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by RockBottom
Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:52 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Cowhide - break the silence
Replies: 18
Views: 1203

The newer wested Novapelle cowhide is a good compromise. It is lighter in weight. You sure? Mine seems extraordinarily heavy. I don't mind except when I'm travelling though. Any chance of weighing it? I wouldn't class my one as heavy at all. All I had to use was a bathroom scale so it may not be th...
by RockBottom
Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:31 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Cowhide - break the silence
Replies: 18
Views: 1203

coronado3 wrote: The newer wested Novapelle cowhide is a good compromise. It is lighter in weight.
You sure? Mine seems extraordinarily heavy. I don't mind except when I'm travelling though.
by RockBottom
Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:52 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: New Wested Horsehide
Replies: 7
Views: 752

Re: New Wested Horsehide

Dr. Jones Jr. wrote: P.S. I know it looks goofy with Army ACUs.
Everything looks goofy with ACUs!
by RockBottom
Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:17 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: US Wings sizing help
Replies: 62
Views: 2813

Hi everyone, I've just seen this thread after ordering one of the limited edition jackets in an XXL and I'm now having fits of paranoia as to the size. I've got a Wested Raiders 48" Regular and it's fine over a t-shirts/shirt when open and somewhat snug when fastened. I wear a 48" Regular...
by RockBottom
Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: How good are blended fedoras?
Replies: 23
Views: 744

It's important to remember that there are different qualities of beaver hats.


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by RockBottom
Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:38 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Chaps Hipsters at Overstock.com are back
Replies: 8
Views: 460

Chewing Wax wrote:What kind of "leather" is it?
Pomeranian perhaps!
by RockBottom
Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:35 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: LC pattern has changed
Replies: 10
Views: 721

Garzo wrote:What exactly is Novepelle?
A pre-distressed cowhide made in South America.

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by RockBottom
Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:10 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: US Wings sizing help
Replies: 62
Views: 2813

Weston wrote:after 4 years of wear and washing, I'm glad I didn't order any smaller.

Weston
You talking about 4 years of wear and washing on the jacket or your body?
by RockBottom
Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:31 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: US Wings sizing help
Replies: 62
Views: 2813

I'm....ummm..."husky" with a 17 inch neck and 230 lbs or so. An XL U.S. Wings is plenty big on me. I'd go with the large if I were you.
by RockBottom
Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:50 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: my wested goat jacket with the rest of my gear:)
Replies: 15
Views: 1013

Yes it is, but we were just walking around outside.
by RockBottom
Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:50 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: my wested goat jacket with the rest of my gear:)
Replies: 15
Views: 1013

It wasn't bad. Went for a couple of evening walks in a U.S. Wings goat and was perfectly comfortable.

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by RockBottom
Sun Mar 23, 2008 2:26 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: my wested goat jacket with the rest of my gear:)
Replies: 15
Views: 1013

Where are you in Norway (sorry if I've asked before)? I was in Trondheim week before last.
by RockBottom
Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:24 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Wouldn't Indy's jacket be made from goat?
Replies: 30
Views: 1187

Technically I guess few American archaeologists were artifact thieves. Mostly because by the time we showed up, the Brits, French, and Germans had stolen about everything that could be moved! And having spent Saturday before last with the Assyrian stuff in the British Museum, I'd have to add that t...
by RockBottom
Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:08 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Wouldn't Indy's jacket be made from goat?
Replies: 30
Views: 1187

Oh, c'mon, on if you want to be REALLY controversial you should point out that he's not really an archaeologist, he's an artifact thief. Good point :D I guess watching Indy dusting off bits of pottery and shovelling stuff for 2 hours wouldn't be much fun... Alex Technically I guess few American arc...
by RockBottom
Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:34 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Wouldn't Indy's jacket be made from goat?
Replies: 30
Views: 1187

mufflowne wrote:How about roo hide?
US. Wings used to carry that but they don't anymore. I'll be it had really big pockets.
by RockBottom
Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:33 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Wouldn't Indy's jacket be made from goat?
Replies: 30
Views: 1187

OK, let's get really controversial - if Indy were a real person he probably wouldn't have a leather jacket at all! :shock: ...ducks for cover... He's an archaeologist so he's mainly working in hot dusty conditions and the last thing he wants is a hot sticky jacket. He'd probably be dressed more lik...
by RockBottom
Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:08 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: How durable is the Wested lambskin?
Replies: 20
Views: 1144

If you are in the right frame of mind, goat can distress very well. Wait a minute--your jacket reflects your frame of mind? That could explain why mine looks old and tired. I recently added a goat to my stable (just before a quick trip to London, actually) specifically because it doesn't distress m...
by RockBottom
Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: US Wings Sizing...
Replies: 14
Views: 548

