mulceber
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Spot on. I could fit a thin sweater under there, but it would be a tight fit. So it’s mostly my warmer weather A-2.
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What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?
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Micawber
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Pa12
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What’s the price of gas your way these days Steve?
Micawber
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There's a choice of two at the pumps these days, E5 or E10 based on the percentage of ethanol. I only use E5 in the Jeep and the pump price was £1.62 per litre. I also add a drop of lead substitute and if I've had to use E10 a drop of ethanol protector additive too. I also filled a Jerry can of E10 for the mowers and other tools, price of that was £1.50 per litre.
My truck is diesel and last fill up a few days ago it was £1.59 per litre. Those prices can be beaten locally but that place is closer and always has E5.
Pa12
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Ouch. Guess I’ll stop complaining. Ours is 1.62 Canadian (.95 pounds). That damn ethanol is a killer. First start of the day with my old carb stuff damn kills the battery. The bowl evaporates overnight. Wrecks seals etc etc. I can sometimes find non ethanol premium but it’s hit and miss. Have to test it every time. Pain in the arse.
Dany McDonald
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Steve,
Did I told you I really, really like this skin?
That GW ticks all the boxes in my A-2 chart!
Micawber
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Certainly is. The Jeep is still standard 6v and dynamo but does have a hidden electronic ignition system that does away with the points. If it has stood for a week or more [as it has done a lot this past winter] I use the lever on the engine driven fuel pump to draw fuel from the tank, up to the big standard military filter on the bulkhead to refill that, then across to the fuel pump then up to the carb to finally fill the float bowl. Doing that saves a lot of cranking.
ZuZu
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My son got this too. It's pretty perfect.Size 40 Bronson M-421A arrived late last week. I gave it a very slight shrink by washing it on the colors setting temp (around 85° F IIRC) and drying on medium heat. The zipper pull is on the correct side on this jacket, unlike the size 38. Wore the jacket out for the first time today and arrived home to find a package from MASH. After a bit of zipper surgery she looks MUCH better.
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coolhandluke
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I think it's probably the best product that I've purchased from Bronson to date. So much so, that I decided to keep both sizes that I purchased. I've installed an M-39 zip on one and an M-42 on the other. One will be patched with a VF-3 patch from ELC.
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Thomas Koehle
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Thats one awesome jacket!
For me from my stash i like the fit of my CAGLECO most - compared to the other makers the shape and dimensions suit me best (or at least give that impression ...)
Thomas Koehle
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Classic combo with those chinos ... - you seem to be a very positive person coz you have a smile on your face on most of your pics ...
Shanghai-Mayne
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M421A From Bronson’s, 27 degree C.
Silver Surfer
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heya grant, that has to be one of, or possibly the nicest house elc ive seen to date.
Micawber
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That's nice Grant, love to see them with patina!
Pa12
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My favourite Elc a-2 is their house one. Very nice.
ZuZu
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IMO the Eastman house jackets are a better buy than their maker jackets and the patched jobs. That really old one from the 90s you've displayed sometimes is great. This guy looks great as a generic WW2 jacket. One gets the idea...
