Bill Kelso's Relic Hunter

Charybdis · Post by **Charybdis** » Wed Mar 23, 2016 2:11 pm

Man, I have to say those BKs look awesome! I really want one or an A-2 but the prices...wow! I realize they are amazing and you get what you pay for. Oh well, maybe keep saving some cash for one day far off!!!

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:38 pm

Charybdis wrote:Man, I have to say those BKs look awesome! I really want one or an A-2 but the prices...wow! I realize they are amazing and you get what you pay for. Oh well, maybe keep saving some cash for one day far off!!!

You're telling me! I've been looking at these jackets for about three years and as much as I love Raiders, there was no way I could justify spending so much. The Relic Hunter looks to me to be the best Raiders jacket made. Now saying that, my wife just surprised me last week...she ordered me one! Crazy!!!

Now I play the waiting game...

Charybdis · Post by **Charybdis** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 2:53 pm

Holy cow! Your wife ordered you one? She's a real keeper! I have to hide the package from my wife!!!!

CRB · Post by **CRB** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:43 pm

Clone her

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:09 am

...still waiting...I know these jackets have a few months in their turn around time, I'm not even a month in!!!

I have to keep telling myself, "you waited 30 years for this jacket, what's a few more months?" but it's not working hahaha!

CRB wrote:Clone her

Funny you say that...my wife actually looks like Karen Allen in her 20's ...my brother says that's what got me to marry her!

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Tue May 03, 2016 11:06 am

I just got a message from Andy, my jacket ships this week!!! $\:D/$

Tibor · Post by **Tibor** » Tue May 03, 2016 1:15 pm

dorian.jedi.master wrote:...still waiting...I know these jackets have a few months in their turn around time, I'm not even a month in!!! I have to keep telling myself, "you waited 30 years for this jacket, what's a few more months?" but it's not working hahaha!

CRB wrote:Clone her
Funny you say that...my wife actually looks like Karen Allen in her 20's ...my brother says that's what got me to marry her!

Did she marry you because you look like Young Harrison Ford?

Post by **Cajunkraut** » Tue May 03, 2016 3:09 pm

dorian.jedi.master wrote:Funny you say that...my wife actually looks like Karen Allen in her 20's ...my brother says that's what got me to marry her!

Canasta · Post by **Canasta** » Tue May 03, 2016 3:13 pm

Dorian,
What hide did you get?

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Tue May 03, 2016 3:58 pm

Tibor wrote:
dorian.jedi.master wrote:...still waiting...I know these jackets have a few months in their turn around time, I'm not even a month in!!! I have to keep telling myself, "you waited 30 years for this jacket, what's a few more months?" but it's not working hahaha!

CRB wrote:Clone her
Funny you say that...my wife actually looks like Karen Allen in her 20's ...my brother says that's what got me to marry her!
Did she marry you because you look like Young Harrison Ford?

Hahaha! RDJ actually, I get that alot!

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Tue May 03, 2016 4:02 pm

Cajunkraut wrote:
dorian.jedi.master wrote:Funny you say that...my wife actually looks like Karen Allen in her 20's ...my brother says that's what got me to marry her!

Hahaha!

I love this forum...you guys are awesome...too funny! I'll post some up on my Photobucket, BUT I'm no mod, let's bring this thread back...

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Tue May 03, 2016 4:14 pm

Canasta wrote:Dorian,
What hide did you get?

I ordered the Hawaii version in Striated Lamb, authentic brown...in 40 regular...didn't mod anything. Special thanks to Bdgsi11 and Baldwyn...for some extra insight!
Dorian

Bdgsi11 · Post by **Bdgsi11** » Wed May 04, 2016 12:37 am

Looking forward to those pics. Hope it gets to you soon!

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Wed May 04, 2016 12:36 pm

Bdgsi11 wrote:Looking forward to those pics. Hope it gets to you soon!

