Recent content by Andrew

Ok I’ve been in exile for the last few years perfecting my surfing obsession but I still get the daily emails from eBay to my inbox of searches I once eagerly scanned. Those days they were full of real stuff that had actually been there and done it and had a history and story and it was like...

That- should be on a number plate

And especially after a few single malts

the bags look a bit like one of those illicit hauls You sometimes see on the news

I’m onto my second pair of WWII Impressions after 10 years, not because the first pair wore out but I decided to go down a size after 6 years. Best boots ever and so versatile. I’ve never put anything on them just aged gracefully but then we dont get snow here and I don’t wear them when it’s...

Re: my thread from December, just in case (i'm sure you're not but just making sure since there was come negativity there) anyone's concerned i've sold those jackets don't be. They're sitting in my garage waiting for me to make a decision to sell and where to do it. I'll also be sure to announce...

For a moment I thought it may have been a V505. In many ways it's very similar to my Red Raiders V505 which has similar looking epaulettes and the collar (although right side up) is rather similar in shape too. The pockets, leather and zipper are quite different however.

Yes it was a disaster when I got it. No lining and dodgy knits. It was years ago but I think I assembled all the components and asked JC to restore it. As far as the leather is concerned I just gave it a drink of Pecards I would still rate it as my favourite original

Started my Saturday with some tip time on my 9'6" on a nice little glassy not too busy point break. Sleeveless neoprene vest was possibly overkill. I'm not jealous one bit!

Just to whet your curiosity a bit more here's the one I used to own.

Ah well I went and paid for a new pair of WWII imps, this time in a smaller size like I always wanted. I convinced myself I could swallow the poor exchange rate as I had most of the balance in my Paypal account already, but somehow forgot I had to pay to have them sent to me- what a dumb dumb...

Shame about that coating. I had a 21996 once which had the most beautiful patina of contrasting highlights versus deep red which was particular to that contract. As they say it might still be under there. Years ago I followed Victors advice on carefully using acetone and it brought a disaster...

Wow, excellent replies, thanks as I hadn’t considered anything else. Yes I don’t think I paid anything like 250 last time around but then I may we’ll have neurolyzed out that memory but in the scheme of things 100 here or there is nothing over 5 years of use. That’s only a couple of weeks of...

Yes I know the feeling and mine are fine and they'll probably outlast me, just that I always have this feeling they might be a little long for me so i'm going to try a size down. Sorry about the size of the pics, but these are now 5 years old

I've been waiting for this to come around again so I can get another pair of Boondockers. It doesn't happen very often and according to Juan it wont happen again for a long time. https://www.wwiiimpressions.com/collections/prepayment-footwear