>>18274730
if its tight that far forward under the celastic cap you're done for. the celastic will not stretch

truman use split welts challenge

>>18274731
any chance a shoemaker can remedy this?

>>18274731
its not under the celastic cap btw

how long is it going to sound like I'm wearing a creaky old porch

>>18274735
Yes, but if the boot is somewhat new it's worth exchanging for one width size up.

>>18274735
Also a cobbler would do it not a boot maker.
Either way try to exchange if you bought them used then take it to a cobbler as a last resort.

>>18274788
What kind of squeak is it? My vibergs developed a squeak on the right boot when I walk and hasn’t gone away. My nigs make squeaky noises when I pivot standing still on tile floors but don’t squeak when walking.

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Thoughts on all nail construction boots? No more debates over whether goodyear or stitch down is the best construction method.

>>18274862
It's cool, and a shame that you can't get it from Wesco or Viberg anymore.
Idk if I am wrong but I think I remember hearing Viberg used to do it too.
Wesco did a run of boots with it for an anniversary.
Idk if it's better or worse, there wasn't anyone really doing reviews back then.

>>18274788
>>18274807
https://youtu.be/FP2RjtjjSoQ
I would clean the inside with water + vinegar, let them dry, make sure it’s dry with a little bit of talcum power, wipe everything, and finally attack with leather conditioner

How are milsup boots ?
Buying deadstock army boots looks like too good of a deal.
Not particularly looking into combat boots but more into service boots

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>>18274932
Depends.
If you want something more dressy the best thing I could think of would be the US ripple sole combat boots that were issued between the 60s and 80s. They are tall but full leather and soles are low profile, so they can look a lot better in service boot sorts of roles. Also the last is really roomy if you don't like squished toes. Genesco and Ro-Search are some of the contractors.

anyone have any experience with evarist bertran?

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>>18274801
>>18274802

picture related, its my foot imprints in my red wings Ive worn for a week. These are my first real boots, I got measured in the store and trusted the salesman (stupid in hindsight).

Do these look to small for the pinky toes? Already seething at the prospect of having pissed away 400 bucks due to not doing my research tbqh

These are store bought, brand new so Id really hate to sell them at a loss.

>>18274727
Does anyone know good asutralian brands? I'm currently in Perth but no shops sell actual boots.

>>18275213
I should add I'm after lace boots, because fuck me all they sell here are Chelsea

>>18275213
there is absolutely nothing besides rm williams
most outside brands don't even want to have a store presence in australia, because it's such a hellhole

some lower tier british brands like loakes exist at really elevated prices
there are some red wing stores and i think there is one in perth
corlection in sydney sells some jap stuff occasionally
everything else you have to import yourself

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Post your Indys. You DO have Indy boots, right???

>>18275374
i do not. i have nothing against them, but i don't like like the look. i would get the tanker, loafers or bluchers before a pair of indys.

>>18275129
it doesn't look that tragic and if they sold you this in person it's probably not unwearably painfull
it will get better in a couple of months of wear, so just keep wearing them without pushing yourself too hard, not a good idea to wear them all day long initially
you can get it stretched in that spot by a local cobbler to have the process be faster
generally by the end you won't feel noticably too cramped, but the fit is never going to be ideal, no matter what you do

that is why getting a good fit from the start is important
sometimes the last just doesn't work with your foot shape and sizing is just a compromise between getting the least worst size

this is classic a RW sizing dilemma for practically everyone
RW employees are taught to size down people as long as they are still able to put the boot on
going true to size with red wing, as long as you can still lace them tight and the facing don't touch, is a better move
you can just wear thick socks, put in kilties and if you need to an insole

also wear clean socks bro

What are the best insoles you can get for your boots?

>>18274873
>>18274807
turned out it was the insole

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>>18275374
yes

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>>18275070
>look it up
Imagine going out where people can see you wearing these leprechaun ass boots.

>>18275459
Leather insoles
Nicks has their delta arch insoles

>>18275459
Leather

>>18275506
>>18275515
Nice, thanks for the advice

>>18275526
if you're handy you can even buy large sides of natural veg tan leather and a swivel knife to cut your own insoles

>>18275213
Wootten

how do i make the leather on the inside more soft?

>>18275586
it's over

>>18275586
Just wear them you retard

>>18275586
make your feet softer

>>18275632
i did half a year ago, just brought them out again. does leather go stiff or something?

>>18275648
Yes. Just wear them idiot

>>18275374
>indy
For me, it's the brass boots

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>>18275649
sorry

I like barefoot shoes, with a natural shape and thinner outsole. I used to wear combat boots all the time and I want some work boots, but now I'm used to the wider fit of my vivos and hate shoving my feet back into skinny surplus. Where can I find a good boot with a natural fit (wider than most shoes) so I don't get smashed basketball player chinese penguin toes like everyone around me?

