Freenote Cloth
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i'll post up what my tumbleweed looks like right now later today.
it's pretty easy to wax a jacket. i definitely recommend a heat gun or hair dryer. i think i got a heat gun online for < $30. anyways, i apply liberally focusing on high wear areas and shoulders. heat it up and then move around the excess with an old credit card. let it cure in the sun if you can.
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@Max-Power just look at the guide on filsons website (and use their wax, which I believe I saw freenote recommend for rewaxing as well — maybe on instagram?), almost impossible to mess it up
https://www.filson.com/blogs/journal/how-to-rewax-filson-jacket
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Picked up a Freenote Cloth Utility shirt in Khaki, always liked the design pocket and corozo buttons. 6-2 (200lbs) and Large is great. Typically XL or sometimes XXL in IH.
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looks great!
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@RubyRae It’s a great piece and it’s super soft
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@Brandrea definitely no concerns about cuffs, everything is spot on. very happy with the shirt, and glad to add to the rotation.
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@flannel-slut cool herringbone fabric too
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Finally had to order some new chinos. My two pair of deck pants were great but they don’t fit as I’ve regained my natural sizing. Trying the 14oz slub deck pants in a 34. The 32 originals will need to hit the sales thread once i verify the new sizing for me.
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@iammortalcombat I love my slub deck pants. I think you will be blown away by the fabric and construction. My only criticism is the front pockets are a tad shallow. enjoy and post pics when you get them.
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Only problem I have with the slub deck pants is that I have to double or triple cuff the hem and the leg is super long. Might have it shortened at some point or not.
I mainly just wear them in the winter. I tend to grab my workers chino more often where I am one size bigger (38) than the deck pants (36). -
@iammortalcombat love my slub decks too. Though I don’t wear them as much as I should. Only because im obsessed with fading my 822s. But that fabric is so nice. Incredible drape.
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I wanted to circle back to this as I have some information that may be helpful for others interested in Freenote's rayon Hawaiian shirts. I normally wear small and I sized up to medium for their rayon skeletons Hawaiian shirt. I hand-washed it in cold water and it shrank a whole size! Now it fits perfectly!
So if anyone is interested in their rayon shirts but don't want to dry-clean, this might help you nail down the size.
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I’ve had my RJ2 for three years now. I absolutely love this jacket and it might be my favorite piece of all time. It’s nicely broken in at this point and starting to get some nice evo (though it’s a slow fader especially with the weather needing to be rather cold to wear this brute of a jacket)
We went hiking yesterday as we got our first snow and it was nice and cold. I love winter hiking in this jacket.
I wanted to get some good evo shots as I think it’s really starting to show some progress.
pardon the overly model like photos. I know I bitch about those on the forum a lot
And of course my shearling lined hiking buddy!
In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...
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@Mizmazzle that is looking awesome, that first photo shows it perfectly. Glad it got cold enough for you to bust it out!
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@Mizmazzle great eco update and photos. You and I have had conversations about this jacket and it seems “almost” perfect.
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@ZackB thanks dude. I love how soft and easy it is to wear now. Started out pretty rigid. But I guess that’s to be said for all this heavy weight shit we love!
@jordanscollected we both really wish this thing had a two way zipper. It’s probably the only flaw in the design. But it’s broken in so much now that it’s not really the issue it was when the jacket was new. I drove wearing the jacket an hour to the trail head and it didn’t do that “ride up over the ears” thing we talked about at all. Just took a while to get to this point. In your case, working the farm in this thing would break it in way faster than my city slicker lifestyle for sure.
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@Mizmazzle thats a crazy beautiful jacket there. Evo really coming along nicely.
How do you find the RJ-2 compares to an IH N1? I am considering the 20 oz olive RJ-2.
