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  1. CatsCan

    Choosing the jacket

    Depends on where he is based in Russia. There are places where temps easily can drop below -40C for prolonged periods. But based on your new info about what conditions he would likely use the jacket for, I would think all of the previously mentioned jackets will be fine. The winter you are...
  2. CatsCan

    Choosing the jacket

    Nigel Cabourn has done some arctic coats which are maybe a good alternative. But again, no leather, sorry.
  3. CatsCan

    Choosing the jacket

    I think you are right. The N-1 will not be sufficient for severe russian winter conditions. There is one really cool coat from the old swedish army which was used in severe arctic conditions. I think they were called Mats Larsson after the initial maker/designer. The swedish name under which...
  4. CatsCan

    The Deck Jacket thread.

    Great buy! Great jacket! Fit is spot on. Take good care of it. Cats
  5. CatsCan

    An Observation in The Observation Bar

    That's the biggest trap.. I loved my work VERY much. Didn't realize that it was eating me up. What you love can hurt you most. Sometimes I was deliberately working until late at night. Sometimes I didn't even stop on weekends. Burned out. I love my life, my wife, friends and nature. Now my job...
  7. CatsCan

    An Observation in The Observation Bar

    I guess we all could do more for our recreation. How time consuming sleep and work is! It's two thirds of our life. We have to be a lot more spontaneous. Sometimes I think "oh no, what pants or jacket to put over, oh, what to pack for a weekend off out in the wild" and end up in front of the TV...
  8. CatsCan

    An Observation in The Observation Bar

    Even in the European scale I consider this very near! Luck you! I have to drive about two hours to get to the north western shore (North Sea, Part of Atlantic). Three hours to the Baltic Sea coast of Germany but to me it always has to be the Atlantic coast. Seven hours to my favorite coastal...
  9. CatsCan

    An Observation in The Observation Bar

    It seems that many share the same impression as b/w memories from earlier than the later sixties and color appearing by the end of the sixties. And we have TV playing in. So MAYBE we are influenced by both, TV and the real world around us when we are very young kids. Since TV has a subtle but...
  10. CatsCan

    An Observation in The Observation Bar

    Still thinking... The first 6 years of my life we lived in Cuxhaven at the Coast. I was always convinced that the bright sunshine, all reflections of sunlight by water, sky and white sand of the beach and the smell of the ocean were printed so deeply into my brain's concept of how the world...
  11. CatsCan

    An Observation in The Observation Bar

    I saw a private made film shot in the year 1940. It shows scenes of a family holiday in Løkken, Denmark. It was in color (Kodak). The sensation was so great in that time, that the film maker kept showing flowers in a garden for half of the duration of the whole movie.. "All these beautiful...
  13. CatsCan

    I did it! Long hair cut short.

    If I just had such beautiful hair like you have, I would never have thought about to cut it short in the first place!
  14. CatsCan

    An Observation in The Observation Bar

    You got me thinking.. I observe the same, when I try to remember my earlier childhood. But are we influenced by all the old photos we looked at when we started to show a first interest in our family foto album? And the longer I think about it, it seems to me, as if our long term memory for...
  15. CatsCan

    I did it! Long hair cut short.

    Thanks! Have to agree, never thought it would... for decades I swore that I had no head shape for short hair. Now I know I had no head shape with long hair :)
  16. CatsCan

    I did it! Long hair cut short.

    Thank you guys! I appreciate all of your comments and especially your personal stories! Thank you very much!! A friend said yesterday, "MAN! WHY? WHAT HAPPENED? ARE YOU GIVING IN?" LOL. Nope. I don't stop howling wearing sheep's clothing. I don't need my hair to speak my mind :) Not just a...
  17. CatsCan

    I did it! Long hair cut short.

    Loungers! Today I did it. I had my hair long since I was 15. Now - 54 years of age - I finally found out how my head and neck shape is without my long hair camouflaging it :) Story behind this: There are kids loosing their hair during chemo therapy. I donated my hair to the Kids with Cancer...
  19. CatsCan

    Will hopefully receive a Bronson N-1 in navy blue today

    The dryer can also be quite risky for the lining when it contains wool and I suspect it has 80% Wool. The problem is that you have two different materials, sturdy cotton and more delicate wool lining. You could start with a normal washing and skip the dryer for a first experiment. Wait until...
  20. CatsCan

    Basic questions about laundering old clothes

    Always worse than washing is no washing/cleaning. It's mostly human skin fat, salts and skin proteins many types of bacteria breed on. They can really deteriorate old cloth. I avoid the dry cleaner's myself as I doubt they have the same addiction to my valued garments I have.. They once ruined a...
  21. CatsCan

    German commando actions with political implications

    I live close to the place where his Me 262 was shot down. There was a big debate about to remove a memorial plate from the wreck site after Neo Nazi commemorations took place there every year. It is removed now.
  22. CatsCan

    Will hopefully receive a Bronson N-1 in navy blue today

    . With Bronson, a clear "no". Get a size bigger. These run small.
  23. CatsCan

    Will hopefully receive a Bronson N-1 in navy blue today

    The problem with hot soaking is it's unpredictable outcome. You never know how the lining will behave like. The cotton outer shell will be less problematic. But remember, cotton shrinks to a level but stretches back afterwards. The only safe method will be a seamstress who can take measurements...

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