RL204
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Iron heart N-1 deck jacket proving its worth in -30C.
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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?
- Thread starter dan_t
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What Jacket Did You Bring To The Beach Today?
My Christmas swim was challenging, with big surf and lots of wind, strange currents, rips, and jelly fish. I am workin on my freestyle at the recommendation of my favorite lifeguard, instead of the back stroke. Lots of very pale visitors up and down the beach, I keep my distance.
I think the Sportclad is my most comfortable vintage jacket, though I have to give the Californian more wear time to be sure.
Mele Kalikimaka from Kauai to all my friends on TFL
My Christmas swim was challenging, with big surf and lots of wind, strange currents, rips, and jelly fish. I am workin on my freestyle at the recommendation of my favorite lifeguard, instead of the back stroke. Lots of very pale visitors up and down the beach, I keep my distance.
I think the Sportclad is my most comfortable vintage jacket, though I have to give the Californian more wear time to be sure.
Mele Kalikimaka from Kauai to all my friends on TFL
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Jin431
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the brass with the black pony is a perfect combination. great seeing another FL custom! you have a great headache as far as picking the right black jacket to wear lol congrats on another master piece
Jin431
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Love the outfit, the jacket really suits you. you need to follow it up with a brown one next time! hope you didn't have much problems after getting the booster
Thanks man, luckily I have no side effect this time, perhaps if there was some mild side effect I somehow got distracted the whole time not to feel it due to xmas. I tried canvas sneakers the first time in 23+ years, I do wish for a green over natural next time.
Minus 30? That is awesome, where are you located? Here's biking in puny minus 5...Great biking though. Hurley Phantom Slicker with home-added mil-spec liner (the kind you use in M-65s). Works great for winter activities.
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Marc mndt
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Awesome. Great sweater too. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the pony hide and how it ages.
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Ha. It’s perfect isn’t it. That fit right there is why I could let it go. It is one size too small for me. Glad it is in your hands, where it will be appreciated and worn.
And yes, forget the repros. This and the Herc are amazing.
It’s an odd thing. New stuff:
10x better fit
10x better quality (most of the time)
1/2 as cool
At least for me. If only I were more patient.
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TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead
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what measurements did you go with?
What Jacket Did You Bring To The Beach Today?
This Steerhide Californian was a good investment to have Dena re-build, I have it cinched down pretty tight and it feels great wearing. Nobody at the beach, and no one in the water, just me doing my 1/2 mile swim in stormy weather. The water was warmer than the air, especially with the trades blowing hard. No beach chair time yesterday, and the jacket came in handy when I got out of the ocean. The jacket is perfect with a 50s Stetson, or without.
This Steerhide Californian was a good investment to have Dena re-build, I have it cinched down pretty tight and it feels great wearing. Nobody at the beach, and no one in the water, just me doing my 1/2 mile swim in stormy weather. The water was warmer than the air, especially with the trades blowing hard. No beach chair time yesterday, and the jacket came in handy when I got out of the ocean. The jacket is perfect with a 50s Stetson, or without.
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Boyo
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After many try’s, I’ve finally got an EBay “Leather Jacket Bargain”..
A made in Canada halfbelt with a very Aero 30’s vibe, nicely constructed and the leather has a very shinki like feel to it. I’m sure it isn’t, but it has that stiff/firm/hard feel I associate with shinki.
{oof! that came across like ED commercial}
& The fit is good enuff for me.
A made in Canada halfbelt with a very Aero 30’s vibe, nicely constructed and the leather has a very shinki like feel to it. I’m sure it isn’t, but it has that stiff/firm/hard feel I associate with shinki.
{oof! that came across like ED commercial}
& The fit is good enuff for me.
Mrfrown
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Great weather so reverted to the JL Ryder vest
morrison2951
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Saw the Vanson maple Bainbridge in the classifieds yesterday. Cowhide, right?
Would either Vanson or Thurston Bros do the Bainbridge pull-up leather look in HH? Or, does Vanson no longer work with HH at all....
Digging the brown color to add to my russets Vanson HH Enfield, HH Model B and HH black Comet of old. Just no sure about the shiny look of the cowhide and would prefer HH as per my usual.
Would either Vanson or Thurston Bros do the Bainbridge pull-up leather look in HH? Or, does Vanson no longer work with HH at all....
Digging the brown color to add to my russets Vanson HH Enfield, HH Model B and HH black Comet of old. Just no sure about the shiny look of the cowhide and would prefer HH as per my usual.
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Bainbridge is cowhide. It dulls up fairly quickly. I barely wore my at all and it was already less shiny.
