/btg/ BOOT GENERAL

[Anonymous No.17918312]

/btg/ BOOT GENERAL - SHAGGY DOG EDITION

What do I need to care for my boots?
>Old cotton t shirt (one for cleaning, another for applying conditioners)
>Horsehair brush ($10-15)
>Wooden shoe trees ($10-15)
>Light conditioner like Lexol/Bck4/renovateur
>Heavy conditioner (if you live in terrible snow/rain areas) Sno seal/Obernauf LP
>Don't forget that boots need time to dry properly, rotate them an

How do I deal with x stain?
>mud: allow it to dry then brush off
>salt: water and cloth as soon as possible
>saturated wet: allow the boot to dry for a full day, stuff with newspaper
>scuffs and scratches: buff vigorously with horsehair brush

>Should I buy turdsdays/soloshits/doc shitans?
No they are filled with synthetic materials aimed at instant comfort but will not hold up to actual use.
>b-b-but muh ecelebs on youtube said they're good
no. you will waste your time and money and still have uncomfortable footwear at the end of the day. spend the extra $100 and get something real.

Manufacturer Red Flags
>Luxury
>Sustainable
>Vegan
>Unknown leather source
>Made in Chyna/Mexico/Indonesia

Boot Red Flags
>Dainite (Get vibram v-bar instead)
>C*rk/C*lastic
>Zippers
>Non gusseted tongues
>Excessive/unnecessary seams
>Combination/mixed material heels

PREV>>17912768

[Anonymous No.17918314]

>>17918312
this would be kinda intriguing in a wholecut style

[Anonymous No.17918325]

>>17918267
they are a legacy brand much like allen edmonds now gutted and twisted, barely recognizable

[Anonymous No.17918444]

>>17918352
You are fully and completely wrong.

[Anonymous No.17918482]

impregnation spray for leather boots? Will I fuck up my new red wings?

[Anonymous No.17918486]

>no zippers
Are you pervs into a ~2 inch gap between the leg and the boot back?

[Anonymous No.17918489]

>>17918486
?

[Anonymous No.17918494]

Looking for a comparison of dress brown and brown cxl leather. Thank you

[Anonymous No.17918495]

>>17918489
This is hideous.

[Anonymous No.17918496]

>>17918495
Are you a bdsm tranny? What do you expect it to look like?

[Anonymous No.17918509]

>>17918496
Boots should fit close to leg, dummy.

[Anonymous No.17918520]

>>17918509
ESL post.

[Anonymous No.17918535]

>>17918520
What?

[Anonymous No.17918538]

>>17918535
Exactly.

[Anonymous No.17918549]

>>17918538
Well, not my problem if you can't understand basic English. I bet it sucks to be a native speaker (assuming you're one) and have trouble comprehending simple sentences.

[Anonymous No.17918562]

>>17918482
Nigga, you use a good polish with waxes and oils. Waxes and oils are hydrophobic. Otherwise buy the conditioner from Red Wings website.

[Anonymous No.17918564]

>>17918549
Ok dumb ESL.

[Anonymous No.17918570]

>>17918494
They already gave you that in the last thread, nerd.

[Anonymous No.17918576]

>>17918564
Ad hominem. It's safe to say you're too retarded to have any conversation about boots with.

[Anonymous No.17918579]

>>17918576
It's not ad hominem when it's a fact. You're also a zipper shill. You are by default unable to participate in boot discussion.

[Anonymous No.17918582]

>>17918509
You missed a ‘the’ but it is fully understandable. Don’t worry about it esl anon. The other anon is just being retarded.
>>17918570
I got one anons opinion it’s hard to imagine nobody else has tried one or both of the leathers dress brown and brown cxl.

[Anonymous No.17918583]

>>17918582
I'm not the one advocating for zippers.

[Anonymous No.17918584]

>>17918579
If you say so. Now go and suck off OP's dick, you seem to be used to it. Would be a better use of your mouth anyway since you can't contribute any meaningful thoughts to the conversation.

[Anonymous No.17918592]

>>17918582
>You missed a ‘the’
Thanks for pointing it out, noted.

[Anonymous No.17918596]

Fuck your english language.

[Anonymous No.17918607]

>>17918596
Хoyли бeйзд, бpo. Фaк зoyc дaмбэccec

[Anonymous No.17918625]

>>17918312
you forgot to clean the shit off your boots

[Anonymous No.17918626]

>>17918584
Stay seething, thirdie.

[Anonymous No.17918644]

Found some circa 1964 McNamara boots at a thrift store yesterday. Almost no wear on the soles and just a bit of creasing on the uppers. Picrel is after a quick conditioning.

Crazy how mass manufactured zogshit from 70 years ago feels better constructed than all but the most premium footwear made in current decade

[Anonymous No.17918647]

>>17918644
Too bad they're too big for you. Unlucky.

[Anonymous No.17918666]

>>17918647
>fat ogre feet detected
If these were any smaller my toes would touch the front when I walk.

[Anonymous No.17918674]

>>17918607
>бeйзд
бэйcт, дeбил блять

[Anonymous No.17918683]

>>17918674
Кpинж... Oфopми cpыгoc пo фacтy, дpyжищe

[Anonymous No.17918691]

Any EU site for quality Chelseas?

[Anonymous No.17918693]

are iron rangers good boots or just reddit-core?

[Anonymous No.17918697]

>>17918693
good boots

[Anonymous No.17918701]

>>17918693
They're solid for everyday use if you're a city slicker. I wouldn't wear mine for hiking or something, but for everyday casual wear they're my goto boots.

[Anonymous No.17918702]

Saphir oiled leather creme for brown CXL, yes or no?

