Clyde from Carolina
Member
Well, you know how it is. You get a new jacket, it's the bees knees...but still you crave, more. Ah, the fever. This really is a sickness.
I am completely in love with the new Good Wear Monarch A-2 I just got, but for some reason I can't stop thinking about the nylon jackets. Maybe now that my wearer A-2 needs are fully satisfied, I am finally free to turn my attention to the nylon jobs.
I am looking at MA-1s, since they seem high on nylon lover's lists of perfect, comfortable jackets.
Looking through old posts, I see the 60s models get a lot of praise, and I'm just wondering what I need to know if I am looking for an XL in these jackets? Hard to source? Specific years or contracts to look for? Does a large XL size restrict me to repros? Price ranges? I am looking for an unpatched, plain jacket to start with.
I can't find my JC Flight Jacket DVD (packed away and in storage at the moment) so I am surfing through the posts trying to learn about the nylon jackets. I've never owned a nice one, always going with A-2s...but I think I am ready to try the dark side.
Thanks for any tips, advice, etc.
By the way, I assume I would take an XL in an MA-1, since I'm a 48 in a GW A-2 (6'2" and 225 pounds currently with my winter/Christmas fat) -- but not sure about sizing on these.
I am completely in love with the new Good Wear Monarch A-2 I just got, but for some reason I can't stop thinking about the nylon jackets. Maybe now that my wearer A-2 needs are fully satisfied, I am finally free to turn my attention to the nylon jobs.
I am looking at MA-1s, since they seem high on nylon lover's lists of perfect, comfortable jackets.
Looking through old posts, I see the 60s models get a lot of praise, and I'm just wondering what I need to know if I am looking for an XL in these jackets? Hard to source? Specific years or contracts to look for? Does a large XL size restrict me to repros? Price ranges? I am looking for an unpatched, plain jacket to start with.
I can't find my JC Flight Jacket DVD (packed away and in storage at the moment) so I am surfing through the posts trying to learn about the nylon jackets. I've never owned a nice one, always going with A-2s...but I think I am ready to try the dark side.
Thanks for any tips, advice, etc.
By the way, I assume I would take an XL in an MA-1, since I'm a 48 in a GW A-2 (6'2" and 225 pounds currently with my winter/Christmas fat) -- but not sure about sizing on these.