Stronghold World Tour

[almostnice]

still not sure if i can stand the stupid looks of people passing by.

[beatle]

ah - who cares

[zissou]

There was a guy on styleforum who ran a marathon in a fairly new pair of jeans. About all he got was massive crotch fades

Hahahahhaha. Awesome video Zissou, hope you didn't hurt yourself!

Yeah, I was fine, but I was a little pissed that I dropped my camera in the snow! I had a good laugh at the video afterward.

I'll have a few more photos up tonight...

[zissou]

Stronghold WT Sunday Edition

We got about 4-5 more inches of snow last night, so I had to spend most of the morning shoveling.

Winter wonderland

My dog may be old and grey, but she still likes a good roll in the snow.

The snow cave pile is definitely big enough! It's almost 8 ft high and about 12' in diameter at the base. Actual snow cave coming in about a week or so.

Can't forget the chicharrons with vinegar!

I had to install a couple of floor outlets...

If a regular hammer doesn't work, try a sledge.

Finished that up, and was all of a sudden feeling exhausted. Time to catch up on a little LOST, or have a nap...

[beatle]

rep for the dog roll******

[glimmertwins]

Damn - is that your house? I would turn that into a recording studio in a heartbeat....love recording in old houses with big rooms and high ceilings.

[zissou]

Sure is. I've been restoring it over the past several years and hope to sell it this summer.

I think I am mostly going to be able to post updates on the weekends, as work is very busy, but I'll see what I can do.

[zissou]

Here's a little mid-week treat for all you hickory stripe lovers out there.

[Medine]

That hurts my eyes........

just kidding it looks kinda cool

btw, your house is awesome!

[lance]

Whoa - hickory stripe overload! shirt and jeans look good.

[zissou]

I decided to blow off work today to take care of some more important things.

Like soaking my new MFSC shirt!

My lecture on the importance of soaking unsanforized chambray obviously made an impression.

Break time. I kicked the girls' butts in Clue Jr.

Drying time.

Random denim macro

Post soak fit pic. It's nice to have a little extra sleeve length for once.

[Medine]

looks like im starting to see some fades!

and whats that sweatshirt your wearing?

and just wonder what you do? you seem like an engineer to me haha

[zissou]

Do I really seem that super anal retentive?? I teach about natural resources at a university. The sweatshirt is a Garbstore 50's Mechanic's crewneck, which I just got on good sale from their website. They fit rather slim and long, which would be perfect for guys like you and me.

They are definitely fading in areas, and I think they'll be pretty well beaten up the year is done.

[Medine]

I just thought you were an engineer because my dad is one and he is into old houses and wears glasses too haha

[zissou]

Hah! Well, my father and one of my brothers are engineers, so maybe the vibe runs in the family.

[Medine]

my brother is an engineer as well haha

[zissou]

Typical Saturday morning ritual- my daughter and I head to the local bakery for breakfast. They have the most amazing pastries. It's so hard to decide...

I settled on a lemon scone, an almond croissant, and a mug of the best coffee in town.

My daughter got her favorite- massive cinnamon roll

This bakery is amazing. Aside from having great food, the building was designed as a barn, with a lot of environmentally sustainable features.

mmm coffee...

I spent most of the day helping my ex move heavy furniture. Why? I don't know. No vis for obvious reasons.

Came home to find that my dog barfed and smelled REALLY bad. Into the tub...

Ahh, done! Time for a beer....

That's it for today! Did you guys have any idea this month would be the super domestic dad edition??

[mpcec]

Haha, great updates zissou! Is that the place that roasts coffee by the pound?

[zissou]

Thanks. Nah, that's a different place. I am hoping to do a pictorial review of that place for the coffee thread soon.

Oh, and one of the women working at the bakery complimented me on my jeans

[pomata]

great update zissou!

I love cinnamon rolls too

too bad no one makes them in the place where I live

[illumin8em]

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Somehow i knew you taught something at a University, you may have mentioned it in some post in some thread a long time ago, or maybe not. I just remember thinking about it awhile ago and that was the first thing that came to me and it just stayed.

Glad to see this thread tour surviving, I was worried about it there for a little bit.

What are your dimensions? I was not able to get in on the tour (didn't feel I was an often enough poster to have a chance) but I was wondering how a pair of these would fit me. They are 33s right? I am about 6'2" 177lbs

sorry for the long irrelevant post

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Do I really seem that super anal retentive?? I teach about natural resources at a university. The sweatshirt is a Garbstore 50's Mechanic's crewneck, which I just got on good sale from their website. They fit rather slim and long, which would be perfect for guys like you and me.

They are definitely fading in areas, and I think they'll be pretty well beaten up the year is done.

[zissou]

These are actually 31W. I usually wear 32W jeans that have an actual waist of 34" and these fit well, if a bit slim. The hickory stripe stretches very easily. I am 6'2" 165lbs and typically like a slim straight jean, so these do pretty well.

pomata- thanks! These cinnamon rolls are particularly good, with cinnamon caramel filling and cream cheese frosting. More like having dessert for breakfast

[Medine]

Thanks. Nah, that's a different place. I am hoping to do a pictorial review of that place for the coffee thread soon.

Oh, and one of the women working at the bakery complimented me on my jeans

The babes love the stripes. But not so much after you wear them every day..

[glimmertwins]

...try cinnamon rolls with mascarpone icing. Seriously decadent. Great photos by the way. I'm really starting to get hickory stripe fever. Oddly enough, there is a place in Austin that carries stronghold jeans and has the hickory ones - but they only carry a handful of sizes though :-( Might have to invest in a pair of these if I can shake this nasty instrument habit..

[zissou]

Today's Update: Non-Super Bowl Edition (actually, I kind of forgot today was Super Bowl Sunday)

It was mostly a lazy day, but we decided to head outside after lunch and build a snowman. It was the perfect wet snow for it.

Hmmm, he looks a little like me, only shorter.

Let's give him a blue spruce combover.

Snowball fight!

I had to clean up around a stump where I had a tree cut down last week.

Time to relax and make a few more card cases.

[Medine]

you made those?? those are awesome and just like i was looking at......

where do you get the leather?

[zissou]

Thanks, man. Yeah, I make a few here and there when I have the time. I want to make natural and black versions of each of the two designs. If you are interested, just shoot me a PM.

[zissou]

My day so far (another construction weekend):

Rippin' some shims down in the basement

I'll use any excuse to get out the power tools

WAYWT

Ran out of some stuff, so I had to hit the hardware store up on the corner. It's been there for about 100 years.

Do I need more hickory stripes?

Or herringbone coveralls?

Plenty of Carhartts

And stacks upon stacks of Wranglers and 501 STFs

Need a handle?

Got what I came for- construction adhesive, new gloves, and a diet coke :\

Back to work!

[almostnice]

i tried to get hold of some Key-overalls before i discovered the Pikebros Bib,but no avail.

and you are able to walk out of the door and into the next store.

how unfair!

how much do they cost there?

[zissou]

The hickory stripe overalls were $32, and 20% off this week. I believe they also had straight denim overalls, both in many sizes. Still want a pair? If so, let me know and I'd be happy to send you some.