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Long John Tinfoil

I love you guys :[ You've definitely given me some confidence in wearing my hat. I was a talking point in Hollywood Studios today so i swapped my Khaki shirt for the "fan" Raiders Shirt.... got less comments as i just "looked like one of the crowd" thanks fellas! \:D/ :TOH: just...

Long John Tinfoil

That was fun.

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Insane is the number of people here who keep writing as if Indy is a fictional character.

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The inconsistencies in our Indy world are appalling. The only possible explanation is that it's all just movieland fiction, and since that can't possibly be true, we just have to accept the apparent paradox, wear the gear and hope to put on some more mileage.

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Wasn't his outfit also a bit of an homage to "Fedora"?

Leather jacket, satchel, brimmed hat. I realise it was a later movie, but still early in the timeline.

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I've had a couple shipped as " theatrical prop" with no issues.

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As time goes on and I read more and more threads like this I get a better and better understanding of the expression "mad as a hatter". LOL.

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(Please note tongue firmly planted in cheek.)

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I have one Indy jacket, an Expo. It works for me and 99.5% of the people who see it don't know and don't care about the small details. I get more Indy comments when I wear my A2.

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How comfortable are real Aldens? I have a pair of Todd's that I wore to comic con and I could not wait to get them off. Basically was walking on a hard slab of leather for the sole. had zero cushion at all. Was thinking about getting the AB Aldens I have a wonky knee, and when it goes bad on me whi...

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Sooner or later everyone says that about Holt.

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Different nation, but of course I did. Just like every other day.

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Wearing my G&B today... finally cool enough. Just hope it stays cool. I love Autumn.

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Before I got a good replica, I used a large (almost full-size) "six-gun" style waterpistol that I grabbed out of a bucket at a dollar store. A little paint (it was originally a semi-opaque orange) and it worked fine as a holster-filler. Sorry, no pix. It's long gone now.

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Two things come to mind. It was a "What would Indiana Jones do?" moment, and you chose wisely. :tup: trdaggers is right. They're bullies, and whether they get on someone for being a nerd, for wearing a hat, for having a different background, or for having a different style and outlook, the...

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You know, before I found COW I would happily have bought that as an Indy jacket.

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Well, that explains why I can't find a vendor with stock. Thanx.

JC1972 PM sent.

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Before I got my Aldens, I had a pair of Rockport Farnums. These have now become my primary "hiking" boot - not for heavy-duty backpacking, but I love them on canoe trips - and I'm now looking at getting them re-soled. I love the light weight soles that came original, but my shoe-repair guy...

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Glad to see other Cubs fans! In reading a lot about the history of baseball, yes, the men would be dressed up to attend a game which was a special deal and back then and before, it was a men only affair. Eventually they began women's days, etc... Cool pic to remind us of what used to be! I've spott...

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That's right. My Keppler is a Beaver brand. Excellent value.

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I could be mistaken - I have been at least once that I can recall - but it appears to me that some of this is a legacy of the movies. A cat-o-nine-tails or something similar is what would be used to flog or beat someone with considerably more effect than a bullwhip, but in most films, especially old...

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I wonder why the Mark VI instead of the VII? Too many others out there? Or is someone at USW a big ToD fan?

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http://www.zulunylongear.com/indy.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This one's new to me. Anyone know anything about them?

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Which means that the replicas are about as accurate as the original Webleys were.

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Can't recall exactly, but there's an online retailer that calls that a "Handsome Thug" cap...

Just saying...

Michaelson, when you're wrapped around a daughter's pinkie

they can talk you into anything!

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Long John Tinfoil

What he said!

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Very cool. Thanx.

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ShanghaiJack wrote:That's funny, did I ever tell you that my legal name is Bink? Honest!

Hmmmm!

"Bink" and "Honest" used in the same post.

Weird!

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Let's just try to avoid that whole "boxers or briefs" debate again, OK.

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Leather - tough, versatile, breathable, water-resistant, field-fixable. Won't keep you as warm as wool, as dry as oilskins, as cool as cotton/linen/silk, as protected as armour... but it does better at the others than any of the best single-function pieces can.

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It does in my Keppler.

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I don't have any pictures just now, but I have the watch that my Dad's parents gave him on his return from service in WW II. It's badly in need of cleaning and adjustment' and the wristband is disintegrating, but if I wore a watch, instead of being a pocket watch kind of guy, that would be the one f...

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And you can still look forward to embarrassing your kids!

We need a new smiley, "It's not the years, it's the mileage".

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One of the things I like about the pic of cm289's grandfather is that he's wearing what is in many ways a "historically accurate"

Indy outfit.

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Mitch, you're almost as bad as he is!

Don't encourage him!

Think of poor Dejah

... trapped

in sunny California with an imported

madman...

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Hi. My name is Long John and I'm a jacket addict...

It's been six weeks since I bought my last jacket...

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Although I often wear a straw hat in the hottest weather to get some extra ventilation, I'll also find myself wearing my Fed IV when temps are in the 80's. If it gets too steamy I lift it off, dry the sweatband and maybe mop the top of my head with a handkerchief or bandanna. Either way, you won't f...

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As I noted above, I've only owned 2 Indy jackets - Todd's and G&B. The Todd's was fine, but somehow not as day-to-day wearable (for me). I got my G&B lightly used from Nevada Jones in November of '09 and really have worn it daily just about ever since. That goat is tougher than tough. It's w...

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I was very happy with my Todd's std. in lamb, but I sold that one on and kept my G&B goat. That gets pretty much daily wear just about year-round.

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Late to the party to congratulate

John on a fine piece of work, and apparently later to the party for this show. How do you miss something like that?

Like mcmann, this is the first time I've ever seen or heard anything about it.

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I also determine which jackets need worked on (sleeve lengthening, new liners and the like) this time of year, as our local leather seamstress has more free time to work on jackets. Michaelson :-s So... ummmm. :-k Just what is it that you... :anxious: do... over the winter that... ah... stretches y...

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Indy Magnoli wrote:
Tundrarider wrote:The fact that Indy...was caught without one in CS, bugs me.
Agreed. He doesn't seem to be the kind of guy who would go out without a knife.

Probably had trouble getting it through airport security or something...

LJ

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Something like this might work

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You're right, you probably shouldn't give a ####. I think most people find that the fedora, unless you already have hats as a part of your regular wardrobe, is the piece that causes the most trepidation and provokes the most comment. I wore hats for years, even before Raiders came out, and have had ...

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I noted somewhere in another thread a couple of years ago that my Grandfather's generation typically had 3 hats. A "good" hat for weddings, funerals and other important functions; an "everyday" hat that went to the store, office or factory rain or shine, Spring, Summer, Fall and ...

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Michaelson wrote:"thievery"? Don't you mean flat out stealing?

We're recovering valuable artifacts! Maybe they should be in a museum!

And if Marcus won't pay for them...

well, we'll hold them for safekeeping.

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The "Archaeologist" has the most appeal for me.

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Mitch,

That's a beauty. Funny how those sudden hunches or impulses seem to work...

Lantzn,

You do nice work, sir!

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Get the picture?

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