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    Seul
    Joined: 24 Nov 2009

    Nowt wrong with cute pig trotters…  😠

    Ok no seriously: not a boot I'd wear, but they look hard as fuck, extremely well made from what I can tell, and am intruiged to see them age!..

    last edited by 28 Dec 2011, 19:20 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      Guest
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      Great pick-up, Mega! If one looks around rakuten one can find a lot of Japanese dudes pulling this style off. I'm sure you'll do the same.  😉

      I'm not a fan of the typical White's sole either, but I did some digging this week and played around on buildaboot.com and think I might actually like the Northwest with the much hated Vibram wedge sole…

      last edited by 29 Dec 2011, 15:23 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        dave
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 8 Mar 2011

        If you orded from White's lately, they posted this one FB this morning

        Boot Lead-Time Update
        New Boots are taking 4 to 6 Weeks
        Relast Boots 10 Weeks
        Resole Boots 1 to Weeks
        General Repairs 2 Weeks

        last edited by 30 Dec 2011, 00:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Jordan23
          Joined: 19 Nov 2011

          @ronaldlsh:

          Mega, go for it! The chromexcel leather looks really good..

          And so the White's finally arrived.


          6inch Smokejumper with Brown Chromexcel


          Vibram #430


          I love the look of the double stitch.

          I must say I am impressed by the construction of the boots, the stitching qualities are top notch and I love the feel of the laces haha. Definitely worth the wait.

          Can you tell me your specs, please!Would be nice.

          I like them!!!!!!!!!

          AE

          last edited by 30 Dec 2011, 15:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            ronaldlsh
            Joined: 7 Mar 2010

            Here u go:

            Leather 1: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
            Leather 2: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
            Toe Vamp Leather: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
            Toe Cap Leather: None
            Celastic Toe Box: Re-enforced Toe
            Steel Toe: No
            Heel Plate Leather: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
            Height: 6"
            Upper (Shaft) Leather : Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
            Leather Liner: Black
            Top: Rolled
            Back Plate Leather: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
            Pull Loop: Yes
            Eyelet Color: Brass
            Eyelet Configuration : Hook and Eyelet
            Top Eyelet : Hook
            Lace to Toe: Plain Toe
            Lace: Leather
            False Tongue: Brown Chrome Excel by Horween
            Sole: Vib 430
            Half Slip: Yes
            Heel Shape: Curve
            Heel Height: Minus 1/4"
            Last: Standard
            Midsole: Standard
            Midsole/Sole Color: Natural
            Size - Length: 9.5
            Size - Width: EE

            I wore my white's out today, and in about 30mins, i could really feel the pain at the arch. Anyone experienced this before? Their arch design is supposed to improve comfort, but the pain is driving me nuts..

            THE RAW WAR

            @ronaldlsh:

            > Just going to keep wearing IH.

            last edited by 1 Jan 2012, 12:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              bagley920
              Joined: 10 Oct 2011

              I would compare that to using muscles you haven't used in awhile. If all of your other shoes are different arch design, your feet may just need to get used to them.

              If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

              last edited by 1 Jan 2012, 16:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Megatron1505
                見習いボス
                Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                If you're used to wearing sneakers, or lighter weight work boots with crepe soles (Red Wings or Timberlands), you will definitely feel this pain for a couple of weeks. The reason for this is that when you were your sneakers or crepe boots your weight will distribute across the length of your foot, this is actually not natural. The arch ease system puts your foot at a slightly downward angle, this encourages the weight to be put onto the back of your foot (your heel), straight down your leg.

                I wouldn't worry too much, you almost have to re-train your feet into the correct weigh distribution and walking position. It is definitely worth it in the end though.

                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

                last edited by 1 Jan 2012, 17:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  ronaldlsh
                  Joined: 7 Mar 2010

                  Thanks bagley and mega!

                  I will keep wearing them, maybe for a short walk to begin with. I hope the pain will get better as I re-train my feet. I know very well that I have very bad walking habits, which might be the reason for the pain..

                  THE RAW WAR

                  @ronaldlsh:

                  > Just going to keep wearing IH.

                  last edited by 1 Jan 2012, 18:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Chris
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                    Not having owned a pair of White's, I don't have any personal experience with the Arch-Ease system, and owners consistently praise the comfort of the boots after the initial break in period.

