Russell Moccasin

[jacoavlu]

careful you can only return for store credit

[JCar2666]

Ahh always good to know.  Thanks jaco

[SpaceGnome]

always wanted a pair of those tracking boots.  I have zero need for them, but fuck it, they look super comfortable.

[Giles]

The Munson last has a roomier toe block.

Old school?  Jeez, these guys still use typewriters and carbon paper - I'm serious…..

[JCar2666]

E-mailed nepenthes again about their Russle Moccasin collab in regards to sizing and if they could sell to me via internet or phone and no response.  Called the store and no one got back to me.  Gonna have to take my business elsewhere if this keeps up.

[jacoavlu]

just call them up you can make a phone order
they may not be a lot of help re sizing, they will measure a pair if you ask though. Not the same as tryin them on but it's something

[JCar2666]

As I mentioned I called and no one got back to me.  Will try again tomorrow and see what kind of service I get.

[madmonday]

here goes:

PH Style boot made from red/brown weathertuff leather with brown canvas quarters.  Oak leather midsole, white rubber liner with vibram 2060 sole, cost was between a IHSH-62 & a IHSH-61. i know a lot of folks are into heavy for what ever reason, but i think these are the lightest & best made boots i have ever seen

[SpaceGnome]

dang, those are nice.  did you buy off rack or have them made up?  Not sure I could manage Russell's built time, I read somewhere that it is horrendously long

[madmonday]

sorry for the delay (spacegnome); i bought off the rack.  i think for the price & quality of their goods they are more than worth the wait (if i were to ever go that route)  my only problem is visualizing the make-ups.  i'll be the first to admit how spoiled i am with  mass produced goods . . . for a touch of that old school quality & aesthetic sometimes  we should wait & plan

[Guest]

Their "friends of Russell" page makes me feel uncomfortable…

[Sugar Mountain]

^ Not sure if that's because of Dubya or the heartbreaking pictures of men with the elephants they've killed but yeah…

[Giles]

Yeah, the elephant one did not do it for me big time…

[urbanwoodsman]

Super comfortable and super light.

[SpaceGnome]

did some posts get deleted?

[Giles]

Not that I know of…

[Sugar Mountain]

@SpaceGnome:

did some posts get deleted?

No, but a couple were moved to the fishing thread in the Sport section.

[urbanwoodsman]

South 40 Birdshooter sz8.5D w/Kletterlift sole and back zipper

[illumin8em]

^^ Wow, very nice! What was the turn around time? The back zipper is a deal killer for me, but the kletterlift sole on a pair of Russell's is exciting.

[urbanwoodsman]

I think 20-24 weeks. But I got these used.

I love the zippers. I have wide feet and sometimes the gusset isn't large enough for me to fit it in. So having the zipper adds some needed room for that.