Yeah, I'm looking at the XL. I wish to God I could still wear the G-8. I know this jacket polarizes a lot of people in the Fanbase, but let me tell you---That was one #ell of a jacket. Who says Goat doesn't naturally distress? Mine did. It took YEARS, and the cut is just awesome. Lots of adventures...
by RockBottom
Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:13 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Bomber Jacket
Replies: 6
Views: 558

Have you tried posting the question at The Fedora Lounge? Lot of A2 experts there.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4
by RockBottom
Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:05 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Wested Jacket Material Preference???
Replies: 16
Views: 1016

Man, that jacket looks alot darker than my pre-distressed cowhide Wested from 2000. Is it a different leather now from what they had back then? Weston I don't know--I'm kind of new to the game. I understand mine is "novapelle" which Peter has said he sources from South America, so it may ...
by RockBottom
Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:10 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Wested Jacket Material Preference???
Replies: 16
Views: 1016

Re: Wested Jacket Material Preference???

nicetrylaoche wrote: f anyone has pictures of any examples of these differences, please post them! I
-Zack
This is the distressed cowhide.

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by RockBottom
Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:01 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Rate Your Overall Experience with US Wings
Replies: 9
Views: 556

I marked them down to "satisfactory" because I bought my second A2 from them week before last. It was the "Signature Series" goat. The web site did not specify the lining. The picture on the web page showed it with the same cotton as a lamb A2 I'd gotten from them a couple of yea...
by RockBottom
Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:13 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Do You Distress Your Jacket(s)?
Replies: 18
Views: 1006

I did once--to a lambskin A2 (michaelson made me do it). Bad mistake.
by RockBottom
Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:39 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: wool L.L. Bean pants on sale (Today only!)
Replies: 32
Views: 1711

My pair arrived and I've never seen a fabric like that before. I don't know what to do with it. It doesn't look right for business wear, and I don't want to be wearing dry-clean only britches in the field.
by RockBottom
Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:44 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Christys Adventurer
Replies: 41
Views: 2463

Indywanabe91 wrote:I know this might sound like a stupid question but i never realized why the wool fedoras are so much cheaper than the fer felt! can anyone tell me why?
I think it was because there is more fur on a sheep than a rabbit. Excluding the rabbit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
by RockBottom
Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: The Best Jacket?
Replies: 42
Views: 2427

Best jacket?! No contest... Look no further... There should be no argument. http://www.liketotally80s.com/images/membersonly3.jpg http://www.liketotally80s.com/images/members_200pix.jpg Which goes great with these pants... http://www.wanderingbuddhist.com/images/MCHammer.jpg ...sorry I was double d...
by RockBottom
Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:46 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Looking for a good hat, how is the Adventurer Hat by Akubra
Replies: 40
Views: 1816

Erri wrote:The picture above is not the right picture to use to guess how tall it would look on a head, it's not even on a head. All the Federation/Fed Deluxe are supertall and they never, ever, look right. Always too tall.
What makes you think that's *not* my head that it's on in the picture?
by RockBottom
Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:35 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Looking for a good hat, how is the Adventurer Hat by Akubra
Replies: 40
Views: 1816

From what I've heard, the best Akubras are the Federation and Fed deluxe. Never even looked at the Adventurer yet. Depends on what you mean by "best." I suspect the Adventurer is the same quality as the Federation. It's not as "Indiana Jones" accurate in color or design. Here's ...
by RockBottom
Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:38 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Ordering a wested Raiders, what do I want!
Replies: 6
Views: 380

Wait a minute!! Monday is a Federal holiday in the US. Are you trying to tell me that *everybody* doesn't celebrate our holidays?
by RockBottom
Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:15 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: ROTLA Special Jacket NEW PIC
Replies: 12
Views: 1597

Do the labels mean that it was not made in the UK?
by RockBottom
Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:50 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: wested ...made in china?
Replies: 14
Views: 1051

PLATON wrote:You guys have something against the Chinese?
Yep.
by RockBottom
Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:00 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Hat placement and removal question
Replies: 27
Views: 1280

Considering that you have an Akubra Adventurer, may I ask you to show some pictures of it? There aren't too many on this board yet and I've been very curious to see them. Did you order it open crown or came already bashed? Open crown http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i162/ssif21/Adventurer1.jpg htt...
by RockBottom
Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:03 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Top grain vs. Full grain
Replies: 27
Views: 1517

Using a digital bathroom scale (an admittedly inexact method), mine weighs 4.4 lbs.
by RockBottom
Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:12 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Top grain vs. Full grain
Replies: 27
Views: 1517

Hi Doug C, thanks for the reply and thanks for the compliment. I agree that Wested wouldn't sell fake leather, that was never the point. I was originally concerned about the quality of the leather they use. A tag which says "genuine real leather" in a jacket which is supposed to be made f...
by RockBottom
Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:15 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Top grain vs. Full grain
Replies: 27
Views: 1517

Our best men wrote:Here is a pic of the "genuine real leather" tag and another for context.
Ahh. Now that you point it out, mine has that tag as well.
by RockBottom
Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:04 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Top grain vs. Full grain
Replies: 27
Views: 1517

Re: My Wested arrived today...

