Optimal Weight/Thickness

[ton312]

One thing, though - I wouldn't feel comfortable paying more money for a lighter jacket than what a heavier one costs, as I wouldn't be entirely sure what exactly I actually am paying for. But again, that's just me.

I feel exactly the same way...can't even begin to explain it

 

[Superfluous]

I wouldn't feel comfortable paying more money for a lighter jacket than what a heavier one costs, as I wouldn't be entirely sure what exactly I actually am paying for.

Perhaps you are paying for better construction? Maybe better detailing? Perhaps a better quality leather (e.g., grain, correction, tanning)?

Would you pay more for a 3 oz leather jacket with palpably better construction and detailing, as compared to a 4 oz leather jacket with obviously lessor quality construction?

Let me try a (likely inapposite) analogy: Would you pay more money for a two carat D / FL / Excellent diamond, as compared to a five carat N / I1 / Fair diamond? The five carat diamond is more than twice the size, but . . .

 

[Superfluous]

I recently saw a photo of a spectacularly thick/heavy leather jacket that was coming apart at the seams. Does heavier leather put more stress on seams. Is heavier leather more prone to seam separation? Does heavier leather require greater reinforcement (e.g., double stitched seams, etc.)?

 

[bn1966]

Too thick & heavy for me makes a jacket much less wearable

I've got two Cape jackets that are light & relatively thin but of great quality & get much wear time during the warmer months.

 

[Monitor]

My Aero 4.5 oz 10 lbs HWM...

Which one is that??? Any photos?

 

[ton312]

Sorry, but I refuse to wear any jacket with thickness less than 3.5oz, with exception of horween cxl 3oz horsehide.
Any thing less than 5 lbs(Aero size 38-40) I wouldn't even call a LEATHER jacket.

Man that's a hard stand!

 

[red devil]

Interesting topic, I have had more than one leather jacket get torn in the past. And I am not even sure when and how that happened. So I do want a leather jacket to be durable. The jackets that got torn were not all lamb but they were thin.

So having a certain weight/thickness is certainly important, how much... I am not sure

We have already discussed that function can affect the weight/thickness of your jacket. But leather type as well, a kangaroo jacket will be very thin yet as durable as a heavy horsehide if not more.

 

[Superfluous]

Which one is that??? Any photos?

Ivan, I think you made a mistake with the quote function. I never posted that I have an "Aero 4.5 oz 10 lbs HWM..."

 

[ProteinNerd]

Ivan, I think you made a mistake with the quote function. I never posted that I have an "Aero 4.5 oz 10 lbs HWM..."

Maybe he is suggesting you need one [emoji23]

 

[Superfluous]

Maybe he is suggesting you need one [emoji23]

Lol. I am not the fastest salmon upstream.

A 4.5 oz, 10 lb jacket sounds great . . . if I suddenly find myself in Westeros and must regularly endure fire breathing dragons and sword wielding foes. Otherwise, a measly 3 oz garb will do just fine.

 

[ton312]

10lbs!?? Weak. I've been keeping it on the DL but my next jacket is 30oz 75lb blue whale hide. I pulled the beast out of the ocean myself. It's ok b/c I'm a marine biologist.

 

[Superfluous]

10lbs!?? Weak. I've been keeping it on the DL but my next jacket is 30oz 75lb blue whale hide. I pulled the beast out of the ocean myself. It's ok b/c I'm a marine biologist.

Captain Ahab would be proud.

This is my next jacket:

 

[willyto]

I for one would start saying that the heavy leather thing has gone way too far. The whole quality and durability argument of super ultra heavy rigid leather is flawed the moment you can find vintage leather jackets that are 80 year old still standing in wearable condition in lighter leathers that were used in the past.

Vintage leather is tough as nails and it doesn't weight as much as the new heavy ones.

In fact kangaroo leather is tougher than any leather out there and it's thinner and lighter....

 

[Sloan1874]

I had a terrible, oversized heavy leather jacket. I didn't wear it properly, never belted the damn thing as I should've, and it draped over me terribly - though obviously I thought it looked great at the time. Over years of serious wear, the stitching at the top became ever more visible and weakened as the front and back panels made a slow bid to escape each other.

 

[Monitor]

Ivan, I think you made a mistake with the quote function. I never posted that I have an "Aero 4.5 oz 10 lbs HWM..."

lol I honesty have no clue how that happened! I was trying to word a response to your earlier post but today, I find struggling with English so incredibly difficult I gave up on the idea. But the fact that you do need one of those still stands.

 

[thekiyote]

I like heavier leather jackets, but I like heavier clothes in general, whether jackets, flannel or denim.

In my experience, heavier weight doesn't mean more durable, warmer or higher quality. It's just a personal preference thing. However, I do get a perverse joy from surprising people when I hand them my jacket and they realize it's about ten pounds heavier than they thought.

 

[ton312]

I think the real point of the thing is that fit ultimately trumps hide. One of the best fitting jackets I ever owned was a $50 flimsy Brooks. 99 out of 100 would say it beats everything that I've ever owned. Despite my own desire to improve I could've left well enough alone a decade ago...and have more $$

 

[Hh121]

Tough enough?

 

[Sloan1874]

Blimey, that's a horror. i feel sorry for the poor croc which gave its hide for that.

 

[Doctor Damage]

I can't believe, given the title of this thread, that nobody's made any jokes yet.