>>18275677
you literally memed yourself into an unnatural foot shape and now you want shoes to fit your unnatural shape?

>>18275677
Jim Green

I am thinking about trying engineer boots, but I am on the fence for a couple of choices. What would you choose for the following options?
>Black or brown leather
>Round toe or flat toe
>If black for the leather, black edging or brown edging
Black seems like the classic choice but I am not sure how well it will work with my current fits. I already have brown boots though, not sure I want another one.

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>>18275690
brown
personal preference for round or flat

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>I would say this is my favorite boot to wear. Pretty comfortable. When I first got it I was getting a hotspot like I usually do on my left pinky toe.
>when I walk in these quickly, it really builds up the callus on my metatarsals.
>I definitely would've went with the unstructured toe if I had known better though.
>He did not respond to all my emails, so I had to send some follow up emails at times to confirm if he had gotten some of my emails about making adjustments.
>I really like Sagaras products and actually have another boot ordered.
my toes get squished, the boots rub so much they give me calluses, but it's totally comfortable and they ghosted me only a little

typical sagara copepost
he's going to sell these right away and try again thinking unstructured will somehow fix everything

>>18275690
What is so special about engineer boots? I don't get it, they don't even look all that nice

>>18275417
Thanks for the concise reply.

The socks actually werre kind of an issue, I took my extra thick winter wool socks to prevent chafing initially, which is why they got dirty so fast as well ( its far too warm to waer those wherre Im at currently).
After switching to normal socks and lacing the shoes less tightly, they are not really uncomfortable, just a bit more snug than I'd like.
Even went back to the store and they offered me a to stretch the boot out for free, but other than the snugness I really like those boots so I decided against it for now.
Also got my feet measured again, and it turns out my brannock is actually a lot smaller than I thought, seems Ive been wearing too large shoes for a long time ( which is why my old Chelseas go a tiny bit into clown shoe territorry apparentlly). These shoes are half a size down from my Brannock, so nothing too crazy. Also confirmed that the shoe apparently fits as it should, flex point is where it should be, theres room for my toes and I can wriggle them around freely, also the spot where its tight is outside the celastic cap and will definitely stretch.

Ill see how it turns out , but I think I will definitely go true to size on my eventual next ones. As is I can wear the boot all day without any real problems, just some discomfort after a full workday of being in them but no actual pain.

Shopping around and most places don’t offer wide widths. Why? I’m convinced there isn’t a grown adult male that isn’t at least an E width.

>>18275129
If it's causing pain just take it to a cobbler and get it stretched, it may fix it, it may ruin it.
Best option will be to take it back to the store say you bought this and was measured there and they don't fit and you'd like a wider with.

>>18275861
Too much work for the manufacturer to offer different widths

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Went the G&G trunk show near me today. Put in a MTO for a loafer in Kudu after trying on a sample fitting in my size.

>>18275950
nice apron

>>18275947
Yea but the point is D width is not actually common in the real world for adult men?

>>18275947
or people just don't buy them or are overestimating their width because why would manufacturers make a width that doesn't sell

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Thoughts on Timberland? Are they good boots?

>>18274862
Stitchdown is easily better how is that even a debate lol

Asking again for Redback sizing advice. If I'm 8.5 on brannock. 8e 9 on a 55 last. What size redback do I get. They don't offer free returns for sizing so im kinda paranoid. Also rose anvil says they're superior to blundstone but i dont really trust him. Thoughts on this? Also how do these two brands compare to Georgia romio. I assume they're better but I think the Romeo's can be resoled?

>>18276000
if you get the premium theyre fine but thats literally it
theyre not good on repairable in any good way
its just fine

>>18275963
you ordered this with a commando sole?
kind of out there

is the instep fit more or less forgiving strapless?

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>>18276020
The strap won’t have any impact on the instep fit. They have multiple styles available for MTO but I went with the standard penny loafer one. I thought about going with a Wensum sole but after seeing pic related and hearing they had the kudu still available I went for a casual make up.

>>18275972
I'm a D so that's good enough for me

>>18275950
>>18275951
embarrassing

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>>18276000
I wanted Timberlands but decided on saving up for a pair of Nick's Merrimans instead

Tumbled leather y/n?

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>>18276037
interesting choice, don't see commando soles on finer footwear like that a lot. Norman Vilalta springs to mind.
>>18276060
yes, very comfy.

>>18276048
>doesn't balance the last
>adds a wedge to this unbalanced shit
grim

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Can I get these scratches out? All I do is brush occasionally.

