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bclead

Slightly off topic here, but I own a US Wings Flying Tigers Horsehide A2. I also now own a Wested (thanks Peter!!) and a Real McCoys B3 (thanks Fedora!). I have to say that I really like all three. I would definitely buy any Indy Jackets from Peter, but the US Wings A2 is an excellent jacket. It is ...

bclead

I guess I missed the previous threads... but what were the fixtures that were "bad" ways? Heya Clinton: I replied to the following post with images of what I ordered. Unfortunately, the racks that I ordered would have the crease of the hat sitting on the rack - not good! http://www.indyge...

bclead

Hi All! I hope that everybody had a great new year. I just have a quick question. As you might recall, I have been searching for a good way to store my hats. I ordered some fixtures that you all suggested would be a very BAD way to store them, so I have since returned them. Everybody seems to feel t...

bclead

Love the jacket Billy! It really is spectacular - wear it in good health! As far as the shirt is concerned, I would stay with what you have. I personally would rather have the sleeves fit and the body be a bit big then the other way around. Remember, you might want to put a t-shirt under the shirt. ...

bclead

Yes folks, the eagle has truly landed and it is here to stay!!!! I received my Wested LC goat back from Wested today and I could not be happier. They corrected my error on the sleeves, and now it fits like a charm. To say that I am thrilled would be totally understating things! But it didn't end the...

bclead

Wow! Beautiful jacket. And thanks for the care suggestions. Fedora Yeah, Flathead definitely seems to be the source for the best advice on B-3 care, I feel much better now! Anyway, the reason that I am addressing this to you, Fedora, is that I owe you a BIG thank you! If it were not for you and YOU...

bclead

Yeah......Aldens are pretty awesome! I have put mine through the ringer and they are still the most comfortable footwear I own! Maybe we SHOULD get membership cards..........with a little hole so that you can wear it around your neck with an Alden 405 shoelace! Someone should call Alden...I smell a ...

bclead

Well, technically it's called the Lamp Shade Trick. 1) Wet just the leather sweat band of your hat (if its too big.) 2) Place hat on top of a lampshade. Every few minutes take hat off lampshade and check fit. 3) When fit is good, leave on head (not lampshade.) The heat of the lamp fast dries the le...

bclead

Has anyone ever had a Bulletproof PB shrink/taper/etc.? Yeppers. My gray Custom tapered right quick after the very first rain. It also is shedding fur and creasing a bit on the brim. I was not pleased with the gray at all as far as durability. It shrank as well, but not by much. My brown PB Custom ...

bclead

Hi Peter: Thanks for being so understanding! I am looking forward to getting my jacket back with my erroneous measurements corrected. I shall not make the same mistakes again when I order yet another (hopefully in the new year) Wested masterpiece to add to my collection. Sorry for the inconvenience....

bclead

I should have the above next week - just got the email!

.........Bruce

bclead

Thanks everybody for VERY good advice! I will probably do nothing until I have a chance to talk to Paddy at Real McCoy's. I am not sure of the finish, and I love the jacket so much I would be crushed if I screwed it up! Tony, I'm sure your B-3 is just as nice, and thanks for the advice! Billy, your ...

bclead

That is a beautiful jacket. I just received a Real McCoy's B-2 hat which I love. It took awhile before the hat fit my head comfortably. I had to stretch it out and let the shearling compress. It was the largest size they had. Now it is comfortable. I was wondering the same thing about treating my B...

bclead

Hi Gang: I know that this is not strictly on subject, but I just received my new Real McCoy's B-3 Duotone Bomber Jacket (see pictures of the actual jacket that I have below). My question is, do I use Pecard's on it or not? Most of the jacket is Sheepskin, but then there are the horsehide reinforceme...

bclead

I was just puzzling out this issue lately, and scouring the web for alternatives. I just ordered some hat hooks that attatch to peg board. I am going to put up a piece of peg board in my closet so that I can put several of these hat hooks up for my rapidly increasing hat collection. I had to purchas...

bclead

Oooooohhh.....I am sooo excited! I can't wait to get my whip! Thanks Adam, it looks absolutely awesome! I am heading to my inlaws for xmas, and I might just bring it along (asuming I have it in time). Not necessarily to threaten them :lol: :lol: , but just to give me something to do!!! ...........Br...

bclead

Hey Steve: The more I read about your lids, the more my mouth is watering, and salivating over a keyboard is a recipe for disaster :lol: . I hope that the next round is getting closer!!! One word from you and my check will be winging its way toward you stat!! Come on, come on, pleeeaaase say the wor...

bclead

Molorom wrote:After recent experience,

never use roo in mud. Its not so good for the leather.

