/btg/ BOOT GENERAL - ALL LEATHER NO FILLER EDITION

[Anonymous No.17120835]

/btg/ BOOT GENERAL - ALL LEATHER NO FILLER 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
>Heavy conditioner (if you live in terrible snow/rain areas) Sno seal/Obernauf LP

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

PREV>>17108760

[Anonymous No.17120841]

Is this colour of suede a "destroyer of fits"?

Are you forced to wear it with light color cords and chinos only?

[Anonymous No.17120856]

Navy shell
The chestnut edge makes it look not black imo

I'm 99% sure if I were to buy navy boots I would never wear them though

[Anonymous No.17120862]

Marbled shell

Absolutely never buy this, it's totally random what kind of marbling you'll get.
90% of the time it looks like shit

[Anonymous No.17120865]

Brown chromexcel

I really like the look of this leather in general but
>no eyelets

[Anonymous No.17120867]

>>17120865
>>no eyelets
worse it's mixing formal looking no eyelets with casual speedhooks

>>17120862
i like the marbled look

[Anonymous No.17120881]

At least they put eyelets on this one
>almost double the price because of Russian calf
>no available sizes

[Anonymous No.17120905]

>NICKS is pushing really hard with marketing on youtube and buying ads with influencers
>make tons of videos trying to hit the algorithm such as restoration and "how it's made" which are big rabbitholes, shameless clickbait and dumb thumbnails with giant red arrows
>super desperate to have the "TOUGHEST BOOT" title by themselves
>everytime someone mentions toughest boot they still mention White's anyways
i laugh every time

[Anonymous No.17120926]

>>17120905
People on YouTube are retards, I remember seeing a video like "how to make cemented shoes" and comments were like "wow what craftsmanship, they don't make them like this anymore"

[Anonymous No.17121001]

>>17120905
>make tons of videos trying to hit the algorithm such as restoration and "how it's made"
yeah most of their videos are essentially the same thing. they seemed to have tried a rebuild series with Thursdays and the 1000 mile but it's usually just replacing half if the boot and then showing how they make boots for the 1000th time
thier videos kinda suck desu

[Anonymous No.17121147]

>>17120720
What color and size? If you still have them I might be open to taking them off your hands

[Anonymous No.17121170]

>>17121001
rewatched that vid and it's so pointless and stupid
do you really need to prove to the world your boots are better made than thursdays?
what is the point in you rebuilding a goodyear welted boot if you can't even do it, because you only ever do stitchdown?
you changed everything besides the original shaft and counter leather to make it happen
what is the point in rebuilding a dressier boot if you only ever do chunky work boots?
you completely changed the silhouette of the shoe, because you only do fat clown shoe lasts with double row stitching and didn't even bother with the broguing and painted patina on the toe cap
little attempt to make it look like the original and just trying to dunk on cheap ass thursdays

[Anonymous No.17121178]

>>17120926
I think you need to reconsider who the retard is

[Anonymous No.17121256]

>>17120905
I was thinking about trying their boots but this shit has kind of turned me off to the company. I also see a lot of people who have issues with their boots not being made according to the order, wrong leathers and lasts and stuff like that.

[Anonymous No.17121482]

[Anonymous No.17121517]

>>17121482
I AM BROWN BOOTS DESTROYER OF FITS

[Anonymous No.17121522]

What is a good black leather boot for fashist core? Other than dogmartins

[Anonymous No.17121550]

>>17121522

[Anonymous No.17121619]

>>17121256
I had very good experience with Nicks, CS was very helpful, and I prefer their machine stitching compared to Whites, and I prefer their aesthetics in general.
BUUUUT, fuck if everything they've done marketing wise doesn't annoy the shit out of me. I get that they have a certain "DNA" that they got to maintain in their designs, but it's all the same boots. Plus, they're now pushing cheap constructions (one piece rubber sole) with the same fucking price as their full leather model.
Even whites got a bunch of different boot, and looky here, they priced their cheaper made boots at a cheaper price. WHAT A FUCKING CONCEPT.

[Anonymous No.17121763]

thoughts on beckett simonon? Worth it or go with meermin?

[Anonymous No.17121770]

>>17121763
Also, thoughts on the fit/last compared to other brands

[Anonymous No.17121776]

thoughts on these? anyone have a pair? they look comfy

[Anonymous No.17121823]

>>17121763
BS uses shittier leather compares to Meermin.
Meermin is stiff as fuck though so beware.

[Anonymous No.17121827]

[Anonymous No.17121879]

>>17121776
There isn't much leather on those boots, the lining is goretex, the bottom is all synthetic. Having said that, they're generally pretty comfy and don't require any break-in.
I had them for 2 years, never had any problems, but I've heard about their goretex lining falling apart, especially the back seam.

[Anonymous No.17121890]

They're $160. Tell me, /fa/, how bad could they get?

[Anonymous No.17121892]

>>17121879
Is the nylon strong and breathable?

[Anonymous No.17121904]

>>17121890
they're shit

[Anonymous No.17121908]

>>17121892
They show abrasions and whatnot, but nowhere near being actually cut/compromised. The thing I don't like is just the lining, imo. I hate goretex' durability, but they work really well for me.

[Anonymous No.17121946]

Girls surely notice nice shoes, right?

[Anonymous No.17122016]

Guys look at the stitching on the welt
I know it's not a boot but I wanted to show you

These are the shoes that my dog stepped on the first time I wore them, this is the before pic (other shoe looked worse with three large scratches on the vamp)
I did the full saphir run (Renovateur + polish + wax) and the scuffs were already gone by the first step. I can't show you the after because the shine reflects my face but there's no hint of any scratches afterwards.
Used Havana color and it matched, I think Havana is closer to most dark brown shoes than the actual "dark brown" Saphir color.

[Anonymous No.17122231]

Would you ever wear ostritch leather boots?

