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  1. JLStorm

    The Aero steerhide conundrum

    Its a highwayman with some a few more inches length and cut roomy like the cheyenne. Here are a few pics. Its over 11 pounds but under 13, so I call it 12 pounds. It has a thin shearling lining in the body only. As a comparison, I have a schott 184SM jacket that is 3oz leather and it to is 5...
  2. JLStorm

    Please talk me out of buying a Fislon #86 wool packer coat.

    Im not sure what camp means, but my dog stands out on his own, I would never try to accentuate it, but even if I did it wouldnt matter., I could be wearing a clown suit with flashing lights, doing cartwheels, and screaming at the top of my lungs and no one would notice me, they only notice the...
  3. JLStorm

    The Aero steerhide conundrum

    to try and explain how stiff the steer is. I have a steerhide aero jacket and a b3 jacket that is 100% overlayed in midweight horse. Now granted, by steerhide is heavier than their normal stuff because I made a special request, its probably pretty similar overall. When I compare the...
  4. JLStorm

    Please talk me out of buying a Fislon #86 wool packer coat.

    Yes thats my boy. He goes almost everywhere with me. He is about 170 pounds of white furry fluff and it does get everywhere. I have a pet free room where I keep my nice clothes and jackets and I literally cannot wear dark wool in the house or in my truck unless I want it covered with white...
  5. JLStorm

    Please talk me out of buying a Fislon #86 wool packer coat.

    Nope. I have no peacoats. I have a vintage wool and a vintage cashmere overcoat, but they are pretty dressy. The only thing that puts me off about a peacoat is that I have a really big white dog and dark wool plus white fur makes a coat look awful. A charcoal or grey blends more with the...
  7. JLStorm

    Looking for a pea coat style with very thick lapels and collar, ideas?

    Thanks for the link. I did look at your sticky, but the photo of the WWII peacoat was to small for me to really see the details. Ive checked out the vintage trends site you sent me a while back and they are pretty low on stock as well. I'll check the link above. Thanks.
  8. JLStorm

    Please talk me out of buying a Fislon #86 wool packer coat.

    I have had my eye on this coat for a few years now: I've read that this coat doesnt block wind well, its only 24oz wool, and its really neither dressy or casual. I dont need it and I have 2 aero leather coats a b3 and highwayman, I have a nice wool overcoat, and a few down winter coats...
  9. JLStorm

    Looking for a pea coat style with very thick lapels and collar, ideas?

    Well, you probably couldnt, but that was just a random picture I found on the internet, not a coat I found for sale. I think that is a WWII issue peacoat from what the photo caption said, but I wear a 46 or 48, so WWII coats are pretty much out. and Jan, I would like to eventually find a...
  10. JLStorm

    Looking for a pea coat style with very thick lapels and collar, ideas?

    This is the closest thing I could find to it online. Buttons are the same, color is the same, in person the lapels looked thicker, but very very similar, but his buttons didnt have the anchors on them, at least that I could see.
  11. JLStorm

    How heavy in weight is a filson wool coat compared to traditional 32oz pea coat?

    ok that helps a lot. That wont work for me. Thanks.
  13. JLStorm

    How heavy in weight is a filson wool coat compared to traditional 32oz pea coat?

    for two years Ive been staring at the Filson packer wool coat with the shearling shaw collar. I'm also trying to find a good pea coat. I know the styles are different, but I really like the weight on the old style military issue 32oz pea coats. The Filson is a 24 ounce weight, but from...
  14. JLStorm

    Barnstormer Regrets?

    If you want true warmth the shearling lined barnstorm would keep you warm, but unless you are going to be spending your time walking or on a bike, I'd skip it. Its just too thick and heavy to drive in. Someone else suggested Filson, I really like their wool packer coat, I think that is a bit...
  15. JLStorm

    Looking for a pea coat style with very thick lapels and collar, ideas?

    The lapels were definitely thicker than that and the space between the seam on the lapel and collar was wider. They were so thick and the edges were so nicely rounded that I just couldnt stop staring at it. Had it been a woman, she would have thought my eyes were glued to her breasts...it was...
  16. JLStorm

    Looking for a pea coat style with very thick lapels and collar, ideas?

    I saw a pea coat the other day that an older gentleman was wearing and I didnt feel comfortable asking him who made it, it just felt awkward asking. Now its driving me nuts. I've been looking for a pea coat like this for a while, but havent found anything. It looks like a standard issue coat...
  17. JLStorm

    Think you're man enough to handle a BarnStormer flyboy...? No wimps allowed!!

    I HATE hoods, they get really annoying very quickly when you arent wearing them. Id go with the barn stormer for that reason alone.
  19. JLStorm

    Saw someone wearing a peacoat today and I want it...but I have no idea who makes it.

    Ya I know, but this was a much older gentleman and didnt seem like the type to talk clothes if you know what I mean. I think if I asked him who made his jacket he would have looked at me is if I had a weird disease and walked away.
  20. JLStorm

    Saw someone wearing a peacoat today and I want it...but I have no idea who makes it.

    So I saw an older gentleman wearing a peacoat today who came to ask me about my dog and we were talking for a while, but I felt a bit weird asking him where he got his coat, it just wasnt that type of conversation. Anyway, I know its not an issue peacoat because the lapels and collar were...
  21. JLStorm

    Concerns regarding my Aero Bootlegger

    I thought they still got horse from Horween? You know on that last one, you could have returned it and asked for a thicker hide if it was really that much thinner than you are used too, especially since you have past orders to compare it too. They would have remade a jacket for free. They did...
  22. JLStorm

    Concerns regarding my Aero Bootlegger

    Sorry, I wasnt replying to your post, I was replying to the OP. I have my b3 fully overlayed in smooth horse and it looks identical from panel to panel, but the patina is really nice from the veg tanning. You can ask for less grainy skins in any of their leathers so there is less mis matching...
  23. JLStorm

    Concerns regarding my Aero Bootlegger

    mismatched grain is one of my favorite parts of quality jackets. I didnt think to ask for it on my steerhide jacket, but thankfully, thats what I got. Anyway, its just cool, its about being a real hide. Its along the same lines with the patina of a hide, no matter how smooth or rough the...

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