I ended up selling my Ramblin’ unworn/unwashed just a few days after receiving it.
I really liked the jacket, but the bottom opening was just too wide for me. That’s one of the challenges with these larger sizes. Everything else can fit well, but sometimes the proportions, like the opening/waist just don’t scale quite right for me. I need a bigger belly…
@Oaktavia thanks for reading it… I may have already been into a couple cocktails when I wrote it. lol
I think some of us probably think way too much about this stuff, but I’m good with that. There’s much worse things to spend your time on.
Thanks, guys. I think I’d just stick with my usual half-size down from Brannock. I’m keeping my eye on the tan pair. I have another pair coming in that I ordered about a year ago, and if I can move those pretty quickly, I think I’ll pick these up.
How did you size on those? I’m assuming half down from Brannock? Your normal engineer size?
Earlier today. These 744’s may be worn out by the end of summer. I can’t do this heat. 🥵
Everybody’s feet are different but I go half down on JL engineers from Brannock, I’m 11.5 D and I wear 11 in JL.
Only cause you asked…
I have the same type of thoughts going through my head all the time.
I have a pretty large rotation of clothes, and I also have a lot of clothes that never make it into the rotation. Over the last year or two, I’ve been focused on keeping only the pieces I actually wear. If I haven’t worn something in a year, it’s sold or given away.
I know there are exceptions. Some people would never part with a 20th Anniversary piece or another particularly popular or one time releaae, and I totally get that. I just don’t have the same emotional attachment to clothing that I used to.
Footwear was even harder. At least with shirts and denim, you can realistically rotate through everything in a few months, especially if you’re changing two or three times a day like I sometimes do, depending on what’s going on. With 40 or 50 pairs of boots, though, for me that is just not possible, especially since I’m not wearing every pair on construction sites. It’s not even about the price. It’s about using the right tool for the right job.
I’ve made this all about me, but I get where you’re coming from. I go through phases too. I’ve sold about 30 pairs of boots over the last year, and I’ve lost count of how many clothing items, some Iron Heart but mostly other heritage brands, I’ve let go because I simply wasn’t wearing them.
As I’m trying to reduce the overlap, I’m becoming a lot more selective. Sure, I’m always going to have multiple denim shirts, but I probably don’t need two Dobby shirts that are similar in weight or fill the same role. I don’t need any of this, but I’m trying to buy with more intention instead of just accumulating more.
I still want to buy it all and have it all. I’ve just learned that, for me, it didn’t really add anything. It only created anxiety from having so much stuff, whether it was clothing or footwear.
When clothing and boots becomes one of your hobbies, which they have been for me for a number of years, it’s interesting how you have to navigate what you like, what actually makes you happy, and what simply adds to the pile. I still enjoy the hunt and appreciate great pieces, but I’ve found I’m much happier with a more thoughtful collection than one that’s constantly growing.
Edit: As if I haven’t said enough already, I also understand trying to figure out how to rotate everything. When do you wear something? Do you start fading it now, save it for later, or just leave it alone?
Great score, those look fantastic! I’ve been wearing my Natural CXLs in the evenings and on the weekends more than any other boot this summer, but those roughout boots are something else. 
Orslow chambray
IH-744-GRN
BBB x Rios
It’s too bad because they’re so good, especially if you want something that’s absolutely bulletproof. I’ve been wearing these almost every weekend since I got them, mostly just going out to dinner and running around. I don’t know if these things are ever going to fade.
Definitely very impressed. I know that’s a tough repair. It’s also a good lesson not to use a too small brass Japanese fish hook for your keys. They look great, but they can really chew up the top of a denim pocket over time.
I’ve been to Bogota, which is closer to Manizales but not in the areas like your pic, although I’ve been up to Monserrate(Bogota) a couple times. 3150 meters up. Great views.
@goosehd feel free to move. If clogging up the thread.
One of a handful repairs on my 666 XHS 25oz and I imagine the most difficult. Turned out really good.
Overall, I like the idea of an all gold watch. I’ve been looking at them for years, but I just don’t think I’d wear one enough on the bracelet. A black NATO kind of tones it down and makes it a lot more wearable to me. I’d love to find either a 1680 nipple dial or an ‘80s to early ‘90s 16618. I’d even buy a head-only if the price made sense, but every time I look, the difference between a head-only and a complete watch just isn’t enough. At that point, I’d rather have the bracelet too.
The other thing that gives me pause is all the Franken watches out there. I’m pretty hesitant to drop $25k+- on one unless it has really solid provenance or is coming from a dealer I trust.
