Odd Question...

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 9:07 pm

What do you folks do for items that have been so Worn or Distressed, they can't be used ever again...

Like Fedora's that don't fit or are so badly tapered they are a mockery of their former glory.

Or pants that really do look like you were dragged by a truck.

Or Jackets that are so far gone, the leather has been cracked and torn down to the lining...

What do you do or how do you retire these Items?

Marcus Brody · Post by **Marcus Brody** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 9:11 pm

Buried at the the cemetary for old or broken Indy gear, better known as the landfill.

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 9:30 pm

You can't just throw out stuff you waited forever to arrive via UPS or FED-EX!

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 9:49 am

Try making a showcase of it.

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 10:01 am

I might have to do that...

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 4:49 pm

Of the few items I've had that DID go the whole 9 yards (specifically old Temple of Doom Stetsons), I incinerated them, as I did not want to throw them away, and they were to far gone to be display pieces, and thought the burning of them equal to the 'honor' reserved for a worn out flag. A noble end. An odd answer for your odd question. Regards. Michaelson

Indiana Jess · Post by **Indiana Jess** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 5:07 pm

Michaelson, I was thinking the same thing! I actually did that with a jacket while camping. That seemed fitting for me to burn the jacket in the great outdoors.

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 5:38 pm

Well, I guess the older we get, the stranger we get, right? (grins) Regards. Michaelson

Marcus Brody · Post by **Marcus Brody** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 6:31 pm

I have my old brown fedora which is somewhere near 12 years old. I would say it been through quite alot, but I don't think I could get rid of it. There's way too much sentimental value in that hat to get rid of it any way, including ceremonious hat burnings. Sure the color's more then 50% faded probably, the ribbon's dirty, it's dusty beyond belief, and there's a severe shrinkage, taper, and upward curl on the back side. I think the hat will still be around even after I get my Fed tomorrow or later in the mail.

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 6:59 pm

I didn't incinerate my lightly....the two that I did away with were completely worn through, with holes through the front of the bash....to far gone for even a hat repair company to do anything with, so I had to put 'em down. I still have two others that are that bad, and I still don't have the heart to eliminate them, though they're well past it too. Regards. Michaelson

Doctor_Jones · Post by **Doctor_Jones** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 7:02 pm

My first Indy fedora ( from Disney I suppose) was bought in 1994 and I sold it last summer to a friend of mine. For 20 euro's and 2 IceTea's. I have put in the Raiders bash for him and he's quite happy with it and wears it a lot.
My former fedora, the Brazilian one, is worn sometimes by my brother. It is a perfect fit for him. A size 60 as I have a size 59 on my Fed now.
My jacket is still good and if I get my new one I guess I will still wear it on night games in the forest and adventure stuff like that. I can do whatever I like with it and wear it till it falls apart in pieces.

I just can't throw gear away. I love those things too much ofcourse and about my two former fedora's. It has got two new owners now. So that is not really throwing something away, is it.

Oh well... guess that's that.

Kind regards

Doctor Jones

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 2:47 pm

Michaelson wrote:Of the few items I've had that DID go the whole 9 yards (specifically old Temple of Doom Stetsons),

You brought back some fond memories... With those hats losing their shape, I thought I was doing something wrong!

Michaelson wrote: I incinerated them, as I did not want to throw them away, and they were to far gone to be display pieces, and thought the burning of them equal to the 'honor' reserved for a worn out flag. A noble end.

I'm with you. I can look at a hat and just let the memories flow.

Michaelson wrote: Well, I guess the older we get, the stranger we get, right? (grins) .

Did I mention the lyric's to my disney song... "It's a STRANGE world, After all?" I was 15 when I started this, I'm 32 now with no end insight. The only thing that changed is my maturity and the quality of my gear.

Indaina Jess wrote: I was thinking the same thing! I actually did that with a jacket while camping. That seemed fitting for me to burn the jacket in the great outdoors..

I had one that was so out of date (###'n 80's) and moth ridden that I had to burn all the evedence before I was booked by the fashon police.

Marcus Brody wrote: I think the hat will still be around even after I get my Fed tomorrow or later in the mail.

I got three old FurFelt Stetson's in the basement packed away, thinking someday I'll just have them re-blocked for whom ever would come over to ride horses with the three of us. Or what-ever.

