Wolverine 1000 Mile Boots
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Ah! Glad there is a topic about the 1000 miles!
Got mine about three months ago. The Horween leather is great, nice fit of the boots. Definitely more comfortable than the equivalent Redwing that I tried in the shop.
BUT:
as said herein, the heels are not tightly fixed to the sole and they are getting a bit loose. Now, we are talking of a movement of 0,5 to 1 mm, but I do not know how it will evolve.
My biggest concern was the bad finish of the heels overall. With a good shoe laid on the floor the heels should lay perfectly flat. I checked in the shops for all Wolverine shoes and they all have the same problem that the heels tend to rest on the heel breast.
As I usually do with leather soles I brought it to a cobbler to get nice gum soles, better for rain and snow, and he said that the boots are great but that at the price one pays for it (400€), this non standing heel is to cite him: "eine Frechheit" meaning a cheek. He cut the heel breast so that now the boots are perfectly standing and the comfort is great.My one comment here: either you just care about fashion and the look, so that you go for it and get in pain after a while or if you want a real good fit, buy the boots knowing you almost surely will have to bring them to a cobbler who knows his job… or buy a different brand...
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The CXL leather is great and these are really comfortable with no real break-in period required. I've already had mine resoled once and plan on wearing them for many, many years.
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Good to see a Wolverine 1000 mile thread.
Here are my pair, approximately 2 months light wear.
The Good
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. They look amazing
. OMG they smell sooo good ( Ok weird, I know! )
. As comfy as slippers from the start, except for the heal area (see below).
The Bad
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. The sole seems to be really soft! Check out the wear on the tip of the toe after no more than 10 days wear.
. There are large lumps in the heal area where the vamp joins the sole, not comfortable and not good on a shoe of this cost!
The Ugly
:. Man made lining - seriously, on $300 shoes! Also, check out the way its been badly stitched to the tongue, nasty.
. Construction faults would never get through quality control on a British made pair of shoes.
Despite the issues, still great shoes, worth buying at sale prices.
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And probably less than 1,000 miles…...
Far less. The stitching on the back of the heel, fastening the upper to the sole, is also coming lose.
The upside is, these cost more than 500 USD here in Norway, so I can get my money back and get a pair of black white's semi dress with medallion cap toe for not much inbetween.
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Wow lucifer! These look bad.
Mine are not that far, I guess because I gave them straight from the shop to a cobbler. But I can see them getting a bit loose at the heels.
I would definitely not buy Wolverine again and can not recommend people to get a pair. At 400€ one could expect more. Even though the leather is amazing, you can find Horween somewhere else… -
Yeah, only paid $220 AUD for mine about a year and a half ago, replaced the first pair and got a second pair that are going strong, mostly wanted to sample the chromexcel before I invested in a pair of vibergs in the same leather. That being said they are still the most comfortable boots I've owned.
