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    Using the dryer to help break an Aero FQHH jacket

    I have a warm alpaca poncho I got in Peru 30 years ago. Sometimes I wear that over a jacket when it's cold out. What I found is that it gets soft/compliant/whatever-you-are-calling-it in minutes. Instead of the dryer, just wear something large and warm over it for a bit before you go out, then...
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    Suede jackets?

    I have a lot of suede jackets and shirts. Get yourself a top-notch suede brush kit or two...this helps a lot. My favorite skin by far when it comes to suede is capybara, although because it is the outer side is not technically a rough-out i don't think. The capybara takes on the rain and is...
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    Horse Hide 2.5 oz or Naked Cowhide 3 oz?

    I think pjstrass sums it up just right. Except I do go anywhere, do anything with a naked I have...so it grays out a bit here and there and weathers a bit, but I don't care, I like the heft and feel. If you want to try to keep it deep black, however, there is a treatment from Fox Creek that helps...
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    Aero Stuart mid warm, mid long

    Super!
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    Highwayman Cordovan fit pics and questions regarding my second Aero

    It's true, the jacket gives you room for layering, but in the end, these days, I prefer a square shoulder vs. wider/rounded. I used to prefer the other, and so have some jackets like yours with a tad bit of shoulder room, which is especially nice on cold days when wearing a sweater or sweatshirt...
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    OMG Aero trashtalkin'

    I like that.
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    Langlitz Cascade vs Crescent

    Thing about Langlitz--maybe this is true of all custom makers--is that when you are in the shop and put the jackets on you realize how many distinguishable things there are in the fit/built/feel of the jacket that the pics can't capture.
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    Langlitz Cascade vs Crescent

    Cascade unzipped
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    Time for another jacket - Aero, Langlitz or Vanson?

    My story goes this way: Had a 2nd hand Aero jacket first, and a nearly new second hand Langlitz bought in their store. Then got a new Vanson. Wore it once, it sat, I sold it. It is what it is, and nice, and a good value, but not Aero or Langlitz. I then bought a new Aero and new custom Langlitz...
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    Jeans

    No kidding. I have only one pair left, and those aren't even 60s, they're from '72-74 with a lot of patches from the hitchhiking days. Maybe I should get them insured.
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    New Highwayman

    So that's what John's been up to! Doniger's always been my fav, but the '38 Acme looks great.
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    JACKET - TRACKIT (For members burning to get their ordered jacket on their back)

    I have ordered 4 jackets, one from Aero, one from Lost Worlds, one from Langlitz, one from Goodwear. Aero: about exactly what Amanda told me it would be when I ordered, don't remember exactly but was 5 months or so--it was a pretty standard jacket. Lost Worlds was 4 weeks, a couple weeks sooner...
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    Aero: How long did it take to get yours?

    My Aero, almost exactly whenever Amanda predicted when I ordered, whatever that was at the time (don't remember).
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    What Are You Reading

    Godforsaken Sea by Lundy, the account of the 1996 Vende race for one-(wo)man sailors going around the globe without porting. Adventurous, wild, inspiring.
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    Jeans

    I have some Japanese (expensive) denim and like them too--one of things I like is you can get them unwashed and unsanforized and deep indigo like the old days (at least my old days), and the cuts fit me well. I never liked all the stonewash stuff, or the baggy seats, and am not a big fan of...
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    Suede jacket recommendations?

    I have had many suedes over the years. Boar, goat, capybara, and so on. You may also consider nubuck, which has a brushed feel but is more resilient. I like the capybara jackets...they are classy, soft, very durable and handle rain. In any event, I think Argentina has the best suedes, because...
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    Naked Cowhide?

    Fox Creek sells well-made naked cowhide jackets, here's how they describe the leather: http://www.foxcreekleather.com/popups/19.html
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    My Stockman

    Great coat. That baby has real authority.
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    My Aero 1930's Half Belt

    Nice. Love the lining.
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    milwuakee crazy horse leather motorcycle jacket review

    To toss my 2cents into the overseas....I've found a wide range. 1. Correct about sizing...it can be all over the place and I've had problems sometimes; 2. As far as quality I have 2 leather shirts (cow) I wear when working in brush/forest because I need tough stuff that doesn't snag. These were...

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