Random questions to which you seek an answer
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Hey folks. Another new member! I’m from Sydney and have been lurking on here for since getting my first IH shirt last year.
I just got my first pair of jeans (777S-142bb) and despite scouring the forums I need to ask your advice.
Currently they are pretty uncomfy and while I’m sold on breaking them in, from what I’m starting to understand there will be very little stretch in the 14oz. Will I get any more movement in the legs? I don’t need knees to chest but maybe being able to walk stairs without grimacing.I guess I’m just trying to get my head around what is normal and what is poor fit in the 14oz as it appears the 21oz can be more forgiving (once broken in) due to the stretch.
Hope everyone’s start to the new year is going well
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@Deputy welcome to the forum. A couple of pics would help, however if they’re uncomfortable to the extent that you’re in pain walking up stairs then it unfortunately sounds like they don’t fit. You should get circa one inch stretch in the waist, maybe half an inch in the thighs, but doesn’t sound like that will be enough for them to be comfy. Anyway, drop some pics and you’ll get some feedback.
PS probably a discussion better had on the product page as more people who have a pair of these are likely to pick this up https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=13414.0
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Thanks @LewisStonehouse. Once my wife/ photographer gets back from holidays I'll get her to take some snaps.
On a different note, what is the verdict on best options for warm climates. I thought the 14oz would be a good option but it seems that the breathability of the 21oz may make it the superior pair of jeans to avoid sweaty stems.
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On a different note, what is the verdict on best options for warm climates. I thought the 14oz would be a good option but it seems that the breathability of the 21oz may make it the superior pair of jeans to avoid sweaty stems.
Many find the 21oz perfectly doable in warm climates. It does breath better than the 14oz for sure. It is early days but I have a feeling that the 16oz slub may take the prize.
As for your fit, if they work at the waist, but are making stair climbing a challenge, they may be the wrong cut for you. Show us some pics though.
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On the topic of weights, this'd probably be a good place to ask this vs the UHR Future Products thread — don't wanna make everybody excited by a new post when it's just a breathability question, haha.
So I didn't realize this, but the UHR is more hardcore than the XHS, apparently? If so, wow. I don't know if my nads can take it ::)
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So I didn't realize this, but the UHR is more hardcore than the XHS, apparently? If so, wow. I don't know if my nads can take it ::)
It is, yes. But it is also a very different denim.What makes it hardcore is the tightness of the weave. At 23oz it is heavy of course but it is the weave that makes it badass. And the mental fading
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Thanks, guys. That's cool — I'm gonna have to think about it on these, because although I love the XHS, I think they might be about as far as I'm willing to go in terms of heaviness / lack of breathability. 21oz is my zone.
Fuck, the fades make it so tempting though haha. Been wanting to get my first 634s, so this'd probably be a good test for that little bit of extra room. We'll see.
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they might be about as far as I'm willing to go in terms of heaviness / lack of breathability.
Now what kind of talk is that
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I know, I know, but MY LEGS DAMMIT
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I've gone up and down the weight ladder with IH and others as low as 14oz and high as 23oz and really love 17-18oz most of all (18oz vintage from Iron Heart and 17oz LHT from Strike Gold being favorites, and I suspect the 17oz natural indigo/organic cotton from IH will wind up in the upper echelon too). But I am likely to wrestle with some UHRs when they drop.
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TBH I probably will, too. The experiment seems too fun to resist.
I definitely think my faves have been 21oz in various flavors, but most of all OD. Also I LOVE my 666 in the older 18oz raw. I wish they were a size bigger but they're still damn comfortable and have a lot of great character.
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So in many photos of the UK boonies there's not a power line to be seen. Are lines buried, even in the country?
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aesthetics-a word unknown to US power company execs who would rather be boiled in transformer oil than make a decision based on beauty, of all things. ::)
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Am I dreaming this up or did there used to be a forum thread or board in the Marketplace that was titled something like "Almost Free" or something like that?
