I’ve seen a few of these over the years and wondered if anyone has ever owned one. I’m eyeing one up on eBay now. The company still exists and they are using 3.5oz deer as well as 4-5oz elk, moose and cow. Full custom jackets for a very fair price. I’m curious.
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Uber Owatonna Minnesota leather jackets?
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I checked out their website. Wild. Seems like the standard option is that you bring them the untanned animal hide which they tan and make you a jacket from (4 hides for a size 48). That could be an epic custom. At my size i’d only need one buck. The cost would be an accidentally totalled car since i don’t hunt.
I think you can buy the hides directly from them. Or I thought you could. I’m going to send an email and investigate! I really like the one I have pictured above. Looks like a really good winter option. 4.5 oz moose ought to do it. Pile lined, please and thank you.
Very nice find @ton312 ! Get the heaviest, moose hide is really nice heavy so if they have 5oz go for it
Wild is a good adjective! That's the kind of ideas coming to me when checking their website
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May I suggest a wolverine fur lining instead?
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I think they have some cool jackets, the hides offered are tempting particularly because you can get a new one for a good price. Deer or moose please
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Bring your own hide?? Love it!!!!
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Classic uber please
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I seem to remember a thread some time ago that discussed the large number of companies back in the first half of the previous century that operated on exactly this basis: hunters would send in their pelts and the companies (often mom and pop operations) would make them a jacket. As I remember, a great many of the vintage deerskin jackets we see had these origins.
I imagine conversation
Jacket maker: next time, you shoot it on the head, see you just ruined a good panels size here.. this could have been a single panel back ...
I imagine conversation
Jacket maker: next time, you shoot it on the head, see you just ruined a good panels size here.. this could have been a single panel back ...
Not damaging the skin is a real consideration for professionals
Looks pretty awesome but I got to say I hope I never live somewhere where I would need something that warm. Thankfully I can still get away with just a denim jacket in our 50 degree winters.
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I LOVE the sound of this !
Question is , why so long for this info to appear here ?
Question is , why so long for this info to appear here ?
There are a lot of lesser visible makers to discover, takes time I gess
They’ve been around a long time. I’ve seen used jackets over the years on eBay. Actually mainly vests or Davy Crockett style suede jackets. I finally decided to google and and low and behold. They are still around!
I suppose posting the link to their site would be helpful. The company has changed names:
https://www.clpuber.com/jackets.html
https://www.clpuber.com/jackets.html
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