Footwear to go with our jackets

[Jonanah]

Now that I've worn the shoes for a few days, here are a few pictures. Apart from the fact that they are super comfortable, they look more like work boots than barefoot shoes, which I think is pretty cool.
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And what are these? Always looking for good barefoot style work boots. Have been considering Jim Greene’s African rangers for awhile but never pulled the trigger on them

 

[MrProper]

And what are these? Always looking for good barefoot style work boots. Have been considering Jim Greene’s African rangers for awhile but never pulled the trigger on them

These are from Gaucho Ninja.
They also make work shoes with toe caps.

Goodyear Welted Barefoot Carpenter's Safety Boots

The award-winning barefoot carpenter's boots provide the features you need for safety and comfort. Certified and hand made from hard-wearing washed calf leather

gaucho.ninja

 

[MrProper]

Woah, who makes these?

Also Gaucho Ninja (See other post)

 

[Nykwil]

Gonna go stomping at a peaceful protest.

Briselblack Keeper 2 Engineers

 

[Canuck Panda]

Trickers Henry Castorino,

 

[navetsea]

I found video about training your engineer boots to make it creases in certain way, japanese people are very thorough with everything

 

[MrProper]

I found video about training your engineer boots to make it creases in certain way, japanese people are very thorough with everything

I'm not really a fan of zips on shoes, but the zipped boots in the video look cool.
Apart from that, they don't do anything different to what happens when you wear them normally. It just doesn't work if you only wear them once a fortnight.
I just take my new boots for a walk around the forest (5 km), ideally when it's moist, and then they don't look new any more

 

[navetsea]

I'm not really a fan of zips on shoes, but the zipped boots in the video look cool.
Apart from that, they don't do anything different to what happens when you wear them normally. It just doesn't work if you only wear them once a fortnight.
I just take my new boots for a walk around the forest (5 km), ideally when it's moist, and then they don't look new any more

I get what he is trying to do, but it's harder on old already heavily creased leather like in the video, if the boots was pristine, I think it is more achievable to guide the creasing to be more balanced, and it also has to do with the way we walk too, the more symmetrical our gait the more balanced looking the creases on our jeans and boots.

 

[Bart666]

yeah, Tricker's are really sturdy boots. The only brand that I have used that is sturdier (seriously built as tanks and totally indestructible) is William Lennon.
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And the couple in the photo are the Trickers or the Lennons?

 

[Harris HTM]

And the couple in the photo are the Trickers or the Lennons?

the Lennons

 

[jrkirkwo]

Just picked up these Skoob “Wander” engineer boots in Italian black horsebutt.

Jamie at East West Apparel was super patient and helpful with a handful of back and forth emails to nail the sizing and we got it just right!

His sizing guides are great on the website and luckily, I own some of the boots he uses as points of comparison. These generally run a half down from brannock but most shops also recommend that for Lofgren engineers which I found didn’t really work for me. I sold those and am giving these a go.

In comparison to Lofgren engineers in the same size, I’d say that the Skoobs are more roomy in the toe box, tighter in the waist, similar in the heel, and maybe the same to slightly more roomy in the instep. They are a true D width where Lofgren is an E. I think had I sized up a half size, the Lofgren would have worked lengthwise but been floppy otherwise since I have borderline C/D width feet.

The construction is great and quite similar in fit and feel to the attractions lot 444 boots I have and love. The Skoobs do however have a bit more space in the toe box, and are described as having a Munson-like last.

The packaging is just a simple, thin cardboard box, stamped with the boot info, with the boots wrapped in tissue paper. All good with me, but you won’t get the fancy boot bags and heavy duty box that you get with Lofgren. These are however around 300 USD cheaper and totally worth it for what I really value in a boot. They cost 670 pounds which with shipping to the US came to right around $900.

 

[Edward]

Gonna go stomping at a peaceful protest.

Briselblack Keeper 2 Engineers

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Nice! My engineers are all round-toed; eventually, I'd like to get a pair with this lower toe style.

I'm not really a fan of zips on shoes, but the zipped boots in the video look cool.
Apart from that, they don't do anything different to what happens when you wear them normally. It just doesn't work if you only wear them once a fortnight.
I just take my new boots for a walk around the forest (5 km), ideally when it's moist, and then they don't look new any more

I don't like them when they're accompanied by laces or other fasteners that them become to an extent about decoration (I also hate those fake buckles on bags which just cover a clip or a magnet). With boots like the ones in the video, I don't mind as much. On a bike boot I prefer them up the back, Lewis style, but I'm eying a pair of budget engineers now with a zip up the inside like those. The attraction for me is to have a pair of boots for when I fly in Winter. Loafers or canvas slip ons are grand in hot weather - so much faster than laces or buckles at security - but this style of boot would be a nice compromise between a regular engineer (which is, from experience, a right pain at security check) I can wear at destination, and the convenience of zip in / zip out during the travel process.

The ones I'm looking at (by Kochmann - actual bike boots, though not the most expensive - https://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.s...-Boots/SubProducts/Kochmann-Ranger-Boots-0006 ) lose marks for me by having blacked out zips, like they're trying to hide them: I prefer 'em loud and proud as on the ones in that video. When I pick these up, though, I'll most likely stick with the zip as is, unless or until a zip goes - then I'll have them both replaced with a chrome number 10.

I get what he is trying to do, but it's harder on old already heavily creased leather like in the video, if the boots was pristine, I think it is more achievable to guide the creasing to be more balanced, and it also has to do with the way we walk too, the more symmetrical our gait the more balanced looking the creases on our jeans and boots.

Ah, that's what it's about (I fear I have no Japanese language skills at all). I confess I find the whole notion very odd. Of course a lot of folks like the 'wear and tear' look, and it's a valid aesthetic choice, but I really don't get the idea of trying to simulate wear and tear yet deliberately make it obviously unnatural looking by making it symmetrical?

 

[Behemott]

Stormy weather in the UK this weekend, and what better footwear for this than my Buco engineers.

Late to the show... but man those Buco look awesome!

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