[Anonymous No.17122307]

Is it worth buying "new" boots from eBay? They're like a hundred cheaper than they would be on the actual sites, also I'm in the poopoopeepee Union so I can buy them from some guy in Germany instead of the US

[Anonymous No.17122312]

>>17122307
I dont know if Ebay is that safe anymore. you might be fine or you might get scammed

[Anonymous No.17122335]

>>17121946
My coworker happens to be into leather footwear which is the only reason she appreciated muh whites

[Anonymous No.17122367]

>>17121890
They look like cheap knock-offs of Tecovas, and Tecovas isn't even that expensive.

[Anonymous No.17122382]

>>17120841
That colour of suede ages really well. And it is beautiful with olive and dark brown pants of any kind.

As always with suede, you can wax it yourself (before or after wear) to transform it into something quite different.

[Anonymous No.17122398]

>>17121482
ids?

[Anonymous No.17122404]

>>17122398
virgin nigs on the left, chad whites on the right

[Anonymous No.17122415]

>>17122231
I prefer hippo and giraffe

[Anonymous No.17122447]

>>17120905
Honestly all the shilling and forcing my Nigs just makes me like Whites even more
Knowing that Nigs founder used to work for Whites and then stole all their designs to make his own company has always rubbed me the wrong way

[Anonymous No.17122455]

If it ain't WHITES it ain't RIGHT

[Anonymous No.17122503]

Thoughts on C&J Coniston?
I'm not paying 1050€ for the Harlech, but Coniston at 550€ is not unreasonable

Wish it had eyelets

[Anonymous No.17122511]

>>17122503
Also C&J's website says my 28.2cm feet are a UK size 11 which is absurd
I'm a 9.5 and it's actually a bit generous, Carmina told me to go with 9 but I went 9.5 anyway

There's no way this is correct

[Anonymous No.17122542]

>>17122503
really like them but i'm always scared to buy boots online from non-american companies because sizing is a disaster. do you convert from US to UK? do you go an additional half size down? do you go true to size?
all of it gives me too much anxiety so i stick to american brands

[Anonymous No.17122744]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApO5OcLRJAI
Horween SuperWax Black Chromexcel

[Anonymous No.17122756]

Thoughts on this one?

[Anonymous No.17122803]

>>17120905
Yeah, all that special Nicks' FOAM AND RUBBER inside their new tac and other work boots are the TOUGHEST compounds on the market today....

[Anonymous No.17122809]

>>17122756
>doesn't sit flat
>baroque tongue
>brown on black
>perforated tongue for zero reason on a 6"
>no speedhooks despite that this boot will never be a required in a no-speedhook workboot zone
>all the detailing just looks like little ghost faces going :o

Gonna be honest with you, Anon. They're shit.

[Anonymous No.17122822]

>>17122744
Very cool, anon. Would like it in a bag or pouch

[Anonymous No.17122840]

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[Anonymous No.17122844]

>>17122840
2

[Anonymous No.17122852]

>>17122756
>single unit sole
>doesn't sit flat
>probably fake welt
its shit

[Anonymous No.17122856]

>>17122840
>>17122844

[Anonymous No.17122861]

>>17122840
>>17122844
You’re as bad as the anon that had similar service boots in slightly different shades of brown

[Anonymous No.17122941]

>>17122840
Mirin
Ignore the plebs

[Anonymous No.17122945]

>>17122861
i think this might be me

[Anonymous No.17122951]

>email from lost and found about a new alden
>it's just a boring black roughout indy

[Anonymous No.17123019]

[Anonymous No.17123120]

What the fuck is the deal with those fuckhuge tranny heels on most of boots posted here? Why would I wear something with that massive drop?
t. /out/

[Anonymous No.17123124]

>>17122840
>>17122844
fit status

[Anonymous No.17123126]

>>17122404
I get it but what are the brands?

[Anonymous No.17123157]

>>17123120
>largest heels are on boots made by renowned logging and forest firefighting shoemaker
>retard who dayhikes cleared trails thinks he knows better because he read an article selling him zero drop shoes

[Anonymous No.17123172]

>>17123126
nigs stag boots (collab with trenton and heath)

and

whites x DR lace to toe logger

>>17123120
wildland firefighters are the ultimately /out/ activity retard
>drop
oh its one of you retards

[Anonymous No.17123173]

>>17123126
>>17123172
whoops wrong pic. this is the correct whites

[Anonymous No.17123179]

>>17123173
Thanks

[Anonymous No.17123243]

Do raised heels really affect posture or is it bs

[Anonymous No.17123260]

>>17123243
YES. It tilts hips forward and artificially extends the knee when you squat. It makes it more comfy, but it's because your hips are tilted, not because you are more flexible. Also they make your butt look big (remember women wear heels for a reason) by the same mechanics. They also cause more corns and bunions because lots of the weight is pushed to the forefoot. It locks your foot in place, but it will unevenly distribute the pressure even when you are just standing.

[Anonymous No.17123262]

>>17123243
no

[Anonymous No.17123307]

>>17123243
Maybe.

[Anonymous No.17123315]

https://kommandostore.com/collections/fp-new-waxi-pre-order-full/products/pre-order-full-combat-waxi-boot-tan

I have a pair of Red Wing mocs, and 1000 Miles, they get moderate wear but the mocs get more.

I'm tryna get a pair of beaters/leather hiking boots.

kommandos suck at /fa/, so what do you guys think? Cheap bullshit that I can just spend other things on?

I've spent some time out in the wilderness for a contract with my old army boots in coyote brown and they're pretty nice aesthetics wise to tuck my pants into for hikes.

[Anonymous No.17123321]

>>17123315
>stitchdown
honestly better off with CDB if you're looking for a light flexible summer boot

[Anonymous No.17123594]

>>17123321
Those aren't stitchdown, why would you think they are?

[Anonymous No.17123903]

>>17123594
to be fair I dont blame him because it does look like it. were they just sloppy with the dye near the welt?

