Spelunking with a wested

Posted by Matt Walker from r76h135.res.gatech.edu on November 01, 1999 at 22:59:29:

Well the title says it all. I took my Raiders Jacket spelunking and guess what, it got beaten to death, big surprise. It was completely covered in mud when I came out. No leather could be seen at all, Only Georgia red clay. And the inside of the jacket was also mud-lined. SO I hosed it off until it was clean but then it was soaked, and weighed about 4 times its original weight. SO I dried it out with a fan overnight. The next day it was a little stiff but after wearing it after an hour it was completely fine. These jackets are so durable its incredible. I mean I figured the leather might crack or something but it just returned to the same way soft feel it had before. Also upon seeing it dried it had scratches all over it, especially along the seems. It looks really cool now. And the strange thing is I have never gotten many compliments on my jacket but 2 days after I went spelunking I had 3 people compliment me on it and a few guys from my dorm building asked to wear it. I guess the distressed look is in or somethin, who knows?

Matt

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Re: Spelunking with a wested Michaelson 10:52:03 11/02/99 (0)
Stop going on about how great Westeds are! I'm waiting for mine and it's driving me NUTS! ;-)(nm) Graham 01:24:08 11/02/99 (0)

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: Well the title says it all.  I took my Raiders Jacket spelunking and guess what, it got beaten to death, big surprise.  It was completely covered in mud when I came out.  No leather could be seen at all, Only Georgia red clay.  And the inside of the jacket was also mud-lined.  SO I hosed it off until it was clean but then it was soaked, and weighed about 4 times its original weight.  SO I dried it out with a fan overnight.  The next day it was a little stiff but after wearing it after an hour it was completely fine.  These jackets are so durable its incredible.  I mean I figured the leather might crack or something but it just returned to the same way soft feel it had before.  Also upon seeing it dried it had scratches all over it, especially along the seems.  It looks really cool now.  And the strange thing is I have never gotten many compliments on my jacket but 2 days after I went spelunking I had 3 people compliment me on it and a few guys from my dorm building asked to wear it.  I guess the distressed look is in or somethin, who knows?

: Matt

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