Some time ago, we teamed up with our buddies to the north from Coal Headwear, and made a special edition hat. That's what you are seeing above. So we got a little wild and made an "All-Denim" version, setting them aside. Now, all this time, behind the scenes, we were putting the finishing touches on a "COAL x DDC x FIELD NOTES x USA" 3-pack for the collaboration. Bonkers, right? Everything was going good, and the kit was coming to life. We threw in an extra patch and slammed it all into a kit. Coal blasted through a bunch of sets on their site, and we sold a limited number through the DDC Pop-Up Shop last holiday season. These kits are SEVERELY LIMITED EDITION. As are the "COAL x DDC x FIELD NOTES x USA" 3-packs. Snag a kit before they are gone! 01. Limited Edition "COAL x DDC x USA" 6-panel denim action cap.
02. Severely Limited Edition "COAL x DDC x FIELD NOTES x USA" 3-pack. Graph paper. Brad Scheuffele-approved!
03. DDC "USA" embroidered patch.
04. DDC "USA" souvenir decal. (New additon! Just because we love you!)
05. All inside a burly "COAL x DDC x USA" screen-printed box.
$44.99 + $5 Shipping (U.S.A.)

For customers using PayPal, click the link above they'll take it from there. For customers who aren't using PayPal, send us an email to "orders(at)draplin.com" and we'll get back to you with an address to ship the funds to. We accept money orders and cold hard cash, so, get with it, man! All orders are shipped out as fast as we can. Usually a couple days after the order comes in. We ship everything USPS "First Class" rates. If you want quicker shipping, contact us and we can ramp it up to USPS Priority, or whatever you need. We aim to please! We cover the shipping in the states, but charge the basics for international orders. Before you place the order through our PayPal account, send us an email to "orders(at)draplin.com" and we'll get you a shipping quote for the goods you are interested in. As simple as that! Thanks!

©2015 DDC Dry Goods Div., Merch Dept., Portland, Ore.

RUBBER CITY, HELL YEAH: Had a great visit to Akron last week! Did a couple fun workshops and ONE HELL of a speaking fiasco. That room was FULL. Yes! Thanks for coming out, Akron! In droves. People were standing out in the hall and stuff. Wow.

Here's a nice write-up on one of the workshops. (Great post, man!) One kid hit something with a sketch, and I took it for a quick ride, on the spot. That's what you are seeing above. Good job, youth of Rubber City! Keep up the good fight.

SAW THIS ON A TRUCK WHIPPING BY: A big green shipping container on a truck. Always love seeing that Hub Group logo.

Photo by Leigh!

FT. WORTH BLUES: You think I care if Steve Earle has his eyes closed in this shot? I don't. Betting he wouldn't either. Sure, I like his records, but what really gets me are his politics, and the stuff he fights for. Inspiring guts inside that guy. Thank you for the handshake, sir. We went and saw his incredible little instore at Music Millennium earlier tonight. So good. National Treasure, that guy!

CHICAGO, BY WAY OF SAUGATUCK: We'll be in Chicago for the HOW Conference in May. Excited as hell. Always. So yeah, Chicago is on the mind.

Thank you to David Lokker for sending this in!

USING THIS WEEK TO CATCH UP: I've got a list, and I'm chipping away at it. Ferociously.

GODDAMN FIDGETS: Man, I love/loathe record collectors. Conflicted. Sweaty, nervous, minutiae-sweating fidgets. Young and old. Goddammit. Spent the morning getting elbowed by them at the Eugene Record Show. So did Leigh and Ewan, to lesser degrees.

FOUND THIS ONE LAST WEEK: Digging in Dad's garage, looking for some screws. It's amazing what you'll find in there. So much stuff...

ONE OF THE GREATEST PLACES I'VE BEEN: The Bomb Shelter in Akron. Junkers: Hit this place up. Now! So good. Incredible selection, curating and prices. One of the best junk stores I've been to in a long time. Blown away.

THANK YOU, AKRON: Especially to Nick Hafner for pulling this visit off! And to the Myers School of Design for having me. Much appreciated!

HELL YEAH, RUBBER CITY: The show was FILLED tonight! Hell, folks were watching from the doorways and hall. Felt bad about that. Did my best to tell my story as ferociously as I could! Thanks for coming out, Akron!

THREE FLIGHTS BACK TO AKRON: And got bumped to First Class for each of them! Boom!

CLUCK CLUCK: Can't remember where I saw this. An old spice tin? Sure do dig it, though.

BIG SKY, BIG SKY: I've always enjoyed my times in Montana. What's that have to do with an old coloring book we saw? Hard to say. If you figure it out, enlighten us.

MILWAUKEE EXPORTS: And coming up the Lake Michigan shoreline, taking a right at those Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes and right into my ears here in Lake Ann. Really digging Field Report!

CHECK THIS OUT: An incredible chainsaw icon spotted at Lowes earlier today. Wow!

DID WE SET OUR ALARM SO WE DIDN'T MISS THIS: Of course we did. J Mascis on the Seth Myers Show? Done. He's cool no matter what he's on. Been that way since '88 for me.

WORKING AWAY: We we get home, we do the following: Sleep in, catch up on work, eat square meals and enjoy the quiet of the woods.

MICHIGAN HIDEOUT: We're in the Northwoods with Mom. Hiding out.

SO LONG AGO: Can you imagine picking a copy of this record up at the record store in '71 or whatever? I can't. So cool.

URGENT: Come back, Dad. He would've been 72 today. Damn.

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...

DDC DISCLAIMER: Okay, let’s just get it out there: We sure have let our “daily offering” on this site go to pot. Our apologies. Chalk it up to any of the timesuckers in our abnormal day-to-day. Things like the DDC Pop-Up Shop, the holi-daze season, all our existing logo jobs, our massive DDC “Winter 2015” tour, our daily onslaught of DDC merch sales, Field Notes scheming and stuff like, “time with the family.” We’re doing our very best to keep everything going. Thanks for believing in the DDC. Hell, even when things get dark. We’re trying, goddammit, that’s for sure.

So we updated our site in one night. Fifty-some days.

Alright, back to work...