Aero Gabardine lining - is this option still available ?

[Edward]

Aero is out of green gabardine, largely I think due to the "JanSolo-rush effect". All they have left is a very bright red gabardine, which sounds of limited sitability. Sir J

My understanding is that the red is the same stuff, just a different colour. Insurrection use it in their special order Aeros, I believe. I imagine it works fine, but probably not to everyone's taste.

[Jeff M]

Aero is out of green gabardine, largely I think due to the "JanSolo-rush effect". All they have left is a very bright red gabardine, which sounds of limited sitability. Sir J

I'm guessing they are tired of folks special ordering it. I can't believe it isn't being produced somewhere in the world.

One benefit of red...you can turn your jacket inside out to call for help if lost in the wilderness.

[holdencain]

Thanks Jan,
I just received an email from Amanda stating the same. I was curious because I had recently visited a local shop that told me there would be an extra charge for the throat latch, sleeves, body and cuffs. But, would not produce a price break down. Thanks for the clarification. Does Amanda at Aero know you as JanSolo? I described your jacket in my email to her. Sure would make it easier if she knew that they had already made a similar jacket. It appears that I am on my way to ordering a "JanSolo" Aero 1930's Halfbelt.
Thanks,
Layne

Now it is a collectors item! Unobtainable!

[Lear]

Pity green gabardine is no longer an option. It's a harder, smoother, tighter woven fabric than the standard lining. Mine still shows no sign of wear. I also find it's slightly warmer (traps sweat) than the standard stuff. Does look and feel like a more expensive fabric

Lear

[Laynew484]

Do you still have your jacket up for sale? I know you did for a while. Would you mind emailing me again? laynewinter@comcast.net

[Equality 7-2521]

Communicating with Amanda recently there is no Gaberdine is any color left right now.

[deuxcv]

i just ordered a cafe racer with brown gabardine lining. gabardine, not drill. will be in stock in 3 weeks.

[Graemsay]

Giles at Ironheart UK got a Half Belt with a brown gaberdine lining, and a Jan Solo leather strip.



More at:

http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/ind...9687#msg169687

[mattp]

My Cafe Racer was to have OD gabardine sleeve linings (this was approved months ago), but apparently the OD is being kept for some particular styles so it turned up this week with black gabardine. I'm trying to get this resolved at the moment, I will know more on Monday hopefully as the reseller I'm going through is being great about the whole thing. This brings me to my next question, has anyone ever put tartan over gabardine? I think tartan is the best looking sleeve lining, but isn't durable enough for my needs, so if it wears through the gabardine will be underneath. This may be a stupid idea, I am just trying to figure out a solution. Hopefully they'll just honour their initial agreement and fix the jacket the way it should be.
Anyway, if anyone has done this I'd be interested to hear how it wears. My main concern is that some of my watches are quite large, and the bezels will be pretty abrasIve on whatever lining is in there. Re-lining it periodically wouldn't be a problem except postage from Australia would be $100++ due to the weight and insurance.
And for the purposes of the initial thread I guess the moral is that black gab is an option at the moment, olive drab not so much, and you may not get what you order if availability changes in the course of the 12-13 week lead time. Maybe for some this wouldn't be an issue, but these jackets cost a decent chunk of change and when you've spent hours working out the details of your jacket it'd be nice to get said jacket as ordered.
Cheers,
Matt

ps. The rest of the jacket was amazing, by far the nicest brown FQHH I've seen yet, and Janet did a cracker of a job. I'll put up some pics once I get hold of it.

[HoosierDaddy]

Maybe I'm missing something...but who will see the color of the lining in the sleeves?