Random questions to which you seek an answer

[natehate]

thank you paula!!!

[Finn666]

wintertime = time for forum snow…always was thast way, not sure why one would change that.

[Giles]

It will come back later in the month….

[Finn666]

thanks! not even that noticable, but still a nice thing to have imo…

[JamesMarg]

With reference to Aero jackets… What is 'Tumbled' leather?

[Giles]

Think stone washed denim

[JamesMarg]

I don't like it….
Stone washed denim that is.

[MP]

@JamesMarg:

With reference to Aero jackets… What is 'Tumbled' leather?

They seem to now be calling what used to be vintage FQHH tumbled FQHH. Basically the leather gets put on a big dryer like machine and 'tumbled' at Horween, producing a softer more pliable leather that has a more broken in look and feel to it. If you're happy to beat the shit out of your jacket just by wearing it you'll eventually get to a similar end point I think.

[Ponyboy312]

Why do IH shirts say to wear as long as possible w/o washing?  While I, slob that I am, have absolutely no problem embracing this practice, I have no idea what I hope to gain by doing this with a flannel shirt.  Why?

[Finn666]

bikers like to smell a certain kind of way, so to achieve that, you need to follow certain rules!

[Seul]

It's better for the environment and the gnomes living in your washing machine.

[Giles]

@Ponyboy312:

Why do IH shirts say to wear as long as possible w/o washing?

No idea, never bothered to question H about it.  But I follow the, "if it's dirty or smells, it's about time I washed it" principle….

[Snowy]

^You mean air it for a while, and if it still smells, then wash it, right? :). I kid, I kid (I wash clothes when dirty, generally hand soak/agitate my jeans)

[mclaincausey]

My theory is that it's part of the Haraki ethos of durability and having clothes last forever and evolve slowly. Washing can be stressful to those causes.

[Arabit]

I think he originally intended to stamp that on his jeans/ western shirt. God knows how it ended on flannels o_O

[ohighyo]

I have decided to only apply the wash when needed technique to my jeans. don't really feel i need super awesome combs and shit on my shirts. Shirt gets dirty or smells, I wash it.

[thewickett]

I'll second Mclain. I wash my shirts, just like my jeans, when needed. Keep in mind, H's version of wait as long as possible before washing is a lot different than our (shitty) western idea of waiting as long as possible.

I wash my flannels once or twice a year. No arbitrary schedule - just based on need. It really prevents a lot of stress/wear that goes along with washing.

[Peter]

haha watch out for this guy if he ever puts up shirts on the buying/selling forum

[thewickett]

yup, wearing a flannel ~20 times with a t underneath before a wash is gross.

[Finn666]

wash whenever you feel the need/urge to…we're (only) talking about clothes here people and iirc IH is all about that mess. so when something is dirty/smells bad -> wash!
and f... the stress that goes along with washing. clothes are "created" to get worn and washed a lot!