The duck, the octopus and I enjoy splendid weather:

Today I'm wearing a shirt that I messed up quite badly by not washing inside out and without soaking. It still gets some love:

Still working in and on my 888S 21oz. Rolled up quite high the 21oz works astonishingly well in warmer temps.

Have a great day!

Do you think black shoes with a brown belt is bad taste?

Update on my 21 oz 888s from spring this year:

(The trousers are from spring, not the picture.)

This watch is probably quite well known - a Seiko SKX009 with the modest but persistent 7S26 movement. I think it's hard to argue with the design and build quality of the former 200$ watch.

Love these!

Have a good weekend!

Hello IH-Community :),

I'd like to introduce myself very briefly here. I'm Robe (which is a cheeky reference to a Warcraft 3 item and also loosely related to the beautiful garments worn here). I joined here because I love the way you interact with each other (which is not the norm in online communication, I suppose) and I have great admiration for things well made.

For some reason I have got a thing for Japanese made stuff (Seiko watches, green tea, Murakami's novels) but also everything that ages beautifully, no matter where it comes from.

My denim journey started 2 1/2 years ago when I purchased a pair of Edwin stretch denim, which have now become my main rock climbing trousers. Bouldering is another passion of mine, but work and family life do not leave much time for that ;).

I always thought that non-stretch heavy denim would be impractical for an active lifestyle until the 888 cut proved the opposite <3. Now I wear the 888s daily with great joy.

I'm glad to be here :)!

Robe

My favourite type 3 is actually evolving quite nicely. Let's see how far I can push it this autumn :).

The picture is unfortunately only a zoomed in still of a short video I filmed with my phone at my parent's house. At first I got really excited because I was under the impression there is a humming bird in my parent's garden, which is highly unlikely.

I did some research and found out that it is a hummingbird hawk-moth - such an incredible creature! It was floating while drinking from a blossom.

The second picture is taken from wikipedia.

Here's some info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_hawk-moth

I love psyduck, confusion is also one of my super powers! The patch however is still too ducky, I suppose.

Thank you :).

Like the leather patch with the octopus, but with a platypus instead. They're great creatures.

It's probably more of a question to the IH crew I suppose.

Have you ever considered a platypus patch?

Cheers mate! You're slightly taller and heavier than me. I'm still unsure whether to go for medium or large.

The models on the websites usually go for rather slim sizes. But there's pictures and then there's using the jacket in real life.

Play it all night long ...

Thank you all so much gentlemen! Seems like I could go either way M or L.

@Max-Power said in Freenote Cloth:

So, here it is. First I have to say the my shopping experience with the rugged society was excellent, super fast shipping and packaging!

Well, for the jacket itself I'm fully blown away. It's softer and less thick than I expected, maybe also less warm. The fit is fantastic with a Tee, not sure if I can layer up for winter though. Anyway, I love it and will most likely get a lighter version in spring.

Edit: I can layer an UHF underneath. Snugly but not uncomfortably.

It's the 20oz wool blanket version in tobacco, which is more olive than on the 10oz version apparently.

Hey mate! I'm currently browsing the interweb for the exact same jacket.

Maybe you can help me with your first hand experience. I'm not so sure about sizing and warmth. Do you think this is a true winter coat or more of a three season jacket?

I'm 179cm and between 75 and 80kg. I wear size large in the current lefty od and XL in the duck type 3.. In IH shirts I am usually between L and XL. Do you think I should go for size large or medium in the heavy riders jacket?

Thank you so much!
Robe

Everyone's carrying knives these days. Why is no-one collecting bellybutton fluff in their pockets anymore, like a normal person?

What size is recommended for someone who is 179cm tall and about 78kg? My IH shirt size is between 40 and 42.