Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...

[Sheepdog149]

Nothing fancy

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[regius]

anybody has experience with Viberg's new fashion engineers? their "horsebutt", in brown and pure black? the last is their Chealsea last, different from the 2005 previously on their website.

 

[regius]

Nothing fancy

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May I ask which maker? that's an F-150?

 

[regius]

My Wesco Boss are breaking nicely!

THE HEEL ARE EXTRA TALL? DOES IT FEEL HIGH?

 

[Sheepdog149]

May I ask which maker? that's an F-150?

They're made in Italy. I'll have to see if I can find the brand name for you. No, actually it's a Toyota

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[SpeedRcrX]

THE HEEL ARE EXTRA TALL? DOES IT FEEL HIGH?

This is the standard height. My burgundy ones have the same heel, so I can’t compare.... but I feel great in those boots better than in my Frye

 

[Blackadder]

Red Wing 8268 and Viberg Roughout 2005 last

 

[Bfd70]

My new Chippewa. I'm a little nervous. I keep asking myself "why are these so comfortable?"
It seems too good to be true.

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[Bfd70]

Ok, so the above post is 8 hours old. Now, i need opinions. Boots fit good with thin socks, snug with regular weight socks, and heavy weight are a no go.
Question: ride it out and expect stretch. Or exchange for 1/2 size larger?

 

[AeroFan_07]

Nope - send them back. I live across from Chicago at the same "latitude" in Iowa, and you need thick socks too much, including when I used to live in Chi-town. Unless these are to be spring/summer only.

 

[Boyo]

Really, i would think that more than 8 hours is necessary to break these in.. the Op's post says they fit great with thin socks. i say these are your size and i would keep wearing them and gradually introduce the thicker socks as they break in.

 

[Sheepdog149]

Good afternoon folks!

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[jonesy86]

The Frye Addison boots are also worth a look. They were on sale on their home page for about $325.00 some time ago (and on Amazon) but I let it slip. I'm keeping an eye out for another sale, though.

I think you are right on. I bet the Frye Addison are a much better then the Frye Sutton boot in that class of boot. I'm just cheap. I have to chuckle (not out loud I hope) when I realize that a lot of the really expensive vintage stuff, and reproductions we love, were originally the cheapest working class stuff available.

BTW
Amazon has Addison's for sale now for $140.

https://www.amazon.com/FRYE-Mens-Ad...Frye+addison&refinements=p_89:FRYE&th=1&psc=1

 

[jonesy86]

I think you are right on. I bet the Frye Addison are a much better then the Frye Sutton boot in that class of boot. I'm just cheap. I have to chuckle (not out loud I hope) when I realize that a lot of the really expensive vintage stuff, and reproductions we love, were originally the cheapest working class stuff available.

BTW
Amazon has Addison's for sale now for $140.

https://www.amazon.com/FRYE-Mens-Addison-Engineer-Black/dp/B019JA9ON0/ref=sr_1_4?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1511409288&sr=1-4&nodeID=7141123011&psd=1&keywords=Frye+addison&refinements=p_89:FRYE&th=1&psc=1

Or maybe $220, I guess the price varies depending on what size is in the greatest demand.

 

[Bfd70]

Interesting point about pricing. I've found the "work wear" trend of the past few years smirk worthy. No matter the quality or durability, nobody pays $300 for a pair of jeans to do real labor in.

 

[Dav]

[QUOTE="Bfd70, post: 2332031, member: 41335" No matter the quality or durability, nobody pays $300 for a pair of jeans to do real labor in.[/QUOTE]

Erm, 25oz Iron Heart's

Okay, I admit I didn't buy them specifically to work in but that is where they're used these days.
I have got engineer boots on as well, so the pic is sort of relevant to the thread.

 

[Bfd70]

Wow. I stand corrected. I guess i didn't factor in the rotating to work status old jeans. I will now make up a statistic. 97.3 % of people who buy expensive denim do not purchase them with the intention of performing actual labor in them.

Nice pants BTW

 

[andy b.]

Wow. I stand corrected. I guess i didn't factor in the rotating to work status old jeans. I will now make up a statistic. 97.3 % of people who buy expensive denim do not purchase them with the intention of performing actual labor in them.

Nice pants BTW

Make that 95%.
I am right now wearing a $350 pair of jeans for work on a construction site. I got them in the end of October and have been wearing them every day with an occasional wash.
I am not saying this to brag, and I am certainly not wealthy. I just find that the jeans don't develop any character unless you actually do work in them. After 4 or 5 months they are broken in how I like them and I rotate them OUT of work status. How's that for throwing a big fat curve in your hypothesis? I normally wear MUCH cheaper jeans for work. LOL

 

[Bfd70]

Make that 95%.
I am right now wearing a $350 pair of jeans for work on a construction site. I got them in the end of October and have been wearing them every day with an occasional wash.
I am not saying this to brag, and I am certainly not wealthy. I just find that the jeans don't develop any character unless you actually do work in them. After 4 or 5 months they are broken in how I like them and I rotate them OUT of work status. How's that for throwing a big fat curve in your hypothesis? I normally wear MUCH cheaper jeans for work. LOL

Make that 95%.
I am right now wearing a $350 pair of jeans for work on a construction site. I got them in the end of October and have been wearing them every day with an occasional wash.
I am not saying this to brag, and I am certainly not wealthy. I just find that the jeans don't develop any character unless you actually do work in them. After 4 or 5 months they are broken in how I like them and I rotate them OUT of work status. How's that for throwing a big fat curve in your hypothesis? I normally wear MUCH cheaper jeans for work. LOL

95% but 87.6% who do are members of TFL.

 

[Sheepdog149]

Drinkin' beers with da fellas[emoji16]

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