Coaxsher, one of the sponsors of Wildfire Today, has progressed from designing and manufacturing wildland firefighter packs and radio harnesses to wildland firefighter shirts. The new design for a shirt that they will begin shipping on February 15 has features that have not been available on other shirts.
It has several air vents in the front and around the upper arms. Each vent opening includes a Nomex zipper.
The fabric in the shirt is Tecasafe Plus 700, made by Tencate Southern Mills, Inc. and is sewn with Nomex thread. The fabric meets the specifications of NFPA-1977 and Tencate claims it is more comfortable than Nomex.
The shirt has two pockets on the front that are larger than on most shirts and it also has pockets on the upper arm that would be suitable for a cell phone and pens. There are compartments in the shoulders where optional “fire-retardant” padding can be inserted that would reduce discomfort caused by carrying chain saws or heavy packs.
Coaxsher is calling it the CX Wildland Vent Brush Shirt, and certification for NFPA-1977, 2005 specifications is pending.
The price will be $149.95, but can be pre-ordered for $119.95 until February 20.
Just about every shirt I have found has sleeves that are way too short. I need 37-38 inch sleeve length. While I am a big guy, 2xl is quite a bit oversize. Even shirts in long or tall sizes that I have tried (the fss XL L and a lakeland jacket/shirt in XL Tall) end up being too short on the sleeves.
I can understand your issue, i know a few people with the same problems on shirt sleeve lengths. Let us know, we can easily add 2-3 inches to the sleeve length on one of our L or XL shirts…
New shirts? Big deal. When will companies start making smaller sizes? All I’m looking for is a shirt I’m not swimming in and that I don’t have to alter…a lot of women aren’t shaped like men – isn’t that crazy?
Be sure to check out the sizing chart on our web site. Our new brush shirts have updated patterns/design. You may be pleasantly surprised with the fit of our new brush shirts compared to what has been offered for many years.