Recent content by Fifty150

Chicken noodle soup.

Yes. Liquid mink oil. Not the paste type. A very liberal dose. I poured it on, and the leather drank it up. The boot was completely saturated. Allowed it to dry. Then brushed it.

Oil on brand new shoes. It's just what I do. I'm not the only one. JK recommends it for their boots. These are described as an oily nubuck. The manufacturer treats them with leather balm.

Cheap beef ramen.

I'm not a fan of suede, nubuck, and roughout. Not that I don't like the soft nap and texture. I do. 1 too many experiences with blood, BBQ sauce, motor oil, and other things that cannot be cleaned out. But for the price, One Forty Nine USD, I bought it anyway. This fudge color nubuck is...

Taco Monday. Another experimental taco topping.

My version of flatbread. Or maybe it's a tortilla. It's still pretty good. It's still a taco wrapper. Or whatever they call it in Asia when you eat it with meat, vegetables, and rice.

In my continual effort to make the African Ranger work for me, I replaced the insert. Just fractions of an inch difference. It changed the fit. Now the hard, stiff part is not rubbing the ankle. But with a different insert, the feel is also different. Maybe this will break in the leather in...

Or they could be clown shoes with the big, wide toes

Heavy, stiff , and a bear to break in. Numzaan by Jim Green. Half the price of better known boots.

Use them. Abuse them. It's raining today. Perfect. I have African Ranger. I can trash them in the rain, and save my nicer shoes for a sunny day. And we can all see what they look like in the rain. Not so good looking. My feet are still dry

They are not for everybody. The aesthetics is the polar opposite of sleek and stylish. The fit is limited to people with wide feet. If you have a narrow foot, it won't fit. If you have extra wide feet, they still won't fit. The quality of the leather is unknown. The leather is...