[Anonymous No.17123977]

>>17123594
>uppers flared out and stitched into the sole isn't stitchdown
ok retard

[Anonymous No.17123999]

>>17123977
description states welted but it does look like stichdown

stop fighting

[Anonymous No.17124019]

>>17123999
only because you asked nicely

[Anonymous No.17124064]

>>17123172
>>17123157
>t. Coping manlets
You aren't loggers nor wildland firefighters, that heel is stupid as fuck.
Also
>Glorified landscaper
>Ultimate outdoors
Kek
t. Do 40 mile day hikes for fun during multiple week backpacking trips.

[Anonymous No.17124075]

>>17124064
let's break this down
>you arent loggers etc.
one guy here actually is
>that heel is stupid
doesnt follow with the previous statement. whether we are has no bearing on the functionality of the heel and high arch lasts
>I do 40 mile 'hikes'
woodland firefighters do more in gear and they use the high arch boots

you have no argument. you spend all that time in nature yet you're still insecure

[Anonymous No.17124077]

>>17124064
Imagine walking around unironically in the Urban Logger by Nicks.

Stridewise just posted a video about a new pair of his he got.

[Anonymous No.17124088]

>>17124075
>woodland firefighters do more in gear and they use the high arch boots
Lmao no they don't, if anything military does it during death marches and they wear fucking heels. Nor do tarahumaras.
If you faggots like the aesthetics or they height gain just say so instead of using ridicule justifications.
Btw the ultimate /out/ activity is mountaineering and don't use huge tranny heels either.

[Anonymous No.17124095]

>>17124088
>f anything military does it during death marches
h8 to break it to you but military boots have heels too
your zero drip meme is retarded

but by all means keep telling me that loggers dont spend time in the forest and you're better because you wear lems up a cut out pedestrian trail

[Anonymous No.17124110]

>zerodroptards keep getting outed every thread
imagine spending time in a general you hate

[Anonymous No.17124154]

putting a resole on these atm to give a little foam and a bit of a heel. I like em

[Anonymous No.17124161]

>>17124154
The hell are these?

[Anonymous No.17124193]

>>17124161
made by russell moccasin in Berlin Wisconsin.. Moccasin construction, leather wraps all the way under the foot. Largely hand made, all high quality leather, you can get them made custom but they also sell regular runs of standard sizes. They have lots of different models. Forget what those are called but I got them off the sales list. You can go on their website and there is a sizing tutorial.. You trace your feet and take measurements and you can send them in. They will call you and tell you your exact size.. I was like 8.5C, ball to EE.. so i have a generally narrow foot but the ball splays out a lot.. Always have trouble getting shoes that account for that. Got a good discount on these because they were returned, but they were the exact size i needed.

[Anonymous No.17124194]

>>17123977
>Too stupid to read

[Anonymous No.17124195]

>>17124095
>military boots have heels too
Not all of them and the ones they do it's 1/10 of those drag heels such as op.

>you wear lems up a cut out pedestrian trail
>not following creeks uphill barefoot
Ngmi.

[Anonymous No.17124199]

Why do Brits do this?

[Anonymous No.17124200]

Look at this

[Anonymous No.17124201]

>>17124194
>don't trust your lying eyes
>instead trust what the manufacturers say
i bet you believe th*rsdays when they tell you its quality boots

[Anonymous No.17124203]

>>17124200
bongs are a mess outside of thier boots

[Anonymous No.17124210]

>>17124195
>the ones they do it's 1/10 of those drag heels such as op.
1 not true and 2 if the back being tapered makes you think it's different you're retarded
>>17115523

[Anonymous No.17124232]

One day I am going to buy the G&G Thorpe

But right now I cannot afford it

[Anonymous No.17124235]

>>17124210
Not the one you are talking to, but I am the guy from that other thread. When my flat boots are here, I'll give them a review. I hate heels under my feed because they just drag.

[Anonymous No.17124240]

>>17124200
>that shoe

[Anonymous No.17124244]

>>17120835
Anyone have experience with Frye boot sizing? There's a pair on sale, but it's an 8. I'd normally wear 9/9.5 in sneakers, but boots are all over the place depending on the brand. Usually anywhere from 8.5-9.5.

I can't return em if they're too small since it's a final sale.

[Anonymous No.17124247]

>>17123315
>>17123321
>>17123594
>>17123903
>>17123977
Thanks lads but just wondering what you think. CDB and this don't really have the same function. This will be used when I blouse my pants, I think it's a good look and I pull it off since I'm very outdoorsy/military but I won't look boot.
>>17124064
>>17123172
Lol'd.
Funny to see my worlds colliding here.
I have a pair of nick's, I'm a red carded EMT, but wasn't able to get out to fire season. These boots are good but I would find it a bit funny to see one on the street, I don't think they're particularly aesthetically pleasing and they're very heavy to walk in compared to normal footwear.
>>17124088
I mean a big reason why WFFs have them is tradition, and when we're in the mountains we're not moving fast, we want stability and be able to resole our shoes after soot and embers melt and wear them down.

I do think they aren't the best looking though lol.
>>17124095
No boots that would be good for rucking have an exaggerated heel like loggers bro.

pic related me in remote alaska

It's not leather but Oakley Light Assault is kinda /fa/ with the right fit, and blousing boots always makes you look a bit more chad.

[Anonymous No.17124249]

>>17124201
I know my whites are great and you're an illiterate dumbass and that's good enough for me. Good luck with that.

[Anonymous No.17124256]

Norwegian split toe with massive cameltoe + norwegian welt

The problem with St. Crispins is that you're paying Edward Green prices but all you get is crust leather that creases like shit instead of EG's crease-proof top tier leathers.

[Anonymous No.17124260]

>>17124249
I heard whites went to shit when chinks bought the company?

all my wff buds told me to steer clear of them, and go for nicks.

I bet they're still decent though. No experience with them.

[Anonymous No.17124261]

>>17124210
Yes it's true.
>linking me to some random post
wtf nigga I only posted in this thread. Take your meds.

