IH-526L - 19oz Unsanforised Left Hand Twill Trucker. The Lefty Trucker

[spitfiredealer]

Right iron is out again I will give it another go

[spitfiredealer]

That's got it! Cheers for the tips @Giles

[dcg]

Had the hardest time deciding between the L and the XL in this - arrived yesterday, and very glad I went for the XL.  Going to give it a soak to shrink it a bit and it should end up perfect.

Thanks to Giles and Paula for the excellent service, as always!

[spitfiredealer]

Is truly a great jacket. Enjoy

Mine is starting to break in nicely. Still stiff as hell I might add.

Some electric blue showing on the inside

[dcg]

Thanks, your posts helped me decide on the XL.  Seems like the 19oz LHT is a pretty fast fader - can't wait to start breaking this one in.  Hopefully I'll have a few more cool days before temps really start rising.

[superfuzz]

You can't go wrong with this jacket.

[madmonday]

looks great @spitfiredealer just don't shrink it

[spitfiredealer]

Can't see this going near water much in it's life other than the occasion rain shower

[superfuzz]

I think if you soak it it won't shrink much. I machine washed mine and it definitely shrank a little.

[dcg]

My plan is to do a warm/hot soak and air dry, and see where I end up.  I've read from a few folks in the 666 and 634 threads for this denim that they've gotten some additional shrink on subsequent soaks.  I don't expect to get this wet much, but I'd still rather get any extra shrink out prior to beating on it.

I'm at a good place where it's certainly wearable now, but I've got a little room for shrink.  I went with the XL for the arm and body length; body is slightly roomy but really not bad at all.

I'm in the midst of coming up to speed on a new job and buying a house (hopefully) in a couple weeks, so things are a bit crazy at the moment.  I'll take before/after measurements for the soak and get before/after pics up when I get the time.

[superfuzz]

@dcg Sounds like a good plan. You'll definitely get some shrink.

[Giles]

Restock inbound…..

[dcg]

Pre-soak pics - LHT IH x LHT Samurai:

[Dion]

Awesome fit :)! Looking really dope.

[superfuzz]

Great fit, but I think a hot soak will do it some good.

[spitfiredealer]

Yep agree on the soak doing good. Good pre soak fit though

[dcg]

Thanks, all.  I've given the patch a pre-soak dose of Obenauf's and it's in the tub now.

Big props to Giles and the IH team on the measurements - shoulders, arms, length, chest, and opening measurements all within .25" of spec.

[dcg]

Hang drying now.  Won't know for sure until dry, but initial measurements show pretty major shrink from a warm/hot soak - looking like 1" in the arms and a bit less elsewhere.

[dcg]

2 hour hot soak (max temp out of the tap), did not change the water, but filled a big tub, so it stayed pretty warm throughout.  Agitated at the end before removing.  Hung to dry.

Same clothes as yesterday for comparison:

Arms and length definitely shrunk more than would be ideal for me.  My main concern is whether it'd shrink further in the event I have to wash/soak in the future.

I know this is one wash, but my recommendation would be to treat it like you would raw/unsanforized denim.    I'm actually wondering if I should have gone with XXL.

[spitfiredealer]

I think a XXL would of been too big in the body.