LL Bean Shirt color question...

indy_den · Post by **indy_den** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 2:50 pm

Just a quick question, I was going to buy the LL Bean shirt but is the color "Tan" as shown

really going to look like the one on indygear.com...

BTW, these shirts are not available until October 27, 2003... apparently everyone has one already, LOL!

Kentucky Blues · Post by **Kentucky Blues** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 3:19 pm

Well, the two I saw in person are closer to the first pic, but not exactly that color. Sort of 90-95% top pic, 10-5% bottom pic.

Blackthorne Rose · Post by **Blackthorne Rose** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 4:08 pm

You can see a picture of what the shirt actually looks like on Cooler's site www.theindyexperience.com. Under Articles and Raiders on the Big Screen there are pics from the Louisville Summit. I am wearing an LLBean shirt (I'm the one with the goatee). That will give you an idea of the color.

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 5:49 pm

You can also check out the "shirt-section" on my webside http://www.IndianaJones.dk

The pictures there are taken in daylight, and the color is pretty close to
what You get from L.L. Bean.

Best regards

JAN

indy_den · Post by **indy_den** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 10:48 pm

Thanks guys and looking at Jan and Blackthorne's pics sure put my mind at ease. The color looks more like an in-between the two, it's not as stone color as the second pic but it's not as khaki as the top pic either. So I've ordered mine, hopefully I'll be happy with the outcome when I get it after October 27.

indy1936 · Post by **indy1936** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:13 pm

i am waiting on mine too. it seems a bit darker than the real thing.

Sergei · Post by **Sergei** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 9:25 pm

That picture you posted must be the new version that is being made in China. What was originally at the IndyGear site, was the previous US made version. It will be interesting to see how different in color and in quality this will be.

I have an LL Bean shirt as well. It looks very similar to Blackthorne Rose's shirt at the Louisville Summit pictures. It is a tad too dark. Just noticably so. Our expert resident dye-craftsmen, Rabittooth and Dalexs, have tried their hardest to bleach the LL Bean shirt. Whatever LL Bean does, the dye in that shirt just won't bleach out. I think it was Rab or Dalexs that went through about 15 bleach cycles and it barely budged the color. We are talking steadfast in the color department.

That picture you posted Indy Den, if it's accurate looks like a little too much brown with the tan. Who knows it might bleach out better. If you can neutralize the color back to white, then you can go to the IndyGear site and pick up from there on how to dye the shirt to the "stone" color. The recipe is entirely there.

I hope things work out. The LL BEAN shirt is tough as nails.

As we update the major parts of the IndyGear site sometime this year (yes, we are comiting to a way overdue update), it does look like the shirt section needs some revising. But overall you can take a peek there as well. There is a LL Bean shirt there as well and that is the tan we are talking about from a few years back.

Good luck. Let us know what you find out. Now, that MBA is out of the picture, the alternate shirt hunt is more meaningful.

-Sergei

RonC · Post by **RonC** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 10:08 pm

I believe I will be going with the "stone" color myself. If needed, I can always attempt to dye it a few shades darker. Does anyone know if all the colors are back-ordered until the 27th of October?

Post by **Dalexs** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 11:16 pm

I will be interested to see if these newer shirts hold their color as well.
My money says no, so we may have a new source for comfortable close enough, Indy shirts.

I may just have to go buy one and try it myself...

Dalexs

indy_den · Post by **indy_den** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:09 am

Sergei, thanks for your info. I'm still waiting for LL Bean to restock their shirts and get one out to me. So most likely I won't have it until November. Like what you've said, I sure hope that the color comes out closer to stone than dark khaki. But since they don't offer their shirts in stone anymore, I'll just have to wait and see.

It sure is a pity that MBA is going out of business, it's getting harder to keep Indygear authentic now. I'm hoping that the LL Bean shirt will stick to their original quality and tan color. It's good to know that they are "tough as nails." I'm quite rough around the edges with my gear and they do take a beating.

I hope to check out the Indygear site when you're through with the upodates. I've printed out the website months ago and bounded the pages together into a book - I always refer to it religiously.

Thanks for all the hard work in keeping up the site, without it, none of my gear would've been possible. I'll keep you all posted when I get my shirt. I do like the style of the shirt though, it's really close to the real MBA Indy shirt.

indy_den · Post by **indy_den** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:16 am

RonC wrote:I believe I will be going with the "stone" color myself. If needed, I can always attempt to dye it a few shades darker. Does anyone know if all the colors are back-ordered until the 27th of October?

