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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
After a couple of months of bickering and sourcing, we have a product.
And I am very pleased
 
initial notes(NOT complaints)
1)inside pocket, I would have put it on the left side, I could use it as a holster. Caveat: my lightest toy is the S&W 342 Ti, 13oz+ loaded, I got it for swim trunk type shorts,, it may still show as the light fluffy material deforms with very little weight. :[
2)a small velcro patch or button on the center of the belt and under the center-back loop to keep the belt from sliding off
3)arm velcro patch is not big enough for the 1st Cav
4)love the:
- buttons on the lapels to hold the fold
- hood
- fit, it's nice to be a little oversized to wrap around when you sit.
- buttons on the sleeves to shorten them when needed, hot weather??
5)fit is supper. I sit out on my porch for a whisky & cigar 1-2 times a week all yr. Until the temps get below 32. This should keep me toasty down to 40deg? with some layering, maybe lower. I haven't experienced any of the new ultra-light thermal materials, still a canvas & down type.
Attached a couple of quick pictures.
And for the astute observers, after some 127+ days,, my #1 G-daughter cut a hi-n-tight. :]
link to older thread
PS; The beret is my orginal 1969 issue and the Cpt bars are the painter silver camo we had for a short period. |
Update:
Issue #1: Sorry. No changes intended for the inside pocket. I had to standardize the design to streamline the assembly.
#2: The belt/loop issue, however, has been resolved. Working with the designers, we changed out the belt loops with lengths of gutted 550 and added a short bit of 550 on the center of the belt to secure it to the center loop.
#3: The 4x4 velcro on the shoulders is about as big as I can go. I've got some patches with odd dimensions, myself, and have simply opted to not put them on my PBLJ.
BTW, Jim, you can fall asleep on your porch in that thing at 40 degrees.
I'm waiting for a very small production run (30 solid OD jackets, 5/size) to be completed sometime in the near future. Manufacturing a new product, especially an apparel product takes a lot longer than I had hoped. On top of all that, WuFlu has been a serious boat anchor on every aspect of this process.
I realize this may sound a bit steep but the solid colors and the Woodland models will be $300. That will include shipping. There are other prints/patterns that I have used during product development and want to put into production, but the price on those models will be higher due to the cost per yard of their outer shell prints/patterns being significantly more expensive. The Multicam fabric I used on Jim's jacket turned out to be the second most expensive material I've found. Is there a less expensive MultiCam fabric? Yes, but it is the same fabric used in a poncho liner, which doesn't function as well as the stuff I've selected.
I know everyone would prefer a lower cost but you can't make something like this here in the States for the same price of overseas production. Besides, this is way beyond simply repurposing a woobie. Due to the complicated design, the prices for the materials and manufacturing per unit are high and that doesn't leave me with much of a profit per unit. All the materials are, to the best of my knowledge, US-based and the manufacturing is done by Americans. And with everything that has come to pass this past year, I absolutely refuse to surrender my design specs to overseas manufactures who I guarantee will bootleg them and flood the market with their shit copies.