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  1. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Spent the weekend in Philly, home of the (rather forlorn) SS UNITED STATES, putting some mileage on my goatskin Willis & Geiger G-1: Amtrak Acela train ride, Phillies game, traipsing around the city museums, even managed to climb into the cockpit of a T-33 jet trainer (love the thick goatskin on...
  2. thor

    Leather winter jacket - Classic Shearling Jacket vs. Shearling Lining

    Here’s a crazy idea that actually worked: I bought a Gibson & Barnes Civil G-1 (with the side handwarmer pockets) off eBay that was a size too big for me (super-duper low price on a jacket that was basically brand new). I had a lightweight Eddie Bauer 700 goose down jacket that was sitting in my...
  3. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I sold my LW Raider and I miss it every day! Tho I do have a couple other G-8 style jackets, there’s something special about Lost Worlds.:rolleyes:
  4. thor

    Help with G-1 provenance

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Island_incident This “peacetime” incident between a Navy P-3 and two intercepting Chinese jet fighters is real edge-of-your-seat reading. The Navy pilot certainly had “The Right Stuff”!
  5. thor

    Help with G-1 provenance

    Early 1970’s Star Sportswear military issue G-1. Looks like it is still made of goatskin, not that grain-embossed cowhide leather. Cuffs are totally “fugly” but good quality replacement knits are readily available on eBay and elsewhere.
  7. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Thunder, lightning, torrential rain and a Lost Worlds G-1.
  8. thor

    Share your jacket patina/scar story

    Had a run-in with this guy and he almost put a nick in my Lost Worlds leather jacket with his 6 inch incisors but the LW hide won out :p
  9. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Another day, another G-1; sunrise at the ship docks, Lost Worlds G-1.
  10. thor

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    Great photo! That’s Jim Lovell in the G-1 jacket (the very epitome of “cool”).
  11. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Willis & Geiger M-422 (the navigation chart of NY Harbor makes a pretty cool photo backdrop:cool:)
  13. thor

    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    On August 2, 1935, tunnel engineer Harry Stripling makes the inaugural crawl-thru of what would become the first tube of the Lincoln Tunnel. Stripling crawled 1.5 miles thru a dark, muddy borehole that was only 30 inches wide, wearing a leather jacket and fedora no less!
  14. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    The EMPIRE STATE (and her sistership GARDEN STATE) are usually up in Weehawken doing the Midtown Manhattan route, but the ferries get switched around quite often! I’m glad to hear that you’re one of our regulars!!!:)
  15. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Thanks for the inspiring response @Monitor; it made my day! This one’s for you (sunrise the day after the big storm).
  16. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Thanks fellas. I was inspired to share some weird cloud/sky pics after @navetsea posted his paranormal cloud photo. :cool:
  17. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    After days of a blistering heat wave (that killed 6 people on the East Coast!), NYC got blasted by thunder, lightning and torrential rain! Crazy cloud formations and an eerie, foreboding light just before the thunderstorms hit. I wore my G-1 “just in case” and I’m glad I did! The goatskin is...
  19. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    This being the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, I thought I’d mention my own humble link to that momentous occasion: back in 2014, Navy helicopter squadron HS-4 flew my Navy Reserve unit out to our ship in Hawaii and it’s the same helicopter squadron that performed the Apollo 11...
  20. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Rainstorm (and a very rare NJ tornado!) moved thru the area so the temperature has dropped; broke out my G-1 as I oversee a little marine salvage operation in NY harbor.
  21. thor

    help identifying G1 ..

    Ha! Thanks @El Marro! These jackets are relatively common so I wouldn’t go too high on the offer, unless it was a rare extra large size or had some provenance (sewn on Nametag, aviator wings, squadron patch, etc). Anywhere from $100-$200 would be fair, in my opinion.
  22. thor

    help identifying G1 ..

    Looks like a dynal (synthetic) collar, well-aged, vintage goatskin (not cowhide) and standard “paper clip” zip made of aged brass. Not much else to go on. My guess is that it’s a 1970-73 G-1, either a late D or early E production. Perhaps a Star Sportswear.
  23. thor

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Too hot to wear anything but a t-shirt but in the mail today I did just receive my newest acquisition: a Filson “Ranger” lightweight oil cloth bomber jacket (stock photo off the ‘Net). Found it for half-price, brand new, on the ‘Bay. Jacket has a full lining, 2-way zipper, real horn buttons...

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