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Jim

I found this while browsing one of my favorite websites:

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I've seen the color "driftwood" in the wrinkle-free chinos, and it is very "Indy-esque."

Jim

Fishmeok, It sounds like you have these pants. Do they come with an unfinished hem? Judging by the reference chart, I would need a medium, but there is no reference to length. I've noticed that many times medium pants often fit in the waist, but aren't long enough. Also, they're described as heavy m...

Jim

Indiana Neri:

Is your jacket lambskin? I find that here in Texas I can wear my jacket up to about 80 degrees...if the humidity is below 90 percent, that is. I have a goatskin A2 with a nylon lining which gets pretty unbearable at 75 degrees.

Jim

I also bought my Wested around 2003, and I don't know if this is similar to your problem, but I noticed a couple of months ago that the stitching was coming apart where the satin sleeves attached to the cotton body. I took it to a local dry cleaner, and they stitiched it back together for a wapping ...

Jim

That's why I love this forum. Before I joined COW, I had no contact with anyone or anything related to the Indiana Jones trilogy beyond the theater screen and later my television screen. Yet, now I am able to communicate with--and gain knowledge from--people who were personally involved with product...

Jim

Does it seem baggy around the waist and stomach area? Just something I'm curious about as I'm about to have my 1st post-work beer :wink: No, it's not baggy at all. But I'm built like "an athlete not quite beyond his prime". :roll: And of course you can custimize the fit with the side stra...

Jim

I ordered a standard 42R in authentic brown lambskin with the d-rings and the recommended cotton body and satin sleeves. No special requests whatsoever, and I had my jacket about a week and a couple of days after I placed my order. Jim, What was your shipping & import costs. Was a signature req...

Jim

Hey Jim could you please give me the measurements of your jacket, sleeve length and shoulder to shoulder. Thanks. I'm not sure exactly how you wanted me to measure shoulder to shoulder, BUT, I laid my jacket flat, back-side up, and measured straight across from one top shoulder seam to the other wi...

Jim

That's a great looking jacket. And, as a fellow drummer also from central Texas, I'd also like to compliment you on that Yamaha kit.

Jim

I ordered a standard 42R in authentic brown lambskin with the d-rings and the recommended cotton body and satin sleeves. No special requests whatsoever, and I had my jacket about a week and a couple of days after I placed my order.

Jim

Here in a military town, in the winter, I can always tell the natives from the "out of towners". Usually, we don't see the temp drop into the thirties until late Dec. or early January. But when the temp hits somewhere around 45 degrees, the locals bundle up like they're about to hop a flig...

Jim

Good point, Solo4114, they aren't better or worse than any other shoes on ice or packed snow. Last winter-during Central Texas' annual six hours of ice, I had the chance to wear my brand new Aldens. Aside from my toes getting cold, I thought they handled just fine. Of course, being that we don't get...

Jim

I agree with those that say the more you wear them, the more comfortable they become. I wear mine to work pretty regularly, and I'm on my feet on tiled concrete floors for sometimes up to 12 hours. I would guess I walk a couple of miles per day. After 10 months I can't say they've ever really bother...

Jim

Here is one I just came across looking for other things: http://www.travelsmith.com/ts/cookie.jsp?ContentOID=3336422&Category=%2fProductHierarchy%2fOverstocks+On+Sale%2f++++++Men's+Shirts&Category1=%2fProductHierarchy%2fOverstocks+On+Sale&source=subcategory.jsp Ken Your link sputtered o...

Jim

I bought my Wested about two years ago, and before ordering it, everyone said that I would have to wait for a couple of months to receive it. I didn't specify any particulars, just a 42 regular, in authentic lamb, with the recommended cotton body and satin sleeves. It showed up about a week and a ha...

Jim

That's an excellent point, Schwammy. I must have seen or heard that same interview, because I was always under the impression that he was 6'1". Much to my dissappointment, I never grew to be as tall as my dad, who stood 6 ft. even. I never passed 5'10". But due to the aging process, there ...

Jim

Thanks, Buddy.

Jim

milesfides, your link didn't work for me (came up as "unknown host"). Are your sure its correct?

Jim

No Epaulets??? That's odd... :-k I dropped by both Wal-Marts in my area AND one in Waco (about an hour north), and they all had the same colors as the ad that was posted on-line. I know, I must really like Wally World, right? No. I only had to work about three hours today and part of that work carri...

Jim

Yes, Webhead, that Wal-Mart is about six miles away (I guess there really IS one on every corner). I found the same link, finally. I guess I missed it the first time. I'll stop at both Wal-Marts on my way home from work tomorrow and see if they have anything in khaki. Judging by the close-up of the ...

Jim

I went to Walmart.com and tried to locate the shirt, but it hasn't made it to the website yet. There is a store about a mile and a half from here, so I may see if they have them there. If so, I'll get one and take pictures. In the meantime, you may want to keep checking the website. It's a "No ...

Jim

I just saw in a Wal-Mart ad a "long-sleeved military-style shirt". It looks like it comes in khaki and stone (but in ads, color can be deceiving). It has epaulets, pleated flap pockets, and matching buttons. Unfortunately, the pocket flaps are shaped wrong. But, for $14.83, it still may be...

Jim

I have an original MKVI Canadian bag in khaki that doesn't have all the little pockets in it that the MKVII has. It is much more functional for carrying gloves, bottle of water, first aid kit, whatever I need while on my hiking or camping trips. There is one small pocket, which is perfect for my kni...