>>18276083
brush harder

>>18276075
Can you suggest a better alternative, or are criticisms all you have to offer?

>>18276083
a little bit of obernauf LP paste will help

>>18276093
>or are criticisms all you have to offer?
i dont need to offer alternatives to very obvious unbalanced last
the boot is higher arch and they added nothing to the heel so youre walking uphill all the tine
Thursday tier

>>18276099
Well I appreciate this one, now I understand what you meant at least. I am new to this and know jack shit, but you taught me a little something. Thanks for that.

>>18276040
Well 60-70% of people are wearing the wrong size width whether they know it or not according to data. You’re probably one of them.

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why dont pnw boots let me get a sole like pic related. I love my wedge sole christys and virbam lugs like everyone else. But I roof and these both are literally unwearable on a metal roof especially with any frost. I dont mean i need the literal same tread, but the compound of the rubber I think is what matters for sticking, the christy wedge is soft but theres zero tread on it its just flat

why is everyone on this board a MENA homosexual

>>18276156
?

If there isn’t an EE width option, will a 1/2 size up in a D width be comparable to getting a EE width shoe?

>>18276217
no

>>18276218
Not even close? You just neder buy a D width shoe ever?

>>18275677
White’s 9338 (swing) last
Nicks Thurman last

>>18276217
Just get wide width boots from Grant Stone or PNW boot maker

>>18275843
Are those the new beckmans? I got the old ones which came in a different last. All thevissues you mentioned happened to me but disappeared in a couple of weeks of incremental use. They take a lot of time to break in.

>>18276156
This is probably thw whitest general on this board.

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yea or nay? Need tall black boots for a halloween costume, but would rather buy actual boots to wear than cheaper dog shit for the one time

>>18275963
Well done. Those are beautiful.

>>18275697
That is probably the safe move.

>>18275775
I am just planning to get one as a novelty. I already have other boots, so it's just something different. They may or may not be comfortable enough that I get more in the future, but I am not planning to really get into them.

>>18276217
>EE
if it was single E then yes but with EE you'll end up going up a ton of sizes and it still won't fit correctly

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>>18274727
New Turdsday lore dropped

>>18276354
Just find some paramemes or a used pair of Corcoran jump boots.

>>18276810
What even causes a failure like this, is the outsole just a thin rubber layer over foam or something?

>>18276815
Shit fake rubber that dry rots quickly I would assume

>>18276354
Those look alright, watch out for breakin time on a tall leather boot though if its for the end of the month

>>18276815
Crappy Polyurethane/TPU that is more plastic than a rubber. Their machines that make the soles likely are the most bottom of the barrel DMS shit.

>>18276814
nty

>>18276819
>alright
that's what I was going for, it seems to be the most bland boot I can find with half decent construction

>>18276815
low quality rubber compound that dries out and cracks

>>18276810
desu the women's shoes have been known to be even more dogshit than the mens

>>18276810
The women's shoes aren't welted, they're cemented, and Turdsday doesn't make them even close to the same standard as men's because they don't sell enough to care

>>18276914
Women dob't care about quality. Only about price tag and brand recognition to dab on other roasties.

>>18276917
Exactly. And Turdsday knows this do doesn't bother making women's shoes any good

>>18276919
>doesn't bother making women's shoes any good
neither do they bother with the men's boots.

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They look even worse than I thought

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>>18276929
the fuck is that? why is it so long

>>18276933
not only excessively long but also short
the pattern is fucked

>>18276929
>>18276933
Lmao holy shit. Where did you find these pics, r*ddit? Please tell me you didn't buy those yourself anon.

>>18277011
Turdsday reddit. One anon in here did say he ordered a pair.

>>18276933
>>18276929
>>18276937
>>18277011
>>18277059
I can't tell what's wrong with these pics, specifically in the close-up. Can you teach me the Sight?

>>18277061
regarding the closeup: the heel counter cover extends too far forward and is too short vertically

>>18277067
The thing that cups your heel should be both taller and shorter-along-the-forward-and-back-axis? That makes sense. Did they do that because they think it looks cool or did they just fuck it up? Is it a problem structurally, looks-wise, or because it indicates they're retarded?

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>>18277071
>Did they do that because they think it looks cool or did they just fuck it up?
turdsdays has a history of poor pattern making likely due to being a relatively new player and basically putting no money into developing their patterns

looks wise it looks bad. structurally is less of a concern cause they build the boots with such trash that everything else will fail before structural concerns becoming an issue

>>18276003
why? serious question

>>18277074
am i retarded? what am i supposed to be noticing?

>>18276929
2 speedhooks and 7 eyelets?
what the fuck thursday?