Magnum · Post by **Magnum** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 4:11 pm

Well I've actually purposely made some gear unwearable. I bought a cheap shirt and pants from Wal-Mart to make into the end of ToD outfit. I cut "whip" slashes in the back of the shirt, cut off the right skeeve, cut the elbow out of the left, made one eapulet to hang down on the left side, and cut the buttons off the front. on the pants, I had to iron out the crease, take the cuffs out of the pants and iron out that crease, and then I cut the left knee out. I also added some permanent "blood" stains to the shirt especially around the areas where the whip slashes are. The outfit looks very cool. I'll try and get some pics up sometime.

Oh and with the right sleeve that I cut off, I made a bandage for my right hand and added some fake blood to it for effect.

Marcus Brody · Post by **Marcus Brody** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 2:36 am

The end of ToD shirt, I wonder if they'll ever sell a extremely distressed version of it to look exactly like the one in the movie. Hehe, also don't forget about the hole in Indy's pants.

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 1:27 pm

Hey, give me a shirt and I'll destress it for you by mowing the lawn with the wife cracking the whip telling me to move faster!

Hey... what a great way to get the lawn done and make a buck! Better your shirt then mine!

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 3:57 pm

Renderking Fisk wrote:Hey, give me a shirt and I'll destress it for you by mowing the lawn with the wife cracking the whip telling me to move faster!

Hey... what a great way to get the lawn done and make a buck! Better your shirt then mine!

Your really that desprite?lol

Regards,
Indiana

Indiana Jess · Post by **Indiana Jess** » Sat Jul 06, 2002 3:46 am

Michaelson, you mean that as strange as we are now, we're going to get stranger!? As excited as I am regarding the possibilities of that thought, heaven help those around us!

Marcus Brody · Post by **Marcus Brody** » Sat Jul 06, 2002 5:51 am

When do we go past strange and go into nuts and finally crazy mode? I guess we'll have to use Shorty to gauge our mental status to know.

Rick Blaine · Post by **Rick Blaine** » Sat Jul 06, 2002 11:00 pm

In the words of Shorty "He no nuts, He's crazy"

copper · Post by **copper** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 10:27 pm

As far as sentimental goes yeah sure I get sentimetal but if my gear is so old and worn out and dirty that it looks its going to get up and walk off

you bet Im going to throw it away.

Tennessee Harper · Post by **Tennessee Harper** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 2:50 am

Get rid of old gear? Sacrilege!

Chamorro · Post by **Chamorro** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 4:41 am

Sell it on eBay and use the money to get newer, mo' better gear. Someone else can enjoy it. Personally, I have never brought anything to the point of unusability (is that a word?). Even with my "regular" clothes, when they seem "not as new and nice," I donate them to Goodwill or the Salvation Army.

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Sat Jul 13, 2002 2:41 pm

Update!

A pair of gloves that are so worn at the fingertips and palms, so uselsee they should have been thrown out? I threw them out three times... now they're at the side of the door waiting for me to do something with them...

conceited_ape · Post by **conceited_ape** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 10:12 am

Put all your "dead" gear on a mannequin and tell people it was actually worn during filming!

HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rabittooth · Post by **Rabittooth** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 12:44 pm

Renderking Fisk wrote: Update!
A pair of gloves that are so worn at the fingertips and palms, so uselsee they should have been thrown out? I threw them out three times... now they're at the side of the door waiting for me to do something with them...

Shoot 'em, then put them in the garbage can and throw bricks on top. Then call Stephen King. Gloves should not behave this way and maybe there is a book in it for him. Sell him on the idea of writing about your demon-possessed IndyGear items.

-Rabittooth

copper · Post by **copper** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 1:37 pm

Hey that sounds like a sword that I used to own.I bought it at an antique store payed top dallar for it too.It was used back in days of nights and castles and things.Took it home and later that night the dang thing was levatating.Next day I got rid of it for good.you can do amazing thing with a metal saw

Renderking Fisk · Post by **Renderking Fisk** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 3:14 pm

[Renderking things this is getting good... doesn't want to spoil this spooky mood by correcting his mistake. He actually keeps taking them out of the trash cause he can't bare to get rid of them]

copper · Post by **copper** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 6:42 pm

Yeah its hard to let a good thing go.I got a leather jacket that I have had for years the lining is falling to pieces I have had to sow it up in more than one place.The distesing is great I realy do love tha jacket but its to short in the waist now I mean I could still wear it and nobody would nottic its just that it dont feel right.I dont have the heart to get rid of it its been through so much Im now attached to it.Ok didnt mean to ramble on about the jacket.It is hard to let a good thing go somtimes.

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