IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo

[Oaktavia]

@Fades-for-future that is what I would do, good buddy.

[Fades for future]

@Oaktavia cold soak or loosing weight?

[Oaktavia]

@Fades-for-future lol my ADHD only allowed my brain to read the first part of your comment, the cold soak lol my bad

[Fades for future]

@Oaktavia haha all good buddy, will do both

[Oaktavia]

@Fades-for-future best of luck on the weight loss my friend and enjoy the jacket. It's the best T3 in the universe.

[Fades for future]

@Oaktavia thanks man, much appreciated yeah this jacket is awesome

[Fades for future]

Soak done with around 30 degree water, light creases set and now ready to fully dry... Man, this jacket is no joke

[pechelman]

This is the way.

With the creases set like that, I found it to wear pretty comfortably almost immediately. It's like denim with articulated joints.

[Fades for future]

@pechelman can't wait start wearing and becoming it a bit more softer... In my opinion the jacket feels more heavy to wear than my 25oz. jeans, maybe cause it's on my upper body and not on my legs

[pechelman]

The rigidity is impressive. Enjoy the journey, softer will take a while

[popvulture]

I agree that it feels heavier than the 25oz, just because of that extreme crunchiness. My jacket has softened up a LITTLE bit at around 50 wears.

I just got a pair of the 634s in it and can't wait to see how this denim works as jeans. Viva la crunch.

[Luijim78]

@popvulture I know it's the same fabric and maybe it's just my impression, but in the jeans (I own a 634 ver.2 and a 666 latest version) I didn't find the same rigidity and "plasticity" as the jacket. I love them both but I was expecting armor but instead they are very comfortable and light, any XHS is much more rigid in my opinion

[Fades for future]

@pechelman @popvulture right on guys and great to be in the crunchy club

[yannis]

My experience was different. I was expecting the 25oz 634 to be difficult to wear in the beginning and alot of forum members were having a hard time button them up. Never for me. They felt pretty comfy by day 2. My 634 leftie v2 still gives me hard time to button the top button after 2 years of wear. Its interesting how we all have our own personal experiences.

[popvulture]

@Luijim78 I've heard other people the same thing about the jeans vs the jacket, no idea why that is! I'm psyched to try it for myself.

I always find 25oz to be pretty gnarly at first, but I feel like it softens up pretty quickly.

[yannis]

The jacket definitely feels gnarlier than any other but the pants are pretty tough also but not to the extend of the jacket. I have both and is my experience with it. Also an observation, i have an 888 leftie from the new batch and a 634 v2 the older batch. The older batch felt stiffer to me than my 888's. Probably just a batch variation.

[Luijim78]

to a small extent this is felt with every fabric, for example I have the CPO 409 in 19oz i/b and it seems a little stiffer than the 777 I have in the same fabric, but in the case of the Lefty (at least in my miserable experience) the difference seems really very very marked... also the shrinkage, I did the same soaking for the jacket and for the two jeans, the jacket had the shrinkage mentioned, the jeans little or nothing... I don't understand the reason, However, I totally agree that Lefty jeans stay crispier for longer than XHS jeans.

[Kasi]

@Fades-for-future said in IH-526L - 19oz Left-Hand Twill Selvedge Denim Type III - Indigo:

Soak done with around 30 degree water, light creases set and now ready to fully dry... Man, this jacket is no joke

will be forgiving in the end
been there and done it

[Oaktavia]

[Setanta]

~ 12 months