>>18277074
>due to being a relatively new player
They predate Grant Stone by 2 years

>>18277110
the thursday has a taller heelbase and no toe spring, it looks tilted forward and unbalanced
the facings on the thursday end extremely high and short on the vamp
on the other boots the top line of the heel counter and the top of the arching stitch line that connects quarter/vamp create a straight line that points to the tip of the toe
on thursdays it doesn't, the heel counter is too high and the quarter stitch line runs parallel to the ground

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>>18276092
I tried.

>>18276083
Why would you ever need to get scratches out of boots?

>>18274727
everything in this thread is low quality and ugly.
this board is trash

>>18277196
Post something high quality and not ugly

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>>18277202

>>18277207
>not high quality
>ultra fucking ugly

>>18277214
spiteful redditnigger detected

>>18277207
jim greens look like they'd be nice for my tailor's bunion

>>18276083
Mink oil will get them out.

>>18277240
And make them 3 shades darker in the process

>>18276083
Shoe polish in the same color can cover them temporaly. I wouldn't worry about scratches on work boots, though.

>>18277095
Looks better imo more waterproof less insole issues because you have a ton more surface area for glue. I mean if it's a dress shoe who cares. But if you actually wear your boots and want them to last years then stitchdown is far superior.

>>18277061
Large heel but the last is observably not built for high arche support so your feet will essentially be diagonal and inevitably slide your toes into the end of the toebox.

$200
Europe
>african trooper
not available until 2025

Do you really have a valid opinion on boots if you're gay/european? I think not.

What's the best looking workboot for under 200$

>>18277388
Razorback steel toe

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>>18276929
>post contained two side profiles and one front profile
>none from the back
wonder if the heels are even/sitting flush

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Just impulse bought these. Did I goof?

>>18277207
Nordstrom Rack lookin ass shoes

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White whale at size 13. Will the authentic paramemes ever return?

>>18277547
Don't think so

>>18277547
Nah, blacksmiths are good.

>>18277547
sure

>>18277580
>Will the authentic paramemes ever return?
You can buy them brand new right now
There is some boomer with an outdoors store in Europe that stocks their boots and can special order them from the factory.
He is a grumpy old fuck but if you email him and ask him nicely he will take care of you.
https://www.survival-shop.at/militaerschuhe/1712-6506-feldschuh-leicht-oest-bundesheer-restposten-neu-leichte-lagerspuren.html#/11-farbe-schwarz/353-grosse-39
https://www.survival-shop.at/militaerschuhe/639-1953-feldschuh-leicht-modell-vom-oesterr-bundesheer.html#/20-shoe_size-37

>>18274727
What’s the name of these Truman’s?

I'm looking for dark brown boots with a not too pointy toe so as to not look like clown shoes. Should fit a bit wider feet and something I can get in Northern Europe. What should I get? Nothing that will blast a gaping hole in my wallet.

>>18274960
ro-search doesn't make boots, they make the molding machines that are used for the soles. also genesco leather falls apart pretty easily. i take my 1978 genescos on off-trail walks because i don't feel bad about them getting damaged. if you want them to not look like a car crash you will want to avoid nature as much as possible.

>>18277908
white's semi dress

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Why can I feel a ‘void’ or empty space when I press into the front middle area of the leather outsole on my GS Edward boots?

How come we are superior to the watches general?
Is it because boots are so much more useful than a useless accessory?

>>18277929
time to resole

>>18277929
It's time to resole them.

>pants collection and boot collection don't match

>>18277932
Yes; I also imagine that the average boot appreciator is more likely to have more real life experience and a more practical mind than people who waste money on watches (jewelry)

>>18277933
>>18277934
Huh!? I wore these for about 9 months. I’m never getting leather outsole boots again fr

>>18277947
>leather outsole
you did this to yourself

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am i fa

>>18277948
They were on sale and then had another extra discount on top, I think they were close to $200. I suppose it was nice to try it but now I know it’s not for me especially since I had a few mini slips

>>18277947
it looks like you go through a lot of wet/dry cycles not ideal for leather soles, you should add a topy next time

>>18277970
What are those?

>>18277974
Yeah it does rain a lot in my city. During to colder months it would be: dry house, wet city, dry office, wet city, dry house. I’m just surprised since I did rotate it with my Diesel boots now and then but the Edward was my main office boot. Oh well, gonna try the dainite ridgeway on it

>>18277932
Barrier of entry for boots is so low that more people can post and contribute and discuss
In the watch world a "good" watch starts at 4k while good boots can be had for 300

>>18277944
Just take the dark wash denim pill. Works for everything

>>18277902
They're an upland MTO on the 79 last. Black oiled roughout, speed hooks, and no toe cap.

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Opinions on Carolina boots? Anyone have experience with them?