[Anonymous No.17124263]

>>17122840
whats 3rd from the left in the back

[Anonymous No.17124278]

Which colour /btg/?

Just the colour, not the design

[Anonymous No.17124286]

>>17124278
left is nicer and right is going to be easier to pair
the eternal struggle

[Anonymous No.17124290]

>>17124286
And then there's the dark brown
Which goes with everything
But you already have many dark brown shoes
Which you bought because they go with everything

[Anonymous No.17124298]

>>17124249
anon take a look at the boots in your link and compare to pic attached. it's constructed the same way as the A wesco stitchdown compared to the
B rolled welt Whites and C GYW on the RM williams

>>17124278
>>17124290
just get all three colours

[Anonymous No.17124317]

Green shell

Probably something that sounds good, doesn't work

[Anonymous No.17124319]

>>17124260
japs bought the company and has given their CEO Kinney free reign (and that's a good thing)

nicks is spending more money on advertising instead of their boots with paid shills like stridewise, rose anvil etc and selling their rubber boots (much lower cost) at the same price as their leather counterparts

nigs a shit, if it ain't whites it ain't right

[Anonymous No.17124321]

>>17124247
The hell i saw your thread on /fit/ lol

[Anonymous No.17124333]

>>17124260
Whites was bought by the Japanese who are obsessed with heritage boots and denim and all that stuff. And the parent company (can't remember their name off the top of my head) is completely hands off of Whites to let them do their thing. Basically Whites just has a parent company with money to throw at them if they ever need it
This means Whites never has to sell out and cheap on anything and doesn't have to worry about fickle market trends. It can just keep being Whites forever and if it ever needs money when the market is slow their corporate parent just bails them out
There is no downside to this. All Whites needs to be is just cater to their Japanese customers which they already did anyway

[Anonymous No.17124365]

>>17124333
>This means Whites never has to sell out and cheap on anything and doesn't have to worry about fickle market trends. It can just keep being Whites forever and if it ever needs money when the market is slow their corporate parent just bails them out
People never become owners of companies because they fall in love with them. I am a whites fan and a nicks hater, but am not so silly as to think people are going to be reputable forever. Buy the good stuff while you can.

[Anonymous No.17124412]

>>17124263
Dior navigate 07 Combat Boots

[Anonymous No.17124416]

>>17124365
yes, i understand that. but at least with whites they have a track record of quality and haven't sold out yet, so there's little reason to believe they will anytime soon, especially since being owned by a parent company relieves a lot of that pressure.
i'm not worried about it happening, and if it does? well good thing I own two pairs from them that will probably last me a very long time

[Anonymous No.17124417]

>>17124298
Anon why don't you educate yourself because they are not stitchdown

https://www.stitchdown.com/ask-lars/stitchdown-veldtschoen-construction-differences/

[Anonymous No.17124436]

>>17124416
That's my take on it. I plan to get a good Whites boot hopefully so that I don't think all of the PNW companies are a wash. Nicks is awful with their sizing recommendations, and now their new boots are full of foam and rubber while costing the same as their all-leather options. Ugh.

[Anonymous No.17124460]

>>17124436
I follow some Facebook boot groups and I've noticed that they frequently make mistakes on orders like using the wrong last or leather, and a lot of people who try and change something after their initial order but before the boot is actually in production are told it's no problem but once they receive them it's just the original order and the requested changes were never made.

[Anonymous No.17124463]

>>17124436
I cannot recommend Whites enough. The MPs are basically the perfect boot. Sizing is simple: half size down. That's all there is too it. If you are an 8.5US you go with an 8US
If you're looking at the Semi Dress or something I am not positive, but MPs are so simple you can't mess it up
I think I'm either gonna go Viberg or Wesco next as I have the cash right now but am having a hard time justifying ANOTHER boot purchase since I also own Red Wings and Aldens. Fuck, it's an addiction

[Anonymous No.17124465]

>>17124460
I'm not giving them a pass for that because that's just sloppy operations, but Whites is a really small operation and sometimes that shit just happens when you have one person tracking orders with a pen and paper and a clipboard

[Anonymous No.17124477]

>>17124463
I am going for the NW last on my Whites. They want to do me a full size lower than my sneaker size, but I figure that's because Chinese sneakers are sized large in opposition to what legacy American shoe sizes are.

[Anonymous No.17124537]

>>17124290
ehhhh I think medium brown is the true neutral
too dark and it can look weird with some colors of jeans

[Anonymous No.17124609]

I should have bought black chromeincel instead of cinnamon wax flesh

[Anonymous No.17124612]

>>17124609
Controversial opinion:
I don't like how pointy the MP boots are. They are too long at the toe. Maybe they are good for people with small feet.

[Anonymous No.17124616]

>>17124609
>playing the cxl lottery
it'll only end in tears lad

[Anonymous No.17124623]

>>17124616
Elaborate for us, grandpa?

[Anonymous No.17124627]

>>17124623
not him but cxl is top grain and stuffed with so much wax it can crease weirdly SOMETIMES
the problem is that its no guarantee how it will behave unless its wolverine, then it will always crease like shit

cxl is perfectly fine and low maitainace but its not some super high quality leather the way it gets talked about

[Anonymous No.17124643]

Thoughts on these steel-toed Chelsea CAT work boots I just bought?

[Anonymous No.17124659]

>>17124627
>wolverine
Dogshit brand anyway. They refused to sell their 1000 mile boots in Cranes when they first came out despite Cranes being a 100 year old company that sold the fucking original workboots because Cranes was seen as too "blue collar" and they wanted the 1000m to be more "upscale."

FUCK THEM. Working men like to look good too sometimes, you know? Especially with a boot that can supposedly still hold up to some lightweight abuse.

I used to work at a place where we sold Carhartt, and they did a very, very similar thing that pissed me off to NO END.

