Club Obi Wan

Tristan

I thought I’d share some stories and photos of my ABs to reinforce the idea that weather repellant or avoidance of rain is a good idea. I’ve never used weather repellant stuff on my hats but I probably should have. I got my first AB in February 2005. It was Raiders “idol grab” style in size 7 & ...

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Both my 2005 Adventurebilts (idol grab and young indy) have tapered and lost shape from rain exposure. Re-steaming to retain styling also may have contributed some shrinking but rain caused the overall tapering and the original loss of shape. Anyhow, just because something's beaver doesn't mean it w...

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Captain D, I actually bought a young Indy beaver adventurebilt about a year ago. I've got some links to pictures below, one of which was taken of a mirror with bad lighting. Note that the hat has been tapered and warped some from rain and snow and does not look exactly the way it came to me, which w...

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My alden heels also wore down relatively quickly, even with mostly tame use mainly on sidewalks and in buildings. I think for the price of the shoes (about $300), the soles and heels are of a very poor quality and are cheaply weak. After about a year, the worn down sole on one of my aldens started t...

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What Price Glory offered a tan MKVII reproduction bag a few years ago but now they only offer green repros so tan bags are harder to come by. I'm pretty sure original MKVII bags have come in various shades of tan and green over the years. You might be able to get a tan original from What Price Glory...

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Impressive pics. Reminds of the book "Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs," in which Indy had many adventures in Mongolia.

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Jimdiana, I ordered both pairs of boots in size 8 1/2 D. The new boots look bigger because of the angle in which the boots were placed and because the old boots' soles have worn down some over time. The subtle toe region curl up on the old boot also makes part of the boot seem more distant from the ...

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Where did you get the replacement boot hooks? Forrest_Bell, I brought the damaged boot into a shoe repair shop and asked how I could get a new hook put on. The person working there ended up punching in a new hook. I'm not sure where they got the hook or exactly how they put it on. Anyway, it only c...

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BTW, I'm always interested in how people size these things, did you get professionally measured or did you do the old "half a size smaller, up a width" I just got my boots a half size under what I usually wore but I kept the width the same. The boots in the photos are both size 8 1/2 D. Y...

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I ordered a pair of Alden 405 boots on July 12 and they told me I'd probably have to wait until October to receive them. But to my surprise, the boots came on July 20. Below are some pictures I took of the boots fresh out of the box right after I received them. The older Aldens in my photos are a pa...

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I just ordered a young Indy style pure beaver Adventurebilt yesterday. I'll post pics when I get it.

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Elodie, it's great to see you're back at the forum. And thanks for posting pictures. You pull off the Indy/Adventure-type look very well, especially in an exotic place like Turkey.

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I'd like to whole-heartedly thank everybody who left feedback. Its nice to know I'm not alone on this issue. I appreciate the pictures from both Fedora and IndianaWill. I think I'll do a little experimenting in photoshop to see how I would look in the Young Indy hat.

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Based on an earlier thread, I know that the Young Indy fedoras are mostly unpopular around here. Still, I was curious as to whether anyone has had Steve make them one. I've already got a beaver Raiders AB and have been thinking about maybe getting a Young Indy style hat. I am wondering if there is a...

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It took me a while to figure out that one too.

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Cabelas has some good looking Indyesque vests. Check out the links below. Safari vest (plenty of pockets) http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/horizontal-item.jsp;jsessionid=BFN1QQLC01ROGCWQNVDSCOYK0BWUKIWE?id=0018716902478a&navAction=jump&navCount=2&indexId=&podId=001...

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I recently e-mailed L.L. Bean and asked them if the cotton poplin field shirt was going to be updated or discontinued because of its low price ($18.95) and obscure web location http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/search?startRec=1&numWanted=20&loggedIn=0&page_type=&hotBG=0&se...

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Oh man! What better way to rip your pants than to have Indy music playing in your ears. LOL!

I'm glad somebody got a kick out of this. I felt somewhat in character but not necessarily screen accurate since I was only imagining the boulder.

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The bag looks fairly good. Thanks for posting pictures. I'll be looking forward to updates.

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J_Weaver, I plan on using this bag for a few hikes in the BLM lava bed forests just west of my house. Then, I'll use it when I start college on the northwest California coast this fall. I'm planning on using it for at least four years of school and for hikes in the nearby redwoods, so it won't be to...

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GeocachingIndy, I'd say the L.L. Bean shirts (100% cotton) are a good choice for warmer weather and the Cabelas shirts ($25.95-$27.95) (60/40 poly-cottton blend) are a good choice for colder weather. But, I'd like to warn you that when I last ordered the tan version of the Cabelas shirt I got a gree...

