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Nikwax Cleaning and Waterproofing Products - perfect for cleaning your shooting gear before putting it away for the closed season.

The shooting season is over and it’s time to put away all your shooting clothing but, before you do, be sure to make sure you get your kit cleaned to prolong its life and ensure it is at its best when you get it out again next season.

Nikwax Cleaning Products are simply fantastic. The range of Nikwax products covers cleaning and re-proofing for absolutely everything, from footwear to tents and clothing to horse rugs. The code for Nikwax is simple; green for clean and purple for waterproofing. We would always recommend cleaning your clothing and footwear before re-proofing and did you know that if your waterproof clothing isn’t performing to its best,  it might not need to be reproofed? Often it just needs a good clean as dirt and residue can build up on the surface affecting its ability to breathe and repel water.

At Barnack Country Clothes we stock Nikwax products because they are easy to use, safe, have minimal impact on the environment and do the job intended. Our staff are trained on how to use the products so can advise which product is most suitable for your garments. Our bestsellers include the Nikwax Tech Wash which is suitable for cleaning most items, Nikwax TX Direct Wash-In which is the simple way to re-proof garments in the washing machine and Nikwax Polar Proof – who would have known how simple it is to make fleece highly water repellent before finding this product?

Nikwax will help to extend the life of your outdoor and country clothing whilst keeping it performing at its best whilst you are battling the elements. Click here to view our full range of Nikwax Cleaning and Waterproofing Products.

Women can shoot too! Visit Ladies Shooting - an informative, fun and inspiring website.

I recently stumbled across a fantastic website which is informative, fun, friendly, helpful and inspiring; www.ladies-shooting.com. In a hobby and sport which is dominated by men, this website must be visited by any ladies who have any involvement or interest in shooting. Ladies-Shooting also have forums, Facebook, Twitter and an array of experts willing to give you advice on just about anything.

The story behind Ladies Shooting began when Victoria Knowles-Lacks, 28 from Worcestershire picked up a shotgun a few years ago, she says “I had been beating a few times when I was younger but never really got that into it. I started having clay lessons in 2010. I was totally addicted immediately, I loved the buzz and just knew I was in it for the long haul. I wanted to get to a fairly decent standard then have a go at driven shooting. Thing is I didn’t find the people at the shooting club very forthcoming, nor could I really find any information on the internet detailing all of the important stuff, i.e the law on shooting, how to get a licence, what to wear, when I could shoot game, how or where to buy a gun, what sort of gun to get, how much to spend, what sort of things you can shoot – I had so many questions but couldn’t really find many answers which I thought was ridiculous. I tried a few more shooting grounds for lessons and couldn’t believe how few girls there were.” this inspired Victoria to do something about it “I spent a small fortune on shooting books, magazines, joined countless forums, websites, went to game fairs, country shows, joined BASC and literally hassled local farmers, found a local shoot and went and pestered a game keeper and literally drew information from wherever I could, learnt as I went along and threw it all onto a website.” Victoria put all this work in during her spare time whilst working full time, planning her wedding and training for a marathon – we think it was well worth it as the website is simply fantastic.

Ladies-Shooting.com went live on the 1st August 2011 and the idea of the site is to encourage more girls in to shooting, plus there are lots of informative guest blogs including The Pregnant Shot – a lady who is 6 months pregnant with twins and is still shooting, Davina Rowe who competes locally, fashion fixes, recipes and tonnes of technical advice such as how cartridges are made and buying your first gun.

Victoria also runs introductory clay days called ‘The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club‘ days which are non-profit girls only fun days which include clays, cartridges, expert tuition, and a gorgeous afternoon tea which provide a really fun and safe environment to learn to shoot, with no men around and therefore no pressure (some guys can be really judegemental can’t they!).

Here at Barnack Country Clothes we are truly inspired by Victoria and her website Ladies-Shooting.com and our message to any ladies wanting to try shooting is to go for it! Our website www.barnack.co.uk stocks a range of Women’s Country Clothing suitable for shooting, beating, picking up or just going along for a social. We stock ladies shooting jackets, women’s breeks, shirts, jumpers, shooting socks, hats, gloves and scarves, wellies and leather country boots plus our Shooting Clothing area includes an array of Shooting Accessories from dog whistles to cartridge bags. We’d like to wish Victoria and any current or future lady guns lots of luck, keep up the good work!

The popular Barbour Mens Classic Beaufort Wax Jacket from Barnack Country Clothes

The Barbour Mens Classic Beaufort Wax Jacket from Barbour Clothing is a popular and well known Barbour Waxed Jacket. The Classic Beaufort is a favourite in our Mens Barbour Clothing range every year due to its classic design, country looks and easy to wear style.

This Barbour Jacket is equally suited for wear in the town or country, style with a pair of wellies and a tweed cap for the ultimate country look or team with some comfy jeans or chino’s for the town.

