufacturerss Alpenheat and Lenz. 

Colour, material and particular features

Hunting waistcoats come in different materials and colours and differ in some details.

Material:

• as fleece waistcoat
• as a cosily warm quilted waistcoat with down or polyester filling
• as Softshell waistcoat
• as stormblocker waistcoast

Colours:

• green
• orange
• black
• brown
• high visitibility colours plus camouflage pattern

various details:

• poaching pocket
• cartridge holders
• V-neck or stand-up collar
• breast pockets
• cartrdige pockets
• leather details
• shoulder padding
• watertight
• windtight
• high.visibility effect
• heatable by rechargable battery
• two-way zip

Buy waistcoats online - your advantages in the Grube shop

In our online shop you can find a large selection of hunting and outdoor waistcoats by well-known brands. Browse our shop in peace and quiet until you have found the waistcoat that suits you best. Perhaps you will also find a matching hunting shirt or hunting blouse to wear underneath it. Once you have made up your mind, simply put the selected article into the shopping basket, finalize your order and look forward to having your items delivered to you within the next few days. If the garment's size does not fit, return the goods to us using the free of charge return slip. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact our qualified staff by telephone, from Monday til Friday.