Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013 - 2015 - Official Thread

[louisbosco]

A5? you in kl bro? should do a meet up in meleka man. like i'm also 200km away from there. only difference probably is that i'm south of meleka while you're north

Edited October 20, 2013 by louisbosco

[Do7]

sure mann.. just let me know when you in KL too..

where are you located exactly.. Singapore?

[Slowitchu]

Challenge #3

Thought the other weekend that i should try this drinking challenge. My plan was solid, just drink ten beers. But I only got to like seven or eight. Mega said it was cool though (thanks). So I'm here to share the photo proof of it!

 

Started out with a Dale´s

 

A season correct October Beer

 

A barley wine that wasn't especially good.

 

Took a little nap..

 

Then a Rochfort 10 to get my head straight again

 

A cool little selfie

 

After that we head out to some friends so I took a home-brewed Saison on the Metro

 

The best beer of the night, an Imp. Stout from Norway called Konrads

 

And I think this was the last one (that I got a photo of.) A Westmale Tripel from the bootle due to lack of glasses..

[Broark]

Those Malaysia pictures sure do make me miss Singaporean hawker food. Can't get anything like that here back in the US.

[louisbosco]

A5? you in kl bro? should do a meet up in meleka man. like i'm also 200km away from there. only difference probably is that i'm south of meleka while you're north

 

yeap in singapore. been planning to go up north to kl recently, but i think it'll only be after bangkok this coming weekend. 

[Quoise1203]

Dale's Pale Ale has been one of my go-to beers over the past year and a half or so.  I moved to New York from the midwest and had never heard of it at the time, but apparently it's made its way to Sweden! American PA/IPA are certainly a different style than most European beer...I hope you enjoyed it!

Edited October 21, 2013 by Quoise1203

[Megatron1505]

Drinking a Rochefort 10 as a head straightener?? Drinking Westmalle Tripel straight from the bottle??? You sir are an animal !!

[Slowitchu]

Dale's Pale Ale has been one of my go-to beers over the past year and a half or so.  I moved to New York from the midwest and had never heard of it at the time, but apparently it's made its way to Sweden! American PA/IPA are certainly a different style than most European beer...I hope you enjoyed it!

 

Even though I'm really tired of hoppy beers, Dale´s have still worked. American styled beer have been really popular here for a few years. But it's starting to fade out a bit now.

 

Drinking a Rochefort 10 as a head straightener?? Drinking Westmalle Tripel straight from the bottle??? You sir are an animal !!

Haha, those were the only one I had home..

[Noodle36]

Slow - what Bass is that in the photo?

[Slowitchu]

Slow - what Bass is that in the photo?

That is one crappy as bass.The body looks like the Epiphone EB-0.

[Noodle36]

This is what I thought it was.  I saw what looks like Ranger on the head stock and did some researching.

 

http://www.vintageguitar.com/3299/robin-ranger/

[Bobbo]

Great to see everyone's updates.

I've been pretty swamped doubling work and studies. Hopefully I have time to repair the loose stitching and get some new pics up next week.

[UkeNo]

Just to prove i'm still here....Had some Autumnal Sunshine today too.

You can still see plenty of mud along the seam in the middle picture - they've been soaked and machine washed since then too.

(and Tapered by Railcar) Filthy Ba$tard that I am!

Edited October 23, 2013 by UkeNo

[bradl]

Even though I'm really tired of hoppy beers, Dale´s have still worked. American styled beer have been really popular here for a few years. But it's starting to fade out a bit now.

 

Blasphemy!

[Max Power]

Gonna have a whisky tasting tomorrow. Not sure wether I can take pictures, but the last time I did it we were given 8 double drams of 46%+ whisky, so I was wasted within 1,5 hours.

[louisbosco]

In Bangkok at the moment for Pronto's denim carnival.

 

today and sat are F&E days before the carnival on sun

 

 

HOLLA, CITY OF SQUALLA. WELCOME TO BANGKOK!

 

 

SOME WALKING AROUND AND LUNCH BEFORE ALREADY DROPPING THE BOMB ON SOME SDA...

I TOLD MYSELF NOT TO SHOP BECAUSE I'M HEADING TO JAPAN BUT I JUST COULDN'T RESIST.... 

 

 

AIN'T THAILAND WITH OUT TUKS...

 

 

 

AND FINALLY A MANDATORY SHOT...

 

[Highvoltage]

Been busier than I can ever remember...I took a week off work to try and finish moving into our new house. My jeans got a lot of wear in the past week. Did some painting:

Hopefully the old place sells quickly...

The pups are finally settling in:

They'll enjoy the big yard and pool next summer, our last house had no backyard.(we lived on a decent sized corner lot, but the dog were always leashed...here we have over an acre, and they can run)

And to add to the stress, today we had an alarm system installed. The technician was here over 4 hours, and when demonstrating the window sensors, he shattered one.

