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So, @SpeedRcrX and other Shack owners. How does vest sizing work? The 48 on Aero's site (thanks, @Boyo) says Pit to Pit of 24"?
Thats impressive as hell, @SpeedRcrX - not so much the lovely Shackleton, but the work you did to get lookin' so good! Congrats on both counts...
So, @SpeedRcrX and other Shack owners. How does vest sizing work? The 48 on Aero's site (thanks, @Boyo) says Pit to Pit of 24"?
I was "this close" but the pit numbers scared me off after @SpeedRcrX told me hers matched her jackets. Based on that, it would be at least 2" too small in the pits for me. Bummed, but I just don't know about measuring a leather vest vs leather jacket...@ButteMT61 did you grab that Shack from Aero? I see its gone now..
Anyone who has one of these, how are you finding the back?
I'm hoping to shift my excess weight to order a couple of these in 2019. I'm leaning to seeing if I can get something other than wool on the back, as I want them more for an alternative to a jacket in warmer weather - more worn like a waistcoat than a kutte. I was considering maybe russet goat all-over for one, and black goat either all over or black goat front / heavy drill back for the other....
I have one in battered steer with wool back. I’ve had no issues with the back, but if I would order it again, I would have the back made of leather too. Goat would be a nice choice IMO. Battered steer is great but very sensitive to getting scratches and marks.
Thanks. I like the idea of battered steer for a jacket I would want to take on a heavily patina'ed appearance, but for something like this which I *might* on occasion want to wear over a collar and tie, the relative 'tidiness' of goat would be better, I think. I also hope to have the top pockets very slightly widened to accommodate my phone, and either one or two interior pockets added (I assume this is possible, same as the jackets?) to make it a fully viable alternative to a jacket for travelling in. (Room for passport, phone, mp3 player, wallet, tickets.... all the bits I might want to have directly to hand when flying.)
Maybe you should consider using stiffer hide for the shackleton you plan to use for travelling, if you're going to load the pockets of it with lot of heavy(?) stuff? Maybe for example jerky hh? And yeah, the back should be in that case definitely also be leather.
Thanks. I like the idea of battered steer for a jacket I would want to take on a heavily patina'ed appearance, but for something like this which I *might* on occasion want to wear over a collar and tie, the relative 'tidiness' of goat would be better, I think. I also hope to have the top pockets very slightly widened to accommodate my phone, and either one or two interior pockets added (I assume this is possible, same as the jackets?) to make it a fully viable alternative to a jacket for travelling in. (Room for passport, phone, mp3 player, wallet, tickets.... all the bits I might want to have directly to hand when flying.)