Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Anesthetist]

@bubbapest:

Wore my new 633s during the birth of my first kid.  Was thinking about putting her initials on the leather patch somehow and keep the pair forever after im done wearing.  Any thoughts on what to do to the leather?  Permanent marker seems ok but not great

You can make a hot stamp with a clothes hanger and a torch or tool the initials in with leather stamps or tools.

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[Matt]

Have it tattooed.  You could also do it with wood burning kit.  Or a date stamp like at the library.

[sabergirl]

Get some leather stamping tools for the date or whatever else you want to put on there—her name? Sky’s the limit. Try like Weaver or Tandy leather, or Amazon I’m sure.

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[Jett129]

I think @seawolf who owns Zeebee leather might be a good source of information, or may be able to accomplish what you want if you send him the jeans. Good Luck.

[chrisjohnnick]

WTF am I looking at here

https://www.grailed.com/listings/33576730-iron-heart-custom-iron-heart-x-levis-denim-jeans?g_aidx=Listing_production&g_aqid=d4b65c114ddc11ab6299f7625e3898de

[goosehd]

Somebody who got creative with a sewing machine and a pair of scissors?

[chrisjohnnick]

something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

[Matt]

Obviously they’re cargo pants.  ::)

[Anesthetist]

@chrisjohnnick:

WTF am I looking at here

https://www.grailed.com/listings/33576730-iron-heart-custom-iron-heart-x-levis-denim-jeans?g_aidx=Listing_production&g_aqid=d4b65c114ddc11ab6299f7625e3898de

Complete with totally sandpapered whiskers and combs. What an atrocity!

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[pechelman]

two separate questions from a relative newb

I've seen people mark pocket bags, but other than that, how do people keep tracking of washes, soaks, and wears? I can hardly keep track of how many miles on cars between oil changes let alone something that requires near daily update. Are people using an app, google sheet, or something?

Similar to the how many pairs do you have in rotation thread; do people have a good system for how they rotate wear on all of their jeans other than lightweight/breathables in summer and the opposite in winter? Different pair everyday? Weekday/end jeans?

[Graham]

@pechelman

I just use the note app on my iphone for things like that.

Just 1 pair of jeans for me all day every day unless it is a chino or shorts day. So I can't really help on that but I reckon some of these lunatics will have some great insight into their rotation algorithms.

[pechelman]

Thanks, @Graham. I tried keeping notes in my phone but I probably lack the discipline needed.

Right now I'm rotating every month or so because it's annoying for me to swap over belt/wallet/etc every time. Since it's the first day of September, this morning involved swapping out the 21oz for the UHRs.

[Matt]

I’ve never kept track formally.  I usually wear one pair until they smell, then wash them.  I’ll sneak in other pairs during that time to relieve the monotony.  Once I wash a pair I move on to a different pair and follow the same process.

[ARNC]

@pechelman I’m sure others will have good systems for tracking and rotating but that level of obsession wouldn’t work for me. By all means do it if you want and it’s fun for you, but there’s nothing wrong with just wearing what you feel like (allowing for weather, work policies, etc) and washing whenever you feel the need. For me, this approach preserves the illusion that I can be spontaneous

[Giles]

I (in the main), only have one pair in rotation.  I wash them when they smell or look dirty, and when I go through the right knee, I know I've had them for about a year.

However, I have had the slubs now for the best part of 15 months and have no knee-hole, so either I'm getting girly in my old-age, or the slubby is remarkably tough…...

[Matt]

Now that you’re pre retired the hole will probably move around to the seat area.

[EdH]

@pechelman:

how do people keep tracking of washes, soaks, and wears?

To track wears, I am using one of those apps where you take a photo of something every day and then at the end you can make a video time-lapse showing the evolution/growth. The one I use is called Time Shutter and was free on the App Store. I take a snap every evening after taking them off and hanging them up to air, so the total number of images against each pair of jeans tracks how many wears I have put into a pair.

It's very nerdy, I know, but after enough time I will have some awesome videos to post in the evo thread showing the fades grow over time.

As for washing or soaks, I don't track these. I wash at least every 90 wears, but sooner if needed due to smell, a particularly sweaty day, a particular soiling, etc.

[pechelman]

thanks for all the insight guys

[Boyo]

I have about 10 pairs in rotation.. I wear a pair every day for a week, wash on Saturday and start the next week off on Sunday with a different pair..(gotta be clean for church and all) doesn’t matter heavy weight light weight.. I just wear them and wash them.

• makes it easier to justify when you wear them all a few times a year.

[Oaktavia]

I have my main pair that I wear 4-5 days a week being my 777S-21ib and every other day I wear my slubs. That way, I can still see fade results on my main pair and still able to wear something else.