Collar up or Down?

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:50 am

So when ever it is cold or rain/snow I wear my jacket collars up. I do this on my Indy jackets as well as all my other jackets/vest. I have always done this...anyone else?

The only time I have ever seen Indy do this was in ROTLA Temple scene.

Anyway, just a question I have wondered about for a good while....If I was the only one who does this.

Weston · Post by **Weston** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:55 am

I do now and then. I can't stand to have cold wind on my neck, so on days like that it's collar up, brim down, and I'm good.

Weston

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:57 am

Weston wrote:I do now and then. I can't stand to have cold wind on my neck, so on days like that it's collar up, brim down, and I'm good.

Weston

Whew, that's one at least!

Indiana Strones · Post by **Indiana Strones** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:28 am

Up all the time here, down for an Indy look only!

Piers · Post by **Piers** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:53 am

Up to keep the rain/snow/wind off my neck, otherwise down

Demented Wookie · Post by **Demented Wookie** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:55 am

When I first got my LC Wested I lived in a place that didn't get much wind or very cold. So I never put it up. Then I moved to a coastal city and I'm very glad to have the "Dracula" collar to but up when the ol' wind starts a whippin' an the rain starts a pourin'. As it happened to do today.

Regards,
-Ryan

MightyMegs · Post by **MightyMegs** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:01 am

I haven't worn my collar up since Dec 31st, 1989.

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:46 am

MightyMegs wrote:I haven't worn my collar up since Dec 31st, 1989.

:

MightyMegs · Post by **MightyMegs** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:54 am

Cowboy wrote:
MightyMegs wrote:I haven't worn my collar up since Dec 31st, 1989.
: :

The end of the eighties.

Tron7960 · Post by **Tron7960** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:00 pm

While I remember the collar up for style days of the 80's (class of 86), I still put a collar up on a jacket when practical.

Arctic wind on the neck is just as uncomfortable as tarantulas on the neck.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:19 pm

For Fonzy and Elvis up, everyone else down. I use a scarf when it's cold so down.

Treadwell · Post by **Treadwell** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 4:38 pm

voted Sometimes.

Almost never, but there is the odd occasion when it helps against the weather.

indy89 · Post by **indy89** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:23 pm

Treadwell wrote:voted Sometimes.

Almost never, but there is the odd occasion when it helps against the weather.

What he said

TonyRush · Post by **TonyRush** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:14 pm

You know, I never noticed that the back of Indy's collar was standing up in the Temple scene of ROTLA.

Nonetheless, mine will stay down.

Tony

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:17 pm

TonyRush wrote:You know, I never noticed that the back of Indy's collar was standing up in the Temple scene of ROTLA.

Nonetheless, mine will stay down.

Tony

If you do, it won't be SA all of the time

TonyRush · Post by **TonyRush** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:41 pm

I'll be wearing a Crystal Skull jacket. So, from what I remember, "collar down" IS screen-accurate.

Tony

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:54 pm

Sure, I whip it up here and then.

I don't always bring a scarf or an umbrella.

Regards,
Swindiana

Serial Hero · Post by **Serial Hero** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:39 pm

BendingOak wrote:For Fonzy and Elvis up, everyone else down. I use a scarf when it's cold so down.

That's my view also.

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:50 pm

Serial Hero wrote:
BendingOak wrote:For Fonzy and Elvis up, everyone else down. I use a scarf when it's cold so down.
That's my view also.

I thought scarfs were for sissies?

Tron7960 · Post by **Tron7960** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:04 pm

If I'm wearing my jacket, I always have a collar, but I don't always have a scarf. Besides, where I live, if you know that you need a scarf, chances are the Indy jacket is not your garment of choice for the day!

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:06 pm

Tron7960 wrote:If I'm wearing my jacket, I always have a collar, but I don't always have a scarf. Besides, where I live, if you know that you need a scarf, chances are the Indy jacket is not your garment of choice for the day!

Besides, a good cigar will keep you warm

MightyMegs · Post by **MightyMegs** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:25 pm

Treadwell wrote:voted Sometimes.

Almost never, but there is the odd occasion when it helps against the weather.

That's what the hat is for!

slydini · Post by **slydini** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:28 pm

If I get stuck in sudden rain, collar up.

TonyRush · Post by **TonyRush** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:50 pm

Cowboy wrote:
Serial Hero wrote:
BendingOak wrote:For Fonzy and Elvis up, everyone else down. I use a scarf when it's cold so down.
That's my view also.
I thought scarfs were for sissies?

