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    Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013-2015 - Official Thread

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    • Z
      zwer
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      I will repeat this until I'm blue in the face in the hope it helps at least one person:

      If you're prone to crotch blowouts, soak your 25oz. SOAK THEM! I didn't follow this advice and had my first hole at 3 months. If you soak, you should be good for at least 6 months.

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      • AnesthetistA
        Anesthetist
        見習いボス
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        Mine shrank in the same dimensions that G said they would. So for me I'm glad I did it.

        IG: bluehandsslim

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        • bagley920B
          bagley920
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          My MBB's are still slightly damp in the pocket bags and I can't button the top button but I'm wearing them anyways 😉

          If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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          • nietenhosenN
            nietenhosen
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            think this could be interesting for all participants of round two:

            today is the day! jumped into my car and drove to the local zollamt (custom office),
            the palace where "RAJA" is waiting for me….
            and, f*ck, can't find words, so great that belt, WOOW, what a pleasure to held this thing in my hands...

            did some pics at first, fit-pics later on....
            I'm very proud to be the owner of that Heavy Champ Belt!!!

            www.schmidtkoeln.de

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            • Megatron1505M
              Megatron1505
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              Fantastic shots Champ  😃

              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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              • GilesG
                Giles
                IHUK Crew
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                Many congrats neit…

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • tatmantallT
                  tatmantall
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                  Congrats sir. Well done

                  "I know to you it may sound strange, but I wish it would rain…"- The Temptations

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                  • Finn666F
                    Finn666
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                    damn…looks perfect and goes brilliant together with the winning pair! thanks for the flicks Jan!

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                    • summ3rhaysS
                      summ3rhays
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                      Sweet belt Champ!  Well deserved!

                      IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                      • nietenhosenN
                        nietenhosen
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                        too bad that it is not wearable all day, so fecking great belt!

                        had a feeling that the girl at the custom office (she wanted to know what's in that package, and what I paid for) thought "what's up with these stupid guys?" because I had to told her the story about that belt…haha

                        www.schmidtkoeln.de

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                        • Sopiarz3S
                          Sopiarz3
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                          Congrats, I'll be lucky to even get half that amount of wear.

                          I should have bought two belts. One as an air freshener and one to wear around. My whole room smells like a leather store. Mega the belt is fantastic. Thanks for all your help.

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                          • Max PowerM
                            Max Power
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                            Congrats again! I remember picking up my two prizes from halloffade at customs - they were also totally not believing what I told them about winning a denim contest.

                            @elclintor:

                            > I don't care what people say.. The Max Power way is the right way…

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                            • M
                              MikeC
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                              @Finn666:

                              @Nerkg:

                              It's so funny everyone is soaking these.

                              not at all imo…they are sanforized yeah, but not one washed as FH and Giles stated, so there´s still some shrinkage to be expected! even if it´s just a tad!

                              If I remember correctly, the 25oz jeans (in any cut) are all sanforized and unwashed. I'm pretty sure a one wash 25oz IH jean does not exist.  If I were H and I lost some of the denim in production, I definitely wouldn't one wash the 25oz….

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                              • GilesG
                                Giles
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                                The 25oz Beatle Busters were specced to be one-washed, but due to production delays, we had to skip this process as it would have added 10 days which we did not have.

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • tmgT
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                                  G, I understand why they missed their wash, but what is the purpose of that first wash?

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                                  • GilesG
                                    Giles
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                                    To take as much shrinkage as poss out of the fabric (and hence any guess work) AND (most importantly), bed the constructional threads into the denim AND it also gets rid of any spinning or weaving gunk, particularly "size".

                                    Size is a solution normally applied to the warp yarns to strengthen, smoothen and lubricate them.  Starch is probably the most common size used in denim production.

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • Finn666F
                                      Finn666
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                                      hot soaking my pair as i type…the water is blue as blue can be 🙂

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                                      • summ3rhaysS
                                        summ3rhays
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                                        @Snowy:

                                        summ3rhays, you've taken it to next-level. Standing outside barefoot, in a t-shirt, with snow on the mountains behind you. Epic 🙂

                                        Haha, I'm barefoot whenever I can. My wife looked disapprovingly at my indigo covered toes from scraping my way into wet MBB's.

                                        IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                                        • tmgT
                                          tmg
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                                          @Giles:

                                          (most importantly), bed the constructional threads into the denim…..

                                          Thanks G, that's the confirmation I was looking for 🙂

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                                          • tmgT
                                            tmg
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                                            @Finn666:

                                            hot soaking my pair as i type…the water is blue as blue can be 🙂

                                            How easy is it to clean the bath tub afterwards?

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