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  1. thor

    NEW Alexander Leathers Detroit in Horween Bison - PIC HEAVY

    "Highwayman" has a nice ring to it, though.
  2. thor

    Coldest Weather I've been in

    US East Coast Polar Vortex part 2...blizzard conditions and near-zero temps! Still wearing my trusty Bill Kelso W&G model M-422 with a wool sweater.
  3. thor

    NEW Alexander Leathers Detroit in Horween Bison - PIC HEAVY

    Carhardtt also makes a "Detroit" jacket (cotton canvas). I'm pretty sure they just chose the name because "Detroit" sounds tough, cool, and is associated with hard-working blue collar types (think union auto workers or garage mechanics). It's quite a compliment!
  4. thor

    NEW Alexander Leathers Detroit in Horween Bison - PIC HEAVY

    Outstanding jacket PL; congrats! Construction, seams, stitching, zips, tartan lining and hide all look first rate! Wear it in good health.
  5. thor

    Adding removable lining to an A-2?

    Try a Filson Mackinaw wool vest under your A-2; the 24oz. wool is amazingly warm without bulk. Plus the vest has alot of useful pockets!
  7. thor

    Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets

    Vintage half-belt worn by actor John F. Hamilton ("Pop" Doyle, On the Waterfront 1954).
  8. thor

    Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets

    Here is a photo from the set of "On the waterfront" with Marlon Brando. Quite an assortment of vintage workwear.
  9. thor

    Bill Kelso A2 Arco 18775 after 6 months (perfect!)

    Love that dark seal/rust knits combination! Enjoy your jacket!
  10. thor

    Pecards on a new AL jacket...

    They also offer a Mongolian Horsehide which has that flat, matte "pre-distressed" vintage-look.
  11. thor

    Aero Fit?

    What are you wearing under the jacket? Looks like a lightweight Henley. Will you ever be wearing a sweater or fleece under it? Do you want room for layering? The fit doesn't look too bad if you intend to layer up underneath it (side tabs loose) and snug up the side tabs when you wear lighter...
  13. thor

    My New Aero Thunderbay

    Isn't the leather "shell" of the Thunder Bay slightly oversized to accommodate the thick sheepskin? Thought I read that on TFL somewhere.
  14. thor

    TNO 30s Halfbelt

    Wow! Very nice.
  15. thor

    Coldest Weather I've been in

    LOL, Worf! Just gotta keep moving or you become an instant Popsicle! The crew wears Mustang floatation jackets and we layer up underneath. I wear an awesome Devold Norwegian wool sweater that is perfect for freezing temps.
  16. thor

    What's this? Aero or fakey A2?

    Breton is right; those Aero Flight jackets were budget A-2's made of thinner leather that was sourced from Pakistan. Decent overall construction and standard Aero hardware. I had one in seal brown goatskin (sold it after afew months). They were made notoriously short in the body length...
  17. thor

    Coldest Weather I've been in

    Yesterday it was 15 below zero with the 30mph wind chill plus blizzard/white-out conditions; a fun day to pilot a ferry boat in NY harbor.
  19. thor

    Horween Chromexel Steer not dyed all the way through

    In doing research on possible leathers for an upcoming jacket purchase, I've accrued numerous samples of horsehide and steerhide. The Horween CXL HH looks great at first glance, but after bending and folding and scraping it (and noticing the color loss) I'm not so sure. Ditto the CXL steer. I...
  20. thor

    'Flaking' from an Aero?

    About 5-6 years ago I received a brand new (not from the sale page) jerky russet HH A-2 direct from Aero and after afew months of routine wear, there were afew chips of lost color/topcoat around the upper back and shoulder area. These chips (about ten or so in number) were small but noticeable...
  21. thor

    My new Alexander Leather Arkansas in seal goat

    "To tuck or not to tuck, that is the question", to paraphrase The Bard. I, myself, am a tucker (comes from my military background). Jacket looks fantastic! THAT is the important thing.
  22. thor

    Bad experience with Aero Leather

    And there have been numerous negative comments in various threads concerning LW so "all's fair in love and war" I suppose.
  23. thor

    Horween Chromexel Steer not dyed all the way through

    +1

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