US Wings Lambskin durability

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I am considering getting a US Wings Labmskin Barnstormer vest & was wondering how durable it is? All that I've encountered is Wested's horsehide & Nowak's Crystal Skull leather.

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Bruce Wayne wrote:I am considering getting a US Wings Labmskin Barnstormer vest & was wondering how durable it is? All that I've encountered is Wested's horsehide & Nowak's Crystal Skull leather.

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Not certain which vest you are referring too, is it the Cockpit Sterman vest http://www.uswings.com/vests.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ? If so, I had one of these -- not purchased from Wings, but another site and it was extremely durable. W>
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I have one of the Legend lambskin prototypes, and have to say I've been VERY impressed with its durability.

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Michaelson wrote:I have one of the Legend lambskin prototypes, and have to say I've been VERY impressed with its durability.

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But, back to my question re: his question -- is this a vest you are referring to Mark, or the jacket? W>
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Doesn't matter. ;) They're both made from the same sourced hide, but in my case I'm talking about a jacket.
His original question is 'US Wings lambskin durability'. That's why I bothered to reply. :TOH:

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Yes I was referring to the steerman vest. I have been wanting one for a while & I was considering getting one along with an urban adventure jacket. I just need to know what the back length of the 3X long jacket is now.

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Michaelson wrote:Doesn't matter. ;) They're both made from the same sourced hide, but in my case I'm talking about a jacket.
His original question is 'US Wings lambskin durability'. That's why I bothered to reply. :TOH:

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Thanks Mark...Your answer did, as usual, truly answer the question for him. I guess I was thinking cut/style over 'hide.' My bad! However, the great news, is that I also learned even more! I didn't know they were from the same sourced hides -- thanks, again! W>
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I'd say hides for vests would be easier to source than for jackets, considering the size of the animals and the amount of material required to make a vest vs jacket.

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The urban adventure jacket is $300 off this month. Hmmm...
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