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Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013-2015 - Official Thread

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    bagley920
    Joined: 10 Oct 2011

    What the hell do you do man??

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

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

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      fanya
      Joined: 28 Nov 2012

      Thanks guys.

      I wear and take care of the jeans but I give Mega some credit too, I was on the fence about how often to soak and was going to go with every 4-6 weeks but he was the one that helped me realize that denim needs to see water a lot more often.  Mega's MBBs have a great color to them because they see water fairly often.

      I only did one soak in the last month due to being busy and lazy but even that one soak I could see another color shift.

      @bagley920 - I skydive and live a very active life.

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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        Love it.  Here is Haraki basically challenging a Japanese customer to come up with as good a faded pair of 25ozers:

        http://shin3155.blog54.fc2.com/blog-entry-2292.html

        "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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          spitfiredealer
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 8 Apr 2013

          fanya they are amazing. I need to start throwing myself out of planes

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            (I think some of the other competitors may do just that - and under cars, and under trains…....)

            "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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              Snowy
              Joined: 15 Jun 2012

              @Giles:

              Here is Haraki basically challenging a Japanese customer to come up with as good a faded pair of 25ozers:

              Love how google translate translates one of the comments "Extremely inspiring, I am there with a smile full bloom!".

              I am loving these with smile full bloom too! 🙂

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                nizzel55
                Joined: 18 Sept 2013

                Fanya. Your jeans really look fantastic. Inspiring to see pictures like that. Just keep them coming. /N

                Instagram: Nizzel55x
                187cm (6' 1.6"), 80kg (176lbs)
                IH-666S (33), IH-666UHR (33), IH-666SII (32)
                IHSH-76 (L), IHSH-62 (L), IHSH-101 (L), IHSH-109 (L)

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                  madmonday
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                  great pair fanya, i think they look better every month you post them.

                  you've had to make no repairs on the jeans so far?

                  head high, middle finger higher

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                    Seul
                    Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                    @spitfiredealer:

                    I need to start throwing myself out of planes

                    May I suggest: spitfirejumper…

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                      fanya
                      Joined: 28 Nov 2012

                      (if anyone is itching for specific pictures of somewhere on the jeans lemme know and I'll get around to it)

                      (and everyone should skydive at least once~)

                      I've only had two issues, and both are pretty minor in my opinion.

                      First one was a crotch repair, I noticed the stitching was pulling and undoing itself so I grabbed a needle and thread and put some reinforcements in, after looking at it again taking these pictures I should probably add a few more.  I probably added the stitching at the 5-6 month mark.

                      The other "issue" is a small hole developing because of my narrow stride, it's not uncommon for me to hear the swish of my pants when I walk, if make it so there is no "swish" it hurts my hips to walk that wide.  I'm trying to thing of how to "fix" the hole and I think I'm going to put a very small amount of super glue on the area to "harden" it up to hopefully prolong the hole that is coming.

                      Most of the actual "wear" is on the seams or where stuff is folded over, the back pockets are the best example.

                      Bonus close up pic of the right combs

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                        ruben
                        Joined: 19 Jun 2013

                        Wow. So so good.

                        Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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                          xtcclassic
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 13 Feb 2012

                          @Giles:

                          HOLEEFUCK

                          Yeah. Giles sums up my feelings eloquently.

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                            Megatron1505
                            見習いボス
                            Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                            @fanya:

                            Thanks guys.

                            I wear and take care of the jeans but I give Mega some credit too, I was on the fence about how often to soak and was going to go with every 4-6 weeks but he was the one that helped me realize that denim needs to see water a lot more often.  Mega's MBBs have a great color to them because they see water fairly often.

                            Thank you man. I bang on about subtle beauty in denim a lot over on SuFu, and I think folks over there know that I'm not a huge fan of some of the EXTREME fades that get most of the applause, but yours are heavily faded whilst still looking extremely natural and maintaining lots of subtlety.

                            I kid you not when I say that (at this stage) I think yours are my favourite pair of faded jeans I have ever seen.

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

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                              summ3rhays
                              Joined: 28 Nov 2012

                              @summ3rhays:

                              HC-IH-06
                              11th month update

                              IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                                madmonday
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                                i like summer,

                                dogtag idea was brilliant

                                head high, middle finger higher

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                                  Finn666
                                  Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                                  @ruben:

                                  Wow. So so good.

                                  this! fucking unreal fanya…

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                                    summ3rhays
                                    Joined: 28 Nov 2012

                                    Thanks Monday!

                                    IG: summ3rhays & Indigobleed

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                                      toddjcoley
                                      Joined: 11 Apr 2013

                                      HC-SF-92 Steel Feathers 21oz

                                      HWDC Challenges Round 5

                                      1. Introduce your country.

                                      So we set off on the 18/2/14 from Mount Gambier, SA to Darwin NT. A 4,342Km drive, well the way we went anyway.

                                      some of the photos i stole from natalie who has been doing a scrapbook, the reason they have effects and borders. 😞

                                      [img width=640 height=640]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-UrrhPBZWJHU/Uxw0oUQOyzI/AAAAAAAACHc/PUI8BaxQHLE/s1256-no/hogwash+.jpg
                                      on the mighty Murray river, after all my travels of the world i still find the being around the Murray special and something just draws me in


                                      one of the many free ferrys that are used insted of a bridge.


                                      our home for now


                                      the old burra mine



                                      the Midnight oil house, midnight oil being an aussie rock band


                                      gladstone goal, a cold spooky place, it was shut down in the 70's as the cells didnt have toilets.


                                      aligator gorge


                                      good beer and home (van) made bread.


                                      Woomera missile range, set up between the British and Australian governments after WWII as the Germans were able to bomb London with rockets. Besides the town and highway it is a prohibited area that is around the size on England.


                                      An underground hotel in Coober Pedy, around 50% off the towns population (3500) live underground as it can get up to 47c. It is around 23-24c underground all year round.  It is also famous for opal


                                      feeding orphan kangaroos and a little wombat


                                      welcome to NT, maybe a bit like the wild west.


                                      wedge tailed eagle



                                      Uluru

                                      the price of fuel just kept going up! when we left we paid $1.60 and at the highest we paid $2.30/ 1l of diesel.
                                      Now the Ernest- Giles Rd. NEVER TAKE IT!! a 100km road of rough. but thank god we did, when you start traveling the outback you keep seeing the same people at different stops, camps and sights. we had been seeing this one guy for close to a week, when we came around a corner we saw him sitting under a tree with a few bags and some belonging. “where’s your car” he had a 4x4 mitsubishi. “over there” it was a now burnt out wreak. He came around the corner and slid out, rolled and it caught fire. He had been there for over 2 hours and only seen 2 cars both going the other way, there was no phone signal for over 200km either way.

                                      I will keep it there for now, sorry for being so long. We are now in Darwin and i dont think my jeans will get much wear, so hot and sweaty!

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                                        twin
                                        見習いボス
                                        Joined: 12 May 2012

                                        Toddjcoley one of the best post on this thread. Some day I will be in Australia to visit.

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                                        • Mild7M
                                          Mild7
                                          Joined: 3 May 2012

                                          Fantastic pics and commentary Todd. Top end trip for me next July.  You've whet my appetite 🙂

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