Shoes that look better with age...

[Happy Hooligan]

I had a friend who got a pair of big thick 20 eye boots, fuckers went nearly to his knee, and they were so stiff and brutal that he tied them to the back of his car and drug them around thr block a few times, beat the fuck outta them, they were soft at that point haha

I hope he took them off before he did that...

[JayDC7]

New GT up at cultizm

http://www.cultizm.com/product_info.php?info=p458_RED-WING-BOOTS---9016-CIGAR.html

[Leonard Leroy]

soaking in water is a more aggressive method. I've never done it cause it scares me, but maybe it'd be worth it. I think akilae did it on his wwII impressions russet service boots.

edit: have to tried treating them with anything? a good 2 coats of Obenauf's LP hairdried into the leather might give you some extra give in the leather.

I'm really thinking of doing the water soaking method.

I don't have any conditioner or anything handy.

I broke in a pair of raw combat boots but they were lace ups and was able to adjust the give of them directly.

These fuckers...

[guyapprentice]

New GT up at cultizm

http://www.cultizm.com/product_info.php?info=p458_RED-WING-BOOTS---9016-CIGAR.html

are these the same boots as these? http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7546200/c/281.html

chestnut color?

[edmond]

god damn where's greg?? welcome back man!

coleslaw= what do you mean more sole options? i think they already have that 705 before eh? what new sole options they have???

[edmond]

I'm really thinking of doing the water soaking method.

I don't have any conditioner or anything handy.

I broke in a pair of raw combat boots but they were lace ups and was able to adjust the give of them directly.

These fuckers...

dont water soak ... i suggest not!

just use lexol conditioner or some obenaufs just order some onlibe or something

[Leonard Leroy]

Ya, I'm not. just putting them on and off in the house for now, but my feet are kinda out of commission for the moment.

What conditioners should I go for? Too many options. I need a good cost effectiveness ratio.

[Leonard Leroy]

Anyway I win, boots are comfy now. I wore three pairs of thick socks, jammed my feet into them, flexed them around, wore them for some stretched, now we good.

I was bitching but just wore em with one pair of socks now and uhh... they're fine. Hah.

[Leonard Leroy]

Well not exactly comfy yet, but I have circulation in my toes now.

[edmond]

use lexol actually it works or try to call up big and ask them if they have one of those mustang paste just rub some in and use the low dryer to heat them up a bit to sink in

try to squat with them too sweat actually works fastest

[Leonard Leroy]

Ya, that's what I did. Wore three pairs of sucks and squatting like I had 400 pounds on my shoulders.

[Leonard Leroy]

Haha, I'll just stumble through BiG's door, fall to the ground.

"Need... Mustang... Paste..."

[edmond]

ring them up first they might not have it!

[jake431]

Those are my GT's, soon they'll be getting me through another fall. Want to cop a pair of Iron Rangers to complement these.

-Jake

[Bill2]

New GT up at cultizm

http://www.cultizm.com/product_info.php?info=p458_RED-WING-BOOTS---9016-CIGAR.html

I have handled the leather swatch for the Cigar colored featherstone. Make no mistake, it IS the best color they've offered so far. Lots more depth than the chestnut. I was pissed when I saw the swatch and was told it wouldnt be avail. for another 9 months. If you like the GT boot, this is a real tough one to pass up.

Fuck..... Red Wing should pay me for that review.......Anybody up in Minnesota reading this?

[almostnice]

^^those are f*cking nice! i thought blackcherry is THE colour for the GTs,until RW released Chestnut.Having a brandnew pair of cherryblacks sleeping in my cellar i have absolutely no sympathy for another colour.

[Leonard Leroy]

red wing 2268s

[M4TM]

^^ pretty nice boots!

[lenn]

nice boots indeed... and are those jeans your '55's, leroy?

[Leonard Leroy]

yap

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[Freshdave]

All - There are some gems in here for sure:

http://www.detective27.com/comicsonsteps.htm

[marineabilly]

RW 2268's are just a classic Engineer Boot. Hukurokuju hooks them up just right, too.

Here's an Engineer Boot Website:

http://vintageengineerboots.blogspot.com/

[Leonard Leroy]

http://hukurokuju.com/blog/2008/05/redwing_2268_20.html what model vibrams are these?

[Bill2]

Its the Vibram 700, in color Nicotine

[Leonard Leroy]

That blog is fucking legit. So many wonderful 2268s, but google translate just makes things hilarious.

[Leonard Leroy]

Is it possible for B Nelson or anyone in NYC to do the jobs they're doing on those 2268s?

Which looks like double leather soles plus a vibram of some sort, normally 705 or 700...

[edmond]

yes b nelson can do something like that but i dont think hey a rapid e machine.. you would want someone who has that so they can stitch the "8" for any half sole you want in there but for whole sole youll be fine

[edmond]

and yes how much did those 2269's cost you over at cultizism?and shipping?

[Akilae]

soaking in water is a more aggressive method. I've never done it cause it scares me, but maybe it'd be worth it. I think akilae did it on his wwII impressions russet service boots.

edit: have to tried treating them with anything? a good 2 coats of Obenauf's LP hairdried into the leather might give you some extra give in the leather.

Somebody has uttered that which should not have been named and summoned me back from the undeath! I actually never went with the water soaking. I went with the brutal old fashioned method of just wearing the service shoes till submission. That and liberal coatings of Obenauf's outside AND inside the shoes. Whether it's my shoes or my feet in submission I cannot tell though...

However, having now worn DD width jump boots, I'm beginning to wonder if all my woes were from shoes too narrow. The jump boots were comfortable from the get go, with no pinching whatsoever. These days I go with what Alden told me: There should be no pinching whatsoever when you put a shoe on, i.e. there should be bare feet freedom in terms of toe movement. For me that means going as wide as I can on my shoes. Maybe Leonard just has boots that aren't sized right?

Also, cobblers in NYC: Give Midas down at Wall St. a try. That old man is really good.

[milosz]

Big fall purchase is going to be a pair of White's Bounty Hunters or Semi-Dress - curious if anyone has opted for their measuring service.

By the Red Wing measuring device I'm a 13E, but my left foot is narrower than my right (13C left, 13E right - almost a D on the left). In Alden Indys they measured and gave me a 12.5EE.

So I could either get a 13E in the White's - a very comfortable size in my Red Wing workboots (regular line, not heritage). Or I could go MTM for an extra hundred plus however long it takes to make them. Hmm...