RonC, only the "Tan" color shirts (all sizes I think) are back-ordered until Oct. 27th. The blue and green shirts are available now. Which leads me to suspect that COW and Indygear is influencing a bigger audience than we think.

You can always add the shirt to your cart and checkout to see if you get a backordered notice.

In case anyone needs it, the link for the shirt is:
http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores ... alog_id=TA

RonC · Post by **RonC** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 9:45 am

indy_den, et al: I'm thinking of ordering this Cabela's shirt, in "Stone."

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templ ... hasJS=true

It's not 100% cotton, but I do like the color.

Sergei · Post by **Sergei** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 10:56 am

Yeah, the Cabellas shirt is what I recommend. The color "stone" is close to accurate. It so tough. It is so stain resistant and wrinkle free. You can spill wine, tomatoe sauce and it just wipes off. I have bought about 8 Cabellas shirts, with about 5 in the stone color. There a couple of downsides. The buttons are of course not accurate. The LL Bean buttons are very close, and the advantage goes to LL Bean there. The other downside is that it is a warm shirt. It's 65/45 cotton poly blend. So it's not practical to wear in the summer. It doesn't breath enough for summer conditions. But for me it's a 3 season shirt. Like I said, there is just no sign of wear and tear on any of my Cabellas. See the review on it at the main site.

-Sergei

zohar · Post by **zohar** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 11:05 am

Sergei, does the Cabela's shirt shrink at all? I'm hoping it doesn't.
An XLT would fit me *exactly* according to their measurements, but I don't want it to be too tight. If it shrinks at all, I'll get a XXLT.

RonC · Post by **RonC** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:11 pm

Sergei, that's what I figured about the Cabela's "Stone" shirt...it will suffice here in Texas for the Fall, Winter and part of Spring, due to its blend. That's ok, though, as my wife will be making me a few Indy shirts from cotton before next Spring.

Sergei · Post by **Sergei** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:11 pm

Zohar,
With a 65/35 cotton poly blend, it won't shrink.

-S

Post by **Dalexs** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:15 pm

Sergei wrote:Yeah, the Cabellas shirt is what I recommend. The color "stone" is close to accurate. It so tough. It is so stain resistant and wrinkle free. You can spill wine, tomatoe sauce and it just wipes off.

Like I said, there is just no sign of wear and tear on any of my Cabellas. See the review on it at the main site.

-Sergei

Please read as "This shirt cannot be artifically distressed!"

It ain't gonna happen. It will look brand new for many years to come!

Dalexs

prettybigguy · Post by **prettybigguy** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 12:41 pm

I have 3 of Cabelas (stone, tan and olive) and they are great. I agree that the only downside is that they are too hot for summer. I'm actually considering having some airholes, similar to ones sticked into the top of baseball caps, put into the airpits for better circulation.

zohar · Post by **zohar** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 1:52 pm

Sergei wrote:Zohar,
With a 65/35 cotton poly blend, it won't shrink.

-S

That's what I figured. Well, I'm ordering one today in XLT. I have the new LLBean shirt, and it is just too tan.

Bothan Jedi · Post by **Bothan Jedi** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:02 pm

Can someone post the link to the shirt or the product code. All I can find is "TA10937" which does not come in Stone.

Thanks

Chris

RonC · Post by **RonC** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:52 pm

Bothan Jedi, see my post above.

Post by **Dalexs** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 5:22 pm

Bothan Jedi,

If you are referrring to the LLBean shirt, it never actually came in Stone
(as far as I know).
The older color was ALOT less tan then it is now. Cabelas does have a shirt in stone color available.

Dalexs

Bothan Jedi · Post by **Bothan Jedi** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 5:56 pm

Cool. Thanks both

Sergei · Post by **Sergei** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 6:16 pm

Yeah the Cabellas stone is a cool color. Just swap out the buttons with something more neutral (grey or light tan). In fact I am thinking of using one of my Cabellas shirt in sacrifice, to put in the "strips" or pleats in the front of the shirt. I'll have a seamstress do that form me. With those two mods, the shirt should be perfect. Of course, given that the remaining issue is that it will be too hot for summer wear.

-Sergei