>>18277925
Those are not bad looking at all but I'm poor and parsimonious. Also US based and not easily obtainable in N Europe.

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how much would it cost to import this shit to europe from South Africa? not available on eu site
~$150 before everything

>>18278044
>yarr matey

>>18277981
is this a real question or a zoomer insult

>>18278069
Pretty sure import tax varies by country. Google where you are and check what the tax is plus if there's an exemption under a certain value.

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>>18274727
R*ddit is a goldmine of unintended boot related comedy

>>18278138
Maybe you should stay there.

>>18278140
I can't tell stupid fat faggots to kill themselves there. Why would I stay?

>>18278069
>not available on eu site
WTF are you talking about?
It is there.
https://jimgreenfootwear.de/en/products/razorback-fudge-crazy-horse

>>18278148
Because you go to reddit, you stupid fat faggot.

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>>18278138
yes it is

>>18278151
Kill yourself you stinky double nigger

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how the fuck do you dent the counter like this?

>>18278156
>buys cheap shitter boots
>is mad they're made with cheap shitter materials
Every time

>>18278169
Ignoring the dent, something about these boots just looks off. The silhouette is all wrong

>>18278172
thats the main issue with thursdays. ignoring all the quality issues and material choices they just look cheap

>>18278087
>Pretty sure import tax varies by country
in EU? don't think so
>>18278149
yeah i'm fucking stupid
maybe i'll get them but theyre no available in my size
i want to consider alternatives but you guys only post about mutt boots

>>18278156
Average Turdsday customer

>>18278169
The fact that people keep that company in business makes me irrationally angry

>>18278148
because you're a stupid broke faggot and that is close enough, if not worse

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i regret not snagging these maryam stockmans when they were available
the leather looks so sweet

>>18278194
>calling someone making fun of Turdsdays broke
Monkey brained retard

>>18278310
but you are broke, ropertard

>>18278310
*Monkey-brained retard.
Fixed that for you, Jamal.

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>>18278314
>>18278316

>>18278334
>when your language skills are so fucked you have to resort to pictures

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>>18278342
retardkun this is an imageboard

>>18278345
You gonna start pretending it's still an anime website, too?

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don't have to pretend because it is an anime website

>>18278365
*was
It's not 2010 anymore. Your tranny cartoon fad is over. I bet you wear chelseas or faggy euro last boots.

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>tfw $4000 in bewts

>>18277981
i think those are thorogood
>>18277970
nice

Best starter boots - black only

What should baby's first boots be and what tips if you can't try them online cause you have no boots shops nearby?

>>18278512
red wing blacksmiths

>>18278479
it's nice being financially independent
unfortunately some people in this thread aren't so lucky and they have to let everyone else know about it
i would be pretty butthurt too, if had to keep begging my mom to buy me things online and she only loved me enough to spend 200 euros max on me

>>18278513
do they sell outside the US , their official website seems USA only

>>18278536
what continent are you

>>18278537
canada , NA

>>18278538
check out canadawest, avoid dayton or whatever they're calling themselves these days

>>18278540
it looks good but what kinda store is this shit - they don't even sell directly to the public and my province has no retailers kek

>>18278544
nvm my city actually has a red wing retailer of all things - I'll go in person and get blacksmiths

>>18278362
it is. just one with a terminal tourist and shill infestation

>>18278479
I'm probably at least in that deep
I hate it

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I added some nickel eyelets to my Wescos. I think I did a pretty good job.

>>18278479
yea
>two pairs of guidis
>pair of Ann D combat boots
>iron rangers
>RMs
>blunnies for beatin'
>our legacy camions for dressing up
>jim greens for hiking
should I kms?

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>>18278732
A good job on looking like a gay leather daddy fetishist.

I just saw that v*vergs are no longer being shipped with the rawhide laces, an +800 USD boot that's shipped without one of their staples, how Jewish can they be?

>>18278512
Grant Stone Diesel is also decent

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This is wildly specific, but any good physical stores in the Netherlands to find good boots from respectable brands?

There's a Red Wing store in Amsterdam but I don't particularly like their design.

I need a physical store because I don't really know my exact sizing, it's either 40, 40.5, or 41 depending on the shoe.

>>18278732
yes you did, but you cannot apparently do/buy anything on this website without getting angry comments from some knob that hates the whole world

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>>18277184
I’m not worried about the scratches but would get rid of them if possible without this
>>18277244
>three shades darker
>>18277925
I like my semi dress boots

I want to buy some ropers. Is Lucchese my best bet? I know nothing about cowboy boots.

>>18278732
looks clean, nice job

>>18278981
You're right.

>>18278732
Indeed you did, anon. Hope you're enjoying your boots today.

