Club Obi Wan

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There are somethings you never want to see... how sausage is made, your grandparents in the nude, or someone else's dirty liner.

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Wearing your jacket to a campfire is the best idea yet.

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The more you wear them, the better they'll wear. I wore my Corcoran boots in the rain and tall grass and let them dry naturally. A friend of mine who was in the Navy knew people who used to shower with their new boots.

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This might sound crazy it has actually worked for me in the past with other vintage items my wife and I have brought home in the past. Hang your coat up in a plastic bag that also contains some fresh rosemary, mint leaves and cedar shavings or blocks. I would avoid allowing any of these items to tou...

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Thank you, Rendering Fisk! :D That's a very high compliment! Glad you liked the "junk box" and it's accumulated items. That's one of the cool things about this site; sharing our stuff with others who appreciate these things. I've had loads of people come through my house without a comment...

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See... now you're going to have to post pix. I'm very happy for you and your grandson.

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I totally agree with Dalexs - you gotta actually wear them and get them as wet as possible inside and out. Then let them dry on a radiator or in the dryer. Repeat as often as necessary. To get a pair of gloves to stretch and conform to your hands do the same thing but allow to dry in room temp.

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nicktheguy wrote:he he he he

You are a very bad man. That's why we get along so well.

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I think that's perhaps the second best gear display stand I've ever seen... second only to the coat rack my wife bought for me a couple of years ago. That thing is awesome! I also love the other gear items in your drawer that look like they've been there since 1936 or 1956... I'm actually green with...

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For me it's the amazing high quality dorfman I picked up in Disneyland - it's the only official hat, and made with such excellent detail as 100% wool felt. It has the amazing ability to warp and shrink - and when it gets rained on, it gets these very cool rain dots all over it. IF there can be only...

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I would have to say my pre-Crystal Skull Adventurebilt because for the first time in my life Jones dressed like me and not the other way around.

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Honest mistake, really. It is a pretty misleading title. If I were BW, I would never get rid of that hat. If he loves it, he's lucky he got it back. I guess the old saying is true: "If you love someone, set them free. If they come back they’re yours; If they don’t they never were." or in ...

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I think the notion that "The Media" is trying to tell me that something's hot or not is nonsensical and ridiculous since all fashion trends are manufactured by a bunch of effeminate clowns who never get their hands dirty nor know what "work" really means, never go more than a mil...

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Leave it to The AP to tell us something that we already knew. I've been following the news on the internet for at least a decade and every couple of years there is a surge stories about how fedoras were back. That makes the assumption that they were ever "out" to begin with. There are some...

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Akubra is a great stater hat and is actually more screen accurate than the "Official" fedoras out there.

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You're the real deal and I'm happy to know you here.

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I wanted to give this a bump... I'm looking for a brown over-coat for spring that's Gear-esque.

Any ideas?

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You're right. For some reason I had a newbie perspective for a moment and a random brainwave.

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Just wondering... when threads come up like this could we put a "Where To Buy" link for the Newbies, too?

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If you have to buy a factory made fedora, then go with a trusted hatter who have proven themselves on our forums. Stick with Akubra. Avoid unknown quantities.

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In this day and age when nobody takes their caps off... why bother?

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Can you show us your block?

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Maboot - When I'm up and about again we should all meet up at Beans in Maine or maybe Stonehenge again.

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Hey, Croft... didn't we go to America's Stonehenge together once upon a time back when you were still new to the hobby?

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Those are actually my favorite pants and I'm able to easily able to replace them at the Manchester NH Bean's outlet. But you have to bring your own measuring tape since the sizes aren't accurate.

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I can't say this enough. I've been a member of COW for more then 10 years now - There's this incarnation and the version that came before - and I've said this more times than I care to count. More than "The Best Fedora I've Owned In More Than 20 Years." If you want your gear to look authen...

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Hey, Graham; Just wanted to let you know that a couple of guys got word to me about what's going on via the inter-webs across the Indyverse and told me about your situation. I've been sober for 13 months and I have some idea what you're going through. I've screwed things up a lot, hit the bottle to ...

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Great hattere - Best of Friends.

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Thanks _ - I'll try that! I've only used cold water up until now. Acetone, right - I've got some of that :) Renderking Fisk - hehe, thanks for the offer, I'm in Denmark though - you in the U.S.? Hey, if you're every in the country... the offer is still open. If you ever do make it over, we can take...

