IHxB01xRAW Beatle Buster 18oz Raw Japanese Selvage Denim Indigo

[pillowPANTS]

Thx kit!!
Picked them up on Aug. 22nd. Been wearing them pretty steady since the first week of sept Beats

[Beatle]

awesome !

[moykky]

So, how is the waist stretching for you guys and girls who wear these?
I can't decide between sizes… :p

[Beatle]

stretches plenty….I would go for the smaller size if in between

[kit99bar]

Agreed.  I was between 31 and 32 and Beatle told me to go with 31.  At first I thought I had sized wrong but after a few weeks I found out to not doubt the master
31 is perfect now.

[Giles]

@pillowPANTS:

Lovin my BB raws so far. Lookin to get some new IH. Does anyone(giles) have a pic of the BBxOD, BBxRaw and the new 25oz 666 all together? Tryin to decide between them and want to compare colors

[moykky]

^ I see the roughness of that 18oz denim now.

Thanks for the stretching info!

[pillowPANTS]

Thx for the pic G. OD may be too black looking for me. Love the look of black denim but feel it looks funny on me

[pillowPANTS]

@moykky:

So, how is the waist stretching for you guys and girls who wear these?
I can't decide between sizes… :p

Waist stretched a ton. 37 presoak, 36.2 postsoak(warm water not hot). Stretched to 38 in the first day or so. Now at 39 and holding strong

[moykky]

My Buster RAWs arrived today, thanks Giles and Paula!

These mf's are stifffff….. Do they shrink to or from 18oz?

I did a conservative hot soak and skipped the washing machine. Instead I did wash and rinse them by hand. I didn't want to put them in the washing machine because I didn't know what will happen to the machine -let alone the pants! I have a feeling they will take a good long time to get dry.

[Giles]

18oz is pre-shrink, so about 19-19.5 post shrink…

[Beatle]

looking forward to a fit pic ***

[babyknight]

+1

they'll probably dry quicker than you expect and it's good to wear them when they're slightly damp to help set the creases

[Megatron1505]

First Busters wash today after two months continuos wear. Due to being stuck in a hot factory through the hottest part of summer, they started to smell a little 

[Beatle]

lol, so yes, you washed them - no biggie …but hey , make sure to post some pics..

[Megatron1505]

Currently in the washer, pics will be posted when they're dry Beats…..I always get nervous when washing my jeans for some reason 

[Beatle]

relax..it will be good

[Megatron1505]

Crappy iPhone pics, taken in the dark as I go to work in the dark and come home in the dark…

Busters after their first wash...

[Finn666]

Megathron the darkknight

coming along nicely mate!

[moykky]

About a week in busters.
They've stretched way beyond the raw-measurements -I'm pulling them up all the time already.
I expect them to soften alot more…

Excuse the crappy fit pic in crappy light.