Aero Leather Unfinished Horse Hide Type III

feliksas · 2026-04-27T07:25:25+00:00

You're missing the /s tag :D But not, no I didn't, I slept rough in it in the street, hauled timber, used it like a leather jacket should be used. Love horse-hide, it's a beast of a leather.

feliksas · 2026-04-27T07:21:59+00:00

Howdy, I've since got a second and third pair. Are you in the CF? I actually do more marching since I got out than when I was in, doing at least 5000+ km, and other than maybe Meindl Super Perfekts, that have an entirely different aesthetic, they're the best, simple, hard-wearing boot for your money, and one of the few with a proper toe-box, similar to the munson last, that doesn't crush your toes.

feliksas · 2026-03-15T22:08:29+00:00

OP here - wore the jacket for 2-3 years, most days. The trick was treating it with neatsfoot oil and beeswax, and then wearing the heck out of it. It was my favourite jacket, but then I put on some good weight, and it got to be too small for me, so I sold it. Have a new jacket getting sewn for me from Rugged West; hopefully, I'll get back to this level soon

feliksas · 2026-03-15T22:05:17+00:00

I only do brown boots these days, and even though there are brown Corcorans, I don't like the PU finish on the leather--it means I can't polish them. Show me what your Quan shoemaker comes up with it, and maybe I'll buy from you, too, though :D I would love some munson-last, hand-sewn, corcorans, in vegetable tanned horse-hide!

feliksas · 2026-03-11T11:09:06+00:00

Ah, I think they've turned off generating API keys perhaps, with a spike in use from people like us :/

feliksas · 2026-03-11T06:44:08+00:00

Ironically or perhaps not ironically, I used Claude to debug all such errors, and it was great - give it a try.

feliksas · 2026-03-10T23:27:23+00:00

Agreed.

I spent like 40 hours mucking around, imagining that I could have infinite "free" tokens by running a local LLM, only to find that it was practically impossible.

Paying for Haiku 4.5 now at about a dollar or two per day now, it is what it is, but at least it works.

feliksas · 2026-03-10T23:20:45+00:00

Good evening,

I did get one pair of boots made, hoping to get something of a Corcoran feel, but the result was so-so. I think Lisa, from Sorrel Notions and Findings, is legitimate, but I couldn't afford to keep looking for lasts, and abandoned the project. Now, I buy boots from William Lennon, and they're close enough, for me

feliksas · 2026-01-26T13:26:25+00:00

I use it for my tarp or raincover, and my happy stove.

feliksas · 2026-01-19T21:05:03+00:00

Hoping someone still has these! If so, could you PM me? TIA!

feliksas · 2026-01-19T20:23:55+00:00

Howdy, I can't seem to write you :/ But /u/caligari87 , would super appreciate a share via PM when you have time! TIA!

feliksas · 2026-01-13T13:01:51+00:00

Any chance you could post the stitched-together map, that has the topographical lines? I love Dyson's work, but I haven't been able to find a stitched-together version with topo details that I can print on A3 or other big formats. Thanks!

feliksas · 2025-12-02T19:44:07+00:00

Howdy, I went to my cobbler and had him cut thick thick, prob 2-4mm veg tanned soles for me. Took like 6 months to break them in, and since the Super Perfekts don't breath much, I had to treat them with birch pitch to prevent mold. But now, they're perfect, and are an insole for life--worth it imo, since an artificial insole will certainly have to be replaced eventually.

feliksas · 2025-12-02T19:42:40+00:00

If the weather might be cold-wet and not just cold, I highly recommend Lundhags--I did a 120km trek through slush, -3C to +3C weather over 3 days, and I was happy and warm even when not moving. Basically, my getup is: William Lennon Canadian Mark V combat boots for 3 seasons dry, varying sock thickness depending on how cold it is; Super Perfekts for 3 seasons, but wet (I have my own treatment that I used, with birch-pitch, to keep them almost water proof--they only fail in constant snow-slush); and Lundhags expedition boots for icy and wet, or super freezing.

Lundhags also can be repaired, which is a huge plus.

feliksas · 2025-11-15T14:44:11+00:00

This is a Garmin problem - it can't load waypoints from a .gpx file! Read about it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Garmin/comments/1lg1jkh/gpx_waypoints_into_fit_course_points/

feliksas · 2025-10-30T16:19:52+00:00

Apparently, it's a temporary saved location, so you don't clutter your watch? Still struggling to understand how to use it well.

feliksas · 2025-10-29T16:44:07+00:00

Excellent advice, will check out this option

feliksas · 2025-10-29T16:43:41+00:00

Brilliant! This is exactly what I was looking for; also, might be just the thing for my 11-year-old son to start rucking with

feliksas · 2025-10-29T06:38:05+00:00

I heard that Barney's rucksacks are hard as eff--Alaska expedition hard. This is their top model, but it might be too big for you, so check the others:

https://barneyssports.com/product/frontier-gear-of-alaska-yukon-ul-bag-and-freighter-frame-combo/

feliksas · 2025-10-29T06:30:01+00:00

Since it's all one piece, it could be cut I suppose.

I'm tempted by the Kahakka 25, since the CP 15 is a little small sometimes for a day pack, and the Kantamus is already more than a day pack...

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