Vintage Canadian Patched SAR-Tech (Search And Rescue) Pararescue Orange Survival Jacket.
Vintage Canadian Patched SAR-Tech (Search And Rescue) Pararescue Orange Survival Jacket.
No, this isn’t some sort of badass RRL/ Nigel Cabourn/ Real McCoy fantasy piece, thought it does fit perfectly into a modern Menswear wardrobe. This is a real and absolutely incredible design that has inspired and been references by endless high-end fashion brands. This is the Canadian Pararescue Jacket. Produced in incredibly limited quantities for the famed/ elite SAR-Techs, who are trained to conduct Search and Rescue missions during incredibly dangerous/ difficult situations (Such as ocean rescues at night/ during storms, etc)!
The jacket is made of a perfectly broken in, gorgeous and soft wind/ water resistant “Survival Orange” Nylon with contrasting olive drab lining. One of the best combinations of colour humanly possible in vintage menswear.
It features a huge variety of unique pockets and wonderful design details such as a fold-down taped seam “GORE-TEX” stamped hood, slanted map pockets on the chest, and adjustable drawstring waist/ hood/ hem. This example even features original patches and a canadian flag pin on the lapel.
All Canadian SAR Tech garments are unfathomably hard to find, but this one takes the cake. We are based in Canada, and are in contact with multiple SAR members (Nova Scotia features one of only three SAR operations) and this is only the second of these jackets we have ever found. The other being safely stashed away in our archive!
Approx size Medium to Large (size is largely adjustable)
Pit to pit 23”
shoulder to shoulder 21”
shoulder to cuff 24”
shoulder to bottom 31”
Signs of wear, some staining and fraying throughout.