Recent content by jdgloverjr

I'm getting hungry...it's lunch time here in Chicago! :)

I used to enjoy looking at the products from the old A&F, back when they were more of an outfitter type store. Think a high-end Cabelas. I never could afford anything from their product line, but I did enjoy the styling of their clothing. It seemed more traditional mid-century tweeds, etc., if I...

Craftsman tools were fantastic values. My uncle had an entire shop of nothing but Craftsman, both hand and power tools. Sadly though, Sears is basically no more, there just a shell of what they used to be, if you can even find a store anymore. Most all Sears have closed their doors here in the...

I’ll admit I do know nothing about them except what I’ve read here. But even so, I don’t feel selvedge is the right fit for me. I’m not a huge wearer of jeans, I mostly favor 5.11’s, Tru-Spec, or Propper tactical pants for daily wear. Growing in the 60’s I did wear jeans almost every day...

I have zero pairs, I never cared at all for the stiff fit jeans, even in regular denim styles. I've also, for the last several years, always needed a looser fit in jeans to be comfortable, so the stiff, straight cut selvedge denim has never been a realistic choice for me. But to each his own :)

For anyone here in the US, Kohls department stores is having a clearance sale on Excelled A-2 jackets...

Well, since this one was essentially free to me from a friend, though I did cover the $20 he paid for it at a yard sale, I can't complain at all. It's going to be a good learning jacket. I'm assuming this is a modern civilian repro at this jacket does have the handwarmer pockets on it. If I...

Thanks Pilot, my jacket is in very similar condition, it just needs to stretch out a bit to be comfortable when zipped. I feel there's very little chance of me shrinking! LOL I'll probably hang on to it, just in case though. Commemorative edition, commemorating what? USAF 50th? I'm just curious...

Well I've been down the cash rabbit hole before, you can't take it with you! I went with the black N3B to match my black CWU 45/P, both are Alpha products. Thanks for the welcome. I've been in Chicago for the last 23 years, but was born in southern Il. My dad was a Marine recruiter down there...

Thanks BIP, I've spent a couple days searching online, tried the search function here as well as on fedora lounge looking for "Cooper black label", found nada. Nice to know I'm not a search failure! :) I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the Five Star off Amazon, after reading many very...

Hi everyone, first post here with a question. I was given an old Cooper jacket that a friend acquired through a yard sale. I've been searching online to try to find some information about it. I'm certain it is ai civilian issue from just reading and searching online, as it has a CSN stock...