                    Having said that, I'm really curious about how a podiatrist would evaluate the underlying justification for Arch-Ease.  According to White's, it's intended to realign your foot into a relaxed, natural position, which is more comfortable and reduces fatigue.  This implies that the position your foot assumes while standing barefoot is somehow inferior and/or wrong.  Maybe I'm off base, but I have a hard time accepting that our feet are inherently flawed and that the way billions of people have walked for millennia is completely wrong.

                    Feet are exceptionally complex, and the way they behave in motion and bearing weight is understandably different than the way they behave while hanging static in midair.  I'm just wondering how much of the Arch-Ease concept is grounded in biomechanical science, and how much of it is marketing puffery.

                    By the way, this isn't meant as an attack on White's; the company has been making beautiful, well built boots for decades.  I'm just genuinely curious about the orthopedic validity here.

                    last edited by 1 Jan 2012, 18:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Seul
                      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                      Chris: I completely feel the same… I'm too drunk to talk about how I'm a sucker for ads for "heavy duty insoles", and how they don't seem to work at all, but yeah: any talk about that kind of nonsense always gets me blood up ey...

                      last edited by 1 Jan 2012, 19:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Megatron1505
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                        I see what you're saying, all I can say is that it works for me. I too would be interested in the professional validity of the system.

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

                        last edited by 1 Jan 2012, 20:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          dave
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 8 Mar 2011

                          I think the pain will go away, Ron.  I had the same problem, but love them now.  My SJs were very painful at first, and it took a long time to get used to them.  Really flat shoes like my Danner's feel funny now.  Also, that quarter inch lower makes a huge difference.  I'm sure the pain would be greater with the standard height.  If Whites put in an insole layered with cork instead of hard leather insole, that might make them more comfortable out of the box.

                          As far as the usefulness of arch ease goes, I don't think it makes a difference one way or the other. There was definitely is a change in my foot, but I think it's like someone described above as using different muscles.

                          last edited by 1 Jan 2012, 22:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            demonito
                            Joined: 27 Apr 2010

                            men talk really  stop being a pussy its going to hurt really ill show you  a picture of my leg and feet hold on

                            last edited by 2 Jan 2012, 03:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              demonito
                              Joined: 27 Apr 2010

                              the scar and callouses on my lower leg are caused by

                              wesco jobmaster
                              wesco boss
                              whites smoke jumper

                              last edited by 2 Jan 2012, 03:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                madmonday
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                                sh!t, not knocking anyone, but i'm sure you can pay for someone to bruise your feet & it would be alot cheaper than them boots. . . . well maybe not cheaper, but you will probably enjoy it more.

                                never got dudes with uncomfortable footwear (or tight clothes but i'll stay on footwear) shit the boots are beautiful but if they cause that i will pass

                                head high, middle finger higher

                                last edited by 2 Jan 2012, 03:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  dave
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 8 Mar 2011

                                  I never got a bruise, but the kind of pain I'm taking about with White's is like what happens when you go from wearing running shoes for a long time to high tops.  Although I'm sure someone with flat feet would really have to struggle to make the SJ feel good.

                                  last edited by 2 Jan 2012, 05:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                    Jordan23
                                    Joined: 19 Nov 2011

                                    Thx ronaldish!By the way they looking great with the RAW's!

                                    AE

                                    last edited by 2 Jan 2012, 05:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      demonito
                                      Joined: 27 Apr 2010

                                      theres nothing wrong with the bruises man theyll go away and the come back. these are already callouses. from wearing real work boots for work

                                      last edited by 2 Jan 2012, 06:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        ronaldlsh
                                        Joined: 7 Mar 2010

                                        Sorry demonito, but I think it's definitely not a pussy thing to do to get a pair of boots which are comfortable, and doesn't cause any pain…

                                        THE RAW WAR

                                        @ronaldlsh:

                                        > Just going to keep wearing IH.

                                        last edited by 2 Jan 2012, 07:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          demonito
                                          Joined: 27 Apr 2010

                                          yeah i know im just being macho but man ill tellyou  honestly its also in the leather you choose and how tight you tie your laces

                                          last edited by 2 Jan 2012, 07:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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