Jacket Help Please...

Koreana Jones · Post by **Koreana Jones** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:16 pm

I figured its been so long since I been here I should consider myself a newbie all over again. With what company should I get my jacket from? What have I been missing? Any info is appreciated. Thanks in advanced! Begun the Jacket Wars has!

Best Regards,
Jun

Mr. Das · Post by **Mr. Das** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:21 pm

Unless you want to start a flame war, you have to search the archives for the answers. Each company has their highs and their lows.

Indiana Texas-girl · Post by **Indiana Texas-girl** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:25 pm

Wested in my opinion. They are even offering horsehide.

Flightsuits customer service has gone down (word has it) since Dave left, and US Wings has much to be desired in way of products and service.

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:35 pm

Mr. Das wrote:Unless you want to start a flame war, you have to search the archives for the answers. Each company has their highs and their lows.

I think we are all capable of having a discussion like this without it deteriorating into a heated argument. 8-[

Aren't we?

Seriously, we can all disagree without being disagreeable.

That being said, as cover, get a Wested. It's the original; it's custom; and, as ITG said, they now have horsehide.

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Sun May 08, 2005 6:45 pm

Yup, Wested it the way to go.

Hemingway, watch your back! I see a US Wings fan slipping up behind you!

Richard~Buxton · Post by **Richard~Buxton** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:40 pm

Go Wested, it's the only way to go.

ij1936 · Post by **ij1936** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:51 pm

Hemingway Jones wrote: .....get a Wested.

'nuff said!

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sun May 08, 2005 8:21 pm

I can only reiterate what everyone else here has already said: Get a Wested. :junior: -IJ

Feraud · Post by **Feraud** » Sun May 08, 2005 11:01 pm

Since I have only ever owned a Wested I can only suggest it!
The jacket looks good, feels good, and is the original Indiana Jones jacket.
What more could you want?

Richard~Buxton · Post by **Richard~Buxton** » Mon May 09, 2005 8:53 pm

The Wested Jacket, the first leather Jacket I owned, and the last Jacket I will own.

Post by **Ken** » Mon May 09, 2005 8:58 pm

Koreana

If your post is in jest then go get a disney jacket. If serious I think everyone is right and Wested is the way to go now since Dave Marshall has left flightsuits it doesnt seem to be as custom anymore - I know they wouldn't make an expedition for me and that was when I was visiting the store in person. They said just the sizes I saw on the rack!

How are you doing anyway? What you been up to?

Ken

Post by **Dalexs** » Mon May 09, 2005 9:17 pm

I figure he probably needs a new jacket after wha the did to the last one with the orbital sander (or was it a bet sander...)

Indiana Jess · Post by **Indiana Jess** » Tue May 10, 2005 12:54 am

Koreana, I would suggest instead of wasting your money on a leather jacket, you should head to your local nursery and pick up a nice shrubbery!

Hope this helps!

Koreana Jones · Post by **Koreana Jones** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:22 pm

One thats not too tall and a path down the middle! A PATH! A PATH!

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:17 am

HE SAID IT AGAIN!!!!!

Regards! Michaelson

IndianaGuybrush · Post by **IndianaGuybrush** » Wed May 11, 2005 10:30 am

But not too expensive!

Nice to see you're still around

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:07 am

Answer me these questions three....

WHAT is your name?

WHAT is your favorite color?

WHAT is the average velocity windspeed of the unlaiden swallow?

Good to hear from you!

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:12 am

European or African variety?

Glad you're still around too, Baphy!!!! High regards! Michaelson

Minnesota Jones · Post by **Minnesota Jones** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:17 am

Michaelson wrote:European or African variety?

I don't know.... aaaaaaaaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh!

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:28 am

Although 47 of the 74 worldwide swallow species are found in Africa, only two species are named after the continent: the West African Swallow (Hirundo domicella) and the South African Swallow (Hirundo spilodera), also known as the South African Cave Swallow.

Since the range of the South African Swallow extends only as far north as Zaire, I felt fairly confident that this was the non-migratory African species referred to in previous discussions of the comparative and cooperative weight-bearing capabilities of African and European swallows.

Kinematic data for both African species was difficult to find, but the Barn or European Swallow (Hirundo rustica) has been studied intensively, and kinematic data for that species was readily available.

Although a definitive answer would of course require further measurements, published species-wide averages of wing length and body mass, initial Strouhal estimates based on those averages and cross-species comparisons, the Lund wind tunnel study of birds flying at a range of speeds, and revised Strouhal numbers based on that study all lead me to estimate that the average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles an hour.

For those looking for additional answers, the four capitals of Assyria were Ashur (or Qalat Sherqat), Calah (or Nimrud), the short-lived Dur Sharrukin (or Khorsabad), and Nineveh. The ruins of all four ancient cities fall within the modern state of Iraq.

http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:42 am

They could hold the coconut in their dorsel feathers with a piece of garden creeper.

Regards! Michaelson

Falstaff · Post by **Falstaff** » Wed May 11, 2005 2:16 pm

I've thought about this topic for a long time now and for a first time buyer I would really recommened you go with a Wested. I have a 5 year old pre-distressed cowhide and it's been the best jacket I've ever had. I've often thought about getting a second, lighter jacket for spring and summer wear and have entertained the idea of going with a Flighsuits. The reason being is that I want something different from my Wested, and FS seems like a good alternative. That being said, Wested continues to offer different hides and custom service that can't be matched by any other Indy jacket maker. I find myself waffling on whether or not to go with them again, but for your first jacket, go Wested.

Scandinavia Jones · Post by **Scandinavia Jones** » Wed May 11, 2005 3:05 pm

It's Koreana Jones, people... an old-timer... he's just messing with us. Or is he...?

Ark Hunter · Post by **Ark Hunter** » Wed May 11, 2005 6:32 pm

Members Only.

Ok, Wested if you want pefect authentic and fited. Something else if you can settle for decent copy and not fitted to you. If it wasn't for the $200 US Wings sale (that I seemed to be one of the lucky ones) I wouldn't have a jacket at all. I probably would have saved up for the Wested.