Heavyweight Boots Championships 2013 - 2015

[Noodle36]

Kicking myself in the nuts for not joining this!!!!  Those custom whites are so nice.  It's like boot porn.  Will be following this thread green with envy.

[ToddjColey]

Maybe i missed it but how did we go on numbers for the tees?

[jimmyc]

We have 7 t-shirts ordered

 

I'll extend the deadline to the first of June and see if we can get that up to at least 24

 

here is the link if you still want to order...

 

HWBC t-shirts by DoubleXX

[Megatron1505]

Well that sucks, come on people buys shirt !!!

[ToddjColey]

7! WWWHHAAT! come on, if we get close i might buy a second

[Crat]

Well that sucks, come on people buys shirt !!!

I want to but i spent all my moneyz on dem shooz :') 

[Double 0 Soul]

They are sooo cheap, a friend of mine owns a screen printing co. and a 6 colour print front and back for $35 shipped are less than cost, he would not touch them in runs of less than a 100 and they would still cost more than $35 even at mates rates.

[louisbosco]

hwb-07 whites horsehide semi dress.

 

boots is hurting my left ankle. not even sure why.

 

 

[zwer]

I assume you've played around with the lacing? I noticed that the tongue on my right boot doesn't fold in the same way as my left, so I make sure to adjust it before i tie the laces.

[ThinFinn]

[MKMKMK]

HWB 77

White's SD

Calfskin Burgundy

Cuban heel

vibram halfsole

antique eyes and hooks

brown single leather sole

toe cap

Edited May 13, 2013 by MKMKMK

[midvalleyfarm]

HWB-45.  Boots arrived.  Pictures in the appropriate place.

 

Here's a hint, though, to get you all to go and find the 3 full-length shots:

 

IMG_1558 by MidValleyFarm, on Flickr

 

 

Let the games begin.

[the shivman]

Natty CXL x Distressed Rough Out?

[riff]

Looks like the sole on my smoke jumpers

 

Damn, it's fun following this thread - so much boot porn....

[midvalleyfarm]

I went with the lug sole because a) I didn't want to have to worry about resoling for a loooonnnngggg time, and they attach with screws and could not be any more heavy duty than that.

 

Leathers are nat CXL for the upper and "Harvest Roughout" for the toe and heel.  Track down my post from the 4th.  All the details and hardcore boot porn are there.

 

It's a profound feeling, putting your foot into a boot that is 100% the correct size.  Like its not even there.

[BrownMetallic]

^strange that they weren't stitched down, tho.

 

my SJ R/O on Vibram "Fire and Ice" 

[ThinFinn]

viberg horses

[Highvoltage]

These have enough wear that I'd consider them broke in...most comfortable boot I've owned:

[rayw44]

I know you had some oil on the toes before, but have you been treating just the cap toes? They look 6 months older than the rest of the boot.

[Highvoltage]

I've treated the entire boot with a thin coat of RW LP, and a small amount(and I mean small) of kiwi neutral polish. I've brushed them every time they've come off, and that's it. The toe caps were a bit darker than the rest of the boots when new, and they've darkened quite a bit. Anything I've done has been to the whole boot. I spilled a few drops of gun oil on the left toe, but it's hardly noticeable. I don't know what to make of it....I like it, but I really have no clue why they are so much darker.

[Highvoltage]

I just took this pic with my phone in full sunlight. You can see the color difference really well.

[themexican]

fit pics

IMG_9990 by jgomez541, on Flickr

IMG_9994 by jgomez541, on Flickr

IMG_9996 by jgomez541, on Flickr

[zwer]

Well, first week in these is done. So far I've worn them every day, including 20 hours on day two. They've suffered through my daily walks to and from work (30 minutes each day), a show at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern, an epic collapse by my favourite hockey team, rain, a coat of dubbin, a bunch of beer and more to come...

 

Surprisingly, they've barely started to crease and for some reason have started to rub on my left ankle.

 

Last Thursday:

 

 

This Thursday:

Edited May 15, 2013 by zwer

[Denim-Garage]

Sorry, I bought it a year ago

[organizedkonfusion]

hwb-40

 

horsehide & latigo (toe cap and counter)

norwegian welted

nos cats paw & vib 705

all leather construction

antique edge

made by hand

 

 

 

didn't like the 705 & cats paw combination, hopefully I can get some vintage o'sullivan / cats paw half sole for replacement next year

 

 

[fre-co]

Who made them?

[organizedkonfusion]

that was a non branded boots. I make them special for joining this contest

[Megatron1505]

And a great job you made of them too.

[ThinFinn]

they look like white´s SD´s, Alden Roy boots and Wolverine 1000miles all at once!...

[Highvoltage]

I didn't even consider making my own boots...I could have saved myself some money!

I'm just kidding, those look very nice, and I agree, you can see traits of several different brands in their design.

I'm curious what don't you like about the sole combination? Is it just an aesthetic thing, or how they feel?