Show us your horsehide Indy jackets!

[Carolina Tom]

I don't have one . . . yet, but I would love to see your horsehide Indys! Thanks!

[Jens]

Sure. Here's my well-worn, trusty Wested Horsehide. Has seen quite some dust and gravel in the meantime. If you're up for durability, you can't go wrong with this one, imho.

[Carolina Tom]

Beautiful Jens! Awesome stuff!

[Leigh]

Here's mine, not quite as great as Jens.

Brand new (seven and a half years ago!):



My latest picture of it I could find, in my unfinished Indy costume (from back in November time):



As you can see, it's practically bullet proof. I loved that jacket and wore it almost daily, weather permitting. It had been slept in, camped in, worn through rain storms and sunshine, and it still barely had a mark on it. These days, I've swapped it out for a shrunken lambskin Indy jacket, as it suits the milder weather a lot better, but I still wear it when the weather gets heavy.

The lining inside is falling apart and all torn, but there's only a few scratches on the leather, and at a glance, as you can see, it still looks pretty new.

That's the same bag strap too, but that actually shows wear!