Showerfan
Well-Known Member
I stopped into the Clutch Cafe today to check out the Real McCoy Type B-7, although I knew it would be pricey. It’s not really my cup of tea, but I just wanted to see their take. Pretty cool, definitely interesting, not for me.
But then I saw their B-3, which looked fairly nice. I love B-3’s, as my grandfather was an 8th Air Force pilot out of Horsham, and bombed the sh*t out the Germans in WWII before they shot him down. Beyond the history, I love the products where form follows function so well, and Real McCoy makes a nice looking if not entirely accurate, repro.
Then they told me it was 3,200 pounds! What??? The Aero version costs €850 and looks like pretty solid quality to me. I don’t know that much about leathers, but is the sheep and horse hide that Real McCoy uses really four times better than Aero?
Or is the stitching stronger? Are the zippers better? Do they have some other kind of quality that I’m not seeing?
Honest query,
Thanks
But then I saw their B-3, which looked fairly nice. I love B-3’s, as my grandfather was an 8th Air Force pilot out of Horsham, and bombed the sh*t out the Germans in WWII before they shot him down. Beyond the history, I love the products where form follows function so well, and Real McCoy makes a nice looking if not entirely accurate, repro.
Then they told me it was 3,200 pounds! What??? The Aero version costs €850 and looks like pretty solid quality to me. I don’t know that much about leathers, but is the sheep and horse hide that Real McCoy uses really four times better than Aero?
Or is the stitching stronger? Are the zippers better? Do they have some other kind of quality that I’m not seeing?
Honest query,
Thanks