Barbour Jackets are hardwearing and will last for years and years if you look after them. This durable Barbour Beaufort Wax Coat is made with Barbour‘s medium-weight Sylkoil wax and is lined with Barbour’s Classic Tartan cotton lining. This Wax Jacket has a corduroy collar with studs so that you can add the optional hood (sold separately), has two handwarmer pockets, two large bellow-style pockets and a zipped wallet pocket. The main zip is a two-way zip to allow for  ventilation and ease of movement, in addition to its internal zip enabling you to zip in a warm quilted lining  – the Barbour Gents Quilted Waistcoat/Zip-In Liner is ideally suited for this.

Can’t resist? Pick up your Barbour Mens Classic Beaufort Wax Jacket from Barnack Country Clothes today, available in Mens Chest Sizes 36″ – 48″ in Olive Green, priced at £199.

Barnack Country Clothes have launched their January Sale, offering excellent savings on top branded country clothes including Aigle Clothing, Barbour, Joules, Musto, Didriksons Clothing, Olney Hats and many more. Visit www.barnack.co.uk to view the sale.

The Barbour Mens Sporting Superlight Gore-Tex Waterproof Jacket from Barnack Country Clothes is a fantastic all-round and shooting Coat.

This Barbour Mens Sporting Superlight Gore-Tex Waterproof Jacket is the ultimate Shooting Coat and all-round Waterproof Jacket which will turn its hand to anything.

This Barbour Jacket is very popular due to its windproof, waterproof and highly breathable yet lightweight design, it has a 2-layer Gore-TEX membrane and plenty of features to keep you warm, dry and comfortable all day long. Barbour Clothing have designed this jacket mainly as a shooting coat but its fantastic versatility and array of features make it a favourite in our range. The Barbour Superlight Jacket has large bellow cartridge pockets with retainer straps for easy access in to the pockets, plenty of inner pockets for safe storage of small items, cosy fleece lined pockets for additional warmth and comfort, an adjustable and removable hood, a drawstring waist, set in sleeves to ensure a good range of movement in the shoulders and it is even machine washable!

The Barbour Mens Sporting Superlight Gore-TEX Waterproof Jacket is available from Barnack Country Clothes in Marsh Green, in sizes S (38″) – XXL (49″) and is priced at £349.00!

Its Free Delivery Week at Barnack Country Clothes, take advantage of this fantastic offer and receive free delivery when you buy Outdoor Clothing, Wellington Boots and Christmas Gifts today!

Its FREE DELIVERY WEEK here at Barnack Country Clothes so why not take advantage of this fantastic offer today, you will receive free delivery when ordering outdoor and country clothing, wellington boots, shooting clothing and Christmas gifts too! Free Delivery Week ends at 5pm on Monday 28th November, so order now and receive Free Standard Delivery on all items sent to Mainland UK – please visit our Delivery and Returns Information page for full information plus terms and conditions.

Visit www.barnack.co.uk today and get your free delivery – orders despatched on our standard service which takes approximately 3 – 5 working days – couriers include Hermes, Interlink Express and Royal Mail. Choose from our top brands including Aigle, Barbour, Musto, Joules, Schoffel, Seeland, Didriksons, Barmah Hats, Hunter Wellies, Le Chameau, Dents, SealSkinz, MacWet, Sax Ties, Nikwax and many, many more.

The Barbour Mens Liddesdale Quilted Jacket in Black from Barnack Country Clothes.

We have nearly received all of our new Autumn/Winter range from Barbour Clothing and one item set to be a best-seller has got to be the Barbour Mens Liddesdale Quilted Jacket in Black. After the popularity of Barbour’s Quilted Jackets last year we have increased our offering of Barbour Jackets for 2011!

The Barbour Mens Liddesdale Black Quilted Jacket is made with Barbour’s classic nylon quilt with 2 inch diamond box quilted with 100g polyester wadding, features Barbours classic cut and is also machine washable.

The Barbour Mens Liddesdale Quilted Jacket is available from Barnack Country Clothes in Black, Olive and Navy priced at £89.95 in sizes S (Chest 38″) – XXL (Chest 49″).

Barbour Jackets - the new Barbour Ladies Polarquilt Coat from Barnack Country Clothes

New for Autumn/Winter, the Barbour Ladies Polarquilt Jacket in Brown is just perfect for chilly mornings and cold wintery evenings. This latest addition to our range of Womens Barbour Clothing has already proved very popular. This Barbour Jacket has a flattering feminine fit and is comfortable, versatile and practical for colder days. This Barbour Quilted Jacket is perfect for wear in the town or country due to its smart styling and fashionable look. The Barbour Ladies Polarquilt Jacket has a cosy fleece lining and collar, a full length front zip, generously sized pockets to keep your hands warm and is also machine washable making it easy to look after.

The Barbour Ladies Brown Polarquilt Jacket is available in our Barbour Clothing collection at Barnack Country Clothes in ladies UK sizes 8 – 18. This elegant Barbour Jacket is priced at £99.95 and don’t forget that if you place your order before 1pm Monday – Thursday, your order will be with you the following day (Mainland UK only).