Me too! Been waiting my whole life for my first Indy Jacket!
I'll post up pics ASAP, I usually just use my cell, but I'll try use my Nikon to get better resolution. I'll keep you guys posted.
Dorian

Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Wed May 04, 2016 4:51 pm

dorian.jedi.master wrote:Been waiting my whole life for my first Indy Jacket!

Great that you chose one of the best on the market to be your first! Be sure and take pics with it on you (we already have plenty of pics of them just hanging!).

I'm waiting on a Kelso in goat, should be done soon!

Tyrloch · Post by **Tyrloch** » Wed May 04, 2016 8:40 pm

Oooh, I'd be very interested to see your goatskin! I was about to order one about a month ago, but with the 2 month wait it was due to arrive around June - just in time to not be able to wear it here in Jersey for at least 2 months! So I figured I'd hold off and order it around June so it would hopefully arrive the end of August...

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Thu May 05, 2016 2:03 pm

Photoss wrote: Great that you chose one of the best on the market to be your first! Be sure and take pics with it on you (we already have plenty of pics of them just hanging!).

Awe man! I wanted to show off my hangers inside my closet!

Of course I'll post up pics of me wearing it...what good are they if the BK is just hanging there? I know how it can be lurking in the shadows with no idea how to ask for more information on any item of gear. Thanks to all the information on this thread and others on the Indy jacket, I think I chose wisely...thanks COW members

Btw post pics as well I want see what that goat BK looks like!

Dorian

Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Thu May 05, 2016 8:43 pm

There will definitely be a review and pics of the goatskin Kelso when I receive it! I wanted something heavy duty for outdoor adventuring, and I think it will fit the bill nicely. I was quoted about 4 weeks, but that was back in early March, so I'm guessing it will be a little while longer. I went with OTR sizing, and am hoping for a good fit (sleeves might need some adjustment though).

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Sat May 07, 2016 12:37 pm

dorian.jedi.master wrote:
Photoss wrote: Great that you chose one of the best on the market to be your first! Be sure and take pics with it on you (we already have plenty of pics of them just hanging!).
Awe man! I wanted to show off my hangers inside my closet! Of course I'll post up pics of me wearing it...what good are they if the BK is just hanging there? I know how it can be lurking in the shadows with no idea how to ask for more information on any item of gear. Thanks to all the information on this thread and others on the Indy jacket, I think I chose wisely...thanks COW members
Btw post pics as well I want see what that goat BK looks like!

Dorian

It's your first Indy jacket? Man, GREAT choice! I can't wait for you to get your jacket! Uh...I might be a few weeks behind you, with that new BK Wild Boy....

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Sat May 07, 2016 2:10 pm

Baldwyn wrote:
I have two! One in Victory horsehide, and one in striated lamb. I have no Indy jacket lust, any longer. The problem is, I now have Bill Kelso jacket lust...

Whoa! You weren't kidding! Another one?! Congrats buddy!

Dorian

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sat May 07, 2016 4:18 pm

Here is my baby:

Kyle

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Sat May 07, 2016 9:06 pm

Nice

was the grain on the finish that pronounced when you got it?

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sat May 07, 2016 9:23 pm

dorian.jedi.master wrote:Nice was the grain on the finish that pronounced when you got it?

No. I had to work it a little to get the grains to come out even more.

Kyle

Gorak · Post by **Gorak** » Sun May 08, 2016 1:17 am

Freaking awesome......love that skin!

RJR · Post by **RJR** » Sun May 08, 2016 11:20 am

That graining is beautiful,congrats.

Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Thu May 12, 2016 3:14 pm

Andy sent me an email saying my goatskin Relic Hunter shipped! Now to play the usual waiting game.

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Thu May 12, 2016 4:07 pm

Photoss wrote:Andy sent me an email saying my goatskin Relic Hunter shipped! Now to play the usual waiting game.

Hahaha! same here...just got email...so Photoss, how about a game of chess to pass the time?

Dorian

Canasta · Post by **Canasta** » Thu May 12, 2016 4:29 pm

I ordered my hh at the end of march. I sent a thank you and received an email saying that my server address had been flagged as spam.