>>18278512
what the fuck is a "starter boot"?
anybody that buys budget first thinking they need to "gradute" into something else is wasting their time and money

>>18279126
a $150-200~ boot that will behave like a boot long enough for you to decide if boots are for you, I expect. what's the best mediocre boot? the king of B-C tier?

>>18279132
i don't know
just buy a whites semi-dress

>>18279132
I dunno if there's GYW boots worth a shit for $200. I think Meermin is the cheapest alright GYW boot but they're like $260.

>>18279132
Maybe look for second hand at that price.

>>18279217
>second hand
Yeah, don't do this. This is how you get foot AIDS.

>>18279132
>behave like a boot long enough for you to decide if boots are for you
That's what I did. Saw a guy wearing a pair of heritage boots and liked the look, decided I wanted to give them a try but wasn't sure if I'd like wearing them them or not. Went to Red Wing so I could get a pair of Blacksmiths I knew were the right fit. I wore those for 4 months before going all in and grabbing a pair of CXL Vibergs. I still use the Blacksmiths as beaters.

>>18278981
It's unfortunate, but the userbase of this site has really deteriorated. There are so many people here now who are bitter about being too poor for nice things, too incompetent to do anything for themselves, and too brainwashed to appreciate anything outside of the most basic normie slop. We must push back against the tide.

>>18279132
>>18279176
Urban Wolf Axeman looks solid for $150
GWY with a leather midsole

>>18279538
>Urban Wolf
looks sketchy as hell

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>>18279538
>vegetal

>>18279571
>Made to order 5 to 7 production days + Shipment
>Vegetal Tanned Leather Cork-filled Insole with steel shank
>Vegetal Tanned leather midsole and military-grade rubber outsole with brass pegs
>This product is manufactured and imported from Mexico to your home
Sounds like you probably get what you pay for, not too bad of a deal I'd say

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>>18279612
>"premium" leather
So basically leather shavings mixed with glue.

What's with the Thursday hate?

>>18279617
well they are < $200 boots. they don't look deformed. if they last 1-2 years at that price and don't harm people's feet I'd say they lived long enough to give their owner an idea of what the boot experience is like

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>>18279132
>decide if boots are for you
what on earth

>>18279632
if you would like to buy more boots. better boots. fancier boots. boot accessories. or if in the end you didn't like they way they looked with your clothes or felt on your feet and ankles

>>18279626
Thursday has some quality problems but you know 4chan, gotta be contrarian

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>it's contrarian to want even heels on your boots

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Any recommendations for womens GYW chelseas for my GF (female)
Black, supple leather, sleek, preferably not super polished but i can always throw some wax on to bring the shine down, mini commando lug sole or at least something rubber.
I'm trying to find some that don't have dogshit half assed fashion boot build quality

>>18279629
lmao looks like they just spray painted the boots with metallic paint and boxed them up

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>>18279682
https://www.rmwilliams.com/ca/comfort-lady-yearling-boot-black-yearling-leather.html

>>18279656
I will never buy boots with buttcracks. Simple as. Don't care how perfect the rest of the boot is.
>oh that boot looks nice
>start going through the pictures
>*buttcrack*
>damn that's unfortunate
It's kinda like when you see a nice pair of jeans/chinos and you read the description finding out it's not 100% cotton.
>*closes tab*

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>>18279682
I found these from a Spanish company
Anyone heard of Skolyx?
https://www.skolyx.se/en/women-s-shoes/555-skolyx-black-chelsea-ladies.html
>>18279692
These look good too

>>18279682
women must only wear shitty slippers
thems the rules

>>18279682
Grant Stone have Chelsea and lace up boots for women

Who makes boots worth buying anymore?
>whites fucks up every second pair
>viberg is mostly shitite, the rare pair worth buying is sold out before they are posted
>bakers customs are whites, every second pair is fucked up
>Frank’s customs are only good if Frank himself comes to your town (military base and you have to pretend to be a wildfire fighter)
>yurotrash is yurotrash
It’s over

>>18279747
>>whites fucks up every second pair
proof?

>>18279749
All the returns on bakers and whites websites. Those in the “final few” section are custom fuck ups and they just send you a new pair now if they fuck up and “send you to the top of the list” which is why custom orders are now more than eight months. And my own experience with the baker guy.

>>18279629
They stole those boots from a bronze statue.

>>18279629
I really like the look of them, anyone make boots out of other metallic looking leathers? Are metallic leathers even a thing?

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>>18279753
i looked through the final few sections and its all cosmetic so its literally all redditors crying and returning

>>18279753
There’s more and more custom returns at bakers. I suspect the worn boots that are on there are employees trading in their shit

>>18279765
>people who get the wrong boot or a shit boot should just roll over and take it
lol
lmao even
No. Get it right, wagie.