It was around the time Carhartt started switching to overseas production and expanded their product line. Dude I worked for was old and diabetic. He wrote all of his advert signs meticulously by hand. Sold Carhartt cheaper than anyone within 200 miles to working men. I asked why Carhartt wouldn't give us some other products or signage or allow us to advertise with their logo since everyone comes though word of mouth. He says the rep won't let him. OK, so I call the rep and explain why this mom&pop can sell CH but not advertise it, and he says its because he uses hand-made signs and price tags which isn't CH's "style" for the brand.

Sold every piece of CH I owned that month and never looked back and always recommended other items from then on.

FUCK sellouts.

[Anonymous No.17124696]

[Anonymous No.17124720]

>>17124465
What? I'm talking about Nick's boots.

[Anonymous No.17124738]

So do any of you actually /out/ or work in these boots? Do they hold up? Should I go for wescos or splurge for whites. Will pepe think I'm racist

[Anonymous No.17124783]

>>17124659
Based post

[Anonymous No.17124794]

>>17123315
don't get full leather for hiking boots, get something functional and not fashionable. there's a reason nobody uses leather for hiking anymore, and that's because it's heavy and doesn't drain water well.

[Anonymous No.17124820]

>>17122415
yo ID on the left

[Anonymous No.17124855]

>>17124659
Their greed will doom them to a slow zombiication within 11 years, where they will be burning on entropy. Their previously loyal supporters will vanish, and they will be forgotten.

[Anonymous No.17124871]

>>17124612
doesn't look bad on the feet. it's mostly bad angles in pics

[Anonymous No.17124940]

>>17124820
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcCmiMgFC9q/

the brand is txture
you can get the same boot but not in these leathers

[Anonymous No.17124956]

>>17124321
you already know the /fa/ + /fit/ combo is that chad shit.

[Anonymous No.17124958]

>>17124436
ahhh maybe it was whites that turned to shit, not nicks.

I like my Red Wings though, don't know how they line up with yall but they're great.

[Anonymous No.17124971]

[Anonymous No.17125377]

What should I do with my laces on my Doc Martens. The classic way of lacing up shoes doesn't really fit them in the slightest.

[Anonymous No.17125393]

>>17125377
Over under is my favourite method for boots with full eyelets
https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/overunderlacing.htm

[Anonymous No.17125429]

Can you recommend a big website that ships stuff internationally around Europe area?
I'd like Redwing or Thorogood but there's no resellers for me and Amazon asks from 60 more bucks for shipping and import in addition to the already 300$ boots.
I just want a comfy strong workboot to wear daily. Something with hiking shoe comfort and also durable

[Anonymous No.17125432]

>>17125429
For the love of god, don't buy waterproof boots.

[Anonymous No.17125434]

>>17124971
Ooof dude, that's a literal clown shoe. Why do some people do this to themselves? Why do some boot manufacturers make boots like this? I have big feed and wouldn't be caught dead in a boot with this style.

[Anonymous No.17125442]

>>17125429
redwing has eu retailers
pretty sure they'd have no issue mailing within eu

[Anonymous No.17125482]

>>17125432
That pic is not exactly what I want, but I like rugged looking boots. I already wear Caterpillar boots as my casual everydays. I just want something nicer.
>>17125442
I think I found something but at those prices maybe Amazon isn't that bad.


Do you lads know ergonomics a bit? Say I get one of those Blundstone type shoes that I don't have to tie up. They don't have as much support. Would wearing them strengthen the ankle and stuff?

[Anonymous No.17125487]

>>17125482
>but at those prices maybe Amazon isn't that bad
desu theyre not cheap to begin with
everybody hates amazon but the sad fact is theyre probably the most hassle free way to shop online outside the us
id sooner buy a product off amazon than off a companies site if i can

[Anonymous No.17125498]

>>17125487
Yeah... I know Americans HATE Amazon for many reasons, but for importing stuff they're really convenient. Often when you buy tech you have less reasons to worry you'll be getting bootlegs.

Well I'll be looking around. Those aren't the only boot companies. I had this site saved, if you wanna see something interdasting. Some stuff here costs about the same as Thorogood+importing from amazon but without all the tech for making trades jobs easier
https://www.bedstu.com/men
Still kinda cool. Probably /fa/ knows about this already

[Anonymous No.17125509]

>>17125487
>>17125498
plus amazon often has better return policies from outside the US than most main seller sites

[Anonymous No.17125587]

Do you guys store your leather shoes in an enclosed space?
My shoe rack is open and there is clearly a leather/shoe polish/wax smell when I'm near it

[Anonymous No.17125609]

>>17125587
Doesn't sound like it's a bad smell

[Anonymous No.17125613]

>>17125587
i got mine in an ikea kallax

[Anonymous No.17125614]

>>17125609
I like it

[Anonymous No.17125633]

Shell cordovan from Rocado (Italy) instead of Horween (Chicago)

Is it shit?

[Anonymous No.17125644]

This site is shutting down after decades of selling high end shoes, they have a huge sale
https://www.pediwear.co.uk/sale/

I'm seeing Trickers Stow for 330 poundings

[Anonymous No.17125646]

>>17125633
i can only compared shinki (jap) shell and horween shell: shinki shell is much smoother and even in colour and texture, less of a smell

[Anonymous No.17125656]

>>17125644
thankfully my size is sold out

[Anonymous No.17125737]

Carmina has a GMTO event live
https://www.carminashoemaker.com/mto-shoes

Most of the designs are a mess but this one caught my eye
>Charles F Stead suede
>360 storm welt
>eyelets
>comfy kid leather lining (goat)
>commando sole
It's not a bad boot for 415€ including shoe trees
But you have to wait 60 days (probably closer to 90+) after ordering

[Anonymous No.17125789]

>>17125737
>recessed commando sole
>non recessed commando heel

[Anonymous No.17125803]

>>17125789
>recessed commando heel
just thinking about that makes me feel unstable

[Anonymous No.17125836]

I went to see Viberg's new boots with Japanese leather and I came across these.

What the fuck. These aren't even oxfords.
Who would ever buy this?