Apparently it's among Nick Horween's recommendations.

[Anonymous No.17918711]

>>17918697
>>17918701
thanks, they'll probably be my next purchase

[Anonymous No.17918729]

my rich friend buys a new pair of Danner boots once every 10-12 months and then just tosses his old pair into the closet
he doesn't even hike in them or anything rigorous so they look almost brand new. Nigga fr has like 15+ pairs at this point
I tried asking him for some but he just claims "i'll use them eventually"
how do I convince him I need some gibsmedat donations

[Anonymous No.17918730]

Fuck it, I'm buying good ol' solovairs.

[Anonymous No.17918741]

>>17918729
if youve asked once and he said no dont push it. youll make things weird

[Anonymous No.17918775]

>>17918702
it's by far the best product to retain the pull-up effect on oiled leathers like CXL
it's non-waxy and very oily, the leather sucks it up immidiately with no residue
anything waxy will ruin the pull up effect, which i did on mine with mink oil and it will never be the same afterwards
i have the m'dor version and i would just get the BDC next time

[Anonymous No.17918790]

>>17918666
Stop larping and get boots your size.

[Anonymous No.17918814]

>>17917643
&
>>17918352
he IS wearing creepers here tho


https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0669/6638/9036/files/lok_img05.jpg

[Anonymous No.17918828]

>>17918814
Don't listen to the retard. He's retarded.

[Anonymous No.17918843]

>>17918775
Nice, thanks.

Should I get the non-colored one ("neutral")?

[Anonymous No.17918867]

>>17918702 Post your brown cxl boots. I'm split between cxl and dress but I've never seen either in person >>17918494 Bunp

[Anonymous No.17918876]

How should I condition my waxy kudu shoes? Is mink oil ok? I've seen a lot of people here complain about mink oil ruining the finish on boots

[Anonymous No.17918885]

>>17918867
>between cxl and dress
... between cxl and what?

[Anonymous No.17918892]

>>17918885
>>17918867
Brown cxl and dress brown leather

[Anonymous No.17918894]

>>17918892
Are you sure "dress" is a type of leather tanning?

[Anonymous No.17918898]

>>17918843
yes

[Anonymous No.17918908]

>>17918494
Dress brown make a nice patina

[Anonymous No.17918927]

>>17918702
Yes, Nick Horween also recommends Venetian shoe cream, so if you have that already just use that.

[Anonymous No.17918971]

>>17918482
read the ingredients of the spray

>>17918486
they break they leak

[Anonymous No.17918972]

>>17918691
carmina, meermin

[Anonymous No.17918975]

>>17918894
yes its a tannage from seidel

[Anonymous No.17918977]

>>17918482
>spraying PFAS on your boots
that shit will never leave your blood, just use obenaufs or something else natural

[Anonymous No.17919015]

>>17918971
>they break
Just don't buy cheap chink shit. There are good quality zippers out there, e.g. YKK.
>they leak
Ah yes, how could I forget that people itt usually spend their day heel-deep in the water.

[Anonymous No.17919061]

>>17918894
brands give their leather weird name all the time so don't get too hang up on it.

[Anonymous No.17919290]

So people used to wear boots with speedhooks all the way back then?

[Anonymous No.17919338]

>>17919290
they're not really ground breaking technology...

[Anonymous No.17919345]

>>17918312
need a blue boot

[Anonymous No.17919403]

Just ordered the forefront from JK and everyone online says they're either incredible or trash from a sell out of a company. Anyone ever try a boot from them recently?

[Anonymous No.17919417]

>>17919345
grant stone has some boots in navy chromexel, navy suede and sky reverse kudu
whites cruiser in navy horsehide from bakers
john lofgren desert boot in navy suede
truman boots in china blue waxy commander
alden tanker in navy suede and handsewn indy from aldenraleigh
alden indy in navy nubuck brom brogue

da ba di da ba die

[Anonymous No.17919431]

>>17919417
it is pretty nice looking

[Anonymous No.17919433]

Similar boots in this price range?
https://meermin.com/collections/mens-boots/products/516211-black-waxy-commader-e-ultraflex-system-1

https://meermin.com/collections/mens-boots/products/116210-black-waxy-commader-e-ultraflex-system

https://www.parkhurstbrand.com/collections/mens-boots/products/the-richmond-black-waxy

[Anonymous No.17919438]

>>17919403
wtf? 180 stitchdown through wedge

[Anonymous No.17919444]

>>17919433
grant stone edward in black waxy commander

[Anonymous No.17919460]

>>17918312
>>17918494
>>17918495
>>17918509
>>17918644
>>17918908
>>17919417
>>17919431
>>17919438
All these boots are ugly as fuck

[Anonymous No.17919471]

how the FUCK is cxl so popular and also so shit?
and how come waxed flesh is the same leather but it's infinitely superior?

