What did you do in your Wested today ??
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What did you do in your Wested today ??
As I sit hear reading the forum and wishing that I had my new Wested jacket back from having a minor alteration I am thinking of all of you lucky people that must be happly enjoying your jackets and wondering what you did in your Wested today?
Any stories out there yearning to be told?
Tcart
Any stories out there yearning to be told?
Tcart
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I'm finally wearing mine again, now that it's starting to cool off a bit. But all summer it was crammed in the back of my SUV - in case I got an excuse to wear it some evening.
This provided some really cool crinkles...so now that is my default 'not wearing it' mode. Jammed in the back of the truck. Now bake in the sun a little more!
(Today it waited patiently in the back of the truck while I (and my MKVII) took my girls into the zoo. Good jacket, Daddy will be back soon. )
This provided some really cool crinkles...so now that is my default 'not wearing it' mode. Jammed in the back of the truck. Now bake in the sun a little more!
(Today it waited patiently in the back of the truck while I (and my MKVII) took my girls into the zoo. Good jacket, Daddy will be back soon. )
I'm just north on U.S.75 from Texas Raider, so ditto.Texas Raider wrote:Hmm, well let's see. It was 102 degrees today! It was in the closet where it's been all summer!!
have nice day.
But we're expecting two cold fronts to move through by the end of the week. We may only have high temperatures in the 80s. Woo Hoo!
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It's not really today, but this weekend I was in North Conway, NH and the temperature went down to about 35 F at night. I brought my Wested and was going to wear it, but we went out to dinner, so I wore my tweed jacket and Adventurebilt instead.
Still, it is getting close to Wested weather in New England.
Still, it is getting close to Wested weather in New England.
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Indy took his off in Cairo!Michaelson wrote:I've never figured that one out either, agent5.
Regards! Michaelson
Personally, I can't wear mine in extreme cold either. New England winters are cold and wet. The last thing I want to wear is thin leather! You should see my puffy Gore-Tex North Face Parka, it's like wearing a sleeping bag.
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Well I just got my replacement jacket back from Wested today...oh the agony of waiting.
But I took the dog for a very long walk, and a strange thing happened a couple on a bus passing by was looking and pointing at me. My partner or I didn't know them, and the dog isn't a rare breed, and my partner wasn't exactly dresses in anything as exciting as a wested. Maybe they recognised the jacket - who knows.
But I took the dog for a very long walk, and a strange thing happened a couple on a bus passing by was looking and pointing at me. My partner or I didn't know them, and the dog isn't a rare breed, and my partner wasn't exactly dresses in anything as exciting as a wested. Maybe they recognised the jacket - who knows.
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I don't know about -30 fahrenheit, but I wore mine at around -10 to around -20 Celsius. Wearing it at 90 dg(F) is still a bit hot for me.agent5 wrote:What's funny about this is that you'll find people here who will wear their Wested in 102 dg heat or even -30 dg and they'll even say it was comfortable.Hmm, well let's see. It was 102 degrees today! It was in the closet where it's been all summer!!
Today was around 20dg(C) and the only reason I wore it was because it was raining hard. But this Thursday is suppose to be a high of 15dg(C), so my jacket will definately get some use that day
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I never purposely plan on wearing my jacket in hot weather. I go in at 4a.m. and the building is very cold inside so I wear it into work, while I work and then, when I leave at around 2 p.m. I just wear it home or as I run errands and it is so comfortable that I usually just forget to take it off. Trust me, there are times when Mother Nature and her oven WILL make it uncomfortable and off it will come but whenh I do wera it in extreme weather, it is never a deliberate choice.
I was caught in a snow storm once and all I had on was my wested...it was ordinarily chilly but I was still very comfy. On Really cold days I wear my Jedi robe. Now that`s an article of gear to wear.
I was caught in a snow storm once and all I had on was my wested...it was ordinarily chilly but I was still very comfy. On Really cold days I wear my Jedi robe. Now that`s an article of gear to wear.
