The Dinaric Alps, Bosnia & Herzegovana.

We have recently returned from our latest outdoor adventure. We spent a week exploring the Dinaric Alpine resort of Jahorina which is just south of Sarajevo the capital city of Bosnia & Herzegovana. We had not been to Bosnia before and were not sure what to expect. Jahorina’s claim to fame is hosting events for […]

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Our 120th Anniversary

William Slack founded our business on 26th August 1902 which also his 19th birthday. William was employed as a shoe factory hand stamper at the Mansfield Shoe Company and was considered a good worker often finding himself waiting at his machine because of slower progress upstream.  As a result he was able to operate three […]

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Nobis – the ultimate winter parka

Nobis Autumn/Winter 2021 Collection As many of you will know W Slack and Sons has a long history of selling premuim luxury outerwear.  We consider Nobis to be offering some of the best insulated clothing you can buy today.  Nobis parkas have several advantages over other leading brands, they are completely waterproof and highly breathable.  Insulation […]

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Our Finland Sub-Arctic Adventure

photo of Ruka ski resort finland

In January 2020 we spent a week in Ruka-Kuusamo which is situated in Northern Ostrobothnia, in the north-east of Finland, bordering Russia. The area is located at 66 degrees North, so not technically in the Arctic but part of the Sub-Arctic and at least landscape-wise, a part of Lapland.  Average daytime temperatures for January are -14C with just […]

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Woolpower Sale

photo of Woolpower sale green colour

Buy Woolpower at almost half price.  We have a selection of green base layers, mid layers, socks & accessories in this colour recently discontinued by Woolpower.  We can now offer them at a great price – a real winter warmer! Click here to view our Woolpower Sale.  

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PARAJUMPERS

Our PARAJUMPERS Winter season collection for men & women is available now at our Mansfield shop.  Order from our website – we deliver worldwide. PARAJUMPERS was born in Italy in 2006, thanks to the cooperation between Ape S.P.A. and designer Massimo Rossetti, who has many years of experience as a designer of outerwear.  A meeting with a serving member of the […]

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