My new aero half belt arrived!!

[InsOma]

There's that brown Aero chromexcel again. . . great looking jacket, and it fits you well. Congrats!

 

[Bums_Fan]

Thanks for the information bicktrav.

 

[Don Tomaso]

...I feel like it's going to take months of wear to actually get broken-in. ...

Well, yes. At least, that's how I done it with my first Aero, a Long Half-Belt. As pointed out already, spraying water on it or walking through the rain - with a hat, not an umbrella - will help. Mine didn't break in evenly but some parts get softer more quickly.
BTW, excellent fit, I must say. These jackets are addictive...

 

[gtdean48]

As far as breaking in, I wear as much as possible & do exaggerated arm movements. Roll the jacket up, sit on it, unroll, roll another way, sit on it, repeat.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

Enjoy it. Fit looks spot-on. Do you have a picture of the back?

 

[bicktrav]

Enjoy it. Fit looks spot-on. Do you have a picture of the back?

I'll see if I can get one up.

 

[frussell]

I agree with the exaggerated arm movements. My long half belt felt like a cardboard box, and throwing my arms out in front of me like Frankenstein, and flapping my arms up as high as I could (only when alone) seemed to help, along with some elbow bending in different positions. The arm/back/underarm/shoulder area seemed to be the part that felt much better after doing this, which was the main area of discomfort. Whoever buys it on the Aero used page when they send my replacement will have a lot less work to do, as long as they are a giant, because it's a big mother!

 

[Fanch]

I concur about the exaggerated arm movements that has made wearing my vintage FQHH much easier. Also kneading the arms with the opposite hands when worn has been helpful, as well as exaggerated movements while driving. I had serious reservations before actually buying a jacket with thick HH but have grown to love it. There's nothing quite like FQHH!

 

[Sloan1874]

If you have a dog, take a ball and go and play with it for an hour. I found the throwing action really helps loosen up the arms.

 

[Swoosed]

get the jacket warm, drier or by the frurnace, this heats up the waxes that are making it stiff, then wear it outside for a while, it will conform to your movements. do this a few times. then after about 2 years it will be realy broken in LOL. that stuff is killer.

 

[gtdean48]

If you have a dog, take a ball and go and play with it for an hour. I found the throwing action really helps loosen up the arms.

+1 playing Frisbee with the dog works too...helps to develop your off-hand coordination too....

 

[Brando11]

I put my FQHH HB Deluxe in the dryer for 10 mins to soften up the waxes; then put it on, zipped it up and wore it around the house all evening. Have done that half a dozen times now, plus used the kitchen dish spritzer to spray hot water on the sleeves. Then you can roll them up like a flannel shirt.

 

[ButteMT61]

I put my FQHH HB Deluxe in the dryer for 10 mins to soften up the waxes; then put it on, zipped it up and wore it around the house all evening. Have done that half a dozen times now, plus used the kitchen dish spritzer to spray hot water on the sleeves. Then you can roll them up like a flannel shirt.

That's the way! I've done that at least 12x on my 50's HBD. Not a great shot, but shows some of the wear...