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  1. VansonRider

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Be aware that you can move buttons (not a lot, maybe an inch or so absolute max) to fine tune the fit. My method is to button the collar, lay the double breasted overlap where it looks and feels right, then use a piece of chalk to mark where the button holes are, and move the buttons to the...
  2. VansonRider

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Don’t the melton coats all have an insulated liner while the Kersey just has a thin sateen type lining? They’ve seemed very easy to tell apart. Also the Melton coats have a tag up between the shoulder blades that the Kersey coats don’t use. So you can at least narrow down a search if there are...
  3. VansonRider

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Great info to have. The enormous lapels are one of the best features. I wonder if they were using the 8 button pattern but putting 6 buttons on it…
  4. VansonRider

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    I outgrew my size 40 pea coats, I have two from ‘69. So I ran an eBay search looking for a 42 or 44. They do pop up, but few and far between and never cheap. Then I randomly ran a search through Etsy… Guys, I now have a size FORTY SIX (46!!!)Kersey wool peacoat, 1970 issue date from...
  5. VansonRider

    Riding gear enablers!

    Oh ho!!! A Ural! Does that have the powered side car wheel? A bike that's at home in the snow is def. on the grail list
  7. VansonRider

    Riding gear enablers!

    I still miss my old Ninja 500. You can flog the heck out of it and stay at street legal speeds. At any highway pace there was plenty of passing spurt, but it realistically topped out around 90. It would could faster than that but you’d have to pin it and wait a while
  8. VansonRider

    Riding gear enablers!

    Oh, I know I'll be taking a bath if and when I decide to devest myself of my gear. I'm in my mid forties, a dad and husband, and I'm looking at a used pair of Vanson falcon pants for cheap. I think half of why I got into riding was the gear! I'll never be a boots, jeans, one jacket, and some...
  9. VansonRider

    Riding gear enablers!

    For all you bikers and motorcyclists out there, what’s your gear count like? How many jackets? How many pairs of pants? Boots? Gloves? how ‘bout a track suit! …justifications? “you need perf leather for summer, solid for winter, textile for wet weather, a warm set up for freezing weather...
  10. VansonRider

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    And I had my own question! I have had really great experiences with two Etsy sellers and I’d like to share them as a solid source for vintage coats. I don’t have any affiliation with them, I’ve just bought a really nice whipcord cruiser from one, and the other has a bunch of...
  11. VansonRider

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    Hello! I'm not sure if anyone can answer these questions or if there is a designated Keeper of the Thread, but here is my understanding of arm hole height. It refers to the height of the armpit, the height bottom of the hole. The closer the armpit of the garment is to your actual...
  13. VansonRider

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    I bought one of these in Tan and liked it enough to snag a second one for backup. They’re 1000D Cordura, with huge chest vents, arm vents, and back vents. Cargo and handwarmer pockets, adjustable waist. Not as romantic as leather but one heck of an “adventure” touring jacket. These have “Suzuki...
  14. VansonRider

    Help! Getting rid of smells on leather

    Always always always smart to go with a less invasive solution and work from there.
  15. VansonRider

    Vanson 2 way zippers

    Wouldn't a double zip need two male sides because the second slide acts as the stop block on the bottom? So you'd have to seem rip out one side of the zipper, or have one made?
  16. VansonRider

    Got my first and probably only leather jacket: Real Mccoy's Buco J-100

    Looks great! I think the sleeves look fine, it’s the one holdover I have from growing up a GenX kid. I like when they’re a little long ‍♂️ But you nailed the torso, snug but not like a sausage casing. It'll look amazing after you wear it for a few months! Congrats!!
  17. VansonRider

    Help! Getting rid of smells on leather

    It’s possible…. But modern chrome tanned leather has a PH between 3.5-5 or so, it’s already on the acidic side of the scale. White Vinegar is usually around 2.5-3 PH. Then take into account it’s being sprayed on with a plant mister... I wouldn't lose any sleep on it. Guys on here have run...
  19. VansonRider

    Langlitz Cascade Unfit compared with TWC at last and Real Mccoys Buco J-31

    I keep having to check my expectations by going back the old inflation calculator…
  20. VansonRider

    Help! Getting rid of smells on leather

    I had a fabreezed Barbour I had to contend with. I turned it inside out, hosed the lining with vinegar, and hung it on the fire escape in the shade for a few days. That didn’t work. I brought it back inside, re spray with vinegar, cold rinsed the liner with the shower sprayer, let it...
  21. VansonRider

    Styling your B3 or RAF. Do you wear mostly open, closed, baggy or slim?

    I prefer items to fit as they would have “in period”. So I look to historical photos as a fit guide. In most cases this just means it’s your size. Not slim fit or baggy, but fitted. Shoulder seams end at shoulders, or a little wider for layering, but those seams shouldn’t be hanging down past...
  22. VansonRider

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    My pocket bags are a lightly brushed cotton, a little lighter weight than moleskin, but similar.
  23. VansonRider

    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    That is SO irritating. One, I LIKE the stripes on the House jacket (and Hugh Laurie is brilliant) but two, if you don't like the patches or stripes on a jacket, just sell it off! I've gotten rid of jackets after deciding I couldn't live with a patch, but I straight up don't buy jackets with...

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