[Anonymous No.17919484]

>>17919460
Post your boots then

[Anonymous No.17919490]

>>17919484
These are what proper fa boots should look like
Stop larping as lumberjacks, you soi beta males

[Anonymous No.17919492]

>>17919490
anon we're straight
>not a picture of his boots
fuck off

[Anonymous No.17919494]

>instead of larping like a lumberjack, i'm gonna larp as a bottom
lol

[Anonymous No.17919498]

>>17919490
>Stop larping as lumberjacks
I basically was a lumberjack in my 20s, I'll do what I want

[Anonymous No.17919509]

>>17919492
No one itt ever posts fit pics of their ugly ass $600 tranny heel boots , so I'm not gonna post either kek

[Anonymous No.17919510]

>>17919509
you posted they gayest most tranny boots

[Anonymous No.17919511]

>>17919498
>in my 20s
>implication being you're in 30s or 40
Go back to facebook, boomer

[Anonymous No.17919513]

>>17919510
>prada chelseas
>tranny
Tranny boots are only tranny boots when they have a massive heel and are laceup quarter way up the shin

[Anonymous No.17919514]

>I'm going to go into a thread I hate and fight the entire thread culture by myself
pathetic

[Anonymous No.17919515]

>>17919511
this is a millennial site, go change your diaper zoomer

[Anonymous No.17919516]

>>17919513
trannies don't wear that they wear woman's shoes you stupid nigger

[Anonymous No.17919517]

>17919509
not a single good fit with docs has ever been posted

[Anonymous No.17919518]

>>17919516
Those are women's shoes

[Anonymous No.17919520]

>>17919471
it's probaly so shit because it is so popular
they can turn anything into cxl and it will sell anyway
bottom feeder boot brands lap up the shit grade cxl since it's still horween cxl and they can label it that on their website
waxed flesh is finished cxl roughout so it's a lot more forgiving and doesn't crease since the grainy top side is reversed

[Anonymous No.17919521]

>>17919514
Sounds based desu, he's the hero we need but don't deserve

[Anonymous No.17919522]

>>17919471
personally i blame r*ddit and v*berg

[Anonymous No.17919524]

>>17919514
pathetic AND cringe

[Anonymous No.17919538]

>>17919490
>gay reddit boots

No thanks.

[Anonymous No.17919550]

>>17919538
>gay reddit boots
No, that would be all the other boots posted itt
I remember when boot general first started, people posted actually good looking boots. Then it slowly devolved into cringe reddit taste

[Anonymous No.17919571]

>>17919550
Cringe reddit taste equates to chelseas, docs/soloshitters, zippers, and thursdays.

[Anonymous No.17919586]

>17919550
>I remember when boot general first started, people posted actually good looking boots.
then surely you can pull it up from the archives right? surely you can provide specific examples right.

of course not lmao

[Anonymous No.17919601]

>>17919490
I hunt and use to work on a scallop boat. I’ll wear what I want. Chelsea’s are the gayest looking boots

[Anonymous No.17919604]

it's a real shame that the doc marten wearers of threads past that wanked to designer garbage all day have ODed or succumbed to opportunistic infections and general debilitation from a poorly managed HIV infection
but we have one last hero fighting the good fight to bring us back to sexcore and shiacore

[Anonymous No.17919605]

sorry sweaty but it's a goslingcore board now

[Anonymous No.17919606]

>>17918494
>Looking for a comparison of dress brown and brown cxl leather. Thank you
Verification not needed

[Anonymous No.17919619]

>>17919586
Why would I bother spoon feeding a gay reddit tranny such as yourself

[Anonymous No.17919623]

>make claims
>can't provide proof for claim
lol fake and gay claim

[Anonymous No.17919647]

How the fuck do I dry my work boots properly so I don’t ruin it by the insole curling. I’ve now ruined three boots because of this. And no I’m not going to rotate boots.

[Anonymous No.17919648]

>And no I’m not going to rotate boots.
well there's your problem right there

[Anonymous No.17919653]

>>17919471
>how the FUCK is cxl so popular and also so shit?
cxl isnt shit
its a good work boot leather that doesnt need babying but the problem is everyone wants it on a sleek service boot and wants it to crease like calf
waxed is fine because you cant fuck up rough out

[Anonymous No.17919658]

>>17919653
>its a good work boot leather that doesnt need babying
holy kek
it's not even close to a proper work leather from seidel
hell seidels double shot shits on cxl as a 1:1 replacement

[Anonymous No.17919662]

>>17919658
>seidels double shot shits on cxl as a 1:1 replacement
i agree but cxl is retard proof because its 50% fat

[Anonymous No.17919667]

>>17919647
Use a wooden shoe tree to prevent curling at the toes and it helps drying them.

[Anonymous No.17919669]

>>17919647
I have a boot dryer j use for surfing booties. It works well I have Peet’s you can get it on Amazon
>>17919662
So I should ask for double shot over cxl?
>>17918494
Bump. Looking to pick my brown leather for my whites boot

[Anonymous No.17919671]

>>17919667
And this will be sufficient for daily wear to leave them overnight? I was looking at the wood lore ones earlier. Is the boot one worth it or can I just get the combination one

>>17919669
I have a Peet’s and use it occasionally. It seems to have made the issue far worse. But maybe this is because I let them get too wet before throwing them on after a few weeks of heavy daily wear? I’m scared to put another new pair on there. I’ve wasted so much money on boots this year by ruining them.

Also is there a way to fix this curling or are they completely destroyed now than it’s occured?

[Anonymous No.17919673]

>>17919671
It happens because you're a dummy that doesn't rotate between two pairs of boots at the minimum. Come to your senses.

[Anonymous No.17919678]

>>17919673
Not him but that doesn’t make sense. I wore my thorogood steel toes daily for 5 years. I’m buying new boots because I wore through the sold. You’re telling me I have to baby my $600 boots?

[Anonymous No.17919679]

>>17919669
>So I should ask for double shot over cxl?
yeah definitely
double shot is really pretty and has a depth of color cxl could only dream of. creases much better too
cxl is a beater leather

[Anonymous No.17919680]

>rotating means babying
holy esl

[Anonymous No.17919683]

>>17919647
>And no I’m not going to rotate boots.
>>17919671
>I’ve wasted so much money on boots this year by ruining them.

just buy a brown and a black u retard

[Anonymous No.17919688]

>>17919678
This is exactly what pisses me off. It happened with redwings and whites. This seems unacceptable. I wasn’t slogging around in the rain. Hard manual labor indoors. I tried to take very good care of them. Not walking through mud puddles all day or something.

