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My first Langlitz Cascade was perfect, and I mean perfect. It fit amazingly well for a jacket that wasn't made for me. It had all the features I was looking for, and I got it for a very reasonable price.
It's a goatskin jacket, so lighter in weight, just under 4.25 lbs, which a lot of people prefer, and Langlitz actually upsells to their customers, but I'm into heavier stuff for riding, it just makes me feel more secure. So I've been on the lookout for another one in heavier cowhide for a few years now. It has two handwarmer pockets, three inside pockets (including one hidden pocket), and a black satin nylon lining.
Last week, I scored. This one fits me just as well as the first, and is heavier. The only thing it doesn't have that I wanted was the pinstripes on the back, but for the price I got on it, I couldn't pass on it. It weighs 6.0 lbs, and the leather is 1.5mm thick. The pockets are leather lined, even two of the three inside pockets, although it doesn't have the secret pocket and instead has a zippered wallet pocket on the wearer's right side which the goat jacket doesn't have. The fabric of the lining feels heavier, but coarser, than the satiny lining of the goat.
Putting the two side by side, it's apparent that the goatskin Cascade is not actually black, but a very, very dark brown that looks nearly black in most light, and will fool the eye unless you look close or compare it directly to a true black.
I don't need both of them, so the goat will be going up for sale on the Classified page shortly. I don't have fit pics for either yet, but I'll work on that. I owe a few fit pics on multiple jackets at this point.
It's a goatskin jacket, so lighter in weight, just under 4.25 lbs, which a lot of people prefer, and Langlitz actually upsells to their customers, but I'm into heavier stuff for riding, it just makes me feel more secure. So I've been on the lookout for another one in heavier cowhide for a few years now. It has two handwarmer pockets, three inside pockets (including one hidden pocket), and a black satin nylon lining.
Last week, I scored. This one fits me just as well as the first, and is heavier. The only thing it doesn't have that I wanted was the pinstripes on the back, but for the price I got on it, I couldn't pass on it. It weighs 6.0 lbs, and the leather is 1.5mm thick. The pockets are leather lined, even two of the three inside pockets, although it doesn't have the secret pocket and instead has a zippered wallet pocket on the wearer's right side which the goat jacket doesn't have. The fabric of the lining feels heavier, but coarser, than the satiny lining of the goat.
Putting the two side by side, it's apparent that the goatskin Cascade is not actually black, but a very, very dark brown that looks nearly black in most light, and will fool the eye unless you look close or compare it directly to a true black.
I don't need both of them, so the goat will be going up for sale on the Classified page shortly. I don't have fit pics for either yet, but I'll work on that. I owe a few fit pics on multiple jackets at this point.
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