Well, I've got my bags from Indy Magnoli and I have to say they surpass my expectations and then some! I've previously only owned the WPG replica in green and tan, but both of those are now well worn out. Compared to those, Indy Magnoli's Mk VII is slightly bigger, made of a more durable canvas, has...

Fantastic IndyMagnoli; I am glad I ordered two from you! Your bag looks like the new gold standard for Indy bags and I am looking forward to wearing them out in my daily adventures.

So, for me, this begs a couple of questions: 1) Are other leather clothing/apparel manufacturers experiencing difficulty sourcing quality horsehides? 2) Is the problem simply accessibility, or procuring higher grade quality for more cost-effective pricing? It seems horsehide is somewhat accessible ...

There are two major differences (to me) between the FlightSuits (now Gibson & Barnes) Expedition and Wested's Indy: no leather facings and only a Dacron twill lining in the Expedition. Those didn't stop me from getting an FS, but they do make me want to order a Wested (when the authentic horsehi...

It looks like it might be hard to get 20 people or so but why not start a pole in this thread and see if 20 people are itnerested or maybe several people in it can vote twice if they want 2 pairs of gloves say. Ken I'll keep checking on posts here for the next week or so. There are so many glove op...

Greetings! I recently joined and am really enjoying reading through the various threads!! I ordered a couple pairs of these gloves as work gloves - one for me and the other for my husband - oh my - these gloves absolutely ROCK!!! The horsehide leather is supple yet strong, and oddly enough quite lo...

don't mean to hijack the thread....but does anyone know where I could find really good brown work gloves? :? Kind of depends on what you consider "good" work gloves. For lightest weight, you can't beat the kangaroo Geier gloves from David Morgan. They also have excellent abrasion resistan...

They do look nice - are you thinking we should try to build up an order of 20 or more so everyone gets a discount? Or just buy them ourselves individually? Ken Yes, I was thinking if we got a bigger order together we could all save on both the gloves and the shipping cost. I'll be buying a pair eit...

I posted a query for people interested in Aero's cream horsehide work gloves in the General Gear forum, but wanted to give a "heads up" for those of you who might only read the Leather Jacket forum. Given the intense interest in Horsehide Westeds, perhaps these gloves are the perfect acces...

While browsing the Aero Leather website, i came across their cream horsehide work gloves. These look like a pretty good substitute for the Wells Lamont gloves. Horsehide is an excellent leather as evidenced by the demand for horsehide jackets from Wested. http://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/webapp/ae...

Adventure Lad wrote: I personnaly think its the best skin wested do. The lambskin just didnt look right when its brand new. The horse looks like its allready seen some adventure.

Welcome Adventure Lad! That is a very sweet jacket. Would you say the horsehide was thicker than the other hides Wested offers?

-Lemon

Oh well, I guess US Wings will remain the only source for a kangaroo jacket. Pity, as the leather is really fantastic.

Those Aero jackets are real nice, especially the buffalo, but we both know from personal experience how much work it is to break in that tough hide. Doesn't really deter me though, and I continue to admire your russet buffalo 'Californian,' though I also like the 'cossack' style. That Aero Californ...

Great pictures! The leather looks very nice and smooth, almost like horsehide. Too bad about the padding, but the construction seems good, like Wested they even put in leather facings to prevent liner zipper snag (my Flightsuits doesn't have that feature, although it is on some of their other jacket...

And I got questions about whether my Aero, custom made Californian jacket, with a custom picked lining, custom tailored sleeve length, custom tailored body length and custom tailored chest size, and all for less than what you are about to pay for your Wings jacket, was worth the extra expense? Now ...

I would think it depends more on how you wear the jacket and what the lining material is. If you have wear the jacket right up against the back of the neck and have a "grippy" lining like cotton, then the extra inch probably won't make a difference. However, if you have a smooth lining lik...

Granite Sentinel wrote:I'll post some pics here, but I'm gonna have an external gallery as well.

Just a few more hours folks...

Congratulations! Knowing that it is there, but not yet in your hands drives me crazy. I just won an FS Expedition off eBay, but I'm hoping your pics will convince me to acquire a roo as well.

Flathead, very interesting post, but it is hard to imagine that film costumers (such as Wested) would make less durable jackets than "mil-spec". While Aero, FS, US Wings, Eastmans, etc may make their jackets to mil-spec or better, they are all large companies who cater primarily to folks w...

Hmm, now bison leather would be fantastic too! The grain is just amazing. The alleged redness of the kangaroo wouldn't bother me either. Almost no one in my neck of the woods would recognize it as an Indy jacket (except the rare COW forum member of course!) I'm really looking forward to seeing your ...

I'm still on the fence! While I love the properties of Kangaroo leather, for the money I can't decide between the roo, a custom Wested, or an Aero Highwayman. Kangaroo leather is fantastic. I've got a pair of Geier gloves from David Morgan and the leather is tough, thin, and doesn't harden after get...

Hmm, very existential! I personally think that the costumers figured that Indy would have had quite a few "adventures" between TOD and LC that would have put some "miles' on the jacket, hence LC being the most aged looking. Of course, using that logic, his Wested will be rags by Indy ...

I decided to go to the Real McCoy site, and loved the jackets, but paying almost 1000 bucks for a jacket is a bit beyond me. So, I go to the Eastman site and try to order a jacket, from the UK site, and they did not sell to us over here. Weird. So............. Beautiful jacket and $600 is a great p...

I'm curious about the seam down the middle too. I saw some Wings jackets with them and some without. Very strange.

I scored an FS Expedition in Seal Brown recently that is a tad too big, but it does give me an opportunity finally to see this beauty in person. Since I am likely to sell to get a smaller size, I was wondering if you guys would help me out with some comparisons to the US Wings and Wested offerings: ...

Hey PWD, The A-2 is a classic design and with the knit cuffs and waistband an excellent choice for winter wear. I haven't found my A-2 to be a problem without the action back. Depending on the manufacturer, there is some give in the arms for movement. The only exception is when raising hands above y...

Thanks for the comment, Lemon! How often did you wear your jacket to start seeing such wear? I pretty much wear the jacket constantly through fall/winter (basically 10 deg - 55 deg F (or -12 to +12 C for our SI using friends). I especially like wearing it for deer hunting trips. It had no noticeabl...

Some comments from Jerry: * The leather is very different to all the other Wested leathers. It has an almost wax-like finish. * The leather looks very tough. Very suitable for the Indy cut of jacket. Jerry said I'd see the jacket in about three days (!!!) so, man, I can can hardly think straight ri...

Thanks to everyone who posted! It has been enlightening for me. I'll probably go ahead and get the US Wings Kangaroo (when they go back on sale of course), but I'll reserve the right to abruptly change my mind if the pics of the new Wested horsehide are to my liking. I've got a horsehide A-2 and it ...

Sounds awesome! I second the request for PICS! It may make me reconsider a Kangaroo Indy.

Strange, I guess I will have to wait and see if I can live with the reddish color. I've got a russet horsehide A-2 that I wear in the winter, so if the color is closer to russet, I can live with it. I asked Flightsuits if they'd do a russet or seal Indy, but they said they wouldn't consider "cu...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to COW, but have been visiting Indygear for some time. I've got my WPG MkVII bag, but now am shopping for THE jacket. I'm intrigued by the kangaroo from US Wings, but aside from an Ebay auction a few weeks ago (which I was really bummed about missing out on) they never seem to b...