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  1. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    Great to have you guys :)
  2. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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.
  3. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

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

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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...
  5. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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...
  7. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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.
  8. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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.
  9. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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...
  10. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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:
  11. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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 :)...
  13. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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!
  14. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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!
  15. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

  16. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    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!
  17. Rickard_H

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  20. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    After a looooong wait I finally got my Wayfarer last week :D Here are a few quick mobile pics from the day I got it. It's been far too warm to wear it so far, but I've been trying to break it in a bit at home. It's nice but still very stiff, on the last pic it stands on its own on the floor! I...
  21. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    Got the answer on the yokes from Aero now. I asked about the yoke from the 30's Halfbelt and no other and that was a no go. They could do the Wayfarer with the double pointed yoke but then without the Bi-swing, they wouldn't fit together. I decided for the Bi-swing with the original yoke. The...
  22. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    Couldn't agree more Sloan! I asked Aero if they thought a Bi-swing back would be nice on a Wayfarer or if it would mess up the overall style of the jacket. I would easily have accepted a no if they hadn't thought it would be nice, but since really similar jackets have Bi-swing and the Wayfarer...
  23. Rickard_H

    Advice on Aero jacket

    Not sure, but it was no problems when I asked about it for the Wayfarer. Someone else might know? Do you have anything in particular in mind? :)

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