I cant believe I used it during a NewEngland Rain storm .

Adam

..................note to self............

..........Bruce

bclead

Michaelson wrote:Just to be complete, where can these be found if someone was looking for them, Bruce? Regards. Michaelson

Hey Michaelson:

I purchased them at my local cobbler - Village Cobbler (781) 862-4199. They are very nice and knowledgable!

........Bruce

bclead

Just a quick update..... I recently purchased a pair of Tacco "Deluxe" Full Length Orthotic insoles with metatarsal pad and heel cushion. Man these babies are AWESOME. Yeah, I know, I removed my (new) heel pads AGAIN, but this time with good reason. I highly recomend these insoles - they a...

bclead

My jacket has been received by Wested, and Gerry assures me that the sleeves were as I ordered them (OK, Mea Culpa, I screwed up!) They are adding two inches to the sleeves to make it (hopefully) fit. Please join us next time for our exciting conclusion...........

..............Bruce

bclead

I wear my PB Borsalino to work every day. I don't wear it inside, but whenever I go out I wear it. It's amazing the responses I get. Some recognize the hat from Indiana Jones and some think it looks like a cowboy hat (I don't get that, 'cause I HAVE a couple of cowboy hats and they look nothing like...

bclead

AFLACK!!!! :lol: It could very well be the newness of the shoes. I have the tongues of my Aldens stitched at the top to the rest of the shoe to prevent sliding, so this particular squeak hasn't happened to me. Yep, I'm trying to coax a squeak out of them now and all I can get is "Hey! Lay off!...

bclead

Thanks Bruce. Those soles look pretty nice. I might have to get some for my Aldens too. From the photos it looks like the vibram soles were just placed on top of the standard Aldens soles. Is that correct, or is it just the way the boot looks in the photo? I guess the stitches that were being cover...

bclead

Jack:

I put the pictures of the Aldens with the Vibram Soles in the post above.

.......Bruce

bclead

Yeah I know, lame joke for the title, but I couldn't think of anything better. Thanks to everyone here I was able to sort out what I needed/wanted for my Wested purchase and got it ordered...and guess what I had in my hands as of yesterday? Yep, a Wested Raiders in authentic goat. I'd seen the phot...

bclead

Once again I enviously watch another worthy soul get their custom Adventurebuit while I languish here waiting. Yes it WAS my fault for not getting on the list sooner.........Even Bink will have his Adventurebilt before me......what is this world coming to!!!!

........Bruce

bclead

I just ordered one of these 'cause I'm planning to go on vacation in February to the Caribbean and its apt to be a bit too hot for my Borsalino. I opted for the brown because I like the color. I will give a bit more feedback when I get it (probably some time in January).

..........Bruce

bclead

Hemingway Jones wrote: My building has a racketball court that no one, except for one ancient Tai Chi practitioner, uses. I will be going there rather than the concrete-floored roofdeck. Dude, that sounds like a great place for a NE Whip Enthusiasts Meeting! Or at the very least, let me come over a...

bclead

Simon, I think this would be a great asset for me! It would help me graduate from bufoon to being inept :lol: . Seriously, I think that, as Jack said, you can grab your laptop or portable DVD player and take it with you - it's a great medium. Redbeard, your review was really good!!! You right (I mea...

bclead

Nope. No vibram on my Aldens, just the standard soles, but I'm thinking I might have to do something about that. How much did it cost to have the vibram soles put on your Aldens Bruce? Could you post some pics showing the place on the boot where the vibram sole covers the stitches on the boots? I'm...

bclead

Well.....I finally got an email back from Gerry of Wested. He said that I ordered the sleeves to be shortened to 25 1/2". I don't remember that, but it is possible he is correct, however, the actual sleeves on the jacket were 24 1/2"! We'll see what happens when the jacket arrives at Weste...

