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    • neph93N
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      @jordanscollected I'm unsure if this was the case, but there was also some talk before release of the difficulties involved in indigo dyeing whipcord effectively. I believe it was challenging and took multiple dips. This would add to to cost if true.

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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      • jordanscollectedJ
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        great info from you both. Thanks and I'm glad i scored this when I had the chance. It seems like there was someone else watching the 2 larges, because the moment i bought mine, the last one sold too.

        world tours:
        888 Fat guy chocolate WT
        Mad Red x2
        Wabidashery

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        • vaquero357V
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          …when do the UHF's start being released? I use the Harakisan picture of the stack of UHF material for 2021 as a screen saver. 🙂

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          • neph93N
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            @vaquero357:

            …when do the UHF's start being released? I use the Harakisan picture of the stack of UHF material for 2021 as a screen saver. 🙂

            Hopefully Giles won’t mind me fielding this one.

            The first UHF of the A/W season tends to arrive late August and the remainer of the releases are spread over the rest of the calender year to November/December.

            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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            • GilesG
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              We'll get a restock of the current constant production UHFs, the red/black buffalo and the blue/black ombré before then

              "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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              • hajdukH
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                Red/Black ombré western UHF re-coming in a near future? Giles?

                Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk

                "Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have" James Baldwin.

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                • GilesG
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                  No current plans….

                  "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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                  • vaquero357V
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                    …thanks guy's!

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                    • vaquero357V
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                      …on a side note, Graham just informed me that a package that was lost in the wilderness will be arriving today! 😎 So happy that worked out for all of us! Have a great weekend everyone! 🙂

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                      • jordanscollectedJ
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                        Giles, do you have a pair of jeans that you keep nice for dressing up? if so, what are they?

                        If not, what would you choose as "nice dinner and drinks but still wearing denim" jeans?

                        world tours:
                        888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                        Mad Red x2
                        Wabidashery

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                        • GilesG
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                          I typically wear one pair of jeans with no rotation until another denim and/or cut comes along that I want to try. If I am forced to wear something other than those, I'll reluctantly pull on a pair of chinos, or if it is a wedding or a funeral, a dark blue linen suit. In the summer I will wear shorts a lot and if I am wearing waders, I'll wear sweat pants under them.

                          And to me, a pair of jeans is a pair of jeans, I don't understand the concept of smart versus non-smart.  They all start smart but end up being non-smart.

                          Sorry….

                          "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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                          • jordanscollectedJ
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                            for those of us who work in an office that has "casual Friday", or now with the pandemic "casual everyday", a nice pair of jeans kept clean is much easier than wearing the same ones we were at the ranch with or in the yard with.

                            You simply don't have to make that distinction and are lucky for it.

                            world tours:
                            888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                            Mad Red x2
                            Wabidashery

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                            • GilesG
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                              Maybe an indigo pair with tonal stitching?

                              "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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                                @Giles:

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                                @Giles in your personal experience, what top 3 fabrics/weights have been the most durable in Iron Heart jeans?  Not thinking about fades, but how resilient the jean has been to wear and tear.

                                Hmmmm, I tend to wear a pair of jeans for about a year more or less non-stop.  Then I move on to the next great thing…

                                If I had to make a stab at this, I'd go.

                                25oz
                                14oz
                                19oz

                                I want to purchase a denim Type III with pockets.  I also live in a warmer environment (Central Texas) and would like to opportunity to wear it not just when it's super cold.  I currently don't have issues wearing 21 or 25 oz denim on my legs but also know that our cores are more sensitive to heat transfer.

                                Based on the above response of durability and knowing the that tightness of the weave plays a part in how breathable/warm a fabric is vs just pure weight, which Type III would you recommend?

                                14, 19L, or 21?

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                                • GilesG
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                                  14 or 21, def not 19.

                                  "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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                                  • goosehdG
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                                    Is the off grid island fishing project still in play?  The one you and Paula spent a month at.

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      It is, it took a big hit in a recent typhoon.  But the 2 boats were undamaged.  Covid hit us hard.  We basically had full bookings for 2020, and those all but disappeared.  But yep, it is still there  🙂

                                      http://oceansouldiers.com/

                                      "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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                                      • S
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                                        Hiya Giles

                                        Any idea where to source a pair of raptor malt soles (just the soles) in the UK?

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          I do not I am afraid

                                          "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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                                          • S
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                                            Ah, no worries. That at least reassures me that I’m not missing something blindingly obvious as I can’t find anywhere.

                                            Thanks, hope you’re well.

                                            Max

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