Posts made by Rack0

@weegeebee1:

@Rack0:

This looks awesome man!  What did you use to condition it or is that golden color all sun?  Thanks!

Thanks.  It's definitely getting there quicker than I thought.

I used Skidmores.  It's awesome stuff (but see my comment below).  An old timer upholstery guy told me about it.  There's a trick where you put it on leather, and then put the leather in a black trash bag, and put it out in the sun for a couple days.  Helps it penetrate.  I didn't do that part yet because weather has been cold and cloudy for most part.  So it just got a simple coat, rubbed on with my fingers.  (insert Silence of Lambs joke now) 

In hindsight, I should have waited though.  It has beeswax and some other stuff, and I think that added to the rigidness.  I was just eager to get some color going with the oil in it (which I'm pretty sure is linseed oil).

Once it gets some more sun and more importantly more wears and I feel that softer texture popping, I'm going to put some Pecards on it.  It's basically fancy vaseline, which in theory should soften the leather.

I'm pretty sure that I read the pale rider leather is veg tanned, but it kind of feels more chrome tanned to me.  I wonder if it was combo tanned or maybe there's just some sort of top coat.  The reason I ask is with all my leather jackets, I've found pecards works better on CXL type stuff because even though it has some beeswax in it, it's mostly vaseline.  You really don't want to add more wax to heavily wax treated leather.  So I use the Skidmores for more of the veg tanned stuff and that's why I grabbed it first for the pale rider.

All that being said, a good shade or two did come from the sun.  Reason I know is because I got stuck out one day, and only one side got tanned, and it was noticeable.

Thanks!  The trash bag idea is pretty interesting…. I've never heard of it!

@Kasi:

Am 42 inches in chest medium would never work for.

Always add little more for measurement to be on the safe side.

I agree, with a 42" chest a medium would likely be snug on the zip up with almost no room for layering - at least for my build

@weegeebee1:

This thread needs more photos.

This is one from my IG this morning:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl1WZAfrtFE/

Really love how it has evolved with only 1 week of wearing and maybe 10 hours or so hanging in the sun.  It's definitely still stiff.  I'm going to hit it with some Pecards in a few weeks.  I'm still getting a little bit of the button popping that others have mentioned, but it's dramatically improved.  I think the main issue is the double thick leather with the pockets and the folded over placket doesn't allow for much movement across the chest until it's broken in.  The arm holes are also high and tight. I notice most, if not all of us, are getting that pinching around the arm pits.  Putting in some all day and all night wears to get this baby broken in some more, but it's super nice and will only get better as it settles in.

The size is XL.  For reference I'm 6'0 and 185lbs.  It was a small XL though, like 22.25 ptp kind of thing.  I would have loved to have gotten closer to spec XL, but since this was a lucky cop on the recent reloved listing, I'm not going to get too picky.  The snap marks and other blemishes are nothing in the long scope of thing.  In fact, I've really thought about picking up that last XXL to have as more of an overshirt, but I think that one will be too big and with the stiffness, will just look funny.

This looks awesome man!  What did you use to condition it or is that golden color all sun?  Thanks!

@rydor:

6’0” and 180lbs. 18” shoulders exactly and longish arms.

Awesome same here except with average-ish arms - haha.  Thanks!

@rydor:

Got mine today, from Berkeley Supply. Bought it in Large and that was a perfect choice. This jacket is great. For sizing comparisons, I'm an American sized non-slim medium, wear a large UHF, and an XL (42) in the Type 3 Modified and the Storm Rider jackets. Large fits me great, over a UHF, and sleeve and shoulders are perfect. Jacket is just absolutely excellent.

I am these same sizes and picked up a large as well!  What is your height and weight if you don't mind my asking?

@weftyarn:

Awesome fit @Matt wear them well

Mine have passed 30 wear days now and become more pliable with every day
but have yet to reach the „sweatpants“ status of my 21OZ.

I've been wearing mine 5-6 times a week since August and they are starting to get super soft - getting close to my 21s!

I also got mine from Withered Fig.  I always prefer to buy direct from the IH Crew here, but for this jacket as well as the Pale Rider I had to go to Stockists.  I'm excited to get this one.