First submission in the books. No days missed so far.
Love these SBGs.
(Do I miss the XHS? Maybe a little bit )
First submission in the books. No days missed so far.
Love these SBGs.
(Do I miss the XHS? Maybe a little bit )
@Gammaman Entering with bibs is awesome.
@Jcaz6996 Nice, will be another amazing pair I'm sure.
@gouki74 Cool, hard to beat XHS. Not sure I could go a year without washing, but looking forward to following along.
Decided to go with the SBGs in the end. This will be the year of black jeans.
Not looking to win, but would like to reach at least 200 wears.
Just submitted Raw Proof:
My goal for the Indigo Invitational was to reach at least 200 wears.
That has now been achieved, currently at 203 wears. Still at only one wash. I'll definitely be continuing to use these going forward, but will be wearing some other pairs as well. The longing for XHS is strong
Not a whole lot of progress since last month (despite wearing these more than I anticipated). Still only on the one wash, considering doing another wash soon.
I've been ruminating hard on which pair to go with A full year in the same pair is a long time.
I think I will go with these instead. Have been loving the 526L, dig how crisp, tight and hairy the 19oz lefty is. Need to get them hemmed though.
Combs are coming along ok, and some first small signs of fading at the back pockets.
The lighting makes it appear a bit more prominent than in real life I'd say.
Haven't missed a day so far. Great jeans.
Latest submission.
Wearing these a bit less at the moment. It's been fairly warm recently and I've been spending most of my time indoors (with no AC).
Wearing them today though, blessed with some cooling rain.
A bit hard to photograph in a way that's faithful to what you see in real life, but here are a few shots.
Decided to go for a first wash. Longest I've ever gone without a wash, by far, at 115 days.
They were getting that slick/greasy feel which I can't stand. No smell though. They also have the beginnings of some crotch blowouts, which is quite unusual in my case. Worn through the back belt loop as well. Seems clear to me (and seems to be common knowledge) that wearing a pair for this long without washing takes more of a toll on the denim.
In the machine now. 40C, no spin, inside out, with some Woolite Dark. Did a fairly long, warm soak first, trying to avoid marbling if I can. The water was surprisingly clear after the soak, and no funny smells
Here are some before pictures. Will take some after pictures tomorrow.
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Some after pictures.
Overall pretty happy with how they came out.
Time to put them on and keep going.
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@Jcaz6996 There you go, amazing pair
@Jcaz6996 That's awesome man.
@Jcaz6996 That sucks.
Truth be told, I'm surprised you didn't already have one of these
Very cool man! Some of those older duck pieces (love the jackets for instance) are some of my favourites from before my time here.
Would be easier to keep up with your progress if there was a specific thread for these.
Did a second wash. I've been moving, and it's been hot and humid, so it was definitely needed. That also explains the mess that's partly visible
Not a whole lot of progress since last month (despite wearing these more than I anticipated). Still only on the one wash, considering doing another wash soon.
@ARNC I'll get to it at some point, too cool a contraption not to
@ARNC Always wanted to try one of these but haven't yet!
I LOVE coffee and typically do a V60 every day, or the occasional Kalita/Aeropress/Clever Dripper/Chemex etc.
Beans ground fresh with an EK43S. That grinder is total overkill, but it makes me smile, just like Iron Heart XHS.
@Jcaz6996 Incredible man, yet again!