The patrol cap is a classic piece of military kit, evolving from the French kepi and American Civil War, through to US soldiers today. It's a design that I can't argue with, after wearing one every day for nearly two years.

Check out this video of a vest getting made, in the Wilga Menswear studio in Kallista. This is a clip from the forthcoming documentary 600 Mills by Martin Wood.

It's been a busy winter so far, which is good for peakoilcompany but not so good for folks waiting for their orders. We're about 2 weeks behind, trying to catch up to the commitments. 

We're finishing the last of the July 2016 sheepskin vests this weekend, clearing the cutting table to start on a range of jackets ordered for the August run.

The end of June is approaching, and the first of the Antarctic fronts are roaring across the high country. The wind is driving sleet and snow into every crevice, and scouring the open plains above the snow gums.

The sheepskin was awesome! It sure got wet, but only the outside. The wool fleece remained dry and warm - it really is amazing to wear.

Old time bush skiers

The Peak Oil Jacket is custom fitted to your measurements and designed for activity in conditions where function, comfort, modest style, protection and durability are of equal importance.

Thor just returned from 4 weeks in Japan, throughly testing the Peak Oil Jacket. 4 weeks of continuous use in snow, rain, altitude, night clubs and Tokyo streets. It comes back to us with some incredibly valuable feedback, some spoken, the rest written into the jacket itself.

The guy is running a 4000 watt generator on syngas produced from a bucket load of sticks cooked in a homemade wood gasifier. Oh, he's distilling bio fuel from it as well.

Faster Farther

Rainer Stratmann. Silk Road Project

Thanks to Eleanor at Kick and Screen, we've got some really nice care labels printed up, and a screen with a squeegee and ink to keep on trucking with, and try out all sorts of different fabrics. These care labels will be sewn into the lining, as a third pocket, and signed by the maker with a date and place written in as well.

Event Horizon is not a bad film, but few seem to have seen it. It flopped when it came out, but has apparently become a bit of a cult film now days. Hit the Bay and grab it, it's worth seeing.

A fine bit of Australian film right here. Smoke em if You Got em, 1988. Good to see the Peak Oil Company gear features prominently throughout ;)

We've been thinking about the care label that is required in garments. The tag that says where it was made, out of what materials, and what the washing instructions are. True to our design principles, this label has to be multi functional and DIY-able. So...