5 days supply minimum here in Hawaii, as recommended by local civil defense and most have 2 weeks to a month around here. Just makes sense when a tsunami could shut down the docks. Or an earthquake. Or a hurricane. Even a lava flow for this island, though that is ~really~ unlikely. The same...
My understanding of butter and oil rationing was that those were used for munitions manufacture. Same with bacon fat recycling and the like.
The wartime rationing was as the poster depicted, in its oversimplified way, due to the enormous resource demands of a massive conventional war. Part of...
Yes, with this jacket the sizing has to be correct. You can snug up the waist with the side tabs some if your waist is smaller than the jacket but it cannot be let out if it doesn't fit around your hips. This particular jacket would more versatile if it had a true Indy back with the vents. In...
Interesting side note to the discussion (which I've been enjoying but don't have too much to add to) is that it might offer additional insight into why the U.S. was so terrified of Communists after the War. In many ways the war-time rationing experience of most Americans was very similar to...
Fanch, that's kind of how I see it and why I plunked down the cash for it. I haven't been disappointed - though the non-Indy jacket details are part of why the jacket works for me.
Thinking about it, reading and writing this thread has me again thinking about saving up and having the sleeves...
The shot comparison was fascinating but not really a side by side comparison of 2 films. Its an impressive Easter Egg hunt the editor did collecting similar shots from 30 different movies of the genre. Its not a direct statement of plagiarism as much as it is a testament to the fact that movie...
Sloan, the leather is substantial enough for me to feel confident wearing it on the bike. The only things I currently have to compare it to are a Hein Gericke Dakar, which is goat, and some Unik Chaps. My Indy is cowhide and about the same thickness as the chaps. The Dakar feels a bit more...
If the Adventure Gear thread can be almost 300 pages long... a little more thread necromancy isn't going to hurt. :)
These bags are still being sold - and for significantly less - on ebay. They have the larger version now, too, and I own both. The smaller bag I got in 2010 has been my daily...
Thread necromancy, I know, but...
I have one of the Indy jackets from San Diego Leather. (http://leather.com/mens_aviation/indy.php)
I bought it for a variety of reasons.
1) I actually use it as my motorcycle jacket.
2) Here in Hawaii a black jacket is ridiculous
3) So are knit cuffs and...
ButteMT61, you'd love the shop we have here in Hilo. Its exactly like the place of your youth. I avoid the place unless I have very little cash in my wallet... :)
There is a really good sized shop in Hilo (Big Island, Hawaii) and they are doing well. They are also the local go-to shop for good tents and sleeping bags and have been for years so the place is a community fixture that even Big Box Mart hasn't been able to shake loose. It also helps that we...
Wow. Haven't poked through the whole thread, yet, but some mighty nice pieces represented here.
My humble contributions - pictures taken for other sites so I haven't put together a nice setting for them:
Marlin 1894 chambered in 44 Magnum. More or less classic style and action with a nice...
Thanks for the info, all. I'll take pictures after the day is done here.
For measuring length from collar to floor, do you measure with with shoes on or not? Depending on the shoe that could add a bit to your height.
edit: Bah. Nevermind. Threw a jacket on and took a couple full length...
Apologies for raising an old thread, but my question seems to fit here and I haven't seen it directly addressed elsewhere.
I was recently given a small fortune in jackets and pants that *almost* fit. The pants can be let out so no worries there. The jackets fit my upper body and waist...
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