Yep, Indy would have wore goatskin

Posted by Fedora from ppp-193.col.cableone.net on October 01, 2000 at 12:11:29:

In Reply to: Re: Flightsuit: The Hard Facts...Goathide? posted by California Smith on September 30, 2000 at 11:03:37:

: Well, I like goatskin. I have two A-2 jackets in goatskin and it is true that it is very light and durable. According to "Hell Bent for Leather, the Saga of the A-2 and G-1 Flight Jacket," goatskin is #2 on the durable scale for leather, only behind Kangaroo. It is soft and drapes well from day one. There are a lot of variations in hides, but generally it is a more pebblly, grainy leather than lambskin, but it will absorb more punishment.

: It does not look the same as lambskin, but I would go for it over horeshide. I personally think horsehide is absolutely the wrong leather for and Indy jacket. It is way too stiff and takes way too long to break in. It all goes back to what we are looking for in our quest for Indy gear. Do we want things that an actual Indiana Jones would wear, or are we trying to duplicate the movie gear? Sure the real Indiana Jones would maybe have gotten horesehide back in the 30's, but plenty of jackets were made in cowhide and goatskin. As someone else pointed out earlier, the G1 jacket has ALLWAYS been made of goatskin. The A2 was specified as horsehside originally, but many goatskin models and cowhide were produced.

: Anyway, I just can't see the horsehide version doing it for me. One of the things I like most about Indy's jacket is the way it flows and moves around and horsehide ain't gonna do that for a few years.

: But hey, to each his own!

I own an A-2 as well, make out of goatskin, and I prefer it over the lamb that my Wested is made of. Really, the grain of goatskin will vary according to the tanning process, and of course the skins themselves. I have voiced here before that I wanted a goatskin indy jacket, and am overjoyed that we can now get it. When I compare the grain on my A-2 and Wested, the goatskin has a little larger grain to it, but it doesn't jump out at you.( of course at my age, reading glasses are a necessary evil) And goatskin is one of the tougher leathers, while relatively light in weight. I think Indy would have kept the weight down on his adventures, and needed a lightweight, but tough leather to shield his dangerous lifestyle. Regards, Fedora

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: : Well, I like goatskin. I have two A-2 jackets in goatskin and it is true that it is very light and durable. According to "Hell Bent for Leather, the Saga of the A-2 and G-1 Flight Jacket," goatskin is #2 on the durable scale for leather, only behind Kangaroo. It is soft and drapes well from day one. There are a lot of variations in hides, but generally it is a more pebblly, grainy leather than lambskin, but it will absorb more punishment.

: : It does not look the same as lambskin, but I would go for it over horeshide. I personally think horsehide is absolutely the wrong leather for and Indy jacket. It is way too stiff and takes way too long to break in. It all goes back to what we are looking for in our quest for Indy gear. Do we want things that an actual Indiana Jones would wear, or are we trying to duplicate the movie gear? Sure the real Indiana Jones would maybe have gotten horesehide back in the 30's, but plenty of jackets were made in cowhide and goatskin. As someone else pointed out earlier, the G1 jacket has ALLWAYS been made of goatskin. The A2 was specified as horsehside originally, but many goatskin models and cowhide were produced.

: : Anyway, I just can't see the horsehide version doing it for me. One of the things I like most about Indy's jacket is the way it flows and moves around and horsehide ain't gonna do that for a few years.

: : But hey, to each his own!

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:    I own an A-2 as well, make out of goatskin, and I prefer it over the lamb that my Wested is made of. Really, the grain of goatskin will vary according to the tanning process, and of course the skins themselves. I have voiced here before that I wanted a goatskin indy jacket, and am overjoyed that we can now get it. When I compare the grain on my A-2 and Wested, the goatskin has a little larger grain to it, but it doesn't jump out at you.( of course at my age, reading glasses are a necessary evil) And goatskin is one of the tougher leathers, while relatively light in weight. I think Indy would have kept the weight down on his adventures, and needed a lightweight, but tough leather to shield his dangerous lifestyle.   Regards, Fedora

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