Show us your boots
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Red Wing 8881. Super comfortable from the get go, no break in required. Also surprisingly water repellent as I learned yesterday.
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So many beautiful expensive boots here I thought I might lower the tone a little.
No one sells decent engineers here in Australia, and with the exchange rate it becomes a bit of an expensive gamble buying without trying. So my default is the classic "Australian work boot".
The bashed up pair is Blundstone. The fresher pair is Rossi (the better brand imo).
Cheap, and bullet proof. I use mine for everything from bushwalking to going to the pub. Only downside really is that they are useless as motorcycle boots, as they slip off far too easily.
They'll do until I finally get me some Wescos.
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@jimcasey that’s a tough scenario to be in. Don’t have any Red Wings? If you have your sizing down in Red Wings you can get a really solid idea of your correct size in other boots. Then you could feel a bit more comfortable taking a risk. Maybe on a used pair of something nicer you fancy…less risk. Then once you’re sizing is established you could really go hog wild!!
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@Mizmazzle said in Show us your boots:
@jimcasey that’s a tough scenario to be in. Don’t have any Red Wings? If you have your sizing down in Red Wings you can get a really solid idea of your correct size in other boots. Then you could feel a bit more comfortable taking a risk. Maybe on a used pair of something nicer you fancy…less risk. Then once you’re sizing is established you could really go hog wild!!
It's more making sure that the shape of the last suits rather than size per se, if that makes sense? There's a joint in Melbourne that have imported Whites engineers in the past - hopefully they'll get some new stock at some point.
Used is an option too. As is the cowboy route - I've always been partial to a decent pair of roper boots.
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White’s Bounty Hunters
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@Mizmazzle thank you
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@Brian feeling your pain man.
For what it's worth though, Corlection is a bit of a punish. I never shop there. As regards Sydney shops Blueworks is worth supporting. Lovely bloke and good selection of gear.
But otherwise, hit me up if you're in Sydney for a beer or two yeah?
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Nick's.
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Truman in Dark Coyote Roughout. Looks can be deceiving. I always thought of rough out leathers as kind of a soft and flexible suede. WRONG! These are really stiff and taking a while to break in. I accept the challenge.
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@TelemarkTumalo nice boots!!
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first day in the Biltbuck 444
great boots, awesome leather
very well made ! definitely same level than Lofgren or RDT .
bought size 10 , normally too big but now I can finally wear my orthopedic inlets.
guess I need the black one too
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@Daniel-San beautiful Sir, they are wonderful, excellent choice congratulations
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@Daniel-San wow they look amazing. One day I will geg engineers to work out for me
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@TelemarkTumalo said in Show us your boots:
Truman in Dark Coyote Roughout. Looks can be deceiving. I always thought of rough out leathers as kind of a soft and flexible suede. WRONG! These are really stiff and taking a while to break in. I accept the challenge.
Rough out just reverses the hide to expose the nappy interior where suede splits or rubs the hide to form the nap—so it’s the latter that can have different characteristics than its smooth out counterpart.
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@flannel-slut
awesome boots , have them too
by far the most sturdy boots I ever had. Around 60 days of wear, but still not really broken in.
tough as nails
