I'm 5'9.5", 175 pounds, and wear a 42R jacket. The XL fits perfectly. Probably a little looser than Indy in Raiders, but how I would like the jacket so I could wear a thin sweater underneath.

I wear a L in Todds shirt however, as the XL was MUCH too loose. Go figure

I wear an XL and I am a bit smaller than you. 5'9.5", 175, and wear a 42R jacket. The XL fits me quite nice, which for me is just a little loose. The sleeves come down to the base of my thumbs, and the waist of the jacket is a bit short, only an inch or so below my belt. So you would need AT LE...

####, you guys were NOT kidding about the poor design of the hat for the Indy bash! Got the teardrop bash sorta out ok, but after doing the front oinch and crown pinch the hat slopes back at an overly rakish angle and now the hat looks like a point from the front :P Did get the brim looking better t...

Cool. Did you guys incorporate the little "turn" to get the brim to warp, or does it naturally dip in the front and back with the Indy bash? Cause my brim right now sorta swoops UP all around unless I wear it a little off the center (turned on my head, not cocked gangsta style

I have one of these Disney hats as well, top teardrop bash and all. Need to rebash it for a Halloween party this weekend. So let me get this straight. I get the crown wet, push out the dent, let it dry. Get it wet again and pinch down the top front, clamp until dry? Sound about right? I'll start ton...

I'll recommend a nylon whip. I have one from rjallen here on the site. Was right around $100 and works pretty well, though I do not yet have a leather whip for comparision. The 8" length seems about right and I have yet to feel underequipped with it. Plus in my muggy, swampy climate I have few ...

I agree, the Todds Standard is CLEARLY the best choice if you want a reasonably priced SA costume jacket that as a bonus can work as a lightweight jacket. If being Indy is a just a one night thing, then you can probably acheive the same effect with a much cheaper alternative, I know I wouldn't spend...

Oh man, I don't know what the rules are for this Guinness competition, but give me a 20 foot whip and I'll spin it around and knock over THOUSANDS of candles in a minute

Somehow I think the rules are more strict though!

Wasn't Indy stalling Marcus so a female student could slip out the back? Maybe he started packing so Marcus wouldn't start wondering why Indy was chilling in a robe with a bourbon by himself. Come to think of it, I do the very same quite often (robe and drink, not the student!), hope my wife doesn't...

I agree. I wear an almost OTR 42R suit jacket. I'm 5'9.5" and weigh around 170. The XL jacket fits perfectly. http://indyjacket.shutterfly.com/ Just be aware that something odd happened when I re-sized those bottom 2 pics. I look like a weeble-wobble :P Not that it is FINALLY dipping into the 8...

Here are some pics of my just arrived Standard in XL. I am 5'9.5" and weight 168. Well, they don't seem to be posting from shutter fly. Here is a link to the album. http://indyjacket.shutterfly.com/ Yeah, I have a pretty low budget costume, but I'm working on it :P The Disney World Fedora DEFIN...

I was thinking of making something similar but with PVC piping. Anyone have any experience with that?

Well, my order for a XL jacket and one of those "undersized" bags with leather strap showed up. Only it had a XL SHIRT instead of jacket!! I noticed that the included invoice, which was correct with what I ordered, mentions a ship date of 9/11. So did I get a totally incorrect order or do ...

Doh! And I had just placed an order for a jacket and one of those "slightly undersized" bags yesterday. Guess ya'll can thank me for freeing up those shirts Now I gotta see if I can add one to my order....

I didn't even consider the dominant eye. Cross-eye dominance is not uncommon and unless you are a shooter, you may never realize it (and even many shooters just assume they aren't any good). You can easily check. Just point at something across the room with your dominant index finger. Hold steady an...

I started out using both hands the same. I think I can crack equally well (or poorly, depending on your POV :P with both hands. I have noticed that some cracks are easier with one hand or the other. Not sure if that is my dominant hand (I'm a lefty) being a little stronger for some but the whip just...

I have a nylon 8" from rjallen. He specifically stated that the whip COULD support the weight, but that the stretching would ruin the cracking ability of the whip. Nylon will certainly stretch and the braiding would probably loosen significantly. Of course if you only wrapped the fall that sing...