bclead

Thanks Bruce. Isn't it funny how it never rains when you want it too. :x I haven't been able to test out my Aldens now that I have polished them, so I don't know if it has helped or not. I guess I could always put them on and go stand in the shower, as long as my wife doesn't catch me I should be f...

bclead

Hemingway, I'm not trying to speak for Bruce, but I think he meant that Wested still hasn't responded to his email that he sent last week. Axel Thanks Axel, that is what I meant. I sent the jacket back Globel Priority Mail. On Wested's web site, it said not to send items via UPS or Fed-Ex because t...

bclead

Hey Jack: I have now worn these babies through water, slush and mud, and I have not gotten a drop inside - They are awesome (and/or Pecard's is awesome). I did want to mention again that I had a slightly lugged Vibram sole put on the forefoot, and I really put doused the Pecard's on the topstitching...

bclead

I am so jealous......but I can at least live knowing that you are happy (but I am STILL jealous grrrrr)

........Bruce

bclead

Still no word from Wested, I sent the jacket back to them on Monday (as instructed on their web page). I guess that I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and call them like IndianaGuybrush recomended.....

..........Bruce

bclead

I am so sorry Steve. I lost my grandmother on December 24, 2003. She was more like a second mother to myself, my siblings and, amazingly, my kids. It still hurts to think about, and this is particularly poignant for me as we just had the unveiling of her memorial. I TRULY feel for you and your famil...

bclead

Um....I wasn't really going for the "isn't it wierd that women wear Indy-Gear" angle. As a matter of fact, I hadn't even thought of that! I have always thought that clunky-ish boots look cool. My daughter's first five or so pairs of shoes (we replaced the original pair 5 times as her foot ...

bclead

No this is not an advertisement for a racy calendar! I was just escorting my 13 year old daughter and her (female) friend on an excursion to purchase boots. My daughter had her mind set on a pair of "fashionable" Timberland boots. Her friend looked at my Aldens and said, I would wear those...

bclead

AWESOME....Hemingway.......are we now gonna see a new and (through Adventure Bilt) improved avatar?!

..........Bruce

bclead

Hey all.....still no word from Wested! For those who were curious, I DID send them my exact measurements. I myself sew, and have made clothing including my children's haloween costumes (I'm actually pretty good if I do say so myself!). My wife, unfortunately does not sew. She does have many other at...

bclead

NewJerseyRaider wrote:Hey Bruce, when did you order your jacket? I ordered mine around end of oct, im hoping I'll get it by x-mas?
NJR

I ordered around October 22 or so.

.......Bruce

bclead

They're lookin' pretty good Bclead! Now you just need to wear the heck out of them! On a side note, how waterproof are your boots after you treated them with the pecards? I have treated mine with pecards several times, but it just doesn't seem to waterproof them hardly at all. I'd love to hear your...

bclead

I got the heel pads and cushions (helps to live near the factory) and reinstalled them and everything is now going swimmingly!! (can you tell that I am wearing them now

!)

...........Bruce

bclead

I DID measure my sleeves and communicated my sleeve concerns to them before I ordered. You see I have VERY long arms (I'm virtualy a knuckle dragger :wink: ) and often have problems getting shirts and/or jacksts to fit properly in the sleeve department. So I emailed them with that concern as well as...

bclead

You SCORED on the gear today, man! Verrry nice! You picked up just about everything there is to pick up! :shock: :D Do you have Aldens and a gun yet? Pictures of the load! In Christ, Shane Yes Aldens (and my Aldens are back in working order), No Gun (at least not a Webley :D ) .......hey ya can't h...

bclead

Well let me tell you, my postman was my BEST friend today. Today I received no less than my Wested Jacket (that part is not so great - see my other post http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10558 ), my wested trousers and shirt, my Texas Action Gear gunbelt and whipholder, and my WPG reprod...

bclead

Well, I finally got my Wested order, and timing wise it was pretty darn close to what they told me when I placed my order. No comlaints there! I have not had the chance to try the trousers or shirt yet. The Last Crusade Jacket is really lovely. The only bummer is that the sleeves are 2" too sho...

bclead

Well I heard from Alden. They have kindly offered to send me a new pair of heel pads and cushions for me to cement back into my boots. That is one nice company! Even after I told them that I DELIBERATELY (and stupidly I might add) removed the heel pads, they are sending me new ones at no cost. Hats ...

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