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    Florsheim Shoes

    I think comfort is also a relative thing. In my 20's until late 50's well made leather soled shoes and boots were all I wore and I was always on concrete for hours at a time. The Johnston and Murphy, Dexter, Bass and Cole Haan of the early 90's were excellent, Justin Ropers well polished made...
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    Florsheim Shoes

    I'm between the two camps on this, I think leather soles look classier, but there are plenty of synthetic soles that look nice, and the average person doesnt notice sole composition. Age puts a lot of wear and tear on a body, a lot more than I imagined 40 years ago. I worry less about...
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    Florsheim Shoes

    I will say they dont make the like they used to, but I will also say, as for myself at 66 years old, I'm glad they dont. Between age, plantares fasciitis and Morton's neuroma I'm okay with never seeing another leather sole in my closet. I had planned on being retired by now, but when covid hit...
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    Review NOS Protech Leather Apparel Vintage Trojan Style Leather Jacket

    That Made in America is an early Protech, they shifted from made in America to made in Mexico around 2000. The Mexican jackets were also very nice, heavy leather. I think the Pakistan models were the last one before they folded. Never handled a Pakistan made one so dont know how good they were...
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    Need help finding a great boot.. ideas anyone?

    I used a kiwi paste in cordovan and just use saddle soap every other time. Thats the navigator leather and not really considered polishable but a heavy coat of wax and let it dry, buff it hard and it comes to a semi-shine. Good boots but as I'm sure you can attest theyre not for everybody. They...
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    Need help finding a great boot.. ideas anyone?

    Russells zip up the back, 9 years and resoled 3 times.
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    Brims - How do you like them

    Okay, now thats how its supposed to look. The hat dont make the man, the man makes the hat. :eusa_clap
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    Brims - How do you like them

    :D I can only say, these guys are really out in the sun all day, aint trying to look cool, just looking for shade. I threw that up because so many people post photos of theirselves in hats and they always look so serious. Come on folks, smile a little. lol
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    Light Weight Motorcycle Jackets

    113º huh? Uh From personal experience I'd ditch any thought of retro and just pick up a Firstgear meshtex. http://www.newenough.com/protective_apparel/mesh_jackets_and_pants/first_gear/firstgear_mesh_tex_motorcycle_jacket.html You'd be money ahead.
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    Brims - How do you like them

    Some look better up.
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    Western, anyone?

    Nice hat.
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    Good, cool sun hat -- what do you recommend?

    http://www.kavu.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=5&idproduct=161 :D
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    Cowboy Felt

    I always thought the stiff brim has been a staple of cowboy hats from the flopless and flop free brims advertised in the late 1800's. Hmmm, live and learn
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    Cowboy Felt

    Myself, I much prefer a stiff hat to a floppy one.
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    Hats and Baldness...settle a dispute for me.

    Tony nailed it.lol
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    Hair question

    I agree, but you dont see long hair on the sides, everyone had sidewalls in the old days.:p
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    Hair question

    I dont think in the past mens hair has been long enough for it to matter. Vanity is a tough thing (no offense meant) but vanity is a personal issue. You see a lot of people who wish to dress retro but rarely do you see the haircuts that were so common then. If you dont want your hair messed...
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    An Indy / non-Indy Fedora hybrid... (pics)

    I kinda like it, the brim will develop a personality with wearing and you dont see one like it very often.
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    how do you shrink a hat

    I might just wet it and wear it, its my fall and winter fishing hat. If it looks kinda shabby its no big deal. My son inlaw is a state trooper and he makes sure to keep a rain cover in his cruiser for that reason. He says nothing worse than being stuck at an accident scene in a pouring rain...
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    how do you shrink a hat

    Sleet bouncing off your head gets kinda old, and sun burns you a lot quicker, thats a fact.

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