Wabbidashery… aka, The Heritage Heaven Tour

[denim-dawg]

@rugged.dan Happy days, good man! You’re a hero for making it fit and work for you. Can’t wait to see the stuff you’ll unpack on us

[rugged.dan]

Sorry for being a bit quiet here lately, but I’ve been seriously putting in some work over the last few days — especially for the jacket.

To be honest, my garden is less of a garden and more of a full-on jungle. So after winter, this thing finally got the kind of hard use it deserved.

As my contribution to giving the jacket some proper character, I cut back and shredded a little over 30 square meters of grass and wild overgrowth. On top of that, I took down a 25-year-old hedge that was 27.5 meters long, shredded the whole thing, dug out all the roots, and then brought in fresh soil afterwards.

That was my way of making sure this jacket earned its keep.

And honestly — I don’t think I’ve ever beaten up a piece of clothing as hard as this one.
But at the same time, I’ve never owned anything that rewarded hard wear like this either.

Day by day, you could actually see the indigo giving way more and more, with brighter contrast starting to come through. Well… “bright” might be a stretch — there’s probably a fair bit of sweat, blood, and tears baked into this thing by now.

But that’s exactly the point, right?

I definitely wanted to make sure that when this shirt finally makes its way to JB, he’ll be able to see exactly where the work went in.

Since it’s getting passed on to the next dude soon, I’ve just thrown it in the washing machine. No way I could send it out in the state it was in otherwise.

I’ll get some photos up for you guys soon.
Stay tuned — this thing’s got some stories written into it now.

[rugged.dan]

What you’re seeing here is a bit of an unusual item. I normally carry it in the chest pocket of my Iron Heart jacket, and I’ve found that this thing works wonders — it gives you really nice, round pocket fades surprisingly fast.

So I figured I’d try it with this jacket too. You’ll be surprised how well it worked.

[Larkens]

Sounds like it’s been put to work! And nice update pics! Looking forward to seeing more and eventually seeing it in person

[Aetas]

@rugged.dan said in Wabbidashery… aka, The Heritage Heaven Tour:

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I’ll get some photos up for you guys soon.
Stay tuned — this thing’s got some stories written into it now.

Now I’m curious.

[sabergirl]

Hope you got process pics of the garden AND the jacket. We want to see dirty and clean! World Tours are about your life more than the clothes. A write-up is good, but pics are even better.

[denim-dawg]

@rugged.dan So happy about all this, Dan!

Sounds like the Wabby found its match in the fades in your Garde of indigo Eden.

[rugged.dan]

Hey dudes, here are a few more shots of some interesting spots and fades that seem to have developed recently. I’m pretty much done now, and the jacket is cleaned up and ready for the trip. Until then, here are a few more pictures.

[rugged.dan]

[Larkens]

@rugged.dan somehow I was expecting a beer in this picture. After work done

Nice pics! Loved seeing the wabash in action!

[rugged.dan]

@Larkens only when the work is done still lots of work to do in the garden but I’m thinking about torturing my gear the same way as I did it with this jacket. It’s really making the difference when you use workwear for what it’s made for.

[denim-dawg]

@rugged.dan Legendary!! And the first to create such fades!! Maybe the recipe is 14 denim beads, 950 days and THEN it will show hahaha

Thanks to @rugged.dan for this ride!!
I made a little preach after taking with Dan-San about the Wabash and the rugged lifestyle, if you care to see. Have a lovely weekend!! Cheers

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWD8TVljfJ1/?igsh=dzkwY3FvbWllOWFv

[Aetas]

“Live your life and wear your clothes hard!”

Love this Heritage Heaven Tour.

[sabergirl]

Would’ve loved to see more pics of your life and the garden @rugged.dan ! Glad you enjoyed the wabash. Who’s next up?

[denim-dawg]

@Aetas It’s a great way to live one’s life. Thanks to the Forum

[denim-dawg]

@sabergirl yeah he has really done so many physical things with it!! Amazing!!

@rugged.dan sent the jacket to @Chap - I’m holding my breath that it reaches him before he leaves on Monday!!! Nerve Wabash wracking

[Chap]

Although I made very clear when I'll be leaving to Japan the Wabby sadly didn't make it in time to me. I therefore couldn't take it with me. I am back from Japan now but super busy and won't have much time to wear it and take pictures (in Scrubs 10 hours daily). It is now on its way to @endo . I hope it will make it in time to him to get the chance for an appearance at the Hamburg party this weekend.

[endo]

thanks @Chap looking forward to wearing the beauty again.

[Larkens]

I was just wondering about this yesterday, sad that it didn't get to you in time @Chap - Would be great to see it in Hamburg this weekend! For me that would be a sneak preview, if I'm not mistaken I'll get it after @endo is done with it

[denim-dawg]

@Chap Welcome back from Japan!! What a trip it must have been!

A real shame wabby was stuck in the post I know you really wanted it and would have done amazing things with it.

Thanks for your kindness and for passing it on to @endo