Newbie gets Jacket

[SteveR]

Hi everybody,
Time for me to stop lurking and start posting!

I recently got myself a Wested Raiders in Cowhide

Specs:
Chest 49” (the rest of the measurements were taken in the shop)
Cowhide
Brass D-Rings Brass zipper
Gussets
Extra 1” on the front (I’m 6’2” but 257lb....maybe I should have asked for an extra 4" )

Ordered 20th October; ready on 5th December

I chose cowhide because I wanted a ‘real’ jacket and figured a ‘real’ Indy jacket would have been Goat Cow or Horse. After seeing pictures of Redbeard’s jacket from the European summit I decided on cow.

I’ve got some pictures on my website, but the weather has been so awful I haven’t really had a chance to get any decent daylight pics. The flash just makes it look shiny and cheap and really doesn’t do the leather justice.
I was expecting the cowhide to be stiff and take a while to soften and shape itself to me. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how soft it is. After only a few days wear it was starting to wrinkle and fold and look pretty good.
Hopefully the weather will pick up soon and I can convince my wife to stop laughing at me long enough to take some more pics.

All the best

Steve

[Shalimar]

Ahh my Goat is in the works.

And contrary to the popular old saying patience is NOT a virtue!!

Granted I know my Wested's will get here when it's ready but that dosn't make the wait any less killer

On the other hand I'm quite sure my fiancee will laugh at me just as much as your wife is laughing at you 8-[

[ob1al]

Hi Steve

I also own a 'new cowhide', I have found it works well for 'real adventures' - very durable.

Regards,

Al