[Anonymous No.17125864]

>>17125836
chunky """oxfords""" are the flavor if the month

[Anonymous No.17126002]

>interest in boots has plateaued
>consooming isnt enough
>looked for local leather shops
>they suck bad
>look into tools
>at least $300 in basic tools alone
>would need soles and lasts too
>nobody local to reach out to at all

:(
:((

[Anonymous No.17126009]

>>17124940
Can't find anything that looks like the left one unfortunately :(

[Anonymous No.17126261]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRgknME0etc

[Anonymous No.17126385]

>>17126009
well yeah cause its hippo leather lol.
these are the leathers they use that you can choose from
https://txtureboots.com/made-to-order-program/leather-available/

[Anonymous No.17126387]

[Anonymous No.17126389]

>>17124738
>work
>boots

[Anonymous No.17126390]

>>17126387
natural is lovely

[Anonymous No.17126393]

are there any good sales for prime day on boots?

[Anonymous No.17126394]

>>17126393
>buying boots from amazon

[Anonymous No.17126398]

>>17126394
Yes.
So are there any?

[Anonymous No.17126399]

>>17126398
of course not

[Anonymous No.17126401]

>>17126399
Damn.

[Anonymous No.17126454]

>>17125377
thank you, I'll give it a shot

[Anonymous No.17126459]

>>17126002
Maybe buy vibram soles? I think they sell em on their site

[Anonymous No.17126477]

>>17126459
breh i need to spend $1000 to import shit just to maybe make stridewise in Guatemala tier boots
its a dead end

[Anonymous No.17126507]

>>17126398
Of course not you fucking idiot. There is nothing on Amazon but made in China trash

[Anonymous No.17126577]

>>17126261
Really dig the colour. Similar to my veg tan Badalassi Carlo

[Anonymous No.17126594]

>>17126385
beautiful selections but really it's more that I really like the wedge sole with the chukka upper, I don't see that often.

[Anonymous No.17126603]

>>17126594
pretty sure the model is warhorse boot from here
https://txtureboots.com/made-to-order-program/
and the sole is vibram 2021 from the details page
https://txtureboots.com/made-to-order-program/details/

You could get them to make you something just like it if you put in the right options.

[Anonymous No.17126773]

>>17125836
Size US4 in the photo

[Anonymous No.17127073]

>>17124199
>>17124200

[Anonymous No.17127117]

Starting a trade school course and one of the requirements is a pair of steel toe workboots. The lecturer told us to not cheap out on them unless we want to be uncomfortable in them, how true is that?

Also which is better, lace ups or elastic-sided boots? I'm looking at the pricing and the elastics are cheaper.

[Anonymous No.17127123]

>>17127117
>how true is that?
very

[Anonymous No.17127199]

>>17127117
>how true is that?
Very accurate. Cheap boots are shit and do more harm than good to your feet

[Anonymous No.17127202]

>>17127117
you are spending the majority of your life in bed or boots so never cheap out on either

[Anonymous No.17127294]

Eurobros, are you still wearing your boots in the heat? I’ve heard thin wool socks fair well - is that true?

[Anonymous No.17127298]

>>17127294
yes better than cotton socks

[Anonymous No.17127303]

>>17127294
Who doesn't unless they are waterproof shit?

[Anonymous No.17127304]

>>17121763
Just did some more research. Apparently they take four to six weeks to get you your shoe.

Anyone familiar with Meermin lasts? I'm looking at Rois and Dani shoes since they have more room at the toe.

[Anonymous No.17127352]

These are all bad fits right?

How do you even match tobacco suede?

[Anonymous No.17127355]

>>17127352
dark olives and navies

[Anonymous No.17127359]

>>17127352
Does this work?

I think impossible to do with jeans

[Anonymous No.17127360]

>>17127352
step 1: no pointy lasts
step 2: no black and brown

[Anonymous No.17127402]

Fuck it I ordered them >>17125737
I wanted a pair of suede boots and these seem to fit the bill at a decent price. Should be here by October or so.

I wear cords and chinos to work I hope I can make the colour fit

[Anonymous No.17127462]

yeehaw bros dont do this

[Anonymous No.17127524]

[Anonymous No.17127685]

[Anonymous No.17127763]

>>17127462
i am almost positive this pic was a couple streets away from me. all people in utah look like that

[Anonymous No.17127788]

>>17127462
Worst fit I've seen all year

[Anonymous No.17127964]

>>17120881
>Russian calf
i thought Russia Leather was supposed to be deerskin

[Anonymous No.17127984]

what is this type of shoe called?

[Anonymous No.17127985]

>>17127984
ugly

[Anonymous No.17127989]

>>17127985
kek, go cum on your cringe replica boot before you shine them for the 10th time today.

[Anonymous No.17127990]

>>17127989
touched a nerve huh. post a pic so we can laugh at you

[Anonymous No.17127994]

>>17127984
sewn on quarters and open lacing makes it a Derby
you might be more specific by describing particular features, such as the split vamp, but that's a lesson for another time.

[Anonymous No.17127999]

>>17127990
>lol u mad cause you didnt make a serious reply to my low effort shitpost!!1
I already posted a pic and asked what they are called, but you didn't provide any useful response.
These boot general threads are so low quality, it's 90% jerking off, brandfagging and fighting about small differences on different workboot replica remakes.
>>17127994
Thanks.
Figured the type might have a name, clark desert trek's are kinda similair.

[Anonymous No.17128000]

>>17127999
a desert boot isn't a derby.

[Anonymous No.17128053]

recently got hands on with a pair and im considering it
any manufactures that do this but better( shank, leather midsole etc.) preferably in a matte/ oil tan leather

[Anonymous No.17128087]

>>17127359
I don't think Edward Greens can really be made to work with jeans, even their more casual offerings.

[Anonymous No.17128129]

are boots with buckles acceptable?

[Anonymous No.17128137]

>>17128129
>zips

[Anonymous No.17128141]

>>17128137
what's wrong with zips?

