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My time in work boots ebbs and flows. I currently don’t live in them for full seasons like some of yall, though I have in the past (w/ lots o pain).
I will call them when(if?) I order…. Still working towards swallowing the pill. I have wide and flat forefoot and narrow heels.
I’ve used the boot interior/foot in water technique with my old boots to try to improve the fit. It helped a little, but there is only so much that the leather will stretch.
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MeadowSkipper's warm water trick can be referenced to ColinFletcher's, The Complete Walker, from the 1960s -
Fletcher was needing to accelerate the break-in of a pair of Italian mountaineering boots, and it apparently worked well enough he included it in his book.
Good luck with whatever you choose -
I have worn three soles of a six-inch boot before the heel contour broke down
( unfortunately, my boots were not rebuildable ( but they weren't 700. either ) ;
it's not a simple decision when the cost of resoling equals the price of the show ; But I like they feel of a worn-in shoe, more than I like a *new* shoe.
ymmv.
Good luck -
There is a stretch of years that it is nice to not Work in Cold Rain, or Outside at -20F.
Good luck ! skiJ
I have since warrantied 3 pair of blundsens now which is what they call them in AUZ
https://webbbootco.com/ my buddy Matt Web learned his trade in Nelson, he makes some awesome boots for loggers and wildland fire fighters and they are fucking expensive
MeadowSkipper's warm water trick can be referenced to ColinFletcher's, The Complete Walker, from the 1960s -
Fletcher was needing to accelerate the break-in of a pair of Italian mountaineering boots, and it apparently worked well enough he included it in his book.
Good luck with whatever you choose -
I have worn three soles off a six-inch boot before the heel contour broke down
( unfortunately, my boots were not rebuildable ( but they weren't 700. either ) ;
it's not a simple decision when the cost of resoling equals the price of the shoe ; But I like they feel of a worn-in shoe, more than I like a *new* shoe.
ymmv.
Good luck -
There is a stretch of years that it is nice to not Work in Cold Rain, or Outside at -20F.
Good luck ! skiJ
Those look pretty awesome. I was thinking $1500 for ready-made was really steep, but then I remembered that was Canadian, so I guess they’re just kind of expensive in real dollars. ;)Quote:
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I don't know much about the boots Wildland fire fighters and loggers will shell out the big bucks for but Matt has a backlog of people willing to pay the large bucks for a hand made boot, I think he might be the only cobbler in the narth,
Matt teles so I dropped a pair off that I do not wana will never use
I have weird feet. My Nicks were the most comfortable work boots I ever owned.Quote:
I don’t have a pair of Nick’s but some of my coworkers have them (and White’s). All are very happy. Often it’s guys with super big feet or otherwise weird feet.
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Another guy with weird feet. Hesitant to get something that fits too well because my feet are very sensitive. I am wearing my new sneakers loose because the tongue creates hot spots on the top of my foot. Years ago my mom got a pair of shoes from Limmer and she ended up not wearing them very often because they flexed in a way that caused the upper to crease and rub. They fit too well. Standing still she said they were dreamy. I think they tried stretching, but they just never became super comfortable. I think it boiled down to how that design flexed. My feet are prone to similar issues and I won't know if the boots or shoes will fit properly until I'm way past the point of no return. Her hiking boots from Limmer were amazing, and dreamy. When she died 15 years later they were worn but in great shape.
maybe you ^^ got a high arch I never got a good ski boot fit until I realized high arch/ wide forefoot/ skinny heel the top of foot always hurt until I got intuiton power wraps and i have 4 pair the laced versions did not work FOR ME
Matt Web the boot maker / cobbler told me to get leather shoes soaking wet and walk around in them for 12 hrs also spray a 25% water alcohol solution where ever the leather needs stretching
“Purchasing a handmade boot without trying it first can be nerve-racking. But we believe it doesn’t have to be: Nicks will return and exchange any boot in new condition.
Buy with Confidence: Don't fit? Don't Worry. We can exchange them. (In stock boots can be returned for store credit or a refund)
We also have this handy chat tool that can narrow down your decision with a few questions. Just click on the chat icon when the page opens.
