Have you slept in new leather jackets to break in?

[AeroFan_07]

^^ Precisely.

 

[NamoAmituofo]

I did do this in the context that I was on my own sleeping on living room floor - but like camping indoor!

Well guess the consensus is don’t sleep in your jacket

But then if you’ve never tried it you may now be tempted - it did few rather good when I was laying on my back - especially with the cold, fever and shiver - I actually felt quite secure and safe lol

Probably watched too much mad max sleeping in jacket ready for action.

You may want to give it a try next time when missus is not around!

 

[zebedee]

Yes, but I had a solid few beers beforehand. It didn't break the jacket in much.

 

[Yango]

Lol. No, I’ve never worn a leather jacket to bed.

My Schott 141, was pretty “boxy” when I first got it. I wore it pretty much every day for about 7 months, and it’s broken in very nicely.

For my motorcycle riding leather jackets, it’s the tried and true, get caught in the rain and keep riding until either, I arrive at my destination, or it dries in the wind. I generally give the jacket a conditioning once it’s dry. The jackets always fit better and more comfortably afterwards.

 

[navetsea]

I did do this in the context that I was on my own sleeping on living room floor - but like camping indoor!

Well guess the consensus is don’t sleep in your jacket

But then if you’ve never tried it you may now be tempted - it did few rather good when I was laying on my back - especially with the cold, fever and shiver - I actually felt quite secure and safe lol

Probably watched too much mad max sleeping in jacket ready for action.

You may want to give it a try next time when missus is not around!

the thing with leather jacket if you wear it un zipped to sleep, you might accidentally end up with unnatural back crease like diagonal crease across your back, when I did I zip up the jacket and it was not a great sleep. I sometime use the jacket as a blanket or hold it like a roll

 

[Vincent_rock]

Nooo.... unless I'd be seriously sloshed.
Especially with a new jacket I wouldn't be able to catch a single second of sleep.
Also, I'm an adult.
New jackets I wear on the couch watching TV, tho. Also boots and climbing shoes. This does help with the break in quite a bit. Well, just a bit, really.

 

[mumpy]

Never slept in my jacket but my advise is to wear it normally in all contexts without thinking too much about it. Like when are driving, when it is raining, when you are sitting on top of it in a bar because there is no space to leave it, when you use it as a pillow on a flight or train etc.

I don’t personally do anything artificial to break it in other than maybe choose to wear it on purpose when it is raining.

 

[JMax]

Yes, but I had a solid few beers beforehand. It didn't break the jacket in much.

Did that once. Face down on a flight of stairs. Slept like a baby. No change in jacket.

 

[NamoAmituofo]

I just thought about a new way of breaking in a new jacket - in a totally natural, authentic, original way - jump into shallow water (lake preferred otherwise a shallow pool and preferably when no one else is watching), swim a bit, get out then enjoy the sun with jacket on if it’s summer, or light a camp fire if winter. Wait for the jacket to dry!

May have a hard time explaining to people around why you’re attempting ******* by jumping in water with clothes on. Be prepared for Good Samaritans trying to sabotage this by saving you too quickly before jacket had a chance of absorbing maximum amount of water.

Please do not try this

 

[3.14nche]

I just thought about a new way of breaking in a new jacket - in a totally natural, authentic, original way - jump into shallow water (lake preferred otherwise a shallow pool and preferably when no one else is watching), swim a bit, get out then enjoy the sun with jacket on if it’s summer, or light a camp fire if winter. Wait for the jacket to dry!

May have a hard time explaining to people around why you’re attempting ******* by jumping in water with clothes on. Be prepared for Good Samaritans trying to sabotage this by saving you too quickly before jacket had a chance of absorbing maximum amount of water.

Please do not try this

Like so?

Are you seriously expecting a rational response to this question?


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[El Marro]

Man I miss jonesy86!

 

[NamoAmituofo]

great minds are alike lol

I'd not subject my jacket to sea water though!

 

[JMax]

Man I miss jonesy86!

Anyone know if he is doing ok?

 

[Bennarion]

Man I miss jonesy86!

It was really interesting to see his photo.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Sleeping-in jacket? Wouldn't that be more the real deal on an M65?

 

[Edward]

Sleepingvin onecis not for me. Other than that I swear by one simpke method: JWTDT (just wear the damn thing).

 

[sweetfights]

I’m married

I use to sleep in my leather jackets for break in. I too was married. I am no longer and could not be happier!!

 

[Peter Mackin]

More times than I care to remember, especially in my younger years lolol

 

[jeepTj98]

I’ve never slept in any of my jackets but I’ve bought so many used jackets that I’m sure one of them have been slept in.. lol
However I am single so I can run around the house in a jacket and have done it over and over again lol.. this is the only group I feel comfortable sharing this with!
I’ve washed more than 100 jackets in the washing machine and if done correctly, you will love the jacket when you are finished.

 

[Motocann]

Haha! Yes I have! My wife looked over at me and said, “you old zipper neck”