Roy. (expurgated edition)

[bbcapone]

About 13 months in, 7-8 months effective wear. 2 regular soaks, 2 regular washes, 3-4 times soaked in rain, 1 hurricane wash, 1 beach wash (kinda just jumped off a yatch to impress a chick)

Damn im a shitty photographer. The white balance is all off and they are more contrasty irl.

Rivets hammered down by me.

Roping is all black stained from my boots, not really showing up.

Edited January 22, 2013 by bbcapone

[bbcapone]

[big truck]

I hope it was worth jumping off that 'yatch'

[ironheartfan123]

fit pics?

[Maynard Friedman]

I think I saw the highlights of that on Yatch of the Day.

[bbcapone]

I hope it was worth jumping off that 'yatch'

it was like a 28' fishing boat so maybe "yatch" is a teensy exaggeration. And yeah it was worth it, id post pics but i would probably be banned

[bbcapone]

fit pics?

This is the best i got, but only a week or two old. Sorry about the ammo belt.

Edited January 22, 2013 by bbcapone

[big truck]

it was like a 28' fishing boat so maybe "yatch" is a teensy exaggeration. And yeah it was worth it, id post pics but i would probably be banned

Oh, so a yatch is a form of boat. I see.

[bbcapone]

Oh, so a yatch is a form of boat. I see.

Huh? Man, is some joke going way over my head? Did i misspell something?

[Quoise1203]

yacht*

[bbcapone]

oh man im and idiot.... Massachusetts just cried a collective tear for me.

[garden gnomes in space]

The Kennedy's are rolling over in their graves bro

[bbcapone]

And each one of the people their kids killed are rolling too.

[grooveholmes]

RN03

[Quoise1203]

Good fit. They look less "N" than the measurements suggest. Just a good slim fit.

[garden gnomes in space]

Looks good. How does the rise feel on those? I tried them on when I got my RS04's, but I didnt think I could do the lower rise.

[grooveholmes]

Thanks, fellas. The rise is good on these. Roy really made a great cut. Fortunately, my dimensions are pretty adaptable and I also really like being able to switch up; I'm generally not picky with regard to rise. My only complaint with these is the smell. After the first wash, they took on a peculiar odor ( insert joke ______ ). Not sure what's up with that, but I just had a salsa accident so they may hit the wash again soon. The denim is still hairy-- I'm looking forward to breaking 'em in. I'm rotating these in with my LVC 44, WH 1100, and Hiut, though once the Devis contest begins...

[kansas]

My RN03's are soooo hairy. As much so as my sams. Awesome blues as others have noted.

^^ I agree with the slim fit comment Groove. Did you go TTS? Mine seem truly slim.

[grooveholmes]

I did go TTS after calling SE. I was on the fence with the 33 or 34 waist. I'm a 33.5, so I considered the 34 (measured 35) and blasting the shit out of them with a hot soak/wash. In the end I went with the 33. Definitely was concerned about the waist at first, but they've stretched back nicely.

[bbcapone]

Where to cop mask?

RN03

[leftyaxeslinger]

Got a package today...

It was quacking so I put it in water...

More pics to follow....

[leftyaxeslinger]

I figured I'd give some pics of details I havent seen anywhere else...pre soak

back pocket lining

3 white stitches in a pool of duck on the front thigh...weird

reassuring to know they are made with modern electric machines. way to go, roy! hell yeah, indeed.

Soak pics tomorrow hopefully.

Edited January 25, 2013 by leftyaxeslinger

[Quoise1203]

That flasher is great. "Modern electric machines". I'd love to meet the guy.

[garden gnomes in space]

Roy's back pockets are the business.

[Highvoltage]

RN03

Great fit on those! There doesn't seem to be a tremendous difference between the RN03 and RS03 cuts. I have and love the latter. I have split the past year about equally between those and my IH dc4001s, but you'd guess that I'd only worn them at the most 1/10 as much as the IHs. Finally seeing slight fading around the wallet, and deep creases behind the knees, but no real fades to speak of. They are really hairy though. I'll be wearing mine for a long time, and swapping them in for the MBBs when it gets too hot for 25oz over the next two years.

[PeterParker]

I have and love the latter. I have split the past year about equally between those and my IH dc4001s, but you'd guess that I'd only worn them at the most 1/10 as much as the IHs.... I'll be wearing mine for a long time, and swapping them in for the MBBs when it gets too hot for 25oz over the next two years.

Heavyweight denim is overrated. I'd give the Roy's more attention. The notion that heavyweight denim is more durable than average weight denim is a fallacy. Just look at the results of the heavyweight contest and the Eternal contest, both produced jeans that were shredded to shit after two years.

Roy has been producing jeans for over two years now, and the only well worn pairs I have seen have been robbie's OG(?) pair and those from the RxC contest. It's a shame that we haven't seen more honestly worn-in pairs, given that his jeans sell out within weeks (or days?) of being released.

[grooveholmes]

Don't forget the World Tour jeans.

[MikeC]

What's next for ROY? I'm hoping he gets Cone Mills to do a proper Raw Unsanforized 17oz or higher denim. I love heavyweight denim, but a great American Heavyweight Denim fabric doesn't really exist. Get on their ass Roy!!!!

[leftyaxeslinger]

Soakage...

Edited January 25, 2013 by leftyaxeslinger

[leftyaxeslinger]