New Good Wear Ventura...

[Dr H]

Now to be fair, I had my shirt untucked, so it looked shorter...

And after all that advice... ;-)

 

[ButteMT61]

And after all that advice... ;-)

Posted that just for you Ian... lol

 

[Dr H]

Doh! Caught again...

 

[ButteMT61]

Doh! Caught again...

 

[Dr H]

Ugh...nasty...

 

[Jägernaut]

Now that we got you back butte, any chance we can see how the ventura is doing?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Now that we got you back butte, any chance we can see how the ventura is doing?

I think Butte traded that for a new BK Centura in the new better badass hide.

 

[Jägernaut]

say it ain't so.

 

[jon11]

That GW is one fantastic looking jacket just love it.

 

[Fanch]

Butte, that GW Ventura is one cool looking jacket. Wouldn't mind seeing more F/U pics of how it has aged over the past couple of years.

 

[handymike]

+1

 

[ButteMT61]

Butte, that GW Ventura is one cool looking jacket. Wouldn't mind seeing more F/U pics of how it has aged over the past couple of years.

Absolutely Fanch!
I have only three leather jackets now - one is the Ventura, one my original Aero (picked up from the artist formerly known as WL - or rather, his son) and the LW "A-1" styled jacket I picked up here a couple months back from Worf.

The GW looks great. I had to send it to JC to get the lining slightly raised in the center as the Shinki hide did a little Shrinki over time. Nothing major - maybe 1/2"? So the bottom line is that mainly due to the weight of the hide and the temps here in SoCal, it's the one that gets the most wear. Anyone considering a Shinki hide jacket, don't hesitate. You might want to get a hair extra as I know another chap here had his Shinki Ventura shrink more than mine, but I think he got his soaked a few times if I recall correctly?

Anyway, if I needed to get a new one, I might add a bit to the length as that's the only dimension I think changed ***noting that it might be me that changed - who knows

*Edit: Wow, looking back on this thread, I realize that some great guys are no longer around here. Guys that helped me a lot and got me interested in jackets. I see now why this place has a different vibe than it did. That's a huge loss IMHO.

 

[handymike]

I'm right there with you.
Welcome back to these parts, Butte!

 

[Jägernaut]

soooo.....about those current condition pics....

 

[Grayland]

soooo.....about those current condition pics....

He's from California. Give him a break. He's probably doing yoga and then will have a smoothie. We'll get the pics in a few months.

 

[Grayland]

NM

 

[ButteMT61]

It's been over 100º for over a week. Right now at my house, 104º. So, excuuuuuuuse me if I don't take jacket pics!~ :rofl:

 

[handymike]

excuses,excuses

 

[Jägernaut]

It's been over 100º for over a week. Right now at my house, 104º. So, excuuuuuuuse me if I don't take jacket pics!~ :rofl:

Lol. That sounds logical.

 

[nick123]

Well, there won't be pics ANYTIME soon...
:violin::sorry::sorry::bathbaby: