IH-526L - 19oz Unsanforised Left Hand Twill Trucker. The Lefty Trucker

[spitfiredealer]

Is truly a great jacket. Enjoy

Mine is starting to break in nicely. Still stiff as hell I might add.

Some electric blue showing on the inside

[dcg]

Thanks, your posts helped me decide on the XL.  Seems like the 19oz LHT is a pretty fast fader - can't wait to start breaking this one in.  Hopefully I'll have a few more cool days before temps really start rising.

[superfuzz]

You can't go wrong with this jacket.

[madmonday]

looks great @spitfiredealer just don't shrink it

[spitfiredealer]

Can't see this going near water much in it's life other than the occasion rain shower

[superfuzz]

I think if you soak it it won't shrink much. I machine washed mine and it definitely shrank a little.

[dcg]

My plan is to do a warm/hot soak and air dry, and see where I end up.  I've read from a few folks in the 666 and 634 threads for this denim that they've gotten some additional shrink on subsequent soaks.  I don't expect to get this wet much, but I'd still rather get any extra shrink out prior to beating on it.

I'm at a good place where it's certainly wearable now, but I've got a little room for shrink.  I went with the XL for the arm and body length; body is slightly roomy but really not bad at all.

I'm in the midst of coming up to speed on a new job and buying a house (hopefully) in a couple weeks, so things are a bit crazy at the moment.  I'll take before/after measurements for the soak and get before/after pics up when I get the time.

[superfuzz]

@dcg Sounds like a good plan. You'll definitely get some shrink.

[Giles]

Restock inbound…..

[dcg]

Pre-soak pics - LHT IH x LHT Samurai:

[Dion]

Awesome fit :)! Looking really dope.

[superfuzz]

Great fit, but I think a hot soak will do it some good.

[spitfiredealer]

Yep agree on the soak doing good. Good pre soak fit though

[dcg]

Thanks, all.  I've given the patch a pre-soak dose of Obenauf's and it's in the tub now.

Big props to Giles and the IH team on the measurements - shoulders, arms, length, chest, and opening measurements all within .25" of spec.

[dcg]

Hang drying now.  Won't know for sure until dry, but initial measurements show pretty major shrink from a warm/hot soak - looking like 1" in the arms and a bit less elsewhere.

[dcg]

2 hour hot soak (max temp out of the tap), did not change the water, but filled a big tub, so it stayed pretty warm throughout.  Agitated at the end before removing.  Hung to dry.

Same clothes as yesterday for comparison:

Arms and length definitely shrunk more than would be ideal for me.  My main concern is whether it'd shrink further in the event I have to wash/soak in the future.

I know this is one wash, but my recommendation would be to treat it like you would raw/unsanforized denim.    I'm actually wondering if I should have gone with XXL.

[spitfiredealer]

I think a XXL would of been too big in the body.

[gsg]

Further shrinkage could be problematic, but if it stays as it is right now, that is perfect. To me, that is what the length of jacket and sleeves should be. You want your shirt cuff to show a bit under your jacket.

By the way, did you experience much indigo loss during your soak?

[Dion]

The fit is really great and it suits you even better now but my opinion is that you may had a too hot and too long soak. Max. temperature out of the tap can be really hot…

[superfuzz]

@dcg Since you used very hot water I don't think you'll get much more shrink. I wash my jacket about once a year. I just cold machine wash it. So cold soak or wash it from now on and I bet it won't shrink any more. The sleeves are a little short but overall I think it looks way better post-soak.