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  1. Colonel

    Civillian Car usage Military WWII?

    A bit off topic, but still related - My brother has the 1940 Ford Coup that my father owned. I very clearly recall being driven to kindergarten in that car in the 1950's. He had it painted black, but the original color was OD - or something very close to it. We still have the original bill of...
  2. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    Thanks for the report, Bruce. I'm looking forward to mine also. I think Custom Hide has done an excellent job of salvaging their reputation on this.
  3. Colonel

    Show us your Guns!

    Wow, Highlander. Just Wow! What incredibly beautiful work, sir! Thank you for posting the photos. Is that an oil finish? Any details?
  4. Colonel

    Going through my dad's photos

    We have been going through my dad's photos in the months since he died (July 2009 at the age of 95). His secondary assignment during the war was as a photographer's mate (primary task was the ship's meteorologist on a sea plane tender - the USS Cumberland Sound). This one is actually post-war...
  5. Colonel

    Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom

    Here is a photo of my dad, somewhere in the Pacific, Spring 1945.
  7. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    I just got off the phone with Custom Hide. Please take this as unconfirmed, because they are still checking. It appears that they may have an employee problem in their shipping department. Product is missing, and the forms that the UPS driver signs when making a pickup are also missing - it...
  8. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    I hate to add cold water to this, but that sounds like what is happening with me also. All I have received is a UPS notice that said: When I click on the UPS link, that's all it says - "Status: Billing Information Received". I WILL be calling them tomorrow morning, and I will let them know...
  9. Colonel

    Giant Pith Helmet Thread of Doom

    I routinely use a sun helmet when working outside. It is a Vietnam-era surplus helmet. The inside is marked: HELMET, SUN DSA 100-4036 8415-161-4773 I have a photo of my father on his ship in the Pacific during WW2, with him wearing a sun helmet and smoking his pipe. I'll try to find it...
  10. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    I just received an email from UPS saying that my Custom Hide briefcase is on the way! I'll provide a review and photos when it gets here.
  11. Colonel

    Wallets

    I have been quite pleased with my wallet from Saddleback Leather. It is the Small Wallet in Chestnut. You won't be able to cram all sorts of stuff into it, but it truly is a small, thin wallet that won't cause any discomfort when carrying it. I now carry a leather card carrier in my other back...
  13. Colonel

    Trains

    I love riding on a train (the only thing that tops that is a trip in a DC-3). Trains offered a brief relief from the degradation and humiliation of airport screenings until Amtrak decided to get into the paranoia act. For a short time following Sept 2001, that was the only enjoyable form of...
  14. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    It could go either way. I am betting that because there will be someone new doing the custom work (presumably, it will be someone who has previously been doing the standard orders), there will be additional quality control. I will certainly be looking at mine carefully when it arrives and will...
  15. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    Custom Hide backlog FYI, I checked with them since my briefcase was scheduled to be shipped last week. Here is the reply: "Due to a medical emergency; and the subsequent passing on of our senior production foreman, we are experiencing a substantial backlog in filling all custom orders. He...
  16. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    I haven't heard from them yet either, but since mine was scheduled to ship on the 24th, which was Saturday, I can understand. We'll see what happens in the next day or so. By the way, I received the zippered pouches from Duluth and they are excellent. The large one is now in my weekend bag...
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    Custom Hide briefcases

    For something a bit more vintage-looking, consider this pouch set from Duluth Trading Company. I have the set on order, but it hasn't arrived yet. I was planning to use them for my weekend bag, but you never know where something like that will end up. It is made from their "firehose fabric" and...
  19. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    Here is a link to the laptop organizer. Here is a link to their panel organizer. I'm not sure which one I'll end up getting. Both are very reasonably priced.
  20. Colonel

    Custom Hide briefcases

    Mine is scheduled to be shipped on the 24th, and I plan to post photos here when it arrives. I ordered mine in brown. I took the opposite approach for mine - I had then leave off all of the inside pockets. Instead, I will be getting a briefcase pocket insert from Levenger's to hold that...
  21. Colonel

    Why the South?

    Last year, I was interviewed by a syndicated columnist on the topic of Are Southern men and their ball caps inseparable? (you can read it here). As the proprietor of The Confederate Colonel web site, I am occasionally asked about Southern culture. I am certainly no expert on the topic, but it...
  22. Colonel

    Why the South?

    While the French were certainly a big part in some areas of The South - especially in Louisiana - by far the greatest influence was the Celtic culture of Scotland. While I don't agree with those who seem to assign all traits of Southern culture to the Celts, there is no doubt that it had a major...
  23. Colonel

    The Adventurer's Gear Thread

    I would think that Pete's note about Ernest Hemingway's choice would be the key to making a good choice. Shotguns are great for hunting, but there is nothing inconspicuous about them and carrying one precludes many other activities. Hemingway put himself in harm's way often enough to understand...

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