Random questions to which you seek an answer

[bagley920]

I'm no car expert but never knew those machines were testing the alternator as well

[Guest]

Attention FurattoHeddo: Your avatar is driving me crazy because of how much it looks like an ex of mine. Please, who is she? ha

[FurattoHeddo]

She is Lykke Li:

Love that pic, and this song has been one of my guilty pleasures for a long while now:

[urbanwoodsman]

I worked with her a few years ago. She was weird but nice.

[Finn666]

would love to work with her as well some day!…

ha, there I said it  

[Finn666]

btw. guys, shoreman = guest?
wtf happened…again?

[Snowy]

oohhh sheeetttt!

[bagley920]

Anyone have any good products or strategies for getting moisture out of boots while not wearing them? Especially during the summer, my feet tend to sweat alot in my boots and don't really wanna buy $30 shoe trees for all my shoes

[llvlaglne]

http://dryguy.net/DG1.html

I use it after I've gone running or working out. Great for snowboarding boots, hiking boots etc.

IMO I got rid of my shoe trees after seeing this on sale at EMS. Got my trainers toasty warm for cold days. And got rid of the moisture ASAP so no kind of funk develops

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[Giles]

@Finn666:

btw. guys, shoreman = guest?
wtf happened…again?

Shoreman comes and goes at whim.  I think the last incarnation was his fourth…...

[natehate]

@bagley920:

Anyone have any good products or strategies for getting moisture out of boots while not wearing them? Especially during the summer, my feet tend to sweat alot in my boots and don't really wanna buy $30 shoe trees for all my shoes

maybe try these
http://www.mmaoutlet.com/Glove-Dogs-Deoderizers-P49.aspx
or make your own

[zwer]

Stuff them full of newspaper. But if you've got expensive shoes/boots, you really should be using shoe trees to keep them looking good.

[MikeC]

What's up with Memphis, TN Cotton?  I've noticed that Momotaro and Warehouse use it. Since H only uses USA cotton and I used to live in Memphis, this intrigues me….

[Sugar Mountain]

Studio d'Artisan also uses Memphis cotton: http://www.japanesestreets.com/reports/1313/the-quest-for-perfect-jeans

[MikeC]

Thanks SM.  It looks like I'll be checking out SDA for the summer. I'm looking at SD-103, IH-666L or TFH3009.

[Sugar Mountain]

I would caution against the SDA 103 for summer, as it's a very tight weave I think. I will admit to not having direct experience but can recall a conversation with Jericho at Take 5 in Hong Kong who had been wearing 103s for 9 months in hot weather. His words were "It's hard, very hard"!

[MikeC]

Thanks SM. tight weaves are definitely super hot in the summer, but the fading properties of tightly woven denim is fucking awesome. No pain, no fade….

[Chris]

@Sugar:

Studio d'Artisan also uses Memphis cotton: http://www.japanesestreets.com/reports/1313/the-quest-for-perfect-jeans

Excellent article.  I learned a few things, thanks!

[Snowy]

@Sugar:

I would caution against the SDA 103 for summer, as it's a very tight weave I think. I will admit to not having direct experience but can recall a conversation with Jericho at Take 5 in Hong Kong who had been wearing 103s for 9 months in hot weather. His words were "It's hard, very hard"!

I DO have 1st hand experience. They are a HORRIBLE summer jean. I picked them up as they were 14.5oz or something and thought they'd be great for summer. They're hotter than my 634S' to wear. The 103's don't breathe!

[Sugar Mountain]

^ "It's hard."