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Awesome.  Steven does such an excellent job on those crotch reinforcements.

Railcar RDCX013 in desperate need of a wash.  9 1/2 months.  1 soak, 1 soak with detergent (little agitation).

Hey everyone. I decided to try and be like @happybabyyoga and exercise in my sweats. So I went on a 5 mile run up to Eagle Rock Reservation in them. 

Nice.  I did some biking in mine.  I was hoping to hold out a little longer on a wash but they get pretty nasty looking very quickly.  Can't just brush off the grime like good ole denim.

Just washed the sweats and wow they shrunk up to fit even better than new! They were starting to get real stretched out due to sleeping in them and wearing to the gym. Ill get some fits up later today or tomorrow.

I was excited too after I soaked mine.  They stretch back out pretty quick though.

Here's some from the forum.

You mean like this?

I wonder if a soak or wash would help speed things up.

I've had the stealth supply jacket and worn it about the equivalent of one month and it still smells.

I've had mine since August and it stopped smelling after a couple of weeks.

By the way, does anyone have any fade progress on the Stealth Supply Jacket?  I've worn mine a lot but haven't noticed much fading.

Did you give them a wash at all?  I was in-between choosing a Medium or Large, but went with a Large.  The waist is a bit bigger than I'd like, but the length is pretty perfect.

Yep, soaked and hot dried.  The waist shrunk and immediately stretched back out.  The thighs, calves and inseam shrunk a tiny bit.  The length is ok, I just have to wear them a little higher than I would like to.   

Those tees are looking brilliant!

Great photo set guys.  Looks like you had a fun time.  @jortslife looks like a fun dude! #nohomo

Still trying to decide whether I want to hem or not.  My problem is they feel larger on me than they really are.  Any ideas?

gymtime = sweatpants time...(not working out in them though)

Can you imagine if someone worked out in these for the duration of the contest?

currently that is exactly what im doing...haha

Been tempted by the choctaw ridge stuff and really like the idea/aesthetic, but havent followed through yet.

If you're looking for an upgrade check out Ex-officio.  

Formula Pfaff, jortslife, and I will be going on an adventure in our sweats tomorrow! Gonna hit up Bad Wolf Coffee, John Hancock Center, Michigan Ave, etc. If anyone has any other recommendations/suggestions for locations to visit/photograph (in Chicago)...let me know

It'd be pretty awesome (and touristy) if you took sweatpants selfies in the "bean" mirror statue. 

Did a cold soak on mine and dried 60min on high in the dryer.  Forumla's chart is accurate.  I noticed the most shrinkage in the waist/thigh region.  I think I might have had a little more shrinkage in inseam.  It's hard to tell the due to the angle (pointed downwards which elongates the photo) of the first photo but I can feel a very noticeable difference in fit through the thighs/knees/leg opening.

Also, for those of you worried about indigo loss, the water was only lightish blue after the short soak.  I would say very mild indigo loss at most.   

Yeah I spilled some food on them and they are kinda starting to smell. I thought I'd be able to hold out longer...

LOL, I dropped a giant piece of cake on mine the very first day.  

Just cold soaked + hot dried mine.  They fit so much better.  Will get some pics up ASAP.

The taper looks great.  I was watching an old episode of Friends yesterday and Chandler was wearing sweatpants that fit very similarly.  You didn't pre-soak yours did you?  

Couple of pics from the first days of wear.  These are really nice to have around after running a marathon...

 

Tough to compare color with the different lighting, but IRL there was no difference pre- and post-wash.

 

Proper contest intro pics/bio coming soon!

Thanks for the info.  Doesn't look they changed much.  Looks like maybe a couple inches of shrinkage on the inseam.  Still debating on whether to wash mine.

Just got my sweats in the mail, and my hands were already indigo stained after just unpacking them and putting them on! Snapped a quick pre-wash fit pic and tossed them in the wash for a cold wash (no soap), in order to make them wearable without staining everything I come into contact with.. 

Can you comment on the indigo loss from the cold wash?

@EmperorSelassieEye  Love the fit on yours.  It makes me want to shrink mine. The 1.5-2 in of inseam shrinkage would really help me out.  Maybe an inside out cold water soak with a hot dry would not have much indigo loss.

@leftfield So you don't think a pre-soak will affect fading later on?  The raw denim hive-mind has me programed to avoid the pre-soak.  Maybe I could do a cold soak in the washer with no spin cycle and a hot dry.

Sweat Pants have arrived.

Indigo everywhere - in the machine & now drying.

They look great and fit nicely.

Very comfy.

Looking forward to competing in something so comfortable!

Any reason you decided to wash before wearing?  I'd like to shrink mine a little but I didn't want to lose that much indigo.  These things  are bleeding a ton so I imagine the indigo loss would be fairly substantial.