Recent content by Rickard_H

Great to have you guys :)

Another thing, I'm just getting more and more certain that it was right to choose the longer Wayfarer instead of the shorter Half Belt. It's great to have a little longer back on windy days.

Great to hear AeroFan! So you never waxed or oiled your Caféracer and it turned out nice with some wear? :)

Well, I'm totally with you Jacketjunkie. My wax and oil reflexes are strong from leather boots, bags, sheaths and all that I use when I'm out in the nature all seasons both walking, photographing and hunting. However Areo writes this in the text for their carnuba wax: My fingers twitch and...

So, now I've used the jacket in what we in Gothenburg call winter, which is more like a few degrees above freezing, hard wind and rain. Actually we had a few days of snow and cold last week too. My impressions so far is that the jacket, lined with Harris Tweed and cotton drill sleeves, together...

Yeah, they go back immidiately! Not sure if they use elastics, but I'd guess so. Although, when I drive they don't expand. I thought they would too.

No, definitely not! I'm bending my arms and shoulders together all I can to show the effect. Under normal use they only open when I stretch forward or downward. During a usual day I'd say they rarely open at all.

So, now I've worn the Wayfarer a bit, as much as I've could because of the high temperatures, the last few weeks. It's slowly getting it's final shape bit by bit. At first it was really stiff but soon the sleeves softened up but it was still stiff and unyielding around the shoulders, the chest...

Thanks for the pics of the old jacket Handymike! What is it that they say, no matter what you do, someone's already done it ;) Dubpynchon, this jacket is definitely a good motivator to stay slim! I'm planning to have it for decades, would be horrible if I grew out of it :eek:

Thanks BobJ! The front of the Wayfarer is really something special with more details than most. When it caught my eyes on it it was really an easy choice. I looked a bit more on the more regular models after that but they started to look more and more dull the more I looked at the Wayfarer :)...

Well, I'm glad I went with the brass. The zippers and pulls are matte and nice but the buckles are a little too high gloss polished. Over all I'm really happy with it, it looks very well made and the leather is great. But a week is too soon to talk about anything really. Time will tell!

I can move around a lot before the bellows start to extend but it's nice to have them. But they're also looking a little better than the plain backin my eyes. Easy, take the jacket on backwards and take a selfie :cool: Try setting the camera up with the timed shutter, it makes it much simpler!

I also want to say thanks to everyone here who have helped me getting my jacket perfect! It wouldn't have been what it is without you!