Denim World Championship - SuFu Division

[Max Power]

I might be out of the competition by now, as I found the forum to be quite exhausting from the beginning.

[louisbosco]

well i'm not sure if many realise but dwc forum and sufu run similiar upload format as opposed to the html by ironheart forum. so if you're posting on sufu and dwc. it's a matter of copy and then "paste and match style". but do start with using the dwc board and then copying and pasting to sufu..

[Max Power]

Hm, I see no difference between the IHF and sufu, but a lot to the DWC. Not saying I don't get it but I have to insert every single link in a different format on the DWC while I can just copy & paste from IHF to Sufu and vice versa.

[Iron Horse]

Do we get kicked out of the regular comp. if we don't update on the DWC forum? Nuts if so.

[nizzel55]

I have PMed mega about the problem with editing posts on the dwc forum. I understand why the forum was set up. It will be easier for the judges at the end going through one pair of jeans at a time. Seeing the progress and so on.

I only update my two threads there. I rarely surf around in there. The forum is to slow and it is not mobile friendly. And there is no real action going on in form of interaction between participants.

That is why I hang around here and on the IH forum.

Edited April 1, 2016 by nizzel55

[Max Power]

I think it's natural, as These are the places that we all frequent on a regular Basis. I don't feel like clicking through all the single threads on the DWC Forum, so I rarely post there. If that means I'm out of the contest - ok, then I still have my denim.

[setterman]

Do we get kicked out of the regular comp. if we don't update on the DWC forum? Nuts if so.

 

I asked Gavin about that a few weeks ago.  They recommend updates every three months, but there's no set rule.  If you're only updating a handful of times in two years, that will be taken into consideration come judging. I've had minimal problems with the DWC site (only redirected to amazon a couple times), though it is slow.  There's been so little updating (only seven guys have updated in the last four months at the lightweight forum, and one of those was to say he was switching to a heavier division), and I only pay attention to posters wearing brands I like, so I haven't had any issue keeping up.  Actually been pretty disappointed at what flop the lightweight group has turned into since most of the participants have not updated in over six months (and as far as I'm concerned, they're out).  Some haven't posted anything beyond their initial post.      

[BionicEye]

first repairs

sorry for the iphone pics

tailor did a good job

[Max Power]

My DWC gear, around 1 year since I started.

[setterman]

Warehouse 1001, 250 days of wear.  Gave them another wash over the weekend. Will have the wear at the crotch professionally darned at some point, but for the time being patched with SC1966 denim will have to do.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 4, 2016 by setterman

[Iron Horse]

Took a day trip to the east coast of Taiwan to a place called Yilan; went specifically to take a boat ride out around Turtle Island.

Local museum, in the shape of the island:

Turtle Island's "head":

The water is full of white (smelly) sulfur here because the island is an active volcano, hence the nice green ocean:

Pill boxes left over from WWII:

Saw a lot of dolphins:

Got to pet this cockatoo:

Sashimi and other assorted seafood in the process of being wolfed down:

After getting sea water (and miso soup) on the Canes, gave them another wash back home:

Edited April 5, 2016 by Iron Horse

[Max Power]

Great shots! And a potential winner in my book: setterman.

[Iron Horse]

Yep, setterman's pair is really awesome!

[Iron Horse]

Double

Edited April 5, 2016 by Iron Horse

[setterman]

Thanks guys!  Gonna give it my best, but I think the heavier weight guys are going to have an advantage overall.  I'm going to continue wearing them five days a week until my first year is up May 7th, so I reach 275 wears for the first year.  After that, I'm planning on dropping back to 3 to 4 days a week so I finish at 450.  I wanted to hit 500, and still might depending on how these hold up, but I can already see them wanting to start down the same road as my LVC '55s from the cultizm contest (worn too much).  So, while I'll be cutting back to preserve something that will be wearable 13 months from now, the guys in the heavier jeans should be able to shovel on the coal.     

[jimmyc]

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[nizzel55]

I got back my jeans last week after some minor repairs.

So no I am back rocking my Indigo indigos. I love them. But I am not a fan of my cracks at the combs.

I tend to get them on all my jeans. Does not matter if I wash them early and regularly. They still rip for some reason.

Oh well. Here is some not so good pictures.

2016-03-28 - 225 days (01 soak, 03 machine wash)

2016-04-01 - 229 days (01 soak, 03 machine wash)

Morning sun

Afternoon sun

[KrisB]

your cuff/ stack on that pair is the best I've ever seen.

 

It's a great balance between both stack and cuff and very even; great stuff dude

[volvo240thebest]

great photos, excellent evo. Must add that your fit on the TCB chore coat is probably the best I've seen around here or IG, well done.

[BigSugar]

Somet 008 (size 27)

7 months of wear

Flyweight Division

 

Crotch repair (preventative) last week, leading to 2 hour hot soak with a little detergent in a bathtub. Enjoy!  

 

Edited April 6, 2016 by BigSugar

[BrownMetallic]

EW-0110: Finally, out from winter hibernation .... & the beat[_ing] goes on.

Will need a quick batch for a crisp fresh re-start.

Edited April 7, 2016 by BrownMetallic

[Lukenstein]

[MileHighEvertonian]

Got my cuff tears darned by Steven @ Railcar (which unfortunately took 5 weeks "round trip"). Just a week and a half later the crotch started to go, and then my patch job saved me from real embarrassment when two spots tore open that I didn't patch thoroughly enough.

 

Initial patch job.

 

Hand-darned  patch reinforcement.

 

A few other new pics.

[nizzel55]

2016-04-01 - 229 days (01 soak, 04 machine wash)

[nizzel55]

My familiy visited some friends in Gothenburg this weekend.

We took a walk in beautifull Särö.

[Max Power]

Great shots, makes me want to visit Sweden again.

[pudaspriest]

Gave these another wash recently, patch is starting to disintegrate on me unfortunately. Real color is closer to the first pic, not sure why there is a difference since I snapped them within 30 seconds of each other. I have started wearing these less recently and will probably be doing 3 days a week going forward till the end of the contest so I can get some good wear on my new ooe's. Not giving up on them though, love where they are at right now and I only see them getting better!

 

 

[greathoudini]

Those are great pudaspriest!

Do you wash them a lot?

Posting in here remembers me I need to post an update soon, it's been a while since my last update

[pudaspriest]

Thanks! I have been washing them about once a month so 12-13 washes so far, haven't kept exact track.

[Max Power]

They look great indeed.