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

[chech69]

Hi All, I've got a question on living with this 19oz. LHT, I'm sure this is common knowledge to most here, and I actually can't seem to find much that specifically answers this for me (though I'm sure I overlooked it somewhere…):

My large 526L is new and stiff(!), and I'd like to soften it up without any additional shrinkage.  I know you'll all advise just wearing the hell out of it, but I'd like to cheat and make it a little more livable in the short term.  I'm on the fence about it being too small, but the sleeves fit well and I'm afraid going up to an XL will make them too long.  All other dimensions will be fine if no more shrinkage.

Should I be cold soaking it?  If so, how long?  Will this get me there or should I just suck it up and don the armor?

[Giles]

No short cuts.  Soaking will make it stiffer.  But at some point, if you wash this thing, it'll likely shrink….

[neph93]

@chech69:

just suck it up and don the armor…

[emoji16]

[chech69]

@Giles:

No short cuts.  Soaking will make it stiffer.  But at some point, if you wash this thing, it'll likely shrink….

Ok message received- no free lunch… But are you further saying that I should size up now and just live with too-long sleeves?  Will I get any stretch with wear, or just inevitable eventual shrink from here?

[Giles]

You'll get stretch where you put pressure on the material (not the arms).  I can't tell you what fit you will be most comfortable with, but personally, I don't particularly mind a Type III being tight or short…

[superfuzz]

@chech69:

@Giles:

No short cuts.  Soaking will make it stiffer.  But at some point, if you wash this thing, it'll likely shrink….

Ok message received- no free lunch… But are you further saying that I should size up now and just live with too-long sleeves?  Will I get any stretch with wear, or just inevitable eventual shrink from here?

Mine definitely shrunk after a wash. I’d size up and give it a warm wash.

[downzhift]

IH526L teaming up with IHSH33 and IH666UHR.

[Dion]

Now that's a kick-ass fit. Nice!

[twin]

Wearing the 526L today.

[twin]

The fall weather is here. Time to wear this jacket

[scooter]

Fantastic evo there, @twin. I'm growing impatient for my go-round with the tour jacket, in May.

[twin]

Wearing & fading in the cold weather.

[twin]

Fits & Fades of the 526L

[Giles]

I am sure that I have said this before, but I will say it again, @twin is the living personification of "just wear the living shit out of your clothes and don't give a flying feck"…..

And great things will happen....

[twin]

@Giles:

I am sure that I have said this before, but I will say it again, @twin is the living personification of "just wear the living shit out of your clothes and don't give a flying feck"…..

And great things will happen....

Yea @Giles  It's all about wear & tear. Hiking in the woods does the trick.

[chubacca]

Nice update!!

[tvenuto]

When I see @twin is the most recent poster, I click, even if I’m not super interested in the product.

[twin]

Thanks to both @chubacca  @tvenuto  This is my favorite IH jacket. You can see it gets lots of wear.

[jock1624]

It's a tough bstd ! My friend tried to stab me with a pen , the pen lost - serious denim indeed !

• not my friend anymore .

[JDelage]

It still looks very stiff.