DWCxUHR - Denim World Championship Ultra Heavy Raws…

[Chris]

Well now that's interesting.  Any ideas why there are different degrees of shrinkage based on geography?

[Giles]

I think that it is a function of the aggressiveness or otherwise of the washing machines.  Tom always sends me stuff to do shrink tests on because she knows I will get more than her…

[Seul]

Yeah I was guessing it'd be that. Still: most machines are produced in the same part of the world, no?.. Maybe they have three lines…

"TLC" for Japan
"Vigorous but Gentle" for the €uros
and "Brutal and Brainless" for the land of Michael Bay...

[mclaincausey]

Couldn't it just be as simple as water temperature in the machines? Drying habits and temp too maybe.

[Giles]

It may be, but Americans tend to trash the white buttons we put on some of our workshirts, no other nation manages to do that….

[summ3rhays]

I have to admit I'm jealous of the temp and spin settings on the nonUS machines I've seen.

The spin on mine is high, higher and peel the fucker off with a spatula.

[spitfiredealer]

Mine actually has a jean setting on it. Can't say I have ever used it but nice to know it's there.

[KrisB]

how is the rise on bb's compared to 634's?

[grandmasterben]

@summ3rhays:

I have to admit I'm jealous of the temp and spin settings on the nonUS machines I've seen.

The spin on mine is high, higher and peel the fucker off with a spatula.

Lol

Same. Surprisingly, even after peeling it off, I've never had weird lines or anything. I honestly laugh when people say take it out before the spin cycle. That's 90% of what my machine does…

[Giles]

@KrisB:

how is the rise on bb's compared to 634's?

From the webpage:

• Slightly higher rise and more fitted top section than the IH-634S

But all measurements are under the Sizing" tab

[cadence]

Ordered a 32 since it matches my 33 Beatle Busters. I'm really excited but kind of sad I won't be able to spend more time with my current pair once the comp starts.

[Broark]

So how warm / breathable is this denim?
From everything I've read it's not very breathable.
I've got the 634S-B and the grey weft loomstate 633S from SelfEdge.
I can wear those most of the year here, aside from the Texas summers.
But if this denim is much less breathable than the other IH pairs I already have I might have to skip out.

[Max Power]

It is way less breathable as the 21 oz.  Though I personally already find these too warm in the summer. So it depends on your Preference.

[superfuzz]

From everything I've read this denim is not very breathable at all. Sorry Broark.

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[nizzel55]

The UHR are very warm to say the least.
I will not be wearing them during the summer here in the south of Sweden.

[cadence]

It will definitely be a challenge to wear these year around. How was the MBB's on breathe-ability? Maybe it would've been nice to do those again?

[Giles]

@Broark:

So how warm / breathable is this denim?
From everything I've read it's not very breathable.
I've got the 634S-B and the grey weft loomstate 633S from SelfEdge.
I can wear those most of the year here, aside from the Texas summers.
But if this denim is much less breathable than the other IH pairs I already have I might have to skip out.

http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6774.msg373789#msg373789

So short answer is, this denim does not breathe…

[summ3rhays]

Last time I checked. This was for the super heavyweight division. They will be a beast to break in, but that's the challenge/fun right?

[Broark]

Thanks for the feedback, that probably means that I'll have to skip on these.
Unfortunate but it's hard for me to wear heavy denim year round. Those 100+ degree days are tough.
But hey, who knows, maybe I'll grab a pair and tough it out! Still undecided.

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