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Some of us older types were brought up on Farenheit but are now officially temperatures are quoted in Celsius (I remember when it was called centigrade - what happened to that?)agent5 wrote:Celsius? CELSIUS? WHY are you confusing me and who in the heck pays attention to celsius anyways? Seriously though, why use both? Do Canadians use celcuis instead of fahrenheit? Teach me something.I don't know about -30 fahrenheit, but I wore mine at around -10 to around -20 Celsius.
Anyway a strange quirk here is we often to use Farenheit when it is hot: "Boy, it's going to reach 95 today!" Sounds hotter!
And celsius when it is cold "down to minus 10 tonight." sounds colder. No one dets confused!
KT in good old blighty, 15-20 celsius (59-68 f) during the day down to about 10c (50f) at night. Perfect Wested weather.
Re: What did you do in your Wested today ??
I prepped up two supersonic vehicles for launch via F-16 jets in the New Mexico desert and helped load them during the early morning hours. Even wore my standard Federation (except on the flightline).TCARTPILOT wrote:As I sit hear reading the forum and wishing that I had my new Wested jacket back from having a minor alteration I am thinking of all of you lucky people that must be happly enjoying your jackets and wondering what you did in your Wested today?
Any stories out there yearning to be told?
Tcart
That's about all the detail I can give out.
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I decided to wear the Aldens again now that it's getting a bit more chilly here in Denmark. That reminded me of Your question because I use most of my gear every day at work. Today, with the Aldens, it became 4 pieces in all: My goat jacket (wear it every day till snow comes or heatwawe strikes), Raiders gunbelt, Indy-bag today with TAG straps and the Aldens. had it been rain I probably would have worn my Fed. DL as well. Rain has made the size just right for me, and it's just great for rain.
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Thought I would chime in, I try to wear my Wested's all year round. During the hot months I often wear my Indy jackets during the evening hours if I can get away with it. I really try to wear mine whenever I can get away with it. Some people I know must think I am a little crazy. However I say, if Indy can wear his in the deserts of Egypt, I can wear mine in the summers of Southern Ohio!
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Hahaha...got the same problem, the other way around. Just what I'm used to. It wouldn't be so bad if they lined up at zero at the same point! Celsius hitting 0 when water freezes makes a lot more sense than at 32, though.Dre wrote:celcius is much better than farenheit.
Australians use celcius...im never quite sure what the actual tempurature is when i see people quoting f
I know water freezes at 32, so lower than that is BAD. Under 20 your boogers freeze. Under 10 it supposedly 'can't' snow. Under 0 you really don't want to be out. On the UP side, 50-70 is nice, depending on who you are. Over 90 isn't too bad, but over 100 and forget it. (There's a great old Twilight Zone episode about what happens when the temperature reaches 98.)
P.S. Is it just me or is this thread hopelessly scrogged? Why is it 17 pages wide? Oh, right, I see why now...thanks, VP.
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Wow......this turned into a great thread. Still waiting to hear from Gemma about when my jacket might be done but hopefully any day now!
Here in the Willamette Valley of the Pacific Northwest, it is perfect weather for a leather jacket. Most days 45F or so in the evenings and clear weather. Showers just moved in tonite but the temp is about the same.
I WANT MY WESTED !!
Tcart
Here in the Willamette Valley of the Pacific Northwest, it is perfect weather for a leather jacket. Most days 45F or so in the evenings and clear weather. Showers just moved in tonite but the temp is about the same.
I WANT MY WESTED !!
Tcart
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Here in Phoenix it's still a bit too hot for the jacket (100 degrees plus -- that's Fahrenheit for those keeping score). I do take every opportunity to wear it when we go to our cabin in Prescott and to visit my daughter at college in Flagstaff -- both at 7000 feet elevation. In fact, we're going to Flagstaff this coming weekend for Parents Weekend, so I'll be wearing my jacket much of the weekend . . .
I did wear my Aldens today, as well as a short sleeved sorta Indy shirt from Wal-Mart. The long sleeved Wested shirt, plus my Cabela's shirt, and my Wested pants and close-enoughs will go with me to Flagstaff this weekend.
Randy
I did wear my Aldens today, as well as a short sleeved sorta Indy shirt from Wal-Mart. The long sleeved Wested shirt, plus my Cabela's shirt, and my Wested pants and close-enoughs will go with me to Flagstaff this weekend.
Randy