Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013 - 2015 - Official Thread

[Sugar Mountain]

Ja, now I'm on the other side of the world, I regret not visiting there as much. Outside of a good few punk venues around the country, I've only really been to Munich.

[Mike On Autopilot]

Apologies for not doing the full update sooner. My 1955s haven't gotten much wear (and basically look new other than back pocket fades) due to weight gain, and my Mega Beatle Busters are sitting around brand new and untouched. Do I need to post full pictures to qualify for an update?

[shiiro]

Nice whisker there! waiting mine to evo, long of waiting...

[beatle]

September 28th duly noted in calendar...you had my attention when you posted burger

 

[Bobbo]

[...] I noticed quite a few people own Nudie jean jackets is their a particular reason you own them?

 

For me it was because (1) being swedish I thought it was fun to purchase a raw denimjacket from a swedish brand and (2) I got it cheap from a store where I used to work.

 

I've seen jackets with more interesting denim and a better construction but it's a nice jacket, fits great and I like the arcurate stitching on the back so it does the job for me. 

[Megatron1505]

HWDC UK meet on September 28th in Nottingham, the home of Robin Hood.

I will post details of accommodation and travel this weekend, please drop me a PM if you intend to come, or if I can help you out in any way with travel arrangements.

[saintkeat]

For all those who wanted a recent fit pic of the Elhaus x NoKipple 01, I took a couple pics tonight.

 

 

[ToddjColey]

HWDC 2 meet up, 22 days to late 

[Megatron1505]

I know man, I did think about you too but that is the earliest I can do it....money....stuff to do etc...

[HUNCHBAK]

Being that NYC weather has been incredibly lousy, my Cult's have been a little too "moist" from sweating and humidity.. so I gave them a 24+ hour freeze...

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[beatle]

Oh, and btw - I still vote for goruck to be held in San Francisco. Way cooler in terms of nature and everyone on the east coast would happily catch a flight just to sit in Valencia park and hang ... Please correct me if I'm wrong, come on guys ...

[hemi]

HC-SF-32

 

Viapiana – Wide – 16.25oz (17oz after soak) Unsanforized Japanese Selvedge Denim

 

Sports Challenge: One of my hobbies is rolling around with grown men (and a few brave women) in our pajamas.

 

 

The best way to fade jeans is by rubbing them on other people!

 

 

A little move I invented called the "push me, pull me"... beautiful harmony!

 

 

I can stay here all day!

 

 

Edited July 17, 2013 by hemi

[ThinFinn]

Oh, and btw - I still vote for goruck to be held in San Francisco. Way cooler in terms of nature and everyone on the east coast would happily catch a flight just to sit in Valencia park and hang ... Please correct me if I'm wrong, come on guys ...

is there a final date yet beats?...

[beatle]

I seriously don't know Finn , looks like mega is going bonkers in Nottingham, must be all those burgers ...lol ...I thought it was going to be Easter 2014 but I think that's not the case anymore ...

Ps ... I love you mega

[louisbosco]

HCSF04.

 

PBJ 007 24OZ. 3MONTHS IN JUST WASHED. 

 

 

[Megatron1505]

Love you too B xx

 

Mega examined costs, an discovered a couple of things.

 

1) We would need a custom Goruck challenge, to make it cost effective we would need around 30 competitors. I'm not convinced we would get that.

 

2) Around twice as many competitors near the East Coast as the West.

 

3) For anyone travelling from Europe (me and Beatle) it costs about twice as much to get to SF, and find decent accommodation as it does NY.

 

4) I'd prefer pizza and beers to running around in my jawns carrying logs.....to old for that shit.

 

 

Side note: If we went to Tokyo is would be seriously cheap, much cheaper than NY even.

[saintkeat]

Ninja challenge in Tokyo? 

[mandel9000]

I haven't been able to wear my competition jeans as much as they deserve lately, first and foremost because I've - ahem - put on a little weight. My thighs are, as usual, my achilles heel, but this time it's not the upper half that's giving me grief, it's the area right over the knee.

 

After I first machine-washed my Samurais, my experience was that they softened up more than they shrank and thus stretched out more nicely, so I decided to try this approach with the Steel Feathers as well. Not only did it work, they also shrank three whole inches in the inseam and solved my should I or shouldn't I hem-dilemma.

 

Now, if only the warm weather would pass (no, not really!) so that I could wear them more.   

 

[Megatron1505]

I would love to do a meet in Tokyo, but as we only have one competitor in Japan i would seem a little pointless without some serious interest from other competitors.

[Megatron1505]

I have created a poll on the IH forum (http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5068.msg276667#new)

, if you're not a member there please state your destination preference in this thread.

 

The choices are....

 

San Francisco

 

New York

 

Tokyo

Edited July 17, 2013 by Megatron1505

[Slowitchu]

I haven't been able to wear my competition jeans as much as they deserve lately, first and foremost because I've - ahem - put on a little weight. My thighs are, as usual, my achilles heel, but this time it's not the upper half that's giving me grief, it's the area right over the knee.

 

After I first machine-washed my Samurais, my experience was that they softened up more than they shrank and thus stretched out more nicely, so I decided to try this approach with the Steel Feathers as well. Not only did it work, they also shrank three whole inches in the inseam and solved my should I or shouldn't I hem-dilemma.

 

Now, if only the warm weather would pass (no, not really!) so that I could wear them more.   

 

 

Is it really that hot in Oslo? Stockholm has great weather too though, but i'm staying in there!

HCSF04.

 

PBJ 007 24OZ. 3MONTHS IN JUST WASHED. 

 

 

 

 

Damn, that PBJ-denim looks so great in these early stages.

[Noodle36]

Hemi - unfortunately I can only + rep you once.  Triangle choke in 17oz denim...Nice!!

[FLDenim211]

I have created a poll on the IH forum (http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5068.msg276667#new)

, if you're not a member there please state your destination preference in this thread.

 

The choices are....

 

San Francisco

 

New York

 

Tokyo

San Francisco, I have wanted to see the opposite coast for quite some time now.  The beach, the food, it is where my Dad grew up and I have wanted to see some of what shaped him as well.

[louisbosco]

tokyo seems a pretty logical destination from where i'll be next year. but i've been to sf once and would like to go again and NYC has always been my dream destination. oh decisions decisions. tokyo or SF would be ideally less taxing.

[Megatron1505]

My personal thoughts are....

 

Tokyo would be the dream for Denim Heads, and cheapest to get to of the three for me.

 

New York is a great party city, and is definitely doable.

 

San Francisco I love, but the price has rocketed so much that there is no way I would be able to afford to bring my family, which would probably mean that I could not attend, but the meet does not require me to be there so whatever the majority decides is how it will go down.

[Kobe Beef]

I vote for Tokyo too, for economic reasons.

[Max Power]

More medieval city pics...Nuremberg again and Rothenburg. We're doing the whole japanese/american romantic cliche stuff this week...

Edited July 18, 2013 by Max Power

[Do7]

i guess which ever location we gonna decide.. hope to make it as early as possible.. so people can make travel plans.. take advatage of early birds and flight promotions..

 

what i hope of doing actually..

 

and im gonna vote for japan..

[mandel9000]

Is it really that hot in Oslo? Stockholm has great weather too though, but i'm staying in there!

 

It's nice and warm at the moment, but not too hot for jeans by any means. It's just that I loooove wearing shorts in summer. The freedom!

Edited July 18, 2013 by mandel9000

[ThinFinn]

x-post:

 

...enjoyed my lunch break (without having lunch actually)

 

enjoyed the silence and the stunning view

 

 

 

had some company while doing so

 

 

 

 

 

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