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does anyone know anything about silverstone groundalls
ATWM replied to poolmar666's topic in superdenim
Apologies for the double photo post, but figured I would follow up here. I’m not really one for reviews, especially on a brand new pair - but since there aren’t any other impressions here I’ll note a few. First - this was the first time I did two washes before wearing. First one was a steaming, and agitated (eh, @Double 0 Soul) soak for about an hour, then chucked them in the warm wash and pulled them before the spin cycle. They dried up nice and crispy but still had some room in the waist, which was fine - I did buy what I thought would be a size up, and that seemed pretty true. But, I wanted to see if I could maybe get anything else out so I did a hot aggressive wash (pulled before spin again), and the waist did tighten up a bit more. They’re still an oversized pair on me, belt needed, but again that’s what I went for. I’ve mostly avoided marbling - the rough plan for these is not to let them hit water again for a good long while, esp as they will only be worn sporadically. Conclusion on sizing and fit is that they’re just about in line with the sugar canes and Freewheelers of the world. Compared to the WMJ I’m used to right now this denim is more substantial - which makes sense as it’s listed as closer to 15 oz washed. I actually kinda like the arcs, though I’m not sure I would if they were stitched. The pockets give the impression of being slightly on the narrower side, esp the coin pocket. Back pockets too, but still hold a wallet fine. I forget what I hemmed them to - I think 33” pre soak, but it should have been more. Ah well. There’s a sort of black enamel coating on the laurel wreath fly buttons which is a bit unique, curious to see how that ages over time. Chainstitch runoff at the waist is a nice touch - no other crazy run offs or dangly strings, everything else is pretty proper and clean more like Freewheelers I’d say. Maybe I’ll get some time for more detail photos later but in general, I approve!- 33 replies
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I can’t speak to the particulars, but whatever the additional draw is I can say we haven’t really noticed it on our electric bill. That might not be helpful as I’m not sure what sort of rationing you’d have to do. There was already a 220 line next to the gas line that was installed before we bought our house, that was lucky. We did notice our bill change a little when switched to EV and a plug in hybrid (our mileage is generally fairly low, most miles total are electric) - maybe 12-13k a year for spread across two cars.
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Yea I totally understand not switching due to cost. I’m speaking more about all the waxing poetic about it that I’ve seen here in the US - advertising and lobbying really and then people buying into it. There has been a lot of money spent trying to make people think gas is the best, and to actively invest in it - and it’s been done largely by utilities who just want to sell gas - the fossil fuel industry. @julian-wolf You're right though. We had to ditch our wok (which was also our only pan that lacked the magnetic properties needed). I do miss that a bit, but only when I’m reminded of it! There is a bit of an adjustment.
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We all have our weird tradeoffs. I had a sinus injury when I was young, so I’m not sure I can taste/smell as well as the average person, but the romance over gas is something I truly cannot comprehend. Induction is faster, more precise, cleaner (air and surface). My brother who is an intrepid cook who does understand the difference in more subtle ways changed about two years ago, motivated at least in part by having a young child with asthma - and wonders why he was hesitant. For our part, we’re just slowly trying to electrify our home over time as we can afford, and this was just one step in that.
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Heresy perhaps but what my jeans are doing is honestly cooking with magnets for the last few years. We replaced our gas range with an induction and I’ve not missed it for a second. No room here for waxing nostalgic about much! Our outside grill is gas, but gets little use!
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no key ring for me. would have liked that! maybe I'll ask for one with my black pair...
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does anyone know anything about silverstone groundalls
ATWM replied to poolmar666's topic in superdenim
I’m a firm believer in agitation’s role in the shrinking process. -
does anyone know anything about silverstone groundalls
ATWM replied to poolmar666's topic in superdenim
Oh of course - I do that. They didn’t just stay there the whole time like this. They were just in here like while I did shit around the house - come back, agitate, fold them differently (small tub) and then they go in the wash afterwards. -
does anyone know anything about silverstone groundalls
ATWM replied to poolmar666's topic in superdenim
Felt like fall a little bit here today which got me excited. I don’t currently have a crispy pair available so it was time to break one out and get it wet. We’ll see how voluminous they remain soon. Don’t expect fades on these any time in the near future though. -
I was eyeing that a bit, alas it seemed a little small for me. Nice pickup.
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My jeans have a similar repair, but in this case (and almost always) I get darning without any patch. I also have overstitched the middle seam to reinforce but in my case the darning was done because some fabric itself was starting to fray. It's been holding quite well as a repair now with another two month of bicycling on it.
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hey neighbor, you can always email the man himself for specific sizing info but generally https://www.tenderstores.com/sizing/ is a good start. you know Today is supposed to start stocking Tender as well yea?
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Sheesh! ^ ha, I’ve probably worn mine about 85% of days since this started, probably biked about 700 miles in mine, washed them close to 10 times and I don’t have close to that level of wear. Except I do have a big crotch darning job - waiting for that accounts for about 10% of the days I haven’t worn them. Same seam issues as you but it happens on pretty much every pair when I’m bike commuting.
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