Jim

Oh, and by the way, IndyDoc...I love the avatar. Way cool.

Jim

Not long winded at all, TR.

I never knew that about J.Crews. They've always been very popular here at COW, but I've never heard anyone mention the comfort factor before. I was just curious.

Jim

Doug C wrote:It strikes me that the Alden look much better in certain profiles or angles than any of the others, just MHO.

Doug C

I agree, but the other boots are pretty good close-enoughs.

T.R.- I noticed you've given the J.Crews quite a workout. Would that mean they are the most comfortable?

Jim

Something like that. Whatever it was, it was big enough to carry his tweed jacket and bow tie, but not his razor.

Jim

I've always heard HF was 6'1".

Jim

In the scene to which you refer, he tossed his whip, jacket, and gun in a big, hard side suitcase...so my guess is before he left he tossed his MKVII, OTHER gun, couple of stone colored safari shirts, some taupe calvary twill pants, holster, gloves, Aldens, brown fedora, brown web belt, and lets hop...

Jim

Those must have been the wool pants I saw in the catalog. I knew I saw back flap pockets somewhere. I agree, its too bad they don't have my size.

Jim

yeah, the style is the same: pleats, back flap pockets (and that darn permanent crease!), but the dillard's chinos fade a bit after several washings. It doesn't really bother me, because I like the "weathered look". I normally wear a 33 inch waist, but for some reason the LLBean chinos are...

Jim

Thanks for pointing out the clearance on the sepia dress chinos, WinstonWolf359, but unfortunately for me, the 33 inch waist I bought in dark khaki last Christmas was a bit loose on me. 34s would probably swallow me up. The Dillard's Oak Creek chinos color was called saddle. I'm wearing them right n...

Jim

I was JUST looking at those pants yesterday. I was wondering about the back pockets, because in one of the catalogs, the model is wearing them at an angle, and it looks like they have pocket flaps, yet the description did say botton-through. Thanks for clearing that mystery up, Hemingway. My next co...

Jim

Indy Magnoli, By tongue slippage, do you mean the tongue shifting to one side, before you've even tied your laces? I have that problem with my Aldens, but I also have had that problem with other brands of ankle high boots over the years, and always on the left foot. It can be very annoying and somet...

Jim

The only trouble I've had with my aldens is the shoelaces. This was brought up in another thread, also. they tend to break easily (if you wear them daily). But, as JWeaver mentioned, customer service is excellent. I gave them a call, and for 4 bucks each, I had them send me 4 extra pair. Had them in...

Jim

I agree with Leatherneck. I've only had my Aldens since December, but I wear them almost every day. I spend all day on my feet. I sometimes put on my Aldens at 3 a.m., and don't take them off until 9 p.m. they are not the most comfortable shoes I've ever owned, but after 18 hours, what shoes are? Th...

Jim

Wow, Bogie!!!! That's alot of jackets. How do you decide which one to wear????

Jim

These represent two of four jackets I own from Flightsuits

What a coincidence, I was just about to start accepting donations of G&B jackets from people who have four or more.

Jim

If it helps, I have a goatskin A2 with a nylon lining, and a lambskin Wested with a cotton body and satin sleeves. The A2 I have worn in heat up to 75 degrees and was very uncomfortable. The nylon lining felt like a plastic sack. My Wested I have worn in 80 degree heat and was relatively comfortable...

Jim

I've often wondered what chrome meant when refering to leather, also. I kept looking for a bumper or maybe a couple of mirrors.

Jim

1) Dryer (in a pillowcase) with NO heat. 2) Pecards leather gel liberally applied (until it was supple). 3) NEVER hanging this jacket on a hook or coat hanger. 4)I have stuffed it between my mattress and boxspring and slept on it. 5)Wadding it up in a ball and throwing it in the corner. 6)Sitting o...

Jim

I thought maybe the rectangle with the missing tag on Indy494's jacket once had the Indiana Jones logo with the airplane. Does this sound right, Mike?

Jim

First of all: Welcome to our forum! Glad you could join us. You'll find alot of useless...er...useful information here. Now, having never owned a Lucasfilm jacket, I can't give any information on its authenticity. However, compared to some of the other so-called promotional "movie" jackets...

Jim

Is that leather as supple as it looks?

Jim

You're right, Strider, there is definite aging in those scenes, but imo it was a bit more natural than the "cartoon jacket" in the auction. I don't know the history of this particular jacket, but is it possible that the over-zealous sanding on the seams and edges could have been done after...

Jim

This is just my two cents worth about the LC auction jacket: I watched the entire movie carefully, and nowhere could I find Mr. Ford wearing a jacket with that unusually cheesy distressing...EXCEPT...when he is hanging off the big gun on the side of the tank, while the nice man on top of the hill is...

Jim

I received my replacement strap from Todd today, and it's even better than the first. Much softer leather. With the weather hitting 90 plus degrees the last couple of days, I shouldn't have much trouble testing this strap to see if it bleeds.

Jim

The only reason I ever bought my first item from him (webley holster, I think), was due to the incredible praise he gets on this forum. That's why I came here first with my issue.

Thanks, Michaelson.

Jim

I appreciate the input. I emailed Todd, and he told me to send the strap back, and he would replace it with another. He said even in those conditions, there shouldn't be a problem. He's good people. That's why I've bought many items from him, and will continue to do so. I think its called "serv...

Jim

Thanks for the input, gentlemen.

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