Posts made by chrisjohnnick

Not sure if this belongs in the specific GAH thread, random rants, or somewhere else, but figured I'd try here first.

I have a GAH curb chain that I've had for about 4 years now. I wear it every single day, sleep in it, shower in it, run in it, swim in it, etc. It's not ALL the time, but maybe 3-4 times a year the clasp just somehow undoes itself. I've had a couple good scares where it has fallen off and I've thought it was lost forever, and a few times where I've just happened to look down and see it like the photo below.

It's happened when wearing thick denim long sleeves that it could snag on, and in summer when wearing short sleeves that don't touch it. It's happened when stacked with another bracelet that could snag on it, and when worn by itself on a wrist. I've also tried it on different wrists and facing the opposite direction. The clasp closes nice and snug and doesn't come apart when pulled on by hand. I'm at the point where I don't want to wear it for fear of losing it (again) but don't want to let it go because it's one of the few GAH pieces that I feel I can pull off (no pun intended).

Ugh.

My guess would be the IHSH-20's. Took me a while to find my grey, and then blue. Still trying to track down a red one.

And while it's not a shirt, I've been trying to track down an IHSW-45 for quite a while.

Damn do I need to jump on a plane tomorrow?

Which part of Florida were you in? I grew up in the Tampa Bay area and also lived in Tallahassee for a couple years while my wife went to FSU. I do enjoy going back to visit family occasionally, but also very happy to have actual seasons where we live now.

You'll just have to order online or coordinate a visit to a shop on a vacation like the majority of us do. I would love having a local shop to try on things as much as everyone else, but I also understand that IH is trying to limit the channels of sales to be able to maximize their output of quantity per shop/market. I'm sure it's not personal to your local shop, there just isn't enough supply for every big city to have a shop.

@popvulture Same! bonus points if the belt had metal studs on it!

Looking good! Haven't heard of the Faint in a long time, think I saw them a couple times back in the day. Now I'm gonna be spinning old Saddle Creek albums all week.

You've made yourself a reversible SB/PIQ vest!

I've had this thought a couple of times. You could always just say sale pending after payment and during shipment, and then say sold once the buyer has confirmed delivery and all is good to go.

I'd be happy to jump onto another US leg here in Nashville, if timing would work out to be January or February!

@Oaktavia If it were mine I would remove the carhartt tag and lower the patch about 1/4".

Not sure if the carhartt tag is just stitched on or glued and stitched. If its glued, just leave it because you won't be able to remove that glue. Stick a needle or awl or something small and sharp underneath and try and wiggle it around and see if there is glue holding it on. If not, I'd seam rip it and take it off to reduce visual noise.

Gonna be in Denver next week from July 18 to July 25. What's happening?

I'm coming in town for a family reunion, and meeting some family members we've never met while sharing an Airbnb with a bunch of family. Long story short, my father-in-law took an Ancestry DNA test and found out he had two twin half brothers that are about 9 years younger than he is. Him and his siblings are STOKED! The new brother's other side of the family, not so much.

I'm also making my whole family fly in a day early and stay an extra night just so I can see Fiddlehead and Destiny Bond play at the Gothic Theatre on July 18th.

@Matt we could just mail mine back and forth and give it the attention it deserves

I don't wear this one enough. Definitely going to start wearing it any time this thread is bumped.

@steve4861 said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

For those of you with a lot of Iron heart pieces, how do you remember the model numbers of each item?
I presume you write it on the item somewhere like on the tag with permanent marker.
Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated from your experience.

I add items to my post on the tell us all what you've got section, and only really reference it if/when I sell a piece. I have a handful of absolute favs that I always remember the name/number of, and probably will until the end of time.

Washed and wore mine yesterday for the first time in a while. I think I'm gonna try and break it in more this summer by just wearing it with a tank top and letting my arms breathe.

the one above has the side gussets as well, which the 396 didn't. The way the collar is falling looks like it's a lighter weight as well. I'd still say it's a 56.

Was having a convo with a friend the other and was curious what you all had to say. We were talking about how everyone seems to have a handful of websites that they check daily or weekly. Like their own little grounding bubble of sanity on the internet. What are yours?

Not including stuff that you have to check daily for work, like email or whatnot.

Mine would probably be:
IH Forum
FB Marketplace for deals/free stuff
a couple vinyl record trading forums
Depop/Grailed/eBay (just search every couple of days for the same handful of keywords)
Sometimes ValetMag, but lately I haven't been as interested in their daily writeups

@Matt said in Please Help Me Identify These IH Models:

69 maybe.

niceeeeeeee

@Oaktavia Maybe an IHSH-56?