...and it is neither full grain nor top grain. It's "genuine leather", which anyone may be surprised to learn is only slightly disappointing. My first impressions upon receiving the package were, in order: surprise that it arrived on a Sunday, disappointment that it was as light as it is,...
by RockBottom
Sun Jan 27, 2008 12:47 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: leather for Raiders Jacket?
Replies: 10
Views: 879

Marc wrote:Not to beat a dead horse again and again
When I taught at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in the late '80s, someone put a sign up on the classroom wall that read, "No horse is so dead that it can't be beaten at least a little more."
by RockBottom
Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:44 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: The Wested I Wanted from the Start!
Replies: 28
Views: 3752

The jacket literally swallowed up all the Pecards standard dressing, with no tackiness left behind. I'm guessing novapelle must be a very dry leather Since novapelle is "buffed to a velvety surface," I imagine the fibers of the grain are raised a fair amount, increasing the surface absorp...
by RockBottom
Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:44 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Top grain vs. Full grain
Replies: 27
Views: 1517

Well, if you're in the mood to get even MORE confused, take a look at this:

http://www.americanmystique.com/about-l ... ackets.htm
by RockBottom
Fri Jan 25, 2008 3:31 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: If . . .
Replies: 22
Views: 1222

Rundquist wrote: Original A-2 jackets from WW2 that were made of goat are generally in much better shape than their horsehide counterparts..
That's what comes from eating tin cans!
by RockBottom
Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:35 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: If . . .
Replies: 22
Views: 1222

I only do own one and if I knew then what I knew now, I'd made the same choice: a Wested Raiders in distressed hide. I'm just awestruck by the overall quality. I was sipping drinks in the uber-fancy Willard Hotel, about 150 yards from the White House, in it Wednesday evening.
by RockBottom
Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:21 am
Forum: Gear Care & Distressing
Topic: Anyone Ever Use Pecards on Split Leather Suede?
Replies: 0
Views: 196

Anyone Ever Use Pecards on Split Leather Suede?

I just got a Galco shoulder holster and am trying to decide if it would help. Thanks.
by RockBottom
Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:18 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Orvis cavalry twill pants in officers' pink on sale
Replies: 11
Views: 689

Amen! I've owned one pair of Bill's in the past, and they're built to take it. Unfortunately, they shrank when mistakenly tossed in a hot dryer (yep, I had KP that day :roll: ), and I've never been able to reverse the shrinkage. :( Regards! Michaelson Sierra Trading Post has a fair selection for $6...
by RockBottom
Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:51 am
Forum: Gear Care & Distressing
Topic: Boots... Boot Cream or Pecards?
Replies: 28
Views: 1597

Michaelson wrote:Just don't use the brown or black. It draws attention to those areas.....though they make a great moustache wax.... :wink:

Regards! Michaelson
Now, how to you know what color my skin is?
by RockBottom
Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:50 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Orvis cavalry twill pants in officers' pink on sale
Replies: 11
Views: 689

Michaelson wrote:Problem is, it's getting harder and harder to find items that AREN'T made overseas lately. :?

Regard! Michaelson
Well, there's overseas and there's overseas. I'm OK with my Wested! But, this is one reason I'm a big fan of Bill's Khakis--made in Pennsylvania.
by RockBottom
Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:22 am
Forum: Gear Care & Distressing
Topic: Boots... Boot Cream or Pecards?
Replies: 28
Views: 1597

I use both. The cream over the entire boot, but Pecards on the areas that flex the most. Pecards provides lubrication for the leather fibers to pass by each other in an area that has been flexed, so you don't have break through at a cracked area. Regards! Michaelson I'm thinking of trying the Pecar...
by RockBottom
Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:16 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: leather for Raiders Jacket?
Replies: 10
Views: 879

There are pictures of a variety of types sprinkled throughout this forum. My own cowhide is at http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?p ... ht=#364570
by RockBottom
Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:12 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Orvis cavalry twill pants in officers' pink on sale
Replies: 11
Views: 689

I don't know about this particular item but I am a huge Orvis fan and have bought tons of stuff from them over the years. Recently, though, I've stopped as they've begun making more and more of their stuff in China.
by RockBottom
Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Just got my first Wested (with pics)
Replies: 37
Views: 2691

My suit jacket size is a 41 but in an Indy jacket that is too small. In fact, if I zip my 42 Wested up it is just a tad tight in the chest but I would not want to go any bigger. I think a suit jacket can be tighter in the chest since it generally does not close very near to the collar and hangs mor...
by RockBottom
Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:20 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: ll bean pants
Replies: 15
Views: 716

afrayedknot wrote : By the way, does anyone else prefer plain fronts rather than pleated? I know it isn't SA, but I think they look better Yes I totally do like plain front pants better BUT only if they are wide leg through-out. For a truely Indy look the pants need to be baggy, so the best for tha...

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