Warehouse Denim Contest [pics and discussion]

[kenthenoob]

nice to see more east bay/bay area dudes in here.

[ChattyPuma]

After an hour in hot water

That is some pretty major starch. My water looked nothing like this.

[bonanz]

did you soak yours in a sinK?

[ChattyPuma]

no, but I didn't soak it in Lake Superior either.

[beatle]

That would be a huge sink...shower, I think ?

[piedmont]

I'm totally impressed with these - I wasn't expecting them to be so comfortable. Almost like a thick flannel.

[cheep]

i wonder what a pro skater could do to these...

[kenthenoob]

go test them out, cheep!

[cheep]

i have someone else in mind... just waiting to hear back.

[tangerine]

That is some pretty major starch. My water looked nothing like this.

Clearly (pun intended) you didn't get the memo about the urine soak.

[kenthenoob]

my water was a lot darker than that even with the urine soak + soy sauce

[tangerine]

my water was a lot darker than that even with the urine soak + soy sauce

Did you use regular shoyu or low-sodium?

Have you ever tried soaking in tamari?

[bye4now12]

bye4now12... youre in... thought i had responded to your pm.

im gonna update the list later... too busy now.

nice, thanks man

shouldnt you be in class?

free period, I was on the computer because I just finalized a couple of college applications.

shouldn't you be at work?

"Contestant No" means Contestant number

doh

thanks

[bye4now12]

That would be a huge sink...shower, I think ?

Mine is a sink. In my basement we have these two big sinks.

My jeans dried for the most part, the seat and waist are still a bit too big so I'm going to soak them some more.

Would it totally mess up the jeans if I only soaked the top 1/3rd? I don't really want the knee and hem to shrink too much more, but I'd like to get another inch out of the waist if I can (tagged 34 currently measures about a 36.5).

So far I've only done a 1 hour hot soak. I think I might try going for a 1 hour hot then like 20 or 30 minutes in cold, followed by a hang.

[chantheman]

they should be 2 inches larger than the tag size according to the BIG chart. you can try and get more shrinking in the waist but i dont think you will get another inch as your pair is already smaller than what they should be.

guess you wont know until you try

[bye4now12]

Oops, I meant that I have a tagged size 34

[Panda-san]

Anybody know the weight on these? They feel pretty light, close to my V.3 Ande Whall's.

[cheep]

13.8 or something close to that.

[Panda-san]

I swear I didn't ask them to do this...

I think I can safely say that BiG has the BEST.CUSTOMER SERVICE.EVER.

[red]

i have someone else in mind... just waiting to hear back.

sounds awesome. awaiting more info.

[showbiz00ditc]

#177 officially checking in...

fit pics after first hotsoak and dryer... no newspapers but the pocketbag's the date i started.

I found this washer and dryer in an abandoned house by me, thought i'd give them a try out.

(10)

[JohnnyRed]

looks good man!

[Denim Phenom]

I think I can safely say that BiG has the BEST.CUSTOMER SERVICE.EVER.

They didn't send me my hems. I'm sure i'll need them at some point.

[selaviso]

sounds awesome. awaiting more info.

zzzang me too,cheep who you gunna hit up???? or who did you hit up im a manager at a skate shop and i always wanted to give a pair of raw jeans to one of my skate kids to see how they would look after a few months of wear.

[cheep]

an ex of mine is friends with one of my personal favorite east coast skateboarders... shes gonna try to get back to me tomorrow about it.

[Nahman]

Mike Vallely?

[Panda-san]

They didn't send me my hems. I'm sure i'll need them at some point.

Did you ask for them? This is the fifth pair I've bought from them, and I've always asked for the hems back, even when I bought from them in person, so they know I like to get the extra material.

If you specifically asked to have the scraps, I'm sure they'll send it to you at some point like they did for me. If not, they might still have them, if not from your pair, maybe from someone elses.

[bye4now12]

Finally finished with soaking and drying...

1 hour hot soak

hang dry for 20 hours

1 hour hot soak

20 minutes cold soak

hang dry for 4 hours

dryer on medium/high heat for 30 minutes (10 minute intervals)

And here are my final fit pics.

Front

back

right side

left side

And the patch after everything

I really like the fit. They are a bit looser than my New Standards in the thigh which is nice. Also the denim is a lot softer, I'm afraid pretty much all stiffness came out in the two soaks. These are the most comfortable jeans I've ever owned. I think I'm going to be taking front and back pics every night to document the progress.

[kenthenoob]

my first pair of 660s, they sent with the hem without me even asking for them...

[apocalypse later]

Shit, mine are at the tailor now. Getting tapered so now they won't drag on the fucking ground when I wear my APCxNikes...