This week's filming fit...

IHSH-372-BRN (supercharged with a copper snap upgrade!)
UTILITEES
OGL Belt
IH-777S-21

Great seeing you all over the weekend, hope everyone got home safely!

You probably saw me floating around with a camera on Saturday trying to grab some candid snapshots. Apologies if I missed anyone or any magic moments, but hopefully, this kinda captures the vibe of the day…

Promoted to modelling duties for the day...

IH-526J-DD
IHE-45-BRN
IHSH-369-GRY
IH-777-XHS
Timberlands

IHJ-122-IND
BS69xSOP420
Wesco Journeyman

Fancied a pair of jeans that weren't indigo or black, so tried experimenting with dyeing - think they came out pretty well

IH-526J-142
IH-555-PIQ (home-dyed brown)

Chilly northerly winds blowing into Gosport from the Arctic today—cold weather fit inspired by @denim-dawg's adventures...

IHJ-122-IND
IHSH-340-RED
IH-777S-21
Wesco Journeyman

Cheeky little lunch break skate now that the sun's finally come out in Gosport...

IHJ-122-IND
IHSH-374-IND
BS69xSOP420
OGL Natural Leather Belt (first day of wear, looking forward to seeing this patina!)
Arbor x Carver Ryan Lovelace Surfskate

Filming day...

IHJ-69-KHA
UTILITEES
OGL Belt
IH-777S-21

Filming day fit check...

IHSH-348-GRN
UTILITEES
OGL Belt
IH-777-XHS

Temperature's dropped pretty quickly here in Gosport – time to start layering the Redline Rally jacket...

IHJ-122-IND
IH-526J-142
BS69xSOP420
Hat courtesy of @denim-dawg

@Nostradamion The Bing has a C7 (wanted to try the CX, but the deal I found with the C7 was too good to pass up!) and I’ve put some 75mm Orangatans on it. Super smooth when it gets going, and on a whole it does deal with little stones/cracks well - think I was just unlucky, lesson learned!

@Nostradamion Sounds cool, I'll definitely check them out. I have actually just picked up a longer Carver (their 37" Bing model) which is a lot mellower for lazily cruising around, but seems more stable at speed. Took a pretty hard slam last weekend (pesky little pebbles!) which I'm still aching from, so don't think I'd want to be bombing any hills on it though! The other option I've been looking at is the Loaded Fathom with the CX trucks, probably a bit ott for what I need, but looks similar to the Pantheon. Either way, you've got me thinking again, cheers - you can't have too many boards, right?

@Nostradamion Cheers, I thought that might be the case - the first surfskate I picked up (which likewise, my kids now use!) was a shorter 15" wheelbase Arbor with a C7 - great fun for messing around in a carpark, but very twitchy and squirrly at speed, hardwork going any distance on it. I do enjoy the looser feeling, but think I'm trying to strike a balance between longboard cruising and a surfy feel - I'm too old and fragile for learning how to ride bowls and ramps!

Those Pantheons look amazing btw, enjoy!

Japanese horsehide Type III jackets are back for this week's restock vid — plus, a bit more info on the upcoming website upgrade...

@SourPower Unfortunately not - it’s an incredibly fiddly, time-consuming process (the old studs don’t come off as easily as the face studs!) and we don’t ever carry enough of the males to offer as a consistent option. I just happened to stumble across a handful and thought I’d experiment - took a couple of lunch breaks to finish the job though, sorry to be a stud tease!

@SKT It's not something I'd ordinarily do, imo the oversized snaps can look a little ott on a flannel — but the copper really bangs on this colourway!

Btw, I upgraded the wheels on my work board the other week @goosehd, amazing how much difference it made. Much smoother and holds more speed now - glides across the Cooperage Green carpark as I carve my way to the toilet block

@Nostradamion Have you had a chance to try the Yow yet? Love the look of the Pipe (my favourite surfboard I had was a 6'4" retro fish!), but I'm interested in hearing what you think of the Meraki? I've got Carver C7s on both my decks, loosened off for a more surfy feel. I've heard the Yow system is better for this though - wouldn't mind trying one of their bigger Waikiki models

@flannel-slut Ha ha, maybe I can start narrating the newsletters in audiobook/podcast form

This week's filming fit...

IHSH-372-BRN (supercharged with a copper snap upgrade!)
UTILITEES
OGL Belt
IH-777S-21