[Anonymous No.17128143]

>>17128129
Buckles yes zippers no

[Anonymous No.17128145]

>>17128141
youll never use them

[Anonymous No.17128245]

>>17121522
Since when are DMs associated with fascists? You only see punks wear them (or rich white girls)

[Anonymous No.17128343]

opinions on grenson? I found a pair 70% off but all the reviews online say the brand has gone down the drain

[Anonymous No.17128377]

>>17127984
camel toe derby

[Anonymous No.17128378]

>>17128129
this: >>17128143

engineers are S-tier.

[Anonymous No.17128679]

Thoughts on Nigg's new option? Natural Dublin Vag Tan from Horween?
Thinking of getting them with zippers and rubber unit sole construction.

[Anonymous No.17128776]

>>17128679
>Thinking of getting them with zippers and rubber unit sole construction
nice bait

[Anonymous No.17128879]

>>17128679
>>17128776
Seriously though, I need a wedge soled boots for work, and I'm thinking of getting this leather on a (dark) brown Vibram 2021.
Anyone got any feedback on veg tan leathers from Horween? I noticed it's at a lighter weight than their regular cxl option. Is that bad?

[Anonymous No.17129026]

>>17127964
I thought the original was reindeer actually

But I guess they just copied the old Russian techniques but this time on calf

[Anonymous No.17129094]

How much would I regret getting a pair of White's packers?

[Anonymous No.17129114]

>>17128679
The Wickett and Craig latigo from Baker's is much more interesting

>>17129094
None

[Anonymous No.17129138]

>>17129114
I'm worried that those cuban heels on the packer will be rough to wear around, but I've never really tried anything like it.
I think they look amazing though.

[Anonymous No.17129161]

>>17129114
Like this picture

[Anonymous No.17129168]

Has anyone ordered from C&J in Europe post-Brexit?
They supposedly do free shipping and slap a "duties paid" sticker on them but does it actually work or is customs going to rip me a new one?

[Anonymous No.17129179]

>>17129168
With the government's monopoly of violence can you really do anything?

[Anonymous No.17129207]

>>17129138
Someone posted a pic comparing the whites 55 last heel to the viberg 2030 heel. I imagine the packers will be another quarter inch (negligible) taller than the 55 last heel

[Anonymous No.17129276]

Do you guys buy boots without a cap toe?
I think leather creases look weird on plain toes

[Anonymous No.17129289]

I like camel toes

[Anonymous No.17129297]

>>17129289
Also reverse camel toes

One day I will own this boot

[Anonymous No.17129320]

>>17129289
>>17129297
Embrace the camel toe. Learn to love it. Become one with it. Then you shall be enlightened.

[Anonymous No.17129325]

>>17128679
What last is that? I'm team Whites over team Nigs, but that last is really good

[Anonymous No.17129337]

>>17129289
Finally someone with a different taste other than larpy workwear boots with muh high quality
Nice boots, must be expensive AF

I don't have dress boots cuz I don't have to be formal, I like English country boots with cool brogues and nice medallions, but I won't be needing any more footwear for a couple of years

[Anonymous No.17129707]

[Anonymous No.17130087]

[Anonymous No.17130134]

>>17130087
Very nice

[Anonymous No.17130257]

>>17127964
>>17129026

Nope. Most of the leather salvaged from the MC were later professionally tested and proven to be of bovine origin.
A bunch of expert in the 70s claimed it was reindeer based no thing but "expertise"

[Anonymous No.17130265]

thoughts on fracap

[Anonymous No.17130307]

>>17124298
Dumbass

[Anonymous No.17130748]

>>17129337
>someone with a different taste other than larpy workwear boots with muh high quality
>I don't have dress boots cuz I don't have to be formal
wow its almost like people post about what they buy and wear

[Anonymous No.17130756]

>>17129325
HNW last. I'm almost certain that'll be my next boot.
>Nicks in HNW last
>8 inch height, rolled top, pull tabs
>Either brown Vibram 2021 or V-bar
>Either Olive CXL or Natural Horween Dublin Veg Tan
As much as I hate Nicks marketing, I still love their boots over Whites. And I much prefer shopping from Nick's website than dealing with Whites or Baker's.

[Anonymous No.17130963]

>Navy mister lous with green outsoles

[Anonymous No.17130965]

>>17130963
Yeah, I got the email too. It looks like boots that a gay man would wear as a fetish item.

[Anonymous No.17130973]

>>17130257
bamboozle'd again

[Anonymous No.17130977]

>>17130965
You familiar with how gay men think?

[Anonymous No.17130981]

>>17130977
Yeah. I'm on 4chan's /fa/ board.

[Anonymous No.17131040]

>>17130963
>>17130965
pics?

[Anonymous No.17131046]

>>17131040
>What is google

[Anonymous No.17131147]

>>17131046
>gets email from somewhere with an ugly pair of boots
>comes to IMAGEBOARD to discuss said boots
>refuses to provide a picture

kys my man
thats not a normal makeup for those. where the fuck would i find picture of it
seriously end your life

[Anonymous No.17131163]

>>17131147
Are you a fag who needs to jo to the Daddy black engies with the gay soles?

[Anonymous No.17131165]

>>17131163

[Anonymous No.17131171]

>>17131147
a lot of rude posters lately

[Anonymous No.17131172]

>>17131046
fuck you idiot

[Anonymous No.17131174]

>>17131171
thats gross
why would they do this

[Anonymous No.17131175]

>>17131174
Told you: gay daddy fetish wear.

[Anonymous No.17131201]

Not a boot but I wanted a pair of brown adelaides and I saw this photo today and I thought they looked really good.

TLB made, it's shell but not Horween, they use Italian cordovan

[Anonymous No.17131205]

>>17131174
>Black and brown engies are already done to hell and back
>Horsehides are beginning to get tired
>Navies and olives remain as interesting options
More olive boots to come I'll bet

[Anonymous No.17131212]

>>17131201
Bro, the fuck are those clowny shoes? Paging Dr. Clowny?

