Posts made by chrisjohnnick

bump. very open to trading this for another jacket!

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I can deal with the summer heat, I can deal with the winter cold. I just can’t stand it getting dark early. I live for the time of year where it doesn’t get dark until like 8-8:30.

bump!

bump!

Bump! Also open to trades!

Bump! Also open to trades!

going to see Béton Armé tonight. Small venue, loud room. Can't wait!

Bumpin' this for 2025. Hope y'all have been good! What's on your wishlists for this year? What are you getting your loved ones this year? What are you getting for yourself this year?

My wishlist is mostly notebooks, pens, and some functional stuff for work (Govo badge holder and retractable keychain, pocket protectors) and maybe some hats. My wife just bought a Mini Cooper a couple weeks back, so she's set for gifts for the next few years

@Matt said in Pocketknives/Kitchen Knives/Fixed Blades:

micarta Benchmade

I do love that, but man I've already got two osbornes. Eventually my green one will probably look that blue anyways.

I'm carrying a lot of things in my shirt pocket these days for for work. A pen, pencil, sharpie, highlighter, and now finally decided I needed to get a pen flashlight. I usually have a larger Sure Fire in my bag, but I grabbed a Streamlight Stylus Pro in black for the pocket since I regularly need it when I'm on the fly and away from my desk.

Finally coming to terms that I may actually need a pocket protector. Open to recommendations!

Also, I use a small notepad to jot down notes all day everyday at work. I have ones that I love, but they are either too big or too small. Anyone have a recommendations for something that is about 4"x6" or 5"x7"?

My usual notebooks are either this or this which are too small. Or this which is slightly too large.

bumping this thread since it's been a minute! I've been using my rOtring 800 pencil as a daily driver everyday and loving it. I have a Montblanc Meisterstück pen that I love, but might replace it (gasp!) with a rOtring 600 pen since I love the size and feel of the 800 so much. That and I regularly bust them out on a daily basis at my new job, and I really would prefer the satisfaction of a click over having to twist.

IHJ-69 - Corduroy Modified Type III Jacket in black (although looks dark blue in certain lighting). Asking $275 shipped in the US, Paypal F&F or Venmo.

Size 40 / L. Barely worn. Still fresh and crispy, ever so slight wear on the elbows.

Feel free to hit me with your trades if you've got them! Would love another type III in 14oz indigo.

Approximate Measurements:
Chest - 22.25"
Shoulder - 18.5"
Back length - 25.25"
Sleeves - 25.25"
Waist opening - 20.25"

I'm pretty sure this is the IHSH-58 White Chambray work shirt. Please correct me if I'm mistaken. Asking $175 shipped in the US, Paypal F&F or Venmo.

Size XL. Great used condition, slight yellowing on inside of collar which was hard to photograph. Chainstitch runoff still intact.

Feel free to hit me with your trades if you've got them!

Approximate Measurements:
Chest - 23.5"
Shoulder - 18.5"
Back length - 29"
Sleeves - 25.75"
Waist opening - 23.25"

Loved this one when I had it, but I had a XXXL and didn't fit me right. It fit like an XL in the body (maybe a slim XXL) but it was loooonnngggg in the body and the arms.

I remember it being VERY warm. Almost too warm for how lightweight the outside denim felt. I would probably step to an XL if one came across my path again, though.

Just read through the posts in this thread about student loan payments. I just started a new job at a big university here in Nashville in the medical field. I believe that full time employees get free or very discounted tuition for themselves and their immediate family. I can hold out for another 8 years until my oldest is college-aged and get some good free education! My in-laws did FL pre-paid education for my wife to attend FSU, and I took my damn time paying for college out of pocket semester by semester until I got my bachelor's (took about 9 years) but we are both college-educated and free of student loans. So stoked to work for a university that offers programs for employees and their families!

I'm still pulling for the White Sox

Just discovered a band from Denver called Destiny Bond. Saw on their IG that they are playing a show here in Nashville tomorrow night, so snagged a ticket!

I do tailoring and wardrobe for half of my professional career, and I just won't touch most of my IH stuff, save for hemming pants. The attention to detail is just so good and perfect from the factories. Most tailors out there (really good ones to mediocre ones to terrible ones) are used to mostly dealing with people that don't see the small finishing details that is such a selling point for IH. So with that, assume that they will think you won't notice their finishing. Most customers of theirs wouldn't even know what a felled seam is. I think it's more of just letting them know that you are more particular and want the finishes to match, rather than just taken in here or there. Be specific and let them know your expectations. And expect most of them to not have the ability to replicate the same exact finishes.