Hopefully things calm down, and I can spend more time here...I'm feeling like I'm missing a lot.

[Megatron1505]

Great updates guys, and don't worry about missing too much HV, it's a 2 year contest and we're still in year 1 so plenty of time to catch up.

 

It's that time again guys.......

 

HWDC Challenges - Round 4

 

​1) Scary Denim - As Halloween is almost upon us, show how terrifying you can be in your jawns with a truly shocking denim pic. Don't be shy on the blood and gore.

 

2) Changing Seasons Denim - Up here in the Northern hemisphere the seasons are changing from summer to Autumn/ Fall, whereas the Southern hemisphere is looking forward to Summer. Capture and image that best represents the changing seasons to you and your jeans.

 

3) Denim Vs Food - This one is dead simple, take your denim out for some epic eats (or at home) and capture the experience for us all to share with you.

 

Challenges end on 27/01/14.

Edited October 27, 2013 by Megatron1505

[Max Power]

Just finished round 3 and have already something for round 4.

Round 3: Whisky Tasting. We had : Balblair 2002, Tullibardine Sherry Finish, Laphroaig Triple Wood, Linkwood 16 Years Cask Strength, Dalmore 12 Years Cask Strength, Mortlach 18 Year Cask Strength.

 

Round 4 (not entirely new):

Edited October 27, 2013 by Max Power

[Max Power]

And the evo:

 

After another wash (last week).

[Regain]

Some updates on my Sage after 7 months of wear. It's hard to capture the true colors with a phone camera. But you can get an overal idea.

[louisbosco]

didn't managed to do round 3 but i might in nov or dec if i do take that drive up north. any for round for seasons challenge, what about us on the equator? what season can we look forward too? hahaha.

[Noodle36]

Laphroig and Mortlach are tremendous. I can really get on board with whiskey pics in the winter. Especially today as we in Lethbridge experience our first snow storm.

[Highvoltage]

I think I'll have to pour a dram of Bruichladdich 3d...

[Chubacca]

Quick pic update at the gym

[dr_do0m]

Sup guys. HC-SF-121 reporting in with this round's challenge. I spent the day today with friends traversing the cooperstown beverage trail in central NY.

 

First off, the attire:

 

Top to bottom:

Filson Mackinaw

Old Navy

IH 634s

RW 8113

 

The steed:

 

'98 Honda Accord

 

The trail:

 

 

THE STOPS

Butternuts Beer and Ale:

 

Rustic Ridge Winery:

 

Fly Creek Cider Mill:

 

BONUS: Freaky goose at the fly creek pond:

 

Brewery Ommegang:

 

 

Cooperstown Brewery:

 

 

Bear Pond Winery:

 

 

Pretty good time overall.

[louisbosco]

here's what's continued on day 2. took a trip to thailand's famous weekend market! not much photos but alot of walking and then we took a trip into chinatown on the river taxi.

 

 

i had no idea i was being shot.

 

 

great sunny albeit a hot hot hot day!! 

and so the next day was the carnival..

 

 

i won't say the place was huge but the turnout was fantastic. lots of people and denim heads around.

 

met a couple sufu people there, ed(demonito) didnt get a picture(i forgot), kyle(cold summer) and such.

 

 

with kobayashi-san

 

The Flathead crew..

 

 

and of course not to miss, Giles, Paula, Haraki-san and Sarina

 

 

don't have much pictures thus far or i havent gone through my library, but here's for now! 

 

cheers!

[cander49]

Ok, I figured that since today is the deadline for contest 3, I should post my pictures (actually did this 2 months ago for my birthday).  I normally have only a couple alcoholic drinks a month, so having 10 in one night (counting the 24 ounce beers as 2) was kind of insane for me, even with Utah percentages.  Sorry the pics are kind of terrible.  There are shots of my jeans afterwards, which are actually nice to look at.

 

1) Stella

2) Whiskey (forgot which, as it was 2 months ago)

3-4) Budweiser Double

5) Belgian Raspberry Lambic

6) "Birthday Cake Shot"

7) Some crappy white wine

8)Some crappy tequilla

 

9-10) Appropriately blurry PBR Double

[cander49]

Now, the jeans.  Just shy of 8 months, 5 washes.  Will probably get a wash soon.

 

 

 

 

First real damage:

 

Any recommendations on repairing that pocket tear before it gets big?  I feel like people working on it will want to remove the pocket to patch it, which means taking out the hidden rivets (ie, not OK with me).  I guess I can do it by hand, but that's a huge pain.

Fortunately, the crotch is holding up really well with no signs of thinning whatsoever.

Edited October 28, 2013 by cander49

[Max Power]

Your pair is sick and by far my favorite so far. i'd bet on you to win this, even if you stopped wearing them. Regarding your question: Maybe it's possible to remove the pocket only at the bottom, so the hidden rivets stay in place. I'd look for a real skilled tailor that understands a bit about these jeans.