Depends on how you wear it. If you use the "noose" look, it basically says "I'm an idiot who didn't know how to tie my scarf until my girlfriend showed me.

I like the Jedi look.....throw the whole thing lengthwise across the front of your neck, cross the scarf in the back and bring the ends back to your chest. Better yet, tuck them into the front of your buttoned coat.

Tony

Chewie Louie · Post by **Chewie Louie** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:45 am

Exhibit "A" as to WHY we do not "pop" the collar, look who does:

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:52 am

Chewie Louie wrote:Exhibit "A" as to WHY we do not "pop" the collar, look who does:

I'm lost.....who is she?

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:50 am

Cowboy wrote:
Serial Hero wrote:
BendingOak wrote:For Fonzy and Elvis up, everyone else down. I use a scarf when it's cold so down.
That's my view also.
I thought scarfs were for sissies?

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:29 am

I flip my collar up if I'm afraid of getting rushing water or freezing cold winds down the jacket in a rainstorm or a boat ride, but other than emergency situations, I try to emulate that Indy look. Besides, some of my Indy jacket collars are too over-sized to pull off that flipped up 80's panache!

Long John Tinfoil · Post by **Long John Tinfoil** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:10 am

From The Irish R.M. by Somerville & Ross (1928)

"... big pellets of rain were flung in our faces, and I began to realize, not for the first time, that to turn up the collar of one's coat is more of a protest than a protection."

TonyRush · Post by **TonyRush** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:04 am

Cowboy wrote:
Chewie Louie wrote:Exhibit "A" as to WHY we do not "pop" the collar, look who does:

I'm lost.....who is she?

I think he was referring to the guy....who apparently has popped all FOUR of his collars. LOL

Tony

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:03 am

TonyRush wrote:
Cowboy wrote:
Chewie Louie wrote:Exhibit "A" as to WHY we do not "pop" the collar, look who does:

I'm lost.....who is she?
I think he was referring to the guy....who apparently has popped all FOUR of his collars. LOL

Tony

Oh........ Is that the kid from Home Alone?

rbinko2001 · Post by **rbinko2001** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:13 pm

Collar down.

Indiana Joe · Post by **Indiana Joe** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:48 pm

When it's practical, I put the collar up to keep the rain or snow off my neck, otherwise it's down.

Doctor_Jones · Post by **Doctor_Jones** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:20 pm

CM · Post by CM » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:34 am

Most of us here have go it up (the collar that is)... we just don't talk about it in public. Relax Cowboy, just lie back and think of America.

Mike Jones · Post by **Mike Jones** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:45 am

Cowboy · Post by **Cowboy** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 2:05 pm

CM wrote:Most of us here have go it up (the collar that is)... we just don't talk about it in public. Relax Cowboy, just lie back and think of America.

I catch you

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:37 pm

I'll wear it up on a breezy cool evening when it may be too warm for a scarf but I want to keep the chill wind off of my neck.

Cheers!

Dan

Canada Jones · Post by **Canada Jones** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 1:51 pm

Always down, although I do wear my A2 collar up sometimes.
best
Canada

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:15 pm

Down, except sometimes when it's windy - I don't like a cold wind on my neck either. But I don't turn the whole thing up - I do it like Indy did, where the very back is up, and the front sides are kind of bent to lay flat with your chest.

Here's a picture of me wearing it this way, so you know what I mean...

Shane

IndyBlues · Post by **IndyBlues** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 2:18 pm

Only reason Indy had his collar up for that scene, was to keep the spiders off his neck. The little hairs on their legs are itchy like fiberglass.
You'll notice the collar is down immediately before and after that scene.
That was Indy's ONE Elvis moment.
'Blues

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:56 pm

Hey Shane, is that pic taken near the USS Midway?

Cheers!

Dan

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:34 am

Actually it's at Anthony Delongis's house in his horse corral...

Blues - Okay so I look weird - but I didn't want the wind on me!

Shane

IndyBlues · Post by **IndyBlues** » Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:44 am

McFly wrote: Blues - Okay so I look weird - but I didn't want the wind on me!

Shane

It's OK Shane, I was just explaining why HF did it. I don't think you look weird.

What's really weird, is we're a bunch of folks that like to dress like Indiana Jones, and we're worried if we'll look strange with the collar pulled up, lol.

'Blues

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