Is nylon really considered more "limp" than leather? Perhaps my rjallen 8" nylon is still new, but it seems MUCH more stiff than the leather whips I'm seeing in videos, particularly the first 3 feet or so. I'm attempting some of the more complicated cracks and find that I'm just getti...

Well, to do it right, you need hooks for the jacket and fedora, as well as a little shelf for the idol or grail :P Maybe put it all behind glass with a little hammer and a sign that reads "Break in case of Adventure!" ok ok, it has been a rough day :P But I have thought of putting a nice s...

I can't comment about the differences between a Strain or a Morgan (having seen neither aside from pics on this forum), but as a new cracker, I can say that 8 feet is still a heck of a long whip and coils well. I'm using a nylon whip as I live in a swamp, but I don't think 2+ extra feet would help m...

Got mine in the mail yesterday. Pretty slick design! I don't have any other whip holders to see if they are adjustable as well, but this one can be cinched tight but still released quickly. Good companion to your whips

I love that show, but never made a huge effort to be selected. But when I go back this Fall, I'm gonna do my best to be "evil laugh guy"

If you showed up in jacket and fedora, would you be MORE likely to be picked, or LESS?

I think it looks pretty good. I'm 5'9.5" and 173 as well (well on the way to my preferred 165). I'm looking at the same jacket. What suit jacket size do you wear? OTR 42Rs fit me pretty well when standing normally, but ride up whem my arms are extended in front since few have pleats in the back...

I don't think a whip could do much of anything PHYSICALLY to a bear, mainly as they could charge so fast I doubt anyone short of a master whipuser could get a shot in. But the noise and the sight of the whip arcing about would probably shy off most beasties. Few animals would willingly head towards ...

I agree with "thefish". Even in my short time cracking I can already tell that having the whiplash you in the face would be extremely painful, and perhaps permanently blinding. But the whip is an EXTREMELY specific TOOL, with a very fixed range, and needing a lot of space to employ. Any of...

You know, that whip holder just reminded me of something... REN FAIR MUG HOLDERS! Those leather carriers we all have to hold our mugs! Every ren fair I've ever been to has had at least one, if not 2-4 leather workers making these things. So if you are near a fair and want something ultra-customized,...

I'm new to cracking and I'm getting some rub spots as well. Cracking is definitely reminding me how soft my hands have become since I stopped lifting. Not to mention my grip strength isn't what it used to be either.

Eye pro is MANDATORY IMHO. I usually crack in a t-shirt, shorts, and maybe a hat, but always have on eye pro. I'm a little worried about my prescription glasses, there is still a lot of space for the cracker to slip in. I prefer wrap-around Oakleys. Maybe it is my background in shooting, but I've NE...

This is why any "real" Indy needs to have a good length of rope and some lasso skillz :P I admit that most of my interest in bullwhips comes from wanting to replicate the swinging part, which is why I want to master cracking and move on to cutting/wrapping as a way to develop the skill in ...

I'd be careful removing the orange tip. Depending on where you live, it can be illegal :shock: It used to be the first thing I did with cap guns when I was a kid, but now I let my airsoft guns stay as clearly identifiable replicas. There is more and more legislation aimed at "replica" fire...

I lashed myself across the back yesterday. Left a nice welt about 18 inches long with a larger wheal where I think I was tagged by a knot in the cracker. Didn't tear my shirt but WOW, now I know why folks don't take too kindly to being lashed :P I also tagged my chin, though lightly. Almost took my ...

I received my paracord 8' brown bullwhip from Ron today. Looks just like the one shown above. Took it out to the backyard and after 10 minutes of swinging, I started getting soft pops, then some nice cracks when I put my hips into it :) I'm sure my form is terrible (though it looks Indyish :P but WO...

I live in swampy East Georgia, so while I could easily break in a jacket by wearing it while mowing the lawn, I don't think I could survive the experience :) I'm waiting till Fall and hopefully some of the movie related jacket fever has died down a bit so prices are reasonable and choices are broad....

I just placed an order for a nylon whip as a starter whip. Here in the swamp it is always wet in the morning so a leather whip would limit my practice time to the heat of the mid day :) I think if there was a "modern" Indy he might very well carry a nylon whip as a $600-800 leather whip wo...