Concerns about the product you just received? Let us know. Email customerservice@nicksboots.com”
https://nicksboots.com/buy-with-confidence
^ There ya go.
I believe they’re sixteen to eighteen months out, but wesco does fully custom boots where you go into the store and they measure you. Price is similar to other pnw boot brands.
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Bodywhomper, the links you posted sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole. The page I ended up on said they no longer do full custom sizing. It was updated a year ago. I ordered my last pair of nicks 18 months ago, so didn't know about that. Pretty big bummer. The return policy is cool and all, but it's hard to get a read on how the fits gonna be without breaking them in, especially since you haven't worn multiple pairs of the same boot in the past. Not saying it's a bad option, just something I didn't know.
I'm breaking in a pair of JKs currently, between wearing an old pair of nicks. I melted/burned the soles off a 4 month old pair of nicks last fall. My feet were fine thankfully. The lead times at that point for nicks led me to get JKs. JK had a longer lead time than they said so kinda a wash-the JKs didn't get here before this fire season either. Too new to have a report on fit
Jim Green
Shout to JK's outta Spokane. Comfortable, rugged and fit my super franken feet. I have the OT. Check em out.
https://jkboots.com/collections/o-t
Since Whites, Nicks and JKs are all in Spokane, it might be worth a trip to go in and talk with them.
Yeah, what’s up with that? I’ve wondered why those outfits are all located in Spokane.Quote:
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White’s is the OG.Quote:
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Nick worked at White’s
JK worked at one of the above.
Spokane is kinda geographically central to the western logging industry.
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Im interested in a work shoe with safety toe and zero heel rise for my really weird feet. Something that is at home on a factory or warehouse floor and I can stand or walk in all day up multiple flights of stairs.
yeah they have to apprentice somewhere I believe there are also an inordinate amount of boot makers in nelson where my buddy apprenticed and then wanted to come back north he has shown me around his shop all the machines are ancient and he has to fix whatever breaks
White’s is the OG.
Nick worked at White’s
JK worked at one of the above.
Spokane is kinda geographically central to the western logging industry.
^^ That and the mining districts in N Idaho used Spokane as their central source of supply. I think JK was a Ukranian immigrant who settled in Spokane and was already an accomplished bootmaker but Im not certain as to his history.
Wescos get overlooked for some reason, they do custom work and full rebuilds. I love mine, had them over 20 years, good boots.https://i.postimg.cc/SNt8y2jD/PXL-20...-175911721.jpg
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I think they’re overlooked here because most of the experience is from his with wildland fire backgrounds. I can assure you that wesco cork boots are not overlooked in the logging industry. They are the gold standard.Quote:
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So while this forum was on software shambles, I spent WAY too much time on the nicks boots subreddit and watching/reading reviews of other zero drop work boots. They had a discount coupon this summer for participation in a survey, and I ordered a pair of 8” work boots on their zero drop last (striders). I’m not expecting to see them until next spring.
Their zero drop lasted boots are cheaper than all their other boots because it involves less material. I coordinated with their CS a bit via email about my sizing, I tried on some nicks NFPA cert boots that were at my local barebones work wear shop, and revised my sizing decision (narrower width) based on that experience. We will see how it goes. My current Belleville mini mil zero drop minimalist boots are doing ok.
I know there are some zero drop/minimalist boots with a safety toe, but none that are just zero drop. Their soles all seem very thin with no cushion. I read that nicks is working to have a safety toe that will work with their toe splay lasts (Thurman lasts), and hopefully that would include their zero drop Thurman last. And hopefully, they’ll have a thick soft sole that is zero drop by then, too.Quote:
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Check out Jim Green boots from South Africa. Great reviews and not very expensive.Quote:
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Nice looking boots. The proof would be in tge walking. The description alone unfortunately does not sound good. I seem to need a stiff sole, with a hefty shank/stabilizer, and a lot of shock absorber, all with no heel/zero drop and no sole rocker. I know, pick one. There's a reason heels and rocker are added to stiff boots. My feet are fucking weird, I got a lot going on.Quote:
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