I wonder if it’s because the thorogoods have a foam/synthetic insole unless you took it out? I personally love the feel of the leather and the hardness

[Anonymous No.17919691]

>>17919679
Do you have experience with dress brown leather? Now I’m thinking of double shot brown or dress brown.

[Anonymous No.17919696]

>>17919438
I got my Forefront like two months ago.
Initial break-in was kind of shitty, but I really like them. Only two months, and the Christy soles are already showing wear. When I get them resoled, I'm thinking of using 132 lug soles.

[Anonymous No.17919712]

>>17919671
post pics of them

[Anonymous No.17919741]

>>17919691
look whites doesnt ship boots anyway so stop dwelling on it

[Anonymous No.17919750]

>>17919678
You don't need to baby them, you just need to not wear them day in and day out. Your feet sweat. Sweat is moisture. Moisture, heat, and leather in small space for hours creates damp leather. Doing that day in and day out means the leather never dries and will eventually start to rot. Rotted leather can't be replaced.

If you rotate pairs you give them enough time to dry out so that doesn't happen

[Anonymous No.17919752]

>>17919691
Get dress brown. Semi dress boot. Brown dress leather

[Anonymous No.17919753]

hey why do people complaining about white's never post pics of the issue they have?

[Anonymous No.17919768]

>>17919712
It’s hard to take pic inside boot but the footbed is lifted up about 1/2 inch probably more. More like on the inside of my feet just toe-side of my arch. That’s the whites. The redwing moctoe are curled basically along the whole perimeter of my foot so much so I can’t even put them on.

[Anonymous No.17919772]

I was trying to find some winter boots to replace my previous ones. I first bought Palladium boots on a sale at half price. They looked good but are absolute thrash and non breathable even though it's supposed to be leather it's actually rubber probably?... They make my feet sweat and stink like crazy. I ended up getting toe fungus for the first time of my life so I said fuck it and thrashed them. I'm never ever buying anything from this gay company. Next I tried to get some luxury boots from a samples clearance sale. So yeah this is like flipping a coin but I thought what could go wrong? Again, thrash. The outsole is coming apart easily and the welt is detaching from one side. Goblins really love to screw people it seems. I guess I will have to buy a 3rd pair now. I'm in Canada so I'm thinking about Canada West Boots, the Romeo model.

[Anonymous No.17919774]

>>17919772
kek we warned you about palladium bro

but canada west is solid, don't buy daytons or whatever name they're going by these days

[Anonymous No.17919776]

>i can't shove my phone down my boot and take a pic
>it's hard and my hand hurts and i need to pee
>whites are bad, just trust me with no proof
which attempt is this now to smear them in the last couple of months?
5th?

[Anonymous No.17919790]

>>17919776
I’m not saying there’s something wrong with whites. Like I said this happened with my redwings too. Idk why the fuck you need a picture. Explaining that the footbed is curled and lifting 1/2 inch is pretty clear.

[Anonymous No.17919794]

rotate your boots then

[Anonymous No.17919806]

>>17919790
which model is that?

[Anonymous No.17919816]

>>17919806
millwood. Why are you asking though curious why this is relevant

[Anonymous No.17919819]

>>17919816
What size and when did you order them?

[Anonymous No.17919822]

>>17919816
none of my handwelted whites have an unlined shaft

but then again that might just be the GYW line

[Anonymous No.17919823]

>>17919819
Oh you work there. Why don’t you give me advice on how to fix them rather than whatever weird shit you’re on?

[Anonymous No.17919824]

>>17919822
I don’t know what an unlined shaft is. Nice dubs.

[Anonymous No.17919825]

>>17919824
This is why it is important to note. Please email customer service, tell them Rod from the Chan sent you.

[Anonymous No.17919888]

>>17919772
>he bough non canvas palladuims
but why?

[Anonymous No.17919890]

if you work at whites why didn't you answer my damn email?

[Anonymous No.17919895]

why doesn't franks offer the patriot in roughout

[Anonymous No.17919944]

>>17919647
Get two pair of boots and rotate them daily since they're getting so damp from your sweat.
Use shoe trees, they will help prevent excessive toe spring and moisture buildup.
You don't need boot trees, shoe trees are fine.
Store your boots in the driest place at your home and away from any heat source.
This applies to every leather boot, regardless of pricd, is a matter of how leather reacts to heat and moisture.

>>17919768
Put some wooden (cedar is best) shoe trees on the boots and let them sit for a couple of weeks to a month. They should regain their original shape, at least partialy.

[Anonymous No.17920021]

>>17919571
Ironically, almost all of this is better than what's being shilled itt.

[Anonymous No.17920035]

>>17919605
I wanted Redwings so bad until I saw they don't make E sizes in anything smaller than size 7. I'm subject to scour eBay Japan for a decent non-fubar'd pair of the elusive 6.5E because despite the extreme markup on these stupid boots Red Wing US doesn't do custom orders (fuckers)

[Anonymous No.17920038]

are Doc Martins relevant in 2023 bros?
I need a black jackboot to round off my little collection and to open up my boot fit options. recommend me a blacked out boot for a similar look; I was thinking the Chippewas Service Utility?

[Anonymous No.17920041]

>>17920038
RW beckman

[Anonymous No.17920049]

>>17920038
Solovairs. They're better quality and better looking than dr martens.

[Anonymous No.17920131]

>>17920038
blacksmiths
beckmans

[Anonymous No.17920134]

>>17920038
>>17920049
>Solovairs
Fucking garbage, just a different supplier.

