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>Amber IR's
>Amber everywhere

Does no one like the Copper Rough and Tough with it's delicious patina?

>>7792928

>>7688828
(forgot pic of copper patina)

To save yourself the hassle, those Ambers are still a pretty reasonable price in Aus.

Alternatives:
Revolve can ship you the Wolverin 1k miles for 350USD (no 30% off for them as wolverine are fuckers) but they'd be cheaper than the IR's from the US.

Dayton will take you forever and a day to get.

Please read the Styleforum thread on them, and some more recentl discussion of them on leddit.

I will never buy from a company that takes 17 months to deliver ordered boots to someone (actually, it was many, many people but that 17month guy was the longest). Fuck their incompetence, that situation should never have been allowed to happen.

For 500 bucks you're edging into Viberg territory.

My take on it:
If the IR, go the Copper rough n' tough (forgot the model number).

It is lighter, generally, than the Amber Harness - the mid-brown one - but is IMO more versatile.

It will get darker, and look pretty much identical, to the Amber when you treat it with conditioner/oil or whatever RW specifically recommends for that kind of leather (I don't know what that is, but they have a list that shoes what should go on what boots with what kind of leather.)

If you want it light, you can keep it light. If dark, put that shit on it and it's as dark as the amber. The amber can never become as light as the copper, but the copper can become dark. Plus you can get this nice pattern (see pic) with wear with the copper; it's more subdued with the amber as it's not as light to begin with.

With the Beckmans I'm partial to the Black Cherry (again, forgot the model number). However, in bright sunlight I'm afraid that it may look too red, and if you are of the sort of build that clownshoe syndrome is a worry, then perhaps go for something else; you don't, after all, want to look like ronald mcdonald.

The other one is the cigar tobacco one, the lighter brown. It looks nice in photos, but in person it was kinda boring - but that was an old beat up pair I saw in a shop - only had that one left as an example. Perhaps it is nice after a good polishing though? The beckmans, unlike the oiltanned leather of say, the amber IR, take a shine.
They're a dressier kind of boot; IR's are more "work boot" like.

>>7365607

>>7356648
This:
>>7356667
My thoughts:
The Hawthorne roughout suede thing is the softest of the four, and so the break-in period with these would probably be the least painful; it also looks the grottiest after a while, especially if you don't clean them or care for them meticulously.

The Black is kinda boring, to be honest; if you want a black boot, they're everywhere, and there's no need to get the IR's just for that. IMO black IR's are boring. Big, bulky black boots are what security guards wear.

The Amber Harness is the middle of the road IMO; it's a nice brown that'll develop lighter streaks with wear. It's a very safe choice, and in fact I own this kind.

But, if I could do it again, I would go with the Copper Rough and Tough. Why? It gives one more options: it's very close to the Amber straight off, but it is usually lighter - if you want it to look more like the Amber, just use some kind of conditioner or oil - whatever RW recommend for that kind of leather.

But if you want it lighter, just let it wear in and you get this patina that I find very attractive. The Amber can't get as light as this very easily - it would take a lot of wear a long time.

I only got the amber because the store I was fitted in didn't stock the copper.

Light brown one IMO - if you want it darker, that can be arranged. You can't make a dark boot lighter, but you can make a light one darker.

mah options

>>7337737
It's too light for amber harness imo. Probably copper rough n' tough which seems to be the least seen model. Everyone goes for the hawthorne suede or the amber, and sometimes the black, but never the copper.
Copper looks the best beat up with that lovely color pattern.

>>7126762
Copper rough-and-tough I think. Or maybe just plain amber

You will regret buying shitty <$300 boots.
Just save up - it's worth it.