>>18279765
You are a cuck, the fuck is the matter with you that you’ll take a wrong order?

>>18279765
Why the fuck did a whites mp in fucking chromexcel cost 1k?

>>18279778
because the rampant printing of dollars for covid relief has decreased your purchasing power

>>18279774
>>18279777
ok redditors

>>18279778
Because retards buy from bakers instead of Frank because the only way to get good customs from Frank is to go to a military base to get measured.

>>18279782
>got a custom last from Frank for only 750 and horsebutt
I did go to the army reserve base, though, and it was all state wildfire fighters there.

>>18279782
>>18279747
Just take a flight to Spokane and go to Frank's shop, he's always there except on Saturdays and have him measure your foot.

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>>18279695
That’s why I don’t like the grant stone diesel. They look great but the ass crack ruins them.

>>18279749
I own two pairs and one is flawless, one has a crooked tongue and sloppy stitching
1/2 for me

>>18279765
Fuck this
You pay for a product to be a certain way, they should deliver. Why accept less than what you're paying (extra) for?
Fix it wagie

>>18279828
the ONLY reason I don't own GS is because of the ass crack

>>18279847
Does their Garrison have the butt crack?
I like how it's a 270 degree GYW not 360 so that's what I would have gotten anyway.

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>>18279849
Yup

>>18279852
It's so ogre, they're such great boots otherwise, what a shame.

>>18279846
i know your kind only wears boots to the office but the boots will get dinged up more the moment you wear them to actual work

Are vintage made in the USA Timberlands a good find or were they shitty back then too?

>>18279863
Depends how old they are.
Their waterproofing is probably gone.

>>18279765
Wow glad I bought two pairs last year on sale for $500 each.

>>18279866
They say late 90s early 00s, and that's fine waterproofing can always be re applied right?.

>>18279869
When do they go on sale?

>>18279866
>>18279871
Seller just told me they bought them in 1999 and never wore em

>>18279874
I got them last Black Friday I think it was 30% off. $553 for hand stitch $460 for the regular one. Semi dress and 350 I bought

>>18279882
That's pretty sweet, and black friday is just around the corner; I appreciate the heads up Anon

>>18279828
desu the asscrack doesn't really matter and the brass and edward dont have it

>>18279877
The quality is probably the same as they are today.
Boot quality went down in the 70s when synthetics started being used.

>>18279891
Gotcha, looks like I'll be holding off on that one then. The only benefit would be their discontinued colorway (navy &grey), but I'm not wanting a pair of Timberlands that bad.

>>18279861
That's not the point retard
If I pay for a product I am paying for it to be perfect. If it's not perfect make it cheaper or refund me

>>18279903
ok redditor

>>18279891
That doesn’t sound right to me.

>>18279909
What do you want me to say?
They weren't using oak tanned leather midsoles or insoles, it was made with polyurethane and lasting board.

>>18279911
Did Timberland ever even make them that way?

>>18279944
Probably not, I'm just using that construction method as an example.
If you look at boots made in the 60s most of them were made that way with things changing at that point over to rubber midsoles.

>>18279946
I gotcha; thanks for helping me talk myself out of buying trash, especially when black fridays coming up and I'll be able to get some actual great quality boots on sale for just a bit more than I would have spent on that.

>>18279907
>wanting what you pay for is "reddit"
Cringe

>>18279960
I'm with you Anon but a lot of these guy's aren't poor enough to really care about that shit and some of them see minor cosmetic defects as a good thing that makes boots more unique

>>18279132
The answer is Thursdays but your logic is all wrong. Don't spend $200 "to see if you like boots." Decide if you fucking want them or not and pay $150 extra, at least, for something not shit. Red Wings are the cheapest boots you want to buy.

>>18279626
They are complete shit? Horrible quality control and leather so thin they don't look good after a year. Oh and the insole is foam and will be very uncomfortable over time. They're just not real boots.

>>18279699
Skolyx is a swedish company, it's their own brand of shoes that are made in Spain. Skolyx is generally pretty good for the price and the brands they carry are good, especially TLB Mallorca.

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>>18279288
Rubbish. Use disinfectant if you're a wimp. eBay is full of shoes worn once or twice.

