٭٭٭ No Man Walks Alone - Official Affiliate Thread ٭٭٭ (a.k.a. I shouldn't have slept on it)

[hpreston]

While we are on maybe dumb questions….is it possible to have a navy wool jacket (outerwear) that isn’t instantly covered in fuzz and dog hair? Have I just had poor luck and the particular ones I tried were like magnets that looked like they we speckled in lint, fuzz and hair before I even leave the house or should I just give up on the idea of having a darker wool long coat?

There are supposed hair repelling materials but I only see it in furniture type items. Not clothing.
Unfortunately you must invest in lint rollers and the such. Sounds sad but I try to not engage with my dog as much as possible when wearing dark nice clothes . But I don’t wear a lot of black or navy clothing and if I do, it’s usually ones I don’t care about.

My experience only (two cats and a dog share our house). In addition to the color of the coat (or trousers, or whatever) is the finish of the fabric, smoother fabrics do not tend to gather too much hair. Several coats do not gather pet hair much at all (surprisingly, gloverall navy duffle coat, Navy jersey DDoppiaa coat both seem to not collect too much hair), but I have a navy wool Melton coat that is constantly covered. For the coats that do attract hair.... as @Trayco stated, limit interaction... and lint roller.

Edit to add examples

 

[dalevy]

Isn’t brushing the clothes better for the clothes than a lint roller? Maybe I am making that up but it makes sense to me.

 

[hpreston]

Isn’t brushing the clothes better for the clothes than a lint roller? Maybe I am making that up but it makes sense to me.

You're not making that up, brushing; especially after a day's wear for suits, sportcoats etc., is the proper way to go. Having said that, I have a clothes brush, and it doesn't really seem to work well for pet hair, so I opt for the less sartorially preferred lint roller.

 

[zissou]

The lint brushes with the little red unidirectional fibers work really well for me. There are even little foldable pocket-sized versions that I’ll keep in the pocket of coats that need one. Those adhesive lint rollers are a bad idea.

Whatever happened to those valet guys who hang out in men’s washrooms and brush your coat/jacket while you wash your hands?

 

[espen]

While we are on maybe dumb questions….is it possible to have a navy wool jacket (outerwear) that isn’t instantly covered in fuzz and dog hair? Have I just had poor luck and the particular ones I tried were like magnets that looked like they we speckled in lint, fuzz and hair before I even leave the house or should I just give up on the idea of having a darker wool long coat?

I have two golden retrievers so I feel your pain. It's quite the ordeal in dealing with these things, however I've taken a unique strategy. When papa's good darker clothing comes on I get to yell at them "HALT AND DO NOT DISTURB MY SWAG PUPPIES!" That generally gets them to chill out and amaze at the fit from afar.

No but really, I barely let my darker outwear come into the home beyond the front door, and generally try to put it on outside the house. Lint rollers are fine, but I got through 5-6 sheets if they get near me.

 

[patrick_b]

While we are on maybe dumb questions….is it possible to have a navy wool jacket (outerwear) that isn’t instantly covered in fuzz and dog hair? Have I just had poor luck and the particular ones I tried were like magnets that looked like they we speckled in lint, fuzz and hair before I even leave the house or should I just give up on the idea of having a darker wool long coat?

I take the largest size lint tape refills:

And wrap my dog up until there is no fur showing. It may inhibit movement slightly but Smudge has grown used to it over the last 4-5 years.

 

[gdl203]

Have you tried dryer sheets to remove dog hair? I'm told it works well because of their static properties.

 

[gdl203]

The lint brushes with the little red unidirectional fibers work really well for me. There are even little foldable pocket-sized versions that I’ll keep in the pocket of coats that need one.

This?

https://www.amazon.com/Evercare-Magik-Brush-Double-Pic-Up/dp/B071YSCWBD/

 

[gdl203]

Felted and flannel wools are rather different. Both usually begin as a woven fabric (flannel is always woven, felted can be made with unspun wool but is usually first woven). Flannel is brushed or napped on at least one side to make it softer. Felted wool usually undergoes a process of agitation with water and sometimes soaps to make the fibers expand and interlock, resulting in a very dense fabric. With felted wool, you often can no longer see the original weave of the yarns. Felted wool is usually more durable, warmer, and more waterproof than a simple woven or flannel fabric.

Indeed - felted wool is basically a form of wool washing/processing that makes the fabric waterand wind resistant by tightening and changing the volume of the yarns. A typical felted fabric that most people have interacted with is a classic hat (fedora): you would not be able to see the original weave of the fabric. A pool table too, is typically covered in wool felt

 

[chickenfark]

no man baby walks alone

 

[zissou]

^Congrats, @chickenfark ! Cute little baby you got there

This?

https://www.amazon.com/Evercare-Magik-Brush-Double-Pic-Up/dp/B071YSCWBD/

Yep! They work really well. The fibers pick up lint, pet hair, etc, and then you use your thumb to rub the collected stuff out of the brush along the grain of the brush. Here are the little folding ones I throw in the pocket of a jacket that might need brushing on the go.

p.s.- probably intuitive, but I always brush down (top to bottom) the garment with those brushes and never in another direction.

 

[Trayco]

no man baby walks alone

Everyone is having babies.
Congrats!

 

[chickenfark]

Everyone is having babies.
Congrats!

 

[Easily Amused]

Maybe the preorder module or this new default Shopify setting prevents the use of a coupon code.

Doesn’t really matter - you and @Macryu can email us and we will manually fix this after the fact (refund card and reduce store credit balance).

I appreciate that! Just pre-ordered this


in this.

(And sent my request email for NMWA credit use with cc refund.)


P.s., I love receiving Back-In-Stock emails. Incoming!

 

[Mrbutchsanders]

I'm sure its way too early, but any timeline on the KS spring stuff? That photographer jacket has been on my radar for a long time.