[Anonymous No.17920136]

>>17920038
>Chippewas Service Utility
Discontinued, but superb for the money.

[Anonymous No.17920197]

>>17920134
No one asked, brown-booted leather purist jerking off to the number of grains per square millimeter.

[Anonymous No.17920330]

>grant stone releases ANOTHER new leather weeks into their black friday sale

WHY?

[Anonymous No.17920333]

>>17920041
>>17920131
Beckmans are discontinued, btw

[Anonymous No.17920336]

>>17920333
you can get them from Europe or japan

[Anonymous No.17920346]

>>17920336
Japan I dunno, but in Europe not anymore, at least since 2020 or so.
Plenty of Beckmans on the second hand market, but it's mostly heavily worn out boots for about original retail, or up to 500 for brand new.
And honestly, as the biggest RW shill on this genetal, if I were to pay 500 for a boot I'd go with Trumans over RW.

[Anonymous No.17920356]

>>17920346
there were black beckmans listed on the rw london page a few months ago

[Anonymous No.17920380]

>>17918494
How’s the dress brown leather compare tk brown cxl?

[Anonymous No.17920412]

I'm enjoying the fit of the brass a little too much
I'm almost dreading going back to a normal last

[Anonymous No.17920429]

>>17920330
i'm sure they were gearing up to have it released at regular price, but seems like black friday wasn't a booming success this year you have to reel the people hesitant to pull the trigger 2 weeks ago back in with a new release
the grant stone sale isn't really a great bargain anyway with it being $400 minimum and basicly works out as buy boot and get something from the acessories section for free

[Anonymous No.17920438]

suggest a pair of boots under 200 usd.
>no lace-less flamboyant boots
>must last going hunting in the woods
>no zippers

[Anonymous No.17920459]

>>17920346
Rumors on the RW r*edit page say the flatbox Beckman is coming back for F/W24.

[Anonymous No.17920461]

>>17920429
there definitely wasnt as much of a boom as they expected seeing as the sale has gone on for like 3 weeks
parkhurst extended theirs too so it might just be that people arent buying as many boots in that entry level segment right now

sale isnt great but you can get one of the nicer leathers for waxed suede prices

[Anonymous No.17920462]

>>17920459
>flatbox
ruined

[Anonymous No.17920465]

>>17920438
what do you even hunt with then if your scrounging the cheapest boots? a knife tied to a stick?
take up fishing maybe if $200 for boots is too expensive for you

[Anonymous No.17920471]

>>17920438
milsurp obviously

[Anonymous No.17920490]

>>17920459
Damm, I didn't get them last time and sorta regretted it. Would be fun even if I don't get them this time around, if only to piss off scalpers.

[Anonymous No.17920505]

>>17920459
They seem to be available right now.
>400 sterling pounds

[Anonymous No.17920529]

>>17920465
im a broke college student, will probably just get a pair of milsurp boots
>>17920471
any suggestions, i had a pair of swiss m90s and i loved them but they're a little too warm for where i currently live

[Anonymous No.17920533]

>nigs can’t even build boots that sit flat

[Anonymous No.17920535]

>>17920529
ive gotten used alden indy's for around 200 on ebay.

[Anonymous No.17920541]

>>17920462
Just get Blacksmiths if you want a structured toe

[Anonymous No.17920551]

>>17920461
>people arent buying as many boots in that entry level segment right now
It's not much of an entry level though- more of a consoomer-tier entrymedium. $400 for nondescript and (in the case of GS, chinkshit) service boots isn't too appealing when you can spend an extra $100 to $200 to get custom built PNW boots that will look and age better. Or save $100, and get some red wings.
Moreover, how many leathers or variations do you really need in a service boot? It can't be good for business to have so many pairs of nearly identical boots and yet GS and Parkhurst both shill these boring ass silhouettes in meme leathers that only people who fetishize shoes as objects instead of as components in a coherent outfit, are drawn to. At least Oak Street or Truman keep a tighter inventory and rotate stock through on a regular basis. It makes the rarer leathers actually novel because you don't know when you'll see that fabrication again.
>verification not required

[Anonymous No.17920554]

>>17920529
French rangers M65.
Paramemes if you manage to find a pair in your size.

[Anonymous No.17920563]

>>17920551
it is entry level for something that wont shit the bed and is decently made
you also cant shit on their lasts when most of the pnw boots are high arch potato toes

>Truman
their inventory is so tight they never have the size I want

[Anonymous No.17920564]

>>17920333
then White's Semi Dress will be the next closest

[Anonymous No.17920565]

>>17920438
enjoy your used boots

[Anonymous No.17920569]

Should I get these?

[Anonymous No.17920571]

>>17920038
get Whites Semi Dress

[Anonymous No.17920573]

>>17920529
>im a broke college student
what does the hunting have to do with it?

[Anonymous No.17920574]

>>17920573
He has to eat something, I guess

[Anonymous No.17920579]

>>17920569
yes

[Anonymous No.17920583]

This thread reeks of dadcore, disgusting.

[Anonymous No.17920584]

Hey, why don't Whites or whoever just commission Vibram to create one huge block of rubber heel for them instead of using leather heelbase?

[Anonymous No.17920585]

>>17920459
>flatbox
based

[Anonymous No.17920588]

>>17920583
t.

[Anonymous No.17920598]

>>17920588
Yes, and?

