I want to drag this one up from the depths and post an update. I have been wearing my Red Wings as outside work boots around the place since I got them, and they are standing up to the abuse very well...MUCH better than my Aldens would under the same circumstances. I will admit that I baby my Aldens...

Nice bag...but here's my question: which shirt is that, and where did you get it?

OK, I think it is well established that goat is much more durable than lamb. But for those of us in chillier climes, which is warmer? Whilst I love my Wested lamb, it is NOT the warmest jacket for winter wear. So, what say the collective?

GoneSolo wrote:Are these steel toed?

Is it possible to add the speed hooks?

Not steel toed. As for the hooks, the one cobbler I have asked so far said he couldn't do it. Don't lose hope because at least one person on this board has a pair with speed hooks...I've seen pics of them.

I'll have a medium Wednesday....and after looking at Manu's, I may be sending it back for a small. :? OK, my medium arrived today after doing the UPS dance. I had originally thought that I would be sending it back to get a small, but I don't think I will. It fits very well across the back and shoul...

Dude.... The boots are fine! It's your foot. But don't worry, it only takes about a year to recover from the surgery....

I'll have a medium Wednesday....and after looking at Manu's, I may be sending it back for a small.

Well, thanks to some quick "stuff" selling, I was able to un-cancel my order, and it should be here Wednesday! I just hope that the medium I ordered isn't as big as I suspect it will be...especially after the sleeve length quoted by Michaelson! The sleeves on my 38R Wested are 23.5" l...

Honolulu Jones wrote:Thanks for the comparison pics. A lot more practical and still a pretty close match.

No comparison in comfort, however... The Aldens are MUCH more comfortable. The Red Wings take a LOT of breaking in!

And, in case you were even remotely curious, here are the Red Wings and the Aldens together for comparison's sake... (Both with Alden laces.)

Well, they have at least one extra "medium" because I was forced to cancel my order...thanks to our friendly, neighborhood Internal Revenue Service.

You are an evil young man and a bad influence upon society at large. My order for an identical jacket went out this afternoon. You should be ashamed of yourself. :lol: :shock: :lol: :shock: Ordered: 2-25-08 ~ Received: 4-8-08 To echo M.L. Jones' post from November 2003, Peter Botwright really IS God...

I also fall into the "too many to count" category, but one of them is a Webley MkVI. Beautiful piece. Back in the early 80's, I built a replica of the Stembridge Hand Ejector using a 1917 S&W, complete with barrel band front sight. It was complete with the original "Gold Seal"...

How old is your hat Chevalier? Not all Stetsons are bad and I dont mean to @#$% on your hat. Not to worry! I actually didn't take it that way at all. My point was that at least some of the non"official" Stetsons seemed to be OK with respect to bleeding. I am not sure of the age - I got it...

I have two...a fur felt Stetson Indy and a fairly light brown Bailey Fedora that is VERY Indyesque... The bailey gets worn a LOT more than the Stetson.

Hi all. While a few Wested Indy jackets have passed through my hands, I have only had two Indy Fedoras. The first was a wool felt Steson that was stolen off the hat rack in a restaurant, and the second (its replacement) is a fur felt Stetson. For some reason, I never really wore it out in the weathe...

Here's an idea.... Put it in the clothes drier on "fluff air" (no heat) and see if that helps.

Well, I usually wear a 38 as well, and I bought one of the those 40s. We'll see how this works out. I can handle being a little big, but I may have to have the sleeves shortened.

Mine also started out as the lovely "pumpkin" color (yech!). As soon as I got them, I gave them a good, heavy coat of Red Wing shoe dressing. This seems to be very similar to the old "Hubbard's Shoe Grease" that was around for our grandfathers to use! Anyway, I let that soak in f...

Are you planning on offering any other widths? I need a 9C. My Aldens are barely broken in (about a year old), but you never know when you might need another pair after being drug behind a truck or being chased through the jungle by your friendly neighborhood Hovitos... I didn't get them from Schmid...

I have both the Alden 405s and the Redwing Classics. The Aldens are pretty much my everyday wear, and the Redwings get the nod in foul weather and icy conditions. Of the two colors offered by J. Crew, the Hickory is a pretty decent match to the current Alden 405s for color. Here are mine, side by si...

Nope...funny thing is I saw all of it I wanted to in a very short time. My Mom always said I was a quick study!

As for my David Morgan whip, I have actually discovered that cracking it can be a great stress reliever. Schmidty Well, not always ... Quick story: When I was a teenager (shortly after Raiders came out), I was working part time on a horsefarm, relocating recycled hay byproduct (i.e. mucking out sta...

Mossyrock, I too was a long time lurker, and I only joined the club not even two weeks ago. So let me be the firdt to say Welcome! Schmidty I appreciate it! I have been reading this site for years. I have been a low-level Indy Gear Head since I saw Raiders on the big screen for the first time. I lo...

Long time lurker, first time poster.... I wear my Aldens pretty much every day, weather permitting. If the weather is REAL wet or icy, I will wear my Redwing Classics from J. Crew. I tend to alternate between my Wested Lamb LC and an old, very worn, A-2 flight jacket. As much as I like the Wested, i...