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    • manufc10M
      manufc10
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      @gaseousclay:

      @Matty123:

      Fanny Pack Attack  😎

      Wait, it’s socially acceptable for men to wear fanny packs again? [emoji848]

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      No it's really not.  I see it's trying to make a comeback with women and then there's Joe Rogan…but yeah I'm with ya on this one dude.

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      • UnTuckedU
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        @Giles:

        Fanny - good, grooming - bad 🙂

        What about "fanny grooming"???

        In search of:
        IHV-04, med.
        IHSH-185, large
        IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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        • GilesG
          Giles
          IHUK Crew
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          Brazilian?

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • mclaincauseyM
            mclaincausey
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            @UnTucked:

            @Giles:

            Fanny - good, grooming - bad 🙂

            What about "fanny grooming"???

            Think it, be it.

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            • gaseousclayG
              gaseousclay
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              WTB:
              IHSH-129 size L (blue)
              IHSH-19

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              • seawolfS
                seawolf
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                @Chris:

                Pretty sure @Clint_D wears Wesco boots on an oil rig, and I think @seawolf wears them for military and commercial kitchen use.  They could probably give some additional insight into durability under hard use.

                There are few things harder on your feet and your boots than living on a ship, and my Wesco Jobmasters are one of my greatest assets. I’m not really supposed to be wearing them due to some poorly written uniform regulations, but they’re loosely written enough that I can argue my case whenever challenged. Sometimes I have to wear the standard Navy issued boots, and they’re uncomfortable from the minute I put them on my feet. My Wescos actually bring me joy when my feet first snap into them and I lace them up. I’ve beat the steel toes up pretty badly, but that’s why they’re there. The sole held up reasonable well, but that’s Vibram, and not really Wesco. One thing I did notice, and something that I’ll change when I have them rebuilt, is that the back stay needs to be stitched with Kevlar next time around. Going up and down steep ladders forces the back of the legs to rub constantly against rungs and caused some excessive wear to the stitching in the back stays. Other than that, I’m in love, and there is nothing like a custom pair of Wesco boots for people that have to wear boots for extended periods of time.

                “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                @zeebeeleather

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                • mclaincauseyM
                  mclaincausey
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                  Conversely, I have some Chaco river shoes that I absolutely loved as approach shoes until I went sockless in them this past weekend. The slightest contact with my right little toe over several miles and lots of elevation became a nasty blister. Footwear fit is a game of millimeters, so a custom fit is more valuable there than anywhere.

                  Think it, be it.

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                  • ChrisC
                    Chris
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                    I knew the Chief would have solid input. 🙂

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                    • UnTuckedU
                      UnTucked
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                      Any reason why the IH-526SV doesn't come with a leather patch?

                      I never noticed that until I was hot soaking mine last night. Killed my plans of transplanting the patch to the outside of the vest.
                      😢 😢 😢

                      In search of:
                      IHV-04, med.
                      IHSH-185, large
                      IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                      • GilesG
                        Giles
                        IHUK Crew
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                        No reason that I know of…...

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • AppfaffA
                          Appfaff
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                          I always figured the Vests were designed to wear over leathers, so the lack of a bulky leather tag was so it wouldn’t add any bulk around a jacket collar or scratch up the leather after the patch dried a bit.

                          Obviously I completely made that narrative up haha [emoji38]

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                          • seawolfS
                            seawolf
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                            @Chris:

                            I knew the Chief would have solid input. 🙂

                            What can I say? I love my Wescos 🙂

                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                            @zeebeeleather

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                            • UnTuckedU
                              UnTucked
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                              @Appfaff:

                              I always figured the Vests were designed to wear over leathers, so the lack of a bulky leather tag was so it wouldn’t add any bulk around a jacket collar or scratch up the leather after the patch dried a bit.

                              Obviously I completely made that narrative up haha [emoji38]

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                              Makes enough sense for me…

                              It will also be a plus when I grow muscles and decide too wear it in lieu of a shirt, lol

                              In search of:
                              IHV-04, med.
                              IHSH-185, large
                              IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                              • ChrisC
                                Chris
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                                So like this?

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                                • GilesG
                                  Giles
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                                  Looking awfully good, whoever that is… . 😶

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • UnTuckedU
                                    UnTucked
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                                    Not sure my genetics will allow me such a godly physique, but something along those lines would be nice, lol

                                    In search of:
                                    IHV-04, med.
                                    IHSH-185, large
                                    IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                    • gaseousclayG
                                      gaseousclay
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                                      Who makes a nice quality cast iron skillet?

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                                      WTB:
                                      IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                      IHSH-19

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                                      • S
                                        Steffen
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                                        Staub and Le Cruset make good ones, I guess these two are the Standard recommendation at least in Europe.

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                                        • ChrisC
                                          Chris
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                                          Giles has some from Finex that seem cool.

                                          I have basic pans from Lodge; cheap, but they work just fine for me.

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                                          • gaseousclayG
                                            gaseousclay
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                                            Might check out Lodge. I suspect they should last many years and I don’t think I need to spend $200+ for a skillet

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                                            WTB:
                                            IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                            IHSH-19

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