Posts made by VegaS10

@jpvisual , they should fit well pre-soak.

After the soak/wash, they will shrink, and wearing them will put them back to pre-shrink fit.....with a little more give.

If they are comfortable now, you are good.

Goddamn, those are fucking insane fades @Oaktavia !

@warriors22 , fellow sneakerhead here: I see you in them Nigel's!

@Sunnergren, personally, I can't go longer than 30 days between washes.

I wear mine to work (which is labor/dirt intensive), and I can't deal with the sweatiness/grime you're describing. My job is also public facing, so I have to be presentable at all times.

If someone has a simple office job, I'm sure they can go far longer.

Do what feels right to you, but if they feel gross.....they are gross.

Got the notification mine shipped out today. I requested a certain shoulder measurement, and the great crew at @ShopatIronHeart found me a perfect piece.

Thanks again guys!

@indigo_fades , my MIL just moved out of Wilmington to Fayetteville (she has family there), and I was super tempted to buy her beach house, but the taxes and HOA we're ridiculous.

I'm right outside of Asheville myself, and while everything is expensive here, there is some really nice hidden areas where the prices aren't that bad.

I'm still wearing my 14oz ib type 3 in the mornings into lunchtime. As i'm typing this, we have frost on the ground.....lol.

I'm pretty sure I'll be grabbing the SAX, as it can be worn a LOT up here.

@indigo_fades , sorry being so late to respond to this, but as an NC resident myself, you need to move to the mountains like myself so we can wear the heavier stuff more frequently!

@Blue-Viking , if they fit and are comfortable now, they'll stretch back out to the pre shrink/wash sizing.

Got done with a hot soak of about 45 minutes and washed them on the "warm" setting with no spin.

Wife asked what was washing in the machine. I stated "just some jeans". Her reply: "Are you washing ALL of them", when I told her it was just two pairs she rolled her eyes. I hung them to dry in the downstairs shower to dry overnight.

I hung them out on the porch this morning so they could dry in the sun, and when I got home from work, I tried both pairs on.

Fucking PERFECT fits.

I'd like to extend a "Thank you" to all of you who have contributed good info over the years as to how to properly size these and account for shrinkage.

Soaked/washed 888s and 634s last night. Didn't bother with measuring, as many others before me have done so.

I will say, that prior to soak these are super crunchy and I can't wait for them to dry so I can put them on.

What’s the expected stretch with this newer denim?

@DrPat , thanks for the clarification.

I'm normally a tagged 34 in all 634 cuts, and the tagged 34 looks GREAT in this pair, but the waist is far too big by 1.5 inches

If the tagged size 34 had a true 34 waist, these would be damn near perfect.

I know other folks are going to love these though!

@BD81, as an American, it pains me that we will use ANYTHING but the metric system.

I saw the sizing chart is up on the IHG site.

The waist for the size 34 seems significantly larger than I anticipated.

Is that correct?

@Luke_is_back

https://ruggedgentlemenshoppe.com/collections/ih-bottoms/products/ih-888s-uhr?_pos=24&_fid=df8faf9c7&_ss=c&variant=45417576759475

Both sizes mentioned available here as I type this...

I'll be getting my pairs of 888s and 634s today, and soak them MAYBE this weekend.

I'll post my measurements as well.

For those who have posted before/after pics, they all look great, and I'm more excited to get mine!

@Alex, I'm super excited for this!

@Oaktavia , I'm in no rush, fades will happen when they happen.

I grabbed a pair of these and 888s yesterday, as both are my favorite cuts.

While they won't get much (if any) immediate wear due to temps in my area, I'll be rotating between the pair come next fall like @Oaktavia did last year with his xhs and uhrs.

One thing that I noticed is that the front rise of these seems to be a bit higher than all my other 888s of the same size. Will this shrink at all in the first wash?