Lost Worlds horsehide tanning technical questions

[NamoAmituofo]

So I heard LW has own tannery and their hides don't get stuff with oil or wax.

Is this true? I'd always thought fats, oils and wax help preserve leather and rainproof it.

Take UK's 'stirrup' leather as an example - it's bridle butt hot stuffed with grease and wax, and can withstand all kinds or abuse/weather - rain, mud, sun etc. I have a stirrup leather belt and it's so dense and saturated that the flesh sides oozes out a layer of white tallow when not worn in a while.

Or take CXL - chrome tanned then stuffed. Yes very stiff when new but I love the shine and texture new and broken in. And that thing is tough as nails - scratches etc get polished away.

Or take Latigo leather - I believe it's made in a similar stages - chromed tanned then stuffed.

So where does that leave LW leather - if it's just chrome tanned? I can understand without stuffing the grains look clearer, but is there a longevity cost to this production method?

Please enlighten me

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

LW uses some kind of resin coating to provide protection from the elements.
Some people used to complain that this was so thick that it gave the jacket a plasticized look. However, it seems like they've tuned the coating over time to a good degree where it shows character and grain a lot quicker.

From first-hand experience, I've worn these jackets in all kinds of rain... nothing goes through.
Don't believe there's a longevity cost either - there's people on here who ride and have slid in their LW jackets and they come out looking no worse for wear.

 

[tapado power]

I own several LW in Both HH thin and thick. I like both. LW are hard to break in if you have a big jacket rotation. If your primary use LW, the breaking in period is not bad at all. My favorite is a one of a kind J23 with wool lining.