What's everyone's opinion on the Wested Predistressed hide?
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Predistressed hide
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Indiana Jackson
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Take a look...
I ordered the Predistressed COW and should have it by the 1st of Jan. Another member posted a link to his pics of his here:
http://members15.clubphoto.com/craig649 ... 8eeb.phtml
They are from Farnham54.
My thread he posted them in are:
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... na+jackson
CAN'T wait to get mine!!!!
Regards
Indiana Jackson
I ordered the Predistressed COW and should have it by the 1st of Jan. Another member posted a link to his pics of his here:
http://members15.clubphoto.com/craig649 ... 8eeb.phtml
They are from Farnham54.
My thread he posted them in are:
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... na+jackson
CAN'T wait to get mine!!!!
Regards
Indiana Jackson
I got my Wested pre-distressed cow ToD jacket last week and it's a killer.
I already have a raiders lamb that I like, but the new one is more of a "adventure" jacket, lamb is more "dressier" I think. Also the color is excellent, my jacket looks (colorwise) a lot like Indy's in the motorcycle chase scene. Since I got it I have hightlighted all the edges and seams with a fine sandpaper to make it look even more battered. I have also treated it with Pecards. This also made the jacket darker which is nice. Overall I love my new jacket. It's great.
I already have a raiders lamb that I like, but the new one is more of a "adventure" jacket, lamb is more "dressier" I think. Also the color is excellent, my jacket looks (colorwise) a lot like Indy's in the motorcycle chase scene. Since I got it I have hightlighted all the edges and seams with a fine sandpaper to make it look even more battered. I have also treated it with Pecards. This also made the jacket darker which is nice. Overall I love my new jacket. It's great.
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Gater
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I own two Raiders predistressed cow. One to display and one for every day wear. It is a durable hide, and living in Canada, I can wear it from September to May and be comfortable from +20 C to -20 C. Eventually I may get a lambskin for movie originality, but the quality of the cow is top notch!! I LOVE it, not just as an Indy jacket, but as a quality garment. When it first arrives, the colour seems a little light compared to the non-distressed, but a coating of Picards darkens it right up, and looks great.
If you're interested, go to
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight=
and scroll down most of the page to my Halloween pic. That's a predistressed Wested cow (with NH pants, shirt, bag w' strap, gun belt, web belt, DM whip and Fed Delux..and one HANDSOME fella!!!)
If it's opinions you seek, then I HIGHLY recommend the jacket. I can't remember life before I got mine....darn alcoholism!
I own two Raiders predistressed cow. One to display and one for every day wear. It is a durable hide, and living in Canada, I can wear it from September to May and be comfortable from +20 C to -20 C. Eventually I may get a lambskin for movie originality, but the quality of the cow is top notch!! I LOVE it, not just as an Indy jacket, but as a quality garment. When it first arrives, the colour seems a little light compared to the non-distressed, but a coating of Picards darkens it right up, and looks great.
If you're interested, go to
http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight=
and scroll down most of the page to my Halloween pic. That's a predistressed Wested cow (with NH pants, shirt, bag w' strap, gun belt, web belt, DM whip and Fed Delux..and one HANDSOME fella!!!)
If it's opinions you seek, then I HIGHLY recommend the jacket. I can't remember life before I got mine....darn alcoholism!
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Falstaff
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I wore mine today.
The hide is very heavy and warm--perfect for Canadian weather. And like others have noted, when you first get it, the color is quite bright. But after Pecards--which it just loves, btw--the jacket darkens quite noticably. I treat it about every 6 months and can't believe how good it now looks. I can honestly say I'd never order any of the non-distressed jackets. I think they look too 'new.' The distressing addes so much character, especially when you're talking about this particular jacket.
The hide is very heavy and warm--perfect for Canadian weather. And like others have noted, when you first get it, the color is quite bright. But after Pecards--which it just loves, btw--the jacket darkens quite noticably. I treat it about every 6 months and can't believe how good it now looks. I can honestly say I'd never order any of the non-distressed jackets. I think they look too 'new.' The distressing addes so much character, especially when you're talking about this particular jacket.