Played a show last nite
634-UHR
Mr Lou Nat CXL

Hotter weather than I’d hoped today but I pulled it off for a sec…

IHJ-35
634-XHS
Freenote
White’s

Almost getting too hot here, but wear XHS or die tryin'.

Buck Mason
634XHS
Wesco x TSV Petrolio

127
Buck Mason tee
888XHS
Viberg AG Side Zips
Let’s Go Mets ️

Rototo
Freenote
Tochigi
634SBG
Viberg

Perfect weather

Lefty
634-XHSib
Merz B
Role Club
Akila

Thinking about mowing the lawn, but not.

Rototo
Retrosuperfuture
Merz B
IHB-11
888-XHS
GAH
Lofgren

The lady did not enjoy taking a pic of me in the cold

Rototo
Indigofera OD flannel
10A
888-XHS
Lofgren M-43

Rototo
3sixteen / Schott
Merz B
888XHS
Iron Rangers

Currently THE happiest camper because it's in the 50s (~12C) this morning. I need more of this. Why do I live here, again?

634XHS
Andersen Andersen
Merz 215
RDT
JMM
LFGM

@northsouthdenimguy I'd agree with this, as my experience with getting measured at RC reflects exactly that. They're comfortable boots and they fit me pretty well, but are they the dialed-in fit I'd expect from $2K+ custom boots? Far from it.

I don't love talking smack about companies, and I don't think Brian's worthy of full-on ire or anything, but I will most certainly say that my process left quite a bit to be desired.

@Daniel-San tbh I think getting them second hand is the way to go, if you can end up finding a pair that fits. Dealing with RC is not the greatest experience.

My RC engineers are definitely roomier than any others I've owned. Not too roomy, but definitely none of the discomfort I've had in the instep like Lofgren or Wesco (in which cases I just needed a bigger size). Makes sense I haven't had any issues though, seeing they were MTO. Only wee complaint is a bit of heel slip, but that's sorta par for the course for pull-on boots, and I could probably fix it pretty easily with an insole.

All the ones I’ve owned (indigo, SBG, OD) have a good bit of stretch. The OD is probably the least because the overdye process leads to max shrinkage, but it’s still got plenty.

I always buy my jeans a little snug (XHS being the exception) but not too much — I’ve never had good results when jeans started off as uncomfortable or even downright painful, but a little bit of snugness always sorts itself into a more ideal fit pretty quickly, in my experience. Some people say that you only get stretch in areas of tension and that a too-big waist won’t stretch even more from wear, but I’ve never had good luck with that. Sure, the waist may not be stretching at all when you’re standing, but squat, sit, or do any number of human things and your jeans will be even bigger pretty soon. Of course your mileage may vary.

@tdb85 I agree with the above but will also add my two cents.

The 21oz stretches quite a bit, so I personally think it’s more forgiving than some of the other denims. I’m not sure if you might’ve based your current 888 choice of waist size on another pair of IH you’ve owned, but it’s worth considering that 888 sit higher up and people often find that they go down a size compared to, say, something like a 666 (myself included). If your current pair of 888 is indeed too big for you in the waist, I’d consider sizing down if the next smaller size isn’t too huge of a difference. Worst case scenario is that you can use something like one of the pants stretchers you can easily find on Amazon. I’ve had great luck with them when a pair of jeans fits great everywhere but a bit too small in the waist.

Nm just saw the bit on IG. Odd it wasn’t mentioned here first.

@catdad1 where did you see these as coming back next week, out of curiosity?

@ShopatIronHeart not sure if you will since these are quite stretchy items, but are y'all planning an updated size chart? I have black and green but have always wanted a grey, and I've noticed that they seem to run a little bigger. Curious if that's still the case with the new batch.

Bump, just keeping this thread alive before I post some more stuff for sale soon. Plus def a few good things still available above!

Also, RIP Steve! ️