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I'm a huge fan of natural distressing - but to get the results you want you have to wear it every day you can tolerate it. It's an awkward idea in the middle of July. I have a stone wall that needs to be repaired and cooler weather is coming... you can wear your leather jacket while helping me out! ...

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I'm glad to read that your fedora is fine... but what about the truck? How badly was it damaged?

Are they going to sue?

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(It is now one of my fears that I will someday end up on that website :[ ) Wearing full Indy gear! :rolling: I'm sure if there is an alternate version for Starbucks, I would bet my brisket that I'm in there somewhere. I get stopped all the time by people asking to have their picture taken of me.......

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Does that mean you can be arrested for indecent exposure by the Fedora Feds?! :Dietrich: Randy Yes! Buff and Graverobber Greg will arrest you, and bring you to my gulag where you will be tortured for 40 days and nights with my live performances of the entire Meatloaf song catalogue via Karaoke. My ...

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At first I was a little shy to wear a hat in public... but that eventually went away. Now I can't imagine myself going out without one on my head. I'm especially enjoying it now that it's the rainy season here, because it makes it more essential to have a hat. Remember - when you don't wear your fe...

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jlee562 wrote:See, the general rule in San Francisco is that there's always someone wearing a weirder outfit than yours.

The general rule in Southern NH that there's always Fisk who is wearing a weirder outfit then you...

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Next question - where can I find poplar? Home Depot?

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I've written a lot about this topic a lot in the past 10 or 12 years since I first found the IndyGear community in some guise or another. Pardon me in advance if I sound like a broken record... I'm going to die. Not today, hopefully not tomorrow. Not this year either, I hope. I hope to live past Dec...

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Let me qualify my remarks by saying I'm only the expert of A)My own code and B)My own opinion . Until my wife tells me otherwise... And C)This is irrelevant if they changed the poly-blend since I bought my own a few years ago. I can't wear these shirts in the summer. I can only wear them from winter...

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Remember, the more you wear your gear, the better it will wear.

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Put yourself in Jones' shoes for a minute. (Or, in my case... 28 years) How long does a pair of pants last. My very favorite british khaki pants that I wore to the first Gettysburg summit in 2002/2003 were go great, I bought two more pairs. Neither of them lasted past 2006. The were very screen accu...

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Has anyone ever noticed that hat blocks are actually ROUND.

I made one with plaster once, $25 down the drain when it crumbled when I tried to use it the first time.

What would be the best wood to use to make your own? I have a bunch of pine and oak in my basement.

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As a dad and shutter bug, I have to say the MKVII bag is one of the most incredible feats of engineering with canvas on snaps. It's the most versatile bag ever designed. It's perfect for diapers, for cameras, maps, hikes... it's perfect for anything on dry land and beyond. But I would never wear it ...

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Why does this question bother me so much? i hear vintage fedora's are ideal to work with as the felt is finally 'dead'.......not much chance of taper. my question is, why aren't there more people buying up these old hats, tearing them down and building new indy feds? is it really worth it to recycle...

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The best part about the temperature that's hovering around zero is that when it returns to the high 20's and low 30's, it feels so tropical. It was 32 and I felt like wearing shorts!

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Gater wrote: ...his memory will live on as one of THE premier members of this community, nay this family!

I think it would be a wonderful tribute to Walt if we remembered that, remember how he treated all of us, like members of his family.

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Every time I try to post something in this thread, I have to stop due to choking up or getting misty-eyed... I'm not sure if this is appropriate to post now or ever because of the timing. Walt/Sergei gave me a piece of advice back in the Spring of 2004 when I was on a one man crusade against a bad h...

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I was just thinking about this thread while standing at the end of the drive way waiting for the bus that never came... If you don't think about the cold, it's not cold. Having a 6 year old child who wants to go sliding - and convinces you to do so - will keep you warm and you might just build up so...

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Where's the problem? It's 13 degrees here in Southern NH. It'll be -10 tonight.

Wear an extra layer underneath your jacket, wear a scarf around your neck and ears, an long underwear under your pants. Cold? What cold?

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Pitfall Harry wrote:

Yes, it's a new year so I'm all for being optimistic. ;-)

I'm optimistic that they'll announce plans that they'll start filming another one this year, to be released next year.

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Indy5 = Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers "This Island Earth" action flick.

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