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I know most of you are fairly well sold on the Swiss packs but I finally got my Filson rucksack yesterday and am quite impressed with it. I got it for $194.95 with free shippping (okay, that price can pay for lots of shipping) from http://www.hiltonstentcity.com/library/filson-262.htm Anyway, I've g...

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Which threads are coming loose? Anything important to the integrity of the bag or just cosmetically? I've got links below to some pictures of what my bag now looks like with its loose threads. I'd say this is mainly a cosmetic problem that really depends on individual taste. I've also had some thre...

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Thanks for the feedback. I think I'll wait for more pictures before I rush into getting one of these bags. But, like Baggers, I have also had a very good customer service experience with WPG. Once, Jerry let me exchange a bag I had with two metal discs on it for a regular one, months after I purchas...

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They're some of the best pics I've seen lately! Definately much more appealing than some guy with a stubbley beard.

J_Weaver, your verbal articulation is truly profound. Can't say I disagree.

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Wow Elodie. Amazing...beautiful. Oh yeah, the gear looks good too :roll:. Your hat looks like it has a good layer of adventure dust to it (something my Adventurebilt's still lacking). Your jacket also looks good. I really like the Wested and was also very pleased when I got a Raiders jacket last Chr...

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I noticed that Jerry is now selling original MKVII bags in addition to his replicas. The originals go for $45 each and come with an original non-leather strap. Anyway, has anybody gotten one of these yet? The picture of one on the website looks great and I'm seriously considering getting one. The we...

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If you want to wear your hat inside or whatever, you should be able to. Much of the American conformist, traditionalist, and somewhat irrational society should lighten up. It's just a hat. So what if you wear it at the table? You might be different and this considered wrong by many. But still, this ...

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Filson carries a pretty good looking rucksack that's available from various places online. I recently ordered one in dark tan but haven't got it yet. These packs are pretty expensive at around $200. The best price I found is at the following link: http://www.hiltonstentcity.com/library/filson-262.ht...

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That's some nice gear. If you want to get your whip to hang screen-accurately and securely, I suggest Todd's Costumes adjustable velcro whip holder. I tried the Texas Action gear whipholder and my whips slid out way too easy, though I was really satisfied with the gunbelt I got from there.

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I've had three WPG bags. They're fairly good bags but will shrink significantly if washed in a washing machine (even with cold water), so be careful. For a more screen-accurate look, you also may want to leather dress or replace the strap that comes with this bag.

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The Indy pants do have a fairly wide hem. You can see it fairly well at a point during the beginning of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," when Indy is talking to Belloq in the jungle.

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To me, the aldens have a good general look and they naturally nail the Indy look because Ford wore them in the films. I wear these boots about every week day with chinos and non-indy clothes and they work and look fine. I don't feel out of place with them and people don't recognize them as orthopedi...

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Guitone, these boots are good for general use but I don' t think they're much of a work boot. The soles wear out really fast if you use them everyday and the boots themselves are heavily over-priced but the comfort and look of them is the best I've had so far as footwear goes.

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It's good that you're liking your ruggeds. I bought a pair when they were on clearance for about $30 or so. These boots are okay for moderate wear, but not that tough. After about 4 months, the soles started to come off the bottom of the boots and they had worn down quite a bit. I had hiked around i...

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The studio's name is Elstree not elmstreet. Star Wars was shot there too.

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Havana, the L.L. bean chinos in classic fit with a flat front should be a good choice for a trim fit. I have both classic fit and natural fit L.L. bean chinos and the classic fit are definitely less baggy.

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The password is baconcube but there's a way to post these things without having a password screen pop up. It's probably pretty simple. Could somebody tell me.

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Alright, it took me awhile, but I finally got a picture to the web. I've got a photo of the double disc bag at the link below.

http://public.fotki.com/Indiana77/indy_ ... 03438.html

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I got the second version of the WPG bag back in June and it had one metal disc on either side along with no pockets on the side. This didn't seem very screen accurate to me and was different than my first WPG bag (the older version), which had one disk on one side and at least a side pocket or two. ...

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This is my first post so I hope I'm doing everything right. I did a quote for my signature, though I’m not sure this is the right spot for it. Guess I’ll find out when I post this. Okay, before I get started on my analysis of the Cabela's pants, I have to say that I have always had a good experience...

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Effects of Precipitation and Steam on Adventurebilts

New Alden Boot Photos

Anybody ever get a Young Indy style Adventurebilt?

Current Cotton Poplin Field Shirt will be discontinued

Anybody have an original MKVII bag from WPG?

Two Discs on the WPG Indy Bag

My Experience With Cabela's Pants