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HC-SF-103 Smaurai S5000vx 25oz 15th anniv.

Three month update, fades are slowly starting to develop.

 

 

 

 

HC-SF-103 Smaurai S5000vx 25oz 15th anniv.

Three month update, fades are slowly starting to develop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HC-SF-103 Smaurai S5000vx 25oz 15th anniv.

Two month update, not much progress but fades are slowly becoming visible.

 

 

 

HC-SF-103 Smaurai S5000vx 25oz 15th anniv.

Two month update, not much progress but fades are slowly becoming visible.

 

 

 

HC-SF-103, Samurai S5000vx 25oz 15^th anniv

Netleyhunter, cool story and fantastic wildlife pictures. My “wildlife†weekend wasn’t nearly as adventurous. Went’ fishing crayfish with the family, the crayfish will most certainly not do as much damage to you as the polar bear J But they did turn into a nice dinner!

 

 

 

 

HC-SF-103 Samurai S5000vx 25oz 25th anniv

One month update and of course not much of a progress. Denim becoming softer and a beginning of a fade can be seen only in the sunlight. (The little one wanted to be in on the picture as well)

 

 

 

 

HC-SF-103 Samurai S5000vx 25oz 25th anniv

One month update and of course not much of a progress. Denim becoming softer and a beginning of a fade can be seen only in the sunlight. (The little one wanted to be in on the picture as well)

 

 

 

 

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Samurai S5000vx 25oz

Challenge 2, the great outdoors

Spent the vacation with my family driving around the west coast of Sweden. This is at Koster, a small island outside Stromstad.

 

 

 

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Samurai S5000vx 25oz

Challenge 2, the great outdoors

Spent the vacation with my family driving around the west coast of Sweden. This is at Koster, a small island outside Stromstad.

 

 

 

 

 

I do not have the IH 25, only 19 and 21oz. But usually IH have a smoother feel. The Samurai 25oz were quite hairy which I did not expect but liked.

And for the buttons, yes they get much easier after a couple of days. First day the thumbs will be sore but after that no problem.

HC-SF-103, Samurai S5000vx 25oz size 30. Post soak fit pics.

 

HC-SF-103, Samurai S5000vx 25oz size 30. Post soak fit pics.

 

Post soak fit pictures of the S5000vx 25oz size 30. Some hip flare but hopefully that will settle with time as the fabric softens.

 

Regarding sizing down 2 I would not recommend it. I sized down 1 and going down one more size I think would be very hard. Would be fine with a lighter denim like 14oz but from my experience it is much harder to stretch the heavier fabrics.

 

The measurements are as following:

 

                            Pre soak               Post soak

Waist                   79cm / 31†           79cm / 31†(waist not soaked)

Front rise             26cm / 10.25†      24.5cm / 9.5â€

Back rise              35.5cm / 14†        35cm / 13.75â€

Upper Thigh         29cm / 11.5†        29cm / 11.5â€

Knee                    23cm / 9†             22.5cm / 8.8â€

Leg opening        21.5cm / 8.5†       21cm / 8.25â€

Inseam                 92cm / 36.25†      89.5cm / 35.25â€

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Finally I can check in with my Samurai S5000vx 25oz. Pre Soak.

 

 

 

 

 

HC-SF-103, finally I got my denim and can check in to the competition Here is my Samurai S5000vx 25oz Pre Soak. Are soaking them right now, will update later with post soak pictures. For measurements and some more pictures see Samurai thread post #18917.

 

 

 

 

 

Finally got my S5000vx 25oz in size 30. I must say that the fabric did not feel as stiff as I expected, feels surprisingly soft. But I guess they will stiffen up after the soak. I choose not to soak the waist so I have a fair chance to button the really stiff buttons while new. Here are the pre soak measurements:

 

Waist: 31" 79cm

Front Rise: 10.25" 26cm 

Back rise: 14" 35.5cm

Upper Thigh: 11.5" 29cm

Knee: 9" 23cm

Leg Opening: 8.5" 21.5cm

Inseam: 36.25" 92cm

 

And here are the pictures Pre Soak:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is a couple of years since I last visited the fabfour shop but then they hardly carried any jeans at all, mostly T-shirts. At that time Bears was the best option for Skull denim. 

Spent the saturday afternoon in the nearby park. Very simple, just jeans and a T-shirt. Samurai S5000vx 21oz at 5.5 months and two washes.

 

 

 

Skull 5010xx. The stiff pose due to a ridiculously cold Madrid this weekend.  6 degrees C instead of the 16C we had in Sweden before I flew 5 hours south.

 

Gave my Samurai s5000VX 21oz a 60 degree machine wash after 4 months of wear. I noticed that they started to smell when it rained the other day so I decided that it was time for a wash.

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Gave my Samurai s5000VX 21oz a 60 degree machine wash after 4 months of wear. I noticed that they started to smell when it rained the other day so I decided that it was time for a wash.

From experience the Skulls stretch a lot, to original unwashed size and beyond. My experience with 5010xx are: if they are hard to button when new they will be fine in the long run, if they fit comfortably when new they will end up too big and only fit directly after washing.

Temperatures finally touched above freezing point this weekend.

Same here, waiting for the Samurai 25oz from Pirates. Due to be shipped in June, fingers crossed.

I wear the same size 30 in booth Skull 5010XX and S5000VX so I think you should be fine in a w33. I am an inch shorter than you and cuff about 1.5 inch after 2 initial hot soaks, so the length should be no problem. But I do believe that the Skulls are a bit longer in the legs. In IH 461S I wear a w31, from what I remember they fitted me tighter in the waist than booth the Skulls and Samurais.