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  1. Carlos840

    For Sale Lost Worlds Speed Demon moose hide leather, sz 50, two-tone Navy w/ green

    Is this 100% moose, or are the darker panels horse? This jackets looks amazing, i whish it was a smaller size...
  2. Carlos840

    Vanson custom jackets

    Although i agree with everything you said, i have to say you can't just expect clients to wait for an email answer for more than two months, that's just unprofessional. They used to offer great jackets and great customer service, now they offer great jackets and crap service, which is a lot less...
  3. Carlos840

    Vanson custom jackets

    That guy is hopeless, he told me my CXL Vansons couldn't be Vansons as Vanson only used black dyed through leather. Since my CXL jacket had brown underside of the hide it wasn't a Vanson! I pointed out the CXL Left Field jackets, he stopped answering me, no answer since 9th of december. I have...
  4. Carlos840

    Vanson custom jackets

    Those look really nice. Personally i am done with new Vanson for the moment, the recent customer service is a joke. They have a new guy called Nick who doesn't know what he is talking about, and they seem incapable of answering emails. My last attempt at contactign them was in early January, all...
  5. Carlos840

    Grizzly Questions

    All my thoughts are in there: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/aero-leather-grizzly.95411/ They are really cool jackets, my favourite way to wear sheepskin. They are waterproof, block the windchill a lot better than regular leather, are far more breathable than a B-3. IMO they are a lot...
  7. Carlos840

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    I've just picked up this weird Vanson from Buyee. It looks like a variation of the Boston Police jacket, what was interresting to me was that most seams are french stitched and the armholes are tripple stitched, neither of these things are usual on a Vanson. HAs anybody got info on this?
  8. Carlos840

    Thoughts on a Schott straight zip police jacket

    Schott 602, here is my review of mine: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/schott-602-police-jacket.96133/
  9. Carlos840

    <<< age appropriate jackets >>>

    I also thought it looked a bit big, but as @Monitor said, "If you don't care, the world cares even less." and that guy really looks like he doesn't care, so i don't care.
  10. Carlos840

    <<< age appropriate jackets >>>

    I personally don't think it's age related, it depends on the person. I have seen people in their 20s look like crap in a MC/D pocket leather jacket, i have seen people in their 70s look amazing in the same style of jacket. It's about making the jacket yours and looking natural in it, not about...
  11. Carlos840

    Buying-Selling-Collecting Leather Jackets: New-Old

    +1 on these damn import fees... I just had to pay 80€ importing something worth £159! That has to be my most out of proportion import taxe payment yet, even with sellers accepting to declare low value importing things into the EU seems more and more unsustainable with all the extra fees they...
  13. Carlos840

    Aero Teamster for the bike

    Funny how marketing works... I personally would never ride in that jacket, the leather is paper thin and would most likely not hold up in a crash, and the lack of windflap means you have a giant baloon back above 70km/h. This is probably one of the least bike friendly jackets in my collection...
  14. Carlos840

    Buying-Selling-Collecting Leather Jackets: New-Old

    At around 70 jackets i think i fit in the collector category... I have been collecting things as long as i have been alive, rocks, marbles, coins, stamps, cards, instruments, ratchets, spanners, musical instruments, leather jackets, it's just an integral part of who i am. Regarding leather...
  15. Carlos840

    Aero Teamster for the bike

    IMO that's using the wrong tool for the job. Buttons will let air in, the coat is too long and will ride up, and the poor Aero forward mobility will be a PIA to reach handlebars. I would not do it.
  16. Carlos840

    Japanese brands rejecting Shinki

    Thank you, this is a new beginning for me. All my jackets will soon be in the classifieds, i have no need for them anymore.
  17. Carlos840

    Japanese brands rejecting Shinki

    I'm pretty sure anyone who is above 6' and had to walk on sidewalks at rush hour when it is raining has similar vues... People are too careless to handle an umbrella without poking all the tall people's eyes out. I also value the use of my hands, and to me the the umbrella trade-off is not...
  19. Carlos840

    Japanese brands rejecting Shinki

    It's easy to find information, just google "average days of rain in ..." I'm not saying wearing veg tanned in the rain will damage the jacket, just that i have never worn a veg tanned leather jacket that has kept me dry in Belgian rain. Even my Thedi and it's waxed finish was fully soaked after...
  20. Carlos840

    Japanese brands rejecting Shinki

    Don't mean to sound rude, but you live in an area with 30 days of rain a year. As someone living in a country with more than 200 rainy days a year i can tell you veg tan sucks in the rain. I wear leather jackets in the rain, but not veg tanned ones.
  21. Carlos840

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Did you get one of each? I had a black unlined one on order last year but sent it back. Sizing was completely off, jacket fit like a bag, one size too large and all the measurements where 1 or 2" larger than what he had told me they where. Stitching and construction was also pretty poor, lots of...
  22. Carlos840

    What are the makers that DO NOT 'skiv their leather or use glue'?

    Let's not forget this beautifully installed belt loop on one of my Diamond Dave jackets, this is a proper craftsman at work:
  23. Carlos840

    I need a proxy in Japan and like yesterday!

    Keep in mind that the cost of shipping varies depending on season. In the middle of summer shipping a jacket from USA to Belgium using Fedex is around 75$. Just around the Christmass and new year season you would be lucky to pay 150$ for the same box. When the total quantity of parcels to be...

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