I received an email from Any a little over two weeks ago, wanting me to confirm measurements.
I have, and have also sent a couple other emails asking if he got my reply, but now word.

Has anyone else experienced this?

C

Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Thu May 12, 2016 5:28 pm

dorian.jedi.master wrote: Hahaha! same here...just got email...so Photoss, how about a game of chess to pass the time?
Dorian

That sounds good!

Not much else to do. (And with school ending, my life as a teacher is about to get really boring!)

Canasta wrote:I ordered my hh at the end of march. I sent a thank you and received an email saying that my server address had been flagged as spam.
I received an email from Any a little over two weeks ago, wanting me to confirm measurements.
I have, and have also sent a couple other emails asking if he got my reply, but now word.
Has anyone else experienced this?
C

Yes, somewhat. With my order they quoted me one month, and were very quick to get me info on OTR measurements. That's the last I heard of them until this morning. I actually never received an order confirmation email. After about 6 or so weeks I sent an email requesting an update. (I wasn't in any rush, but just wanted to know how things were proceeding, half wanting to confirm they actually received my order!). I did expect the jacket to take two months or so, and it has. It seems communication with them has always been a bit spotty.

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Mon May 16, 2016 9:55 am

My BK is in town! $\:D/$ now the excruciating wait truly begins...waiting for the mail!!!

Duck9000 · Post by **Duck9000** » Mon May 16, 2016 10:02 am

dorian.jedi.master wrote:My BK is in town! $\:D/$ now the excruciating wait truly begins...waiting for the mail!!!

Awesome!. Fingers crossed here and waiting for the pics!

dorian.jedi.master · Post by **dorian.jedi.master** » Mon May 16, 2016 10:24 pm

Ok I have the jacket in my hands!

First impression, you can see where the money went. If you guys have the funds, definitely buy this jacket! I'll post up pictures as soon as this weather clears up along with detailed measurements of myself to compare with the sizing of the BK. This jacket is awesome looks straight off the movie set...stolen from the wardrobe dept of Raiders. More details as soon as I can get my camera set up with better lighting indoors and out! The smell is intoxicating...so good

Dorian

Tibor · Post by **Tibor** » Tue May 17, 2016 9:47 am

There's nothing like the smell of a new Kelso

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Tue May 17, 2016 2:54 pm

Canasta wrote:I ordered my hh at the end of march. I sent a thank you and received an email saying that my server address had been flagged as spam.

I received an email from Any a little over two weeks ago, wanting me to confirm measurements.
I have, and have also sent a couple other emails asking if he got my reply, but now word.

Has anyone else experienced this?

C

No, I haven't. Do you want me to email him to check? I emailed him a week and a half ago, and got a response.

Indiego Jones · Post by **Indiego Jones** » Wed May 18, 2016 1:58 pm

Canasta wrote:I ordered my hh at the end of march. I sent a thank you and received an email saying that my server address had been flagged as spam.

I received an email from Any a little over two weeks ago, wanting me to confirm measurements.
I have, and have also sent a couple other emails asking if he got my reply, but now word.

Has anyone else experienced this?

C

Happened to me, as a vendor.
Sometimes don't get emails from certain @domains.

My advice is, get yourself a Gmail or hotmail account.
Those messages always arrive ok.

Cheers.-

Canasta · Post by **Canasta** » Thu May 19, 2016 11:21 am

I got a reply from Andy. Thanks guys for your help!

C

Duck9000 · Post by **Duck9000** » Thu May 19, 2016 11:55 am

Tibor wrote:There's nothing like the smell of a new Kelso

I love the smell of a Bill Kelso in the morning

afalzon · Post by **afalzon** » Thu May 19, 2016 12:50 pm

hi guys,
in case you do not receive a reply from us there are 4 remedies.