[Anonymous No.17920600]

>>17920598
ronald mcdonald called, he wanted his boots back

[Anonymous No.17920610]

>>17920600
Right, this man's got taste. Gotta express my gratitude for letting me borrow these bad boys for a week while I'm waiting for my Solovairs to come. By the way, have you finished filling in my forms for customs duties refund settlement? I'm not paying you to sit around in your cubicle all day drinking coffee and posting about whatever dressy shitfords/loathers you wanna buy for Christmas. Make sure the forms are ready by EOD tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.17920637]

>>17920588
>>17920598
Aint no way that's you bro. Aint no way.

[Anonymous No.17920640]

>while I'm waiting for my Solovairs to come

[Anonymous No.17920641]

>>17920610
What are you rambling about?

[Anonymous No.17920644]

>>17920640
Woooow, this can't be... a manufacturing defect? This is literally impossible, and certainly couldn't happen to something like Red Wings or Whites or Nigs.

[Anonymous No.17920646]

>>17920644
cope

[Anonymous No.17920647]

>>17920646
Ignorance.

[Anonymous No.17920661]

>>17920644
it happens to everyone but you're not supposed to send it out

[Anonymous No.17920676]

>>17920661
Well I'm not paying 300-500$ more just to wait for multiple months until they make it and check thoroughly when I can freely exchange a faulty pair of Solovairs for a good one and get it faster and cheaper without it looking like a dad boot.
>inb4: oh wait I casually go fishing using my boot as a cage feeder, and sometimes I go for 500km walks over bare rocks, so I need something sturdy enough

[Anonymous No.17920701]

>>17920676
>I can freely exchange a faulty pair of Solovairs for a good one
that's the funny part there are no good ones

[Anonymous No.17920705]

>>17920701
That's just an utterly retarded statement to make.

[Anonymous No.17920755]

Structured or unstructured toe box for semi dress boots?

[Anonymous No.17920763]

>>17920755
unstructured on the left, structured on the right, both 55 last

[Anonymous No.17920764]

add this to the solovair compilation

[Anonymous No.17920769]

>>17920764
Just imagine this insecurity. The guy keeps searching for the rare reports on Solovair's poor quality trying to prove to himself that spending 700$ on a boot with lead times of months is justified.

[Anonymous No.17920770]

>>17920769
since you post nothing but AI Doc slop someone's gotta post the real ones

[Anonymous No.17920771]

I like suede wing tips a lot

What does this say about me bros? What are they used for? They make me feel sleazy

[Anonymous No.17920774]

>>17920763
They look nearly identical. How’s it feel comfort wise?

[Anonymous No.17920778]

>>17920770
Ah yes, what do we have on the schedule for today, let me see... the Whites slop.. mhm, the Nigs slop, right.. let's not forget about the RW slop. Did I miss anything, or maybe you have a new dadcore brand you'd like to shill thread after thread?

[Anonymous No.17920781]

>>17920774
i prefer the unstructured

[Anonymous No.17920790]

>>17920763
What color leather are these?
>>17920781
Thanks. Any reason you can describe?

[Anonymous No.17920799]

>>17920790
brown horsehide and cherry buffalo

>>17920790
more vertical clearance for top toe knuckle

[Anonymous No.17920802]

>>17920790
*black cherry water buffalo

[Anonymous No.17920810]

>>17920771
We have a guy at work who dresses very expensively and is a little autistic and maybe in the closet (not me surprisingly) and he's the only person I've ever seen wearing suede wingtips.
Dark brown you can only barely even see the pattern on them, kind of a waste.

At one point I considered getting a pair in a lighter brown suede (pic related) but if he wears them, I don't want them.

[Anonymous No.17920811]

>>17920771
i think they're cool if they're not black

[Anonymous No.17920820]

>>17920676
>exchange a faulty pair of Solovairs for a good one

Proof?

[Anonymous No.17920826]

>>17920764
Lmao who the fuck makes these? Do they have real people making them? Are they all adults? Fully functional ones? Jesus lmao.

[Anonymous No.17920828]

>>17920810
>>17920811
What company makes good ones?

[Anonymous No.17920832]

>>17920799
Beautiful leathers. That the unstructured toe box provides more vertical clearance is counter intuitive for me.

[Anonymous No.17920840]

>>17920820
https://us.nps-solovair.com/pages/delivery-returns
30 days return policy + the pic posted above where it's stated directly by some manager.

[Anonymous No.17920845]

>>17920832
well if there is less structure in the toe it means less restrictions

[Anonymous No.17920848]

>>17920828
NOT Allen Edmonds, their wingtip facings overlap with each other, no idea how they managed

Just about every other quality shoemaker should be able to make wingtips and longwings that don't look like complete ass
The one I posted here >>17920810 is Enzo Bonafe

TLB has great quality suede and they can do wingtips and longwings. And you know they won't fuck it up.

[Anonymous No.17920855]

>>17920828
i'm partial to the alden longwing pattern but they're too expensive

[Anonymous No.17920856]

>>17920845
That makes sense. Maybe it’s a good option for someone that has duck feet like me.

[Anonymous No.17920860]

>>17920840
I'm asking for proof of someone returning a pair and getting a good one in return.

[Anonymous No.17920864]

Real cool thread

[Anonymous No.17920875]

>>17920860
Why would I post about getting a good one when I can whine about the bad one?

[Anonymous No.17920883]

You guys have probably seen skin stitched split toe derbies before.

But I have never seen it done on shell cordovan.
Obviously it's Mecciarello.

[Anonymous No.17920917]

>>17920875
So you can't post proof. All of them are bad ones.

[Anonymous No.17920941]

>>17920917
Kek, what a moron. Common sense dude, common sense.

[Anonymous No.17920947]

>>17920941
Your headcanon isn't common sense. Real life proof shows you that.

