@Aetas Hey chaps,
I do indeed have the coat. Very kindly delivered by @jerkules with some delicious beers.
Sadly the coat is too small for me to wear practically. Will take some pics during the next few days and will then ship on to the next wearer (who I presume is you @Aetas - In which case PM me).
Beautiful jacket and - other than a pair of @Giles shorts - the first time I have seen the IH fabric so faded.
Cold enough to warrant horsehide…..
Simmons Bilt
Sunspel
IH-888 slubby, which I am very much enjoying the texture of.
Crockett and Jones
Porter
Snagged a returned XXL. Was gutted that missed out initially. Suspect I may be an XL but stoked to be able to give this one a try!
21oz sashiko coach jacket and/or rider’s jacket
I went with my usual size on this and measurements worked for me. Fabric is truly exceptional.
I was concerned that it may be too similar to the dobby cloth cpo, but completely different.
Beautiful dark indigo and purplish tones and a rich texture reminiscent of scales. Nicest example of sashiko that I have seen.
Asked for IH to make sashiko almost ten years ago now. Glad that Haraki finally changed his mind!
@msafrons As others have said, make sure you find a good tailor.
I was recommended one by Junior from Rivet and Hide, who does their alterations for them (Pinnas and Needles, who are excellent).
I have had multiple IH jeans, jackets and shirts altered by them.
I now use two tailors, Pinnas and Needles for anything more complex / on more expensive garments and then a local tailor I trust for more straight forward things. If you have not had a recommendation, then I would take another garment along as a ‘trial run’.
Few from throughout the week…..
IH-634 II
Sunspel
Studio D’Artisan
Orslow
Porter Yoshida
Crown Northampton
IH-888 Slubby
iH Dobby CPO
IHT
Crockett and Jones
Mystery Ranch
IH Superblack Riders
Sunspel
Samurai
Master-Piece
Picked up the GA molle clip two years ago. Received it as a very generous gift for my 40th.
Wanted it on the basis that (as anyone who knows me will attest), I have a lot of fucking bags, a number of which feature either molle webbing or provision to allow the attachment of a molle clip. From my experience, the beauty of molle generally is that it is a standard configuration.
It was therefore to my complete surprise when I discovered that the GA clip is a couple of mm too short to actually fit the molle webbing (or indeed any of the standard width webbing) on any of my bags.
Although entirely fucking useless for its intended purpose, I did not want to part with it (as it was a gift) and it was dutifully consigned to the fiery damnation of my drawer, waiting for a day when it would fit something that I own (other than Apple watch strap, which never really felt quite right to me).
I picked up the Swatch x Blancpain Ocean of Storms recently on a whim, off the back of seeing it on a different strap (rather than horrendous nato it comes with).
Rubber strap fits the GA molle clip perfectly. Very pleased to finally get to use it as it is very beautifully made.
Anyone have any experience of their stuff?
After a Type 2 and none of the ones I have tried thus far (Iron Heart / Samurai / various ones in Clutch Cafe) fit (for a variety of reasons). Did look at Dawson Denim but the colour of the denim / thread was not for me. Also looked at Brycelands but has a cinch back.
@ddtrash Interesting and thanks very much, not seen that one before!
@Anesthetist What did you think of the white speedy? Seen one briefly in shop window but not had the chance to try one on. Hoping to pick one up in the future or the white explorer two
A shot from out in the wild…..
Yes definitely agree that need to treat the nylon fairly carefully.
I do have a backpack from them, but I got it for £120 on sale and it is small. Other than that and the crag tote, all my bags from them are small slings / shoulder bags / tote made from the tanker nylon and, as you say, can scuff.
You are quite right. For me their backpacks just aren’t heavy duty enough or designed for being abused. I also learnt the hard way with bags generally years ago, when I had a prolapsed disc and discovered that the load distribution on a number of my backpacks / messengers was shocking. That led me to the made in USA mil-spec mystery ramch packs. Have five Mystery Ranch packs now 3DAP, ASAP and 3 of the Carryology packs. All bullet proof and hard as nails (albeit the are designed to be carried on two shoulders).
Thinking about it, I bought one of the larger porter daypacks for my wife (£140 reduced from £400) and the first thing she said was that loved the fabric, but rubbish for carrying heavy loads.
I personally would not buy another backpack from Porter as pricepoint to high and not robust enough to warrant it. I do love the smaller bags that I have from them though, which are all beautifully made, with lots of design choices! I did get them all on sale / cheaper than the current extortionate prices that some UK stores now charge.
As an aside, although I see the merits of the Gr1 and its construction (I have one in black x-pac), not a fan of the front pocket and it does essentially look like a big fucking lunchbox. I have also found the molle configuration to be fucking useless! Still, I can see why people like them / rate them.
@jerkules sorry missed this before. Happy for you to go first
@chrisjohnnick Very jealous! Love the Porter stuff. Very well made and great variety
@AdamJ what @John-Galt experienced is exactly what I experienced also. Browser that I was using was Google Chrome, on a laptop running latest version of Windows
@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot Thanks mate, just purchased it. That was weird! Gratefully appreciated old chap
