Samurai S5000 owners

[PG2G]

yeah, in retrospect it was a bit dumb of me but I've done it with my Nudies and APCs to no ill effect. Maybe samurai's buttons are different?

I did some squats in my PBJ AI-001 and heard a snap, scared the shit out of me. The a small part of the two innermost threads under the crotch snapped

[tweeds]

you know if anything i'd have expected sammies to be less prone to such failures than nudies or apcs.

[john11f]

I did some squats in my PBJ AI-001 and heard a snap, scared the shit out of me. The a small part of the two innermost threads under the crotch snapped

You do that to you $500 jeans?

[Ott]

you know if anything i'd have expected sammies to be less prone to such failures than nudies or apcs.

me too. The only thing I can think of is that 17oz denim would take longer to stretch, meaning more pressure on the buttons if you try to stretch them in the same amount of time.

[zaha]

EDIT- I'm going to use these as a 17oz noose to kill myself

You're too fat for them, plain and simple. Sorry. If only you knew someone who had similar measurements to you, but one size smaller...

[Ott]

You're too fat for them, plain and simple. Sorry. If only you knew someone who had similar measurements to you, but one size smaller...

how about I come and take my PBJs back instead?

I know where you live, zahaz.

[PG2G]

You do that to you $500 jeans?

I'm having a hard time setting creases or doing anything in these goddmaned jeans. They are my favorites though. I can't go back to wearing my slubbless jeans, they feel cheap

[lilbucu]

any one wanna trade my once hot soaked 30in waist for a 28in waist

i just wore them once today and the waist is now like 32in WTF?!?!? they are bigger than my 32x32 LVC 501's that are fully shrunk. i'm pretty sure the sammi's are fully shrunk too, soaked them for like 5 hours and threw them in the dryer a bit (all inside out of course).

[digital_denim]

Ott, i would have swapped sizes with you, then you're squatting would have been ok!

Mine fit fine now, will have to hot soak these sometime next week. Hope you get the problem fixed by BIG ott.

[horriblyjollyjinx]

yeah well the s5000's shrinks to 2" bigger than tag size, which I've already said a couple of times here.

[synthi]

Just a quick public thanks to Beatle for posting that link to 2nd two pages ago - thanks to you I found a size 28 And now feel ok about letting my size 29's go. Watch this space (or supermarket).

[lilbucu]

synthi, check PM

my 30 in waist are officially for sale as of now, i will get actual mesurements and pictures soon. contact me. 300$

i'm from seattle but will be visiting NY from tmrw till the 12th so i may have problems returning messages.

[greentea]

any one wanna trade my once hot soaked 30in waist for a 28in waist

i just wore them once today and the waist is now like 32in WTF?!?!? they are bigger than my 32x32 LVC 501's that are fully shrunk. i'm pretty sure the sammi's are fully shrunk too, soaked them for like 5 hours and threw them in the dryer a bit (all inside out of course).

hey where did you get your bks from and whats your actual waist?

[denimdestroyedmylife]

my bk's stretched to 31"; measured last night. perfect. slouching just slightly.

[Brienneoftarth]

just recieved mine. they are fucking awesome. i got a size 36 but im a fat ass right now so im maybe a centimeter or two from comfortably gettin em buttoned, but im planning on dropping 20 poubds or so in the fall...so excited about these....

[Brienneoftarth]

okay so ive rtead this whole forum but i want a definitive answer. when i start wearing these i should

1) soak them in water (hot or cold?)

2) wear them or not wear them while they soak?

3) use dryer or let dry naturally

thanks

[greentea]

just recieved mine. they are fucking awesome. i got a size 36 but im a fat ass right now so im maybe a centimeter or two from comfortably gettin em buttoned, but im planning on dropping 20 poubds or so in the fall...so excited about these....

you know what wouldve been good is if you get the waist size of the jeans of your ideal weight then see if you can work your weight down to it.

[greentea]

okay so ive rtead this whole forum but i want a definitive answer. when i start wearing these i should

1) soak them in water (hot or cold?)

2) wear them or not wear them while they soak?

3) use dryer or let dry naturally

thanks

1) soak them in water (hot or cold?) depends on how much you want to shrink them the first time,hotter the water you get the max shrink

2) wear them or not wear them while they soak?

wearing when damped cuts your time of stretching naturally when dry

3) use dryer or let dry naturally

depends on how much you want them to shrink and how fast you wan them to dry.

[Brienneoftarth]

thanks green tea. i kind of did size down as i expected sz 36 in japan to be smaller than us or other brands. im a big guy ..about 6 ft 250 and my ideal weight would be around 210 or less....i embark on that mission in a couple weeks!

[greentea]

good luck man, you can do it!

[lilbucu]

hey where did you get your bks from and whats your actual waist?

take 5!!! in HK, actual waist is 30-31

[lilbucu]

okay so ive rtead this whole forum but i want a definitive answer. when i start wearing these i should

1) soak them in water (hot or cold?)

2) wear them or not wear them while they soak?

3) use dryer or let dry naturally

thanks

i say full soak in hot water, full dry, these fuckers are tough. heavy wieght cotton tends not to shrink as much.

[synthi]

OK so this is probably not as useful now given most stores have sold out but anyhoo, now that I have my 28's, I can offer comparison measurements between my 29's. All measurements taken raw, 29's first, 28's after:

Waist (circumference): 32 / 30.4

Inseam: 38.5 / 38.5

Outseam: 48 / 48

Front rise: 10.5 / 10.5

Rear rise: 14.1 / 14

Knee: 9.6 / 9

Hem: 8.4 / 8

And lilbuku I will reply to your PM asap

[PG2G]

I'm really regretting not getting in on this :/ I see sizes available at some stores, but no 32 or 33 :/ Anyone seen anything?

[Sati]

I have bought a pair of S5000BK and I really need help. I'm also new on the forum and I know nothing about soaking, washing and so on.

So i need the full menu! How long should i soak them? They are a little tight around my waist, what should i do about that?

I wan't no colour losses in the beginning atleast.

[dnarnya]

i would like to encourage people to post pictures of their s5000vx/bk to show off the fit...

I'm not sure if i want to take the tags off mine(5000vx) and soak 'em because they seem like baggy or something.

[beatle]

Smart ass...It's still apair of Jeans , not a Spandex...

[Ott]

So much for Japanese jeans being such high quality!

yeah it was dumb of me to assume that 17oz denim would stretch as fast as APC's 12 (?) oz stuff.

oh well live and learn. I don't think its indicative of the quality of samurais.

[tangerine]

Has anyone worn their S5000BKs enough to determine if they will fade like the Holy Grail black Samurais that have been posted ad inifinitum?

[poly800rock]

i've been wearing mine consistently for like 3 weeks and have a ton of creasing, but no wear quite yet.......its going to be a long struggle with these i think. i do have some markings on teh ass though, just from sitting down all day.