[Anonymous No.17920956]

>>17920947
Okay, then whatever positive reviews on solovairs there are, they're all posted by shills, right? And if I take some pictures of mine, you'll say that they were AI-generated or something, and also that I'm a shill as well.
There's no point in posting proof when it's common sense that all boots by solovair can't be shit, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to sell them at that price. Stop larping as a retarded 13yo mr beast enjoyer.

[Anonymous No.17920962]

>>17920956
>they're all posted by shills, right
Yeah.
>And if I take some pictures of mine
Do it or stop posting retard.

[Anonymous No.17920965]

>>17920962
Alright, but you post your face first, I'd like to look in those empty eyes.

[Anonymous No.17920970]

Can we have one (1) thread without two schizos arguing pointlessly?

[Anonymous No.17920980]

>>17920956
damn, you're really changing hearts and minds out here bro
soon everyone will respect poverty again

[Anonymous No.17920982]

>>17920828
grant stone

[Anonymous No.17920985]

>>17920982
the lacing panel and the long wing are too close together

[Anonymous No.17920992]

>>17920970
no

[Anonymous No.17920994]

>>17920985
very similar to TLB

[Anonymous No.17920996]

>>17920970
not either of them but
suck my nut through my fleshstraw

[Anonymous No.17920999]

>>17920965
>no boots

Yeah that's what I thought lil bro.

[Anonymous No.17921003]

>>17920994
the tlb has a hidden seem in that spot to hide that it's two seperate pieces of leather

[Anonymous No.17921005]

>>17920999
>no face

Yeah, same here.

[Anonymous No.17921008]

>>17921003
cope

[Anonymous No.17921013]

>>17920755
For me it’s structured.

[Anonymous No.17921014]

>>17921008
ok bro
pretend that you don't see it
same as with these carminas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0BUACtQFx8

[Anonymous No.17921018]

>>17921014
not the same shoe even

[Anonymous No.17921027]

>>17921005
Yeah this isn't /soc/. Faggot no boot teenager shill.

[Anonymous No.17921086]

>>17920755
Soft toe gang

[Anonymous No.17921093]

>>17918312
blogger heels are the biggest meme abomination in recent memeory
they couldn't have come up with a more fitting name for it

[Anonymous No.17921116]

are you talking about block heel or logger heel retard

[Anonymous No.17921122]

[Anonymous No.17921125]

>>17921116
blogger heel

[Anonymous No.17921128]

there's no such thing as a blogger heel

[Anonymous No.17921139]

>>17921128
>there's no such thing as a blogger heel
take a block heel
sand a taper into it
dont actually reduce the footprint of the heel
blogger heel

[Anonymous No.17921142]

>>17921116
yes

[Anonymous No.17921143]

logger heel best heel
i can't even look at block heels anymore without feeling disgust

[Anonymous No.17921154]

>>17920197
>I indeed edge to grain density

[Anonymous No.17921171]

>>17921143
There is a fine line between having a normal heel and people thinking that you are VERY insecure about your hight.

[Anonymous No.17921180]

are these things stupid as fuck?
probably
do i 100% get it and theyre now hands down my favorite boot i own?
yes

really happy with them

[Anonymous No.17921184]

>>17921180
its just certain angles that are unflattering for the brass boot

[Anonymous No.17921188]

>>17921184
true but i also think you want to get it in an e or eee width especially above size 10. the last shape starts looking a bit funny if you make it long and skinny

[Anonymous No.17921197]

>>17920755
+1 unstructured

[Anonymous No.17921215]

>>17921139
For what purpose?

[Anonymous No.17921216]

>>17921215
lord knows but its a thing

[Anonymous No.17921229]

how the mighty have fallen

[Anonymous No.17921250]

>>17921171
no

[Anonymous No.17921252]

>>17921171

[Anonymous No.17921254]

>>17921171
get stomped out lanklet

[Anonymous No.17921255]

>>17921250
>>17921252
perfect example of why when the heel gets taller you have to go logger to not look like a faggot

[Anonymous No.17921260]

>>17921254
Wow so gay lookin

[Anonymous No.17921265]

https://youtu.be/72KSj6K5Oes

josh has a very odd way of speaking. anyone knows why? real answers only not shitty insilts

[Anonymous No.17921287]

Do some of you own something from CAT?
I like the boat from the right, but if you notice theres some cracks on the leather, the left one is all smooth? Should I care about it?

[Anonymous No.17921289]

>>17921287
lol

[Anonymous No.17921291]

>>17921287
>mall tier trash
>fake welts
>sneaker sole
>mystery meat leather

[Anonymous No.17921302]

>>17921291
Just tell me! And they are around $ 100!!

[Anonymous No.17921303]

>>17921302
don't waste your money

[Anonymous No.17921304]

>>17921287
I've heard people like CAT because they were starting some construction job and they needed boots for work but they were poor and just needed something that passed.
If that's not you just buy something nicer.

[Anonymous No.17921306]

>>17921302
Sorry bub you have to spend $700 for a decent pair of boots

[Anonymous No.17921309]

>>17921306
Are there any boots like this but without the platform?i don’t mind the heel just how thick it is in the midsole

[Anonymous No.17921310]

>>17921309
just get some iron rangers

[Anonymous No.17921318]

>>17921306
That’s a trupe midsole ask for a double

[Anonymous No.17921335]

>>17921318
thats a leather outsole with a rubber half sole

[Anonymous No.17921338]

>>17921335
No it’s a triple mid sole

[Anonymous No.17921348]

>>17921338
no its not you carmina brained chud
its the welt, midsole, leather outsole and then the rubber halfsole

[Anonymous No.17921352]

[Anonymous No.17921354]

>>17921352
Looks like a dog treat unfortunately

[Anonymous No.17921367]

>cxl
just dont

[Anonymous No.17921390]

>>17921367
what is that? osb?

