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    Gloves

    PS. I also have the M-387G gloves. http://www.eastmanleather.com/product_info.php?products_id=139 Made of capeskin, they're super-comfortable, very well made and can go with an A2 if you don't mind mixing the USN/USAAF look. The cuff is semi-open, so are a bit draughty for that (more so than...
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    Gloves

    That's so weird - following my (cold!) weather forecast thread, I was musing on this as I rode in this morning! I have three pairs of A-10s - my personal favourites are the ones I bought from ELC many years ago (made by MASH Co., I believe). The goatskin has aged so beautifully and I love the...
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    Starin' and dreamin'

    I'm so sick and tired of sweating ...
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    Aero Hercules - sheepskin lined

    Ha!Ha!Ha!Ha!Ha! Good one .... And then there's always this .... was Miley's "performance" a turkey ? I know I've said here that I think there's a bit of personal preference in the acceptable degree of fit in a jacket from trim to a touch blousey, but I must say that, in this case, I think...
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    Aero Hercules - sheepskin lined

    Oh Jesus. I think people have been watching too much Miley Cyrus this week ....
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    Aero Hercules - sheepskin lined

    Need some lube ...? ;)
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    Starin' and dreamin'

    Absolutely, Worf. For a long time in my single days, I had a long mirror by the front door so that I could have a last check of my look before I left the apartment and say to myself "Mirror, Mirror, on the wall: do I look like a twat in this?". Even then I could (sometimes) stop myself from...
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    Your long range weather forecast: COLD

    I'm hoping it's right. It's sunny and 28C up here again - and with the wretched humidity and no wind at all, it feels like 38C and distinctly swampy. I'm so sick and tired of sweating. Roll on Autumn ... But at least it's better than that bone-dry heat that is creating all the wildfires for...
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    Your long range weather forecast: COLD

    Methinks you won't be in that! :) Nice! What is it?
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    An interesting A-2 from movie Twelve O'Clock High

    Good eye, Sir ! Well spotted. Can't explain that.
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    Your long range weather forecast: COLD

    And if it is wrong, well, you got the jacket you wanted anyway and there's always next year ...! But I hope it's correct. I want to test my B3/C3 combo and see how that fares in extreme cold ... and there's only one way to find out! Old Man Winter: do your worst.
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    Your long range weather forecast: COLD

    Good day all, Just saw this news item - and I see that the latest Farmer's Almanac long-range weather forecast for the US and Canada is out and the Winter forecast is: COLD - and, in my 17 years of experience up here, I'd say that it's about 80% accurate on average - sometimes 100% which is...
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    GW B-6 Fresh Pics

    Ahhh! Thanks Sloan - and thank God for that. With all the acronyms abounding these days, I thought it was something kinky!;)
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    GW B-6 Fresh Pics

    Hwt ??? :-/
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    GW B-6 Fresh Pics

    Looks great! Wow. Just perfect - that fella's a real whizz with his sewing machine, isn't he?! And what an eye he has for what looks right ... And the side zips on the B-6 are great too (interesting that they're Talons). I've only ever found them to be handy. The B-6 is such a great jacket -...
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    WWII Jacket Questions

    All very good points, Plumbline. And the Luftwaffe has 3 more pockets and is more practical for that too, and, being black, it goes with anything. But it is warmer - so that may be a deal-breaker in itself? But that being said, I recall when I first got my A2 from Aviation Leathercraft back...
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    WWII Jacket Questions

    A2 ! And just be sure to make it a really good one - remember: buy cheap, buy twice. (I did. I wish I'd known that before I bought my first "A2"! "You have to pay to learn" as my dad used to tell me - except around here where you can learn for free from those of us who learned the hard way!)...
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    The Fedora Lounge Guide to Mackinaw coats

    Just saw this in an update that was sent to me and it contained this original USAAF 1938 Mackinaw coat that's for sale - and I suddenly recalled seeing this thread on Mackinaw coats ...! So I include this for anyone who's interested ... (price is in Canadian dollars)...
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    New Alexanders Lavant - Burgundy Chrome Excel Steer

    Well, I don't usually comment on non-military jackets as I don't really own any, but I know my girlfriend would love to see me in something like this jacket of yours (she hasn't even asked to see my new B-6!) ... A good unfussy design and a good fit and colour too if you ask me. And I like the...
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    Is my Eastman A2 way too small?

    No apologies necessary! I approve whole-heartedly of your good intentions, Worf. Mutts are the best - and don't overlook the more senior ones! (our Bo is about 8 or 9 and he's the most perfect dog imaginable. We feel like we've loved him all his life). Maybe when you've found your new pal and...

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