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probably the most ruthlessly mangled color 8 cordovan pair that ever existed
dude really put in a lot of effort to get them this fucked in just 2 years

>>18280963
did he overcondition or something

>>18280966
eventually yes
>he bought too large to compensate for an E wide foot, even though alden makes E widths all the time
>didn't break them in properly and bent the vamp as much as possible, so the cordovan didn't develop rolls, but straight up creases
>decided he doesn't like them anymore, because rose anvil did the whole anti-alden crusade at the time
>said fuck it and ruined the color by sun fading, basicly stuck the boot in a greenhouse for 6 months
>the leather shrunk and dried out, the creases became deeper, all the scratches on the leather became permament
>overconditions them
>he is now in love with the color
>decides to pay for a complete relast of the boot, have the shaft taken in at the back and a celastic delete
>the new clinch copy last is a lot shorter than original
>the boot gets a completely new break point on the vamp and because the leather is completely ruined the boot gets a new set of creases on top of the old creases
>after all the cobbler work the facing still touch
this is now the result

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>>18280990
>>said fuck it and ruined the color by sun fading, basicly stuck the boot in a greenhouse for 6 months

>>18279887
It took until spring before I got them. So there’s that too. But worth the wait for a long term investment. I don’t plan on buying another pair of boots in my lifetime.

>>18280990
Why can't bootfags wear boots normally? They're worse than denimbros.

>>18281051
there's normal bootfags like ITT and then there are redditorbootfags

>>18280249
I don't take advice from people who use the word "rubbish" and service gloryholes.

>>18280990
lol what the fuck?
that's mental illness

>>18281051
these people don't have any delayed gratification ability, same as preschool children
everything needs to get to "peak patina" right away before the new-purchase honeymoon phase is over, otherwise the owner get bored of it and starts looking elsewhere
they claim to have this "buy for life" anti-fast fashion mentality, but in reality just treat their boots like disposable rubbish

>>18281065
It's like arts&crafts for people with no talent nor skill

>>18281150
I think you hit the nail on the head with that post. I mean, I like patina and fades as much as the next guy, but it's more about the process than the end result. Patina for boots and fades for jeans are the result of the garment molding to you trough use. Speedrunning the process always resukts in shit not fitting right.

>>18280990
>didn't break them in properly
How does that work? How can you break in a boot improperly? Isn't it just wearing them and uhh walking?

>>18281162
My guess is tgat he manually flexed the boots until "broken in". Some youtubers recomend flexing the boot a few times when they're new to siften them up before wearing. My guess, considering all the shit he did to the boots, is that he flexed the boots by hand until they developed creases.
Also I'd bet money that he spend ten times more doing stupid shit to his boots than actually wearing them.

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>>18281162
basicly doing toe squats with a boot right out of the box

>>18281171
>Some youtubers recomend flexing the boot a few times when they're new to siften them up before wearing. My guess, considering all the shit he did to the boots, is that he flexed the boots by hand until they developed creases.
lel never heard of that before. So much for wearing your boots until they le fit like a glove. Maybe they start pulling at and stretching the fingers of their newly bought gloves too.

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Which one is the casual, the logger and the packer? They don't say and I don't want to end up with the wrong one

>>18281200
from left to right
logger (zig-zag), casual (plain), packer (segmented)

>>18281204
Thank you

>>18281200
only buy kilties from Dale
his pattern is great

>>18281228
I'm sorry, but who?

>>18281228
>>18281244
Nevermind I found him, his kilties are too nice for my purposes. I wanted just a green pair for my brown Patriots and a red pair for my shadowbisonsuperdutys, and it would be silly to get kilties out of a nicer leather than the boots themselves kEK

Whats a good black leather boot thats not too shiny and S&M looking but can be dressed up or down? Someone told me Whites Semi Dress but the heel and sole on those seem too chunky

>>18281296
>but the heel and sole on those seem too chunky
they are not

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>>18281299
idk looks too chunky to me

>>18281302
You need to feel it for yourself (it's not)

>>18275677
DuckFeet

>>18277613
I don't think those are blacksmiths

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>>18281302
that is not a standard makeup. this is my pair of semi dresses

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>>18281296
I dont have an answer but I'm also looking for this and specifically one that doesnt have the bright orange sole that RedWing and Whites have

>>18281324
Wait no they are. I have never seen this version. Is there a name for them or is it a custom pair?

>>18281343
They're Beckman 9060s from when the Beckman was Japan only.

>>18281352
>>18281352
NEW
>>18281352
>>18281352

>>18281251
no me fucking listen
his kilties are the only ones they dont slip
the nicks kilties are straight dogshit in comparison
i take off the meese and the nicks is slipped all the way to one side
i take of the dales it hasnt moved
seriously do fucking not buy kilties from anyone but dale

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>>18281296
>https://trickersfactoryshop.com/collections/mens-shoes-and-boots/products/burford-derby-super-boots-black-zug-grain

Is it really best to get boot trees? In other words should i buy some for my iron rangers?

>>18282362
no, just get regular shoe trees
boot trees do nothing but restricting air flow and make it harder for the boot to dry faster

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thoughts on blundstone #500s for men?