[Anonymous No.17921392]

>>17920588
Manlet spotted.

[Anonymous No.17921458]

>>17918509
What are these?

[Anonymous No.17921470]

>>17920810
I have shoes like your picrel and I get compliments on them all the time

[Anonymous No.17921483]

Newfag to boot buying. I'm looking for black boots that have as low a heel as possible and can blend into most outfits. I like the Red Wing Iron Ranger in black and would like similar recommendations. Not looking to spend over $300 on a boot so the Redwings are pushing my budget but if it's truly a good investment I will

[Anonymous No.17921494]

>>17921483
yes get the iron rangers

[Anonymous No.17921495]

[Anonymous No.17921572]

>>17921309
>>17921310
Or blacksmith if you prefer no toe cap and a slightly shorter shaft

[Anonymous No.17921630]

>>17921252
Lil bro literally got them two sizes bigger LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Anonymous No.17921653]

I bought William Lennon b5 boots because I wanted something reasonably casual looking that I could actually walk around in since I go for long walks regularly, and something that will last

I like the way the boots look but how long does it take to break in old school boots? They're incredibly stiff, I wear hiking boots all the time but modern boots break in super quickly

Will 20 miles be enough or do I need to give it more?

[Anonymous No.17921688]

>>17921653
just wear them for trips to the supermarket etc for a week or two, no point in possibly fucking your feet on a 20 mile walk first time out.

[Anonymous No.17921699]

>>17921252
stop trying to flex ur fake strikes manlet i know u bought them shits from china and they r two sizes too big for u

[Anonymous No.17921712]

>>17921688
I wasn't talking 20 miles at once lol, more like 4-5 mile walks in the countryside

I'm only wondering because I've never owned old fashioned footwear before and I have no idea what to expect in germs of break in, like when I break in new hiking boots wearing them for a week around town is sufficient

[Anonymous No.17921724]

>>17921348
So that’s a single midsole with a leather outsole? How would i properly ask for one of those leather strips to go away? Would that be a bad idea

[Anonymous No.17921731]

>>17921724
>How would i properly ask for one of those leather strips to go away?
you buy the 350 which is a better boot

[Anonymous No.17921834]

>>17921731
That did not answer my question.

[Anonymous No.17921838]

>>17921653
I like these. The tranny heel isn’t so prominent

[Anonymous No.17921848]

>potato last
>zero selective clicking
>$500
how are they in business still?

[Anonymous No.17921851]

>>17921848
peak "american" craftsmanship

[Anonymous No.17921852]

>>17921848
can I let you in on a secret anon
nobody knows who or what the fuck you're talking about

[Anonymous No.17921858]

>>17921852
i don't care

[Anonymous No.17921859]

>>17921851
ITS AMERIKAN MADE DOE
ITS DA BEST DOE
WHO CARES IF THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP IS ON PAR WITH MEXICANS AND VIETNAMESE, WHICH AREN'T ACTUALLY BAD BUT ONLY ASK FOR HALF THE WAGE. ITS AMERICA SO IT BETTER DOE

[Anonymous No.17921861]

>>17921848
What boots are these and what are clicks?

[Anonymous No.17921875]

>>17921838
The heel isn't too prominent IRL but the toe box looks funky from the wearer's perspective, looking at it in the mirror seems normal enough though

I need to get some grease on these boots

[Anonymous No.17921892]

>>17921875
they are really nice, william lennon is fairly cheap despite having more done by hand than most boots, so i didn't expect a clean finish like that. Some dubbin will give that leather a clean dark brown look.

[Anonymous No.17921955]

>>17921875
>the toe box looks funky from the wearer's perspective
I feel that's the case with most, if not all, round toe boots. Bottom line is I wouldn't worry about it.

[Anonymous No.17921961]

>>17921875
Wow nice manlet cope

[Anonymous No.17921969]

>>17921851
osb pulls the welt as tight as possible for some reason so you always get puckering. no idea why they wont do split welts to hide it

[Anonymous No.17921976]

>>17921851

[Anonymous No.17921988]

>>17921969
feels more like there is not enough stitching tension.

[Anonymous No.17922080]

>>17921653
wear heavy socks
wear them for a couple hours the first day, then double the amount the next and so on an so forth

[Anonymous No.17922088]

>>17921988
nah OSB has a history of bad puckering around the welt they never quite figured out their machine lasting techniques

[Anonymous No.17922189]

>>17922088
they welt it tight and flat with the upper and then "flip" the welt horizontal, this causes the puckering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQwFgpHXX2Q&t=118

bedo also explains it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ICDClM734&t=370

[Anonymous No.17922190]

I went to a local c*bbler and I didn't want to look like a shoe autist so I said I wanted an antiwater spray for suede (I know he carries saphir invulner) and he said "AKSHUALLY" it's antiwater for everything, not just suede.

That can't be right is it?

[Anonymous No.17922203]

>>17922190
silicone spray technically works on anything because its a new coat

[Anonymous No.17922214]

got them fuckin thangs on me, boi

[Anonymous No.17922222]

>>17922214
nice

[Anonymous No.17922225]

>>17922214
>black on black

[Anonymous No.17922245]

NEW
>>17922244
>>17922244

NEW
>>17922244
>>17922244

[Anonymous No.17922378]

>>17922225
this is the way

[Anonymous No.17922914]

>>17918312
is there even any more stock of surplus euro combat boots left? m77s, m90s, paramemes, french shit, all out of stock everywhere.
can still buy new from alfa or steinkogler but im a poorfag and don't want to spend almost 300 dollars on these boots