Calling on all AERO "Happy Days" Jacket owners...

[repo]

Well if you go with an inside pocket, consider not getting the fastener like Fanch (zips have their problems too). Here's my HWM:

 

[Rudie]

Another reason to opt for goat it seems. No trace at all of the two pistol pockets I have. I think I have the jacket for two and a half years now. I seldom use the studs, though. I wouldn't want to miss the pockets. Actually, Ken wasn't happy about adding one to my recent Rockafella, but I insisted on having at least one. I am glad he didn't refuse.

 

[thor]

I wish Aero did that colour in their mid-weight smooth HH.

(That is one hell of a jacket too. Looks great on you.)

Check out Shinki horsehide.

 

[Dagenham Dave]

Check out Shinki horsehide.

From Aero I assume?

Is it mid-weight?

Can you post a link.

 

[handymike]

Aero doesn't do Shinki, Dave....
But it IS amazing stuff. Take a look at Superfluous's Goodwear Imperial.
That's the stuff.

 

[Sloan1874]

I do have one made from it

 

[handymike]

Correction...they no longer use it

 

[Dagenham Dave]

Aero doesn't do Shinki, Dave....
But it IS amazing stuff. Take a look at Superfluous's Goodwear Imperial.
That's the stuff.

If Aero don't do it then I won't bother. It's definitely the Aero "Happy Days" Jacket. It's now only about the leather.

I have sent an email to Denny asking him if there is a mid-weight HH in a mid-brown. I'm waiting for his reply.

 

[nick123]

I do have one made from it

*****.

 

[ProteinNerd]

Have you thought about going the Thurston route and using their veg tanned HH? It's VERY nice.

 

[Sloan1874]

Correction...they no longer use it

It was a sample that was in the storeroom that was used on a test pattern. Still damn nice though. If all shinki was made equal!

 

[Grayland]

It was a sample that was in the storeroom that was used on a test pattern. Still damn nice though. If all shinki was made equal!

I've yet to hear anyone complain about any Shinki leather. Yours is damn nice, mine is damn nice - who's complaining?

 

[Sloan1874]

I'm going on hearsay, but I have heard that not every scrap of shinki is what we consider brilliant.

 

[Dagenham Dave]

Have you thought about going the Thurston route and using their veg tanned HH? It's VERY nice.

Isn't Thurston just an Aero stockist in the US? And if so, why would they have different leathers to Aero?

 

[nick123]

Isn't Thurston just an Aero stockist in the US? And if so, why would they have different leathers to Aero?

If I've misread correct me, but I think Thurston purchases the leather themselves and ships it or has it delivered to Aero. Because it's their leather, they have rights to it.

 

[pawineguy]

If I've misread correct me, but I think Thurston purchases the leather themselves and ships it or has it delivered to Aero. Because it's their leather, they have rights to it.

Exactly - They sourced this particular leather with Goodwear and yes, they actually ship it over to Aero from the tannery. It's not unusual for stock lists to develop their own styles or leathers to differentiate themselves and give some "value-added".

 

[Edward]

I've handled that Thurston horse. It's beautiful, though I think there's an upcharge because it is significantly more expensive to buy in. I didn't feel it was better, certainly not to the extent of being worth paying more for than the regular fqhh or w.h.y., but ymmv.

 

[ProteinNerd]

The reason I suggested it for Dave is its a slightly lighter weight option than the FQHH. Around the same weight but a better option than the standard Aero MWHH, I think the lighter hides are probably better suited for the Australian Climate.

 

[Fanch]

I hate to sound like an old cliche but consider one of Aero's veg tanned goatskin that has great texture, substance, and flexibility, and would IMO be a perfect choice for a Happy Days jacket. The veg tanned goatskin is totally different from the thinner chrome tanned goat used on my G&B Expedition, Cooper G-1, and others that I have owned in the past. Maybe ask for samples to be sent to you, although samples don't reflect the finished product. If you do ask for samples of cotton drill too so you can see how nice and substantial Aero's cotton drill is as well as their goatskin. Of course ask for samples of MHHH as well.

 

[Sloan1874]

I'm suspect the colour and grain variation may not be what he's after, though the weight is. Dave is literally against the grain! But have a look at the Thurston thread, see what you think:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/show...-Veg-Tanned-Horsehide-for-Aero-Jackets/page35