[Anonymous No.17131271]

>>17127462
Wow Charlie burned that guy’s face into my brain.

[Anonymous No.17131340]

>>17129707
i want it desperately
are there any fit pics with these

[Anonymous No.17131567]

>>17130977
where do you think we are?

[Anonymous No.17131570]

>>17131201
don't worry, this thread welcomes short boots, too.

[Anonymous No.17131639]

PSA the Euro has dropped below the dollar in value. If you want any euro shit now is the time

[Anonymous No.17131757]

theres some guy shilling for nicks for free under the cut in half tac video
a lot of people seem to be put off by the rubber/ pricepoint though

[Anonymous No.17131815]

I just ordered my first decent pair of lace ups, I got the White’s MP-Sherman in natural chromexcel. I’ve only ever had nice cowboy boots before so this should be interesting.

[Anonymous No.17131872]

>>17131815
>playing the lottery
good luck

[Anonymous No.17131933]

>>17131815
It's a good looking boot I wish I could buy it in Europe

[Anonymous No.17131940]

>>17131639
How much would these be for Americans then?
Less than $330?

It's a bit of a steal for a handmade high quality boot

[Anonymous No.17132002]

>>17131940
>handmade

[Anonymous No.17132096]

What are some shoes that are not sneakers and not boots that can be worn both in the office and casually

Besides a suede cameltoe derby

[Anonymous No.17132156]

>>17132002
Ok maybe it's not hand stitched but it's still handmade right
It's not being pumped out mass produced by a factory, there's a 50 year old woman on Mallorca doing an 8 hour shift just putting shoes through the machines

[Anonymous No.17132298]

>>17132156
It is mass produced. How do you think a factory work?

[Anonymous No.17132312]

>>17132096
chukka boot
astorflex has good looking ones

[Anonymous No.17132315]

>>17132312
>>17132096
+1 for astorflex they are comfy and well made

[Anonymous No.17132321]

made in Romania™

[Anonymous No.17132368]

>>17132321
Romania is a sad place for sad people because of all the Roma.

[Anonymous No.17132372]

>>17132368
youd think it would be happier with the mania

[Anonymous No.17132380]

>>17132372
I hope the Hungarians and Bulgarians kill them all in the future.

[Anonymous No.17132398]

>>17132380
thats a bit fucked up broski

[Anonymous No.17132399]

what sites should I go to for good stuff if I'm in the USA?
I found something I followed a link and found something I wanted but didn't realize it was a UK site and the shipping was twice what the boots cost.
used/surplus is ok, even preferred

[Anonymous No.17132400]

>>17132399
what kind of boots do you even want?

[Anonymous No.17132424]

>>17132400
something I can work in that don't look terrible and with favorable cost-to-durability.

[Anonymous No.17132445]

>>17132424
bakershoe.com

[Anonymous No.17132448]

>>17130087
What are these?

[Anonymous No.17132452]

>>17132448
whites of course. This is a whites only thread afterall

[Anonymous No.17132458]

>>17132424
>something I can work in
what kind of work?

[Anonymous No.17132490]

>>17132458
general labor, demo, carpentry, etc. nothing particularly specialized

[Anonymous No.17132493]

>>17132490
red wings, thorogoods, whites, nigs etc

[Anonymous No.17132506]

Are Redbacks nonslip in a kitchen?

[Anonymous No.17132507]

>>17132493
US sites, besides bakershoe.com?

>>17132445
thanks

[Anonymous No.17132517]

>>17132507
whites and nigs sell through thier sites
https://whitesboots.com/
https://nicksboots.com/
thorogood seems to sell through amazon

redwing is tricky though because most site only carry a limited range
amazon has a few and sierra trading post has a few

[Anonymous No.17132523]

>>17132399
sierra.com used to have the best sales for chippewa
it is still good

[Anonymous No.17132530]

>>17132517
>>17132523
thanks!

[Anonymous No.17132638]

SHORT BEWTS

[Anonymous No.17132641]

>>17131940
well they're almost equal so probably the same price in dollars

[Anonymous No.17132681]

>>17132641
inb4 50%b tax

[Anonymous No.17132790]

>>17132506
generally no but they do have some hospitality specific models

[Anonymous No.17132810]

ID on boots anyone?

[Anonymous No.17132817]

>>17132810
>FAKE distressed heels to make them look leather
Whatever they are they're not gonna be good

[Anonymous No.17132829]

>>17132810
Sometimes, a simple Google search works
Steve Madden Troopah-c Combat Boot

They're shit.

[Anonymous No.17132952]

>>17132096
what's wrong with suede cameltoe derbies?

[Anonymous No.17133094]

[Anonymous No.17133114]

>>17120835
These always get posted here but does anyone own them I’m thinking of coping a pair

[Anonymous No.17133118]

>>17133114
>These always get posted here
they do?

[Anonymous No.17133123]

>>17133114
>These always get posted here

[Anonymous No.17133125]

>>17133114
>These always get posted here
never seen 'em before in me life, guv

[Anonymous No.17133127]

tune in next time on /btg/ when we finally answer the question is it pronounced cordovan or cordovan

[Anonymous No.17133129]

>>17133125
>>17133123
>>17133118
Blundstone 151 it’s a heritage boot based of a Australian army boot from the 50s

[Anonymous No.17133130]

>>17133129
>blundstone
made in vietnam trash

[Anonymous No.17133132]

>>17133127
it's pronounced "tomato", mate.

>>17133129
gross.

[Anonymous No.17133134]

NEW>>17133133

NEW>>17133133

NEW>>17133133

NEW>>17133133

[Anonymous No.17134041]

>>17132638
Manlet shoes.

[Anonymous No.17134278]

>>17121776
They look like work spectators. Why not just go calfskin?

[Anonymous No.17134329]

>>17124244
Frye’s are shit. Keep your money and save up for something better.