1. send us a reminder
2. contact us on facebook
3. contact me here (by PM)
4. have a friend of yours contact us (in case you think your messages can't get through)

cheers

Canasta · Post by **Canasta** » Fri May 20, 2016 4:23 pm

Thanks, Andy!

Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Sat May 21, 2016 4:17 pm

I received my goatskin Relic Hunter a few days back, and it's great! Shipping only took a week from Athens to San Diego. Pics to follow after I work this weekend, and charge my camera! (I don't own a smartphone.)

Tyrloch · Post by **Tyrloch** » Tue May 24, 2016 5:46 pm

Photoss wrote:I received my goatskin Relic Hunter a few days back, and it's great! Shipping only took a week from Athens to San Diego. Pics to follow after I work this weekend, and charge my camera! (I don't own a smartphone.)

Must have some of those Slooooow charge batteries, time for a new camera...

Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Tue May 24, 2016 9:29 pm

Tyrloch wrote: Must have some of those Slooooow charge batteries, time for a new camera...

One of these days I will upgrade! Here's some quick ones I snapped just now:

Gusset shot:

Close up of that tasty-smelling leather; lots of character waiting to come out here!

A full review with lots of pictures will be given soon, but for now, I have to say that this is pretty lightweight for goatskin! Once the break-in period is done, it should look outstanding. It was a little stiff when I first got it, but it's far more pliable now. Until I get it to my perfect break-in level though, it's getting crumpled and dropped everywhere.

I gained some weight due to a medical issue, so it's tight in the shoulders and body, but I'm slowly heading back down to my normal size, and my Kelso is a great motivator. $\:D/$

Forrest For the Trees · Tue May 24, 2016 9:37 pm

Very nice! That looks like high quality goatskin. Great color, too. That is going to last a lifetime.

Tyrloch · Post by **Tyrloch** » Wed May 25, 2016 5:44 pm

Is that the actual color? It looks sort of medium brown.

Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Wed May 25, 2016 8:43 pm

Tyrloch wrote:Is that the actual color? It looks sort of medium brown.

That's true, though I think some of that is the lighting. Its truest colour is found in the last picture (of the pocket flap). I'd call it dark brown, but it's not as dark as some; it might depend on your idea of 'dark'. If your idea of dark brown is Wested's authentic brown, then this is dark brown. If your idea of dark brown is G&B's dark brown (which is close to black), than this jacket would be medium brown. Sorry if that was hard to understand.

Indiana Croft · Post by **Indiana Croft** » Wed May 25, 2016 9:33 pm

Very nice, but hanging on a hanger just doesn't do this jacket justice. I'd love to pull the trigger on one of these, some day I will.

But it's not going to be based on pictures of jackets on a hanger.

So come on guy's don't be shy, either gear up and have some fun, or just in street close. Matters not to me. I just want to see them being worn. Especially yoursknibs7 yours looks awesome.

Sorry I don't mean to sound like I'm on a soap box. I'm extremely jealous, trust me.

Croft

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Thu May 26, 2016 8:06 pm

Photosss, FANTASTIC jacket!!! I can't wait to see it after it's been worn!! Congrats!

I just searched a bunch of photos for appearances of my BK's. So none of these photos actually "feature" the jacket, but anyways.

Victory Horse RH.

Striated Lamb

Formerly Andy's jacket (really awesome jacket, I loved it, but sold it to Hector to get the above Striated)

Tyrloch · Post by **Tyrloch** » Thu May 26, 2016 8:50 pm

The cut and finish of the jacket look great, but I was hoping for a little darker brown in color. I may just need to save up a bit more and go for the horsehide...

Tyrloch · Post by **Tyrloch** » Thu May 26, 2016 9:06 pm

Baldwin, which shade of brown is that Victory HH in the first pic?

Tibor · Post by **Tibor** » Thu May 26, 2016 9:19 pm

Really impressed with that horsehide, Baldwyn... Any more pics of it laying around? Great robot by the way... And that must be your daughter with the "I totally have no idea who this guy in the jacket is" look on her face.