I am now coming up on 28 years as a Clackamas County Deputy Sheriff. I have worked uniform patrol for my entire career. Back in the day, there was NO rain gear that could keep you warm and dry through a rainy/windy shift – except for one life saving item – a Langlitz Leathers Duty Jacket. Nothing then (or now) will keep you as warm and dry – nothing sheds the water and cuts the wind like a Langlitz Leathers jacket. I bought my jacket in 1991 – the custom fit experience and wonderful customer service at your shop was second to none then and I still have yet to find any better. The quality construction of this leather jacket cannot be beaten by anyone, anywhere. I wore that jacket every winter from when I got it until a few years ago when it “shrunk” and I couldn’t get it zipped anymore. (I am working now to rectify the “size” problem and I’m about 10 to 15 lbs away from being able to wear it again). The thought of wearing my Langlitz jacket again at work has been a great motivator to get into better shape and lose the extra weight that has somehow “found” its way onto my frame! That jacket has saved me from injury through many different spills and chills over the years – from knock down, drag out fights with drunken or drug fueled perpetrators to falls on icy roads or down onto slippery terrain – and it still looks fantastic. I can’t tell you how many times I have had citizens ask me “Is that a Langlitz?” I would reply yes, of course it is. Then the next question would invariably be “Do you want to sell it?” I politely tell them all, sorry, not for sale. Quite frankly, if I have my way, I will be buried in this jacket someday (far in the future I hope). I’m sure it will still look perfect. This has been, by far, the best money I have ever spent on anything for my career in Law Enforcement since I started in March of 1989. When I look at my Langlitz jacket, many fond memories come to mind – memories of a rich and fulfilling career that I have spent more than half of my life in. In this fast changing world we live in, it is comforting to know there are still a few things that haven’t changed or haven’t been forgotten. The legendary and superb quality – coupled with the fantastic customer service of Langlitz Leathers is one of those things – and from my point of view Langlitz Leathers is at the pinnacle of what is great about the USA – past, present and future. Thank you for taking such wonderful care of all of your customers – the motorcycle riders, the Police Officers and the Deputy Sheriffs – for the past almost 70 years! I have no doubt you will continue on, long after I am gone!