WESCO

[Hereforthebeer]

^Awesome, be good to see how they turned out!

[Giles]

They will be these…

Iron Heart/Wesco 7" Rough Out Packer
Brown oil tanned rough out
#1339 last
Heel - one lift lower
#269 Vibram
Iron Heart branded leather insole
USD800

And these:

Iron Heart/Wesco 8" Smooth Out Packer
Regular toe
#705 Vibram
Heel, 1 lift lower
Iron Heart embossed leather insert
USD820

[D97x7]

It's a bit difficult to tell on my screens, is the leather on the smooth out packers very different to the Wild Ones or similar, in shade/tone?

Actually I answered my own question there, it must be similar or I would be able to see the difference.

[Giles]

Pretty similar.

I'll send you a pic of the two side by side when the wescos arrive….

[D97x7]

Thanks.

[Hereforthebeer]

The brown rough outs look really good. Bet they will look even better with some wear.

[Chris]

Based the smooth one on that pair you bought a while back, didn't you?

It's got that same sort of Japanese vibe to it…

[Giles]

@Chris:

Based the smooth one on that pair you bought a while back, didn't you?

Yup….

[khaki8]

@Chris:

Based the smooth one on that pair you bought a while back, didn't you?

It's got that same sort of Japanese vibe to it…

The Japanese "vibe" is taken strictly from America. Sometimes they market our look better than we do.

[aho]

Giles, they are perfect…I actually really want a pair of Wesco Packers even though I have the Jobmaster toe model already! Unfortunately I can't justify it at the moment!

[superfuzz]

Hey Giles, would it be possible to get an overhead view of the different toe options: MP, Jobmaster, Packer, to see how they compare? That's something that I've always thought was lacking on Wesco's website.

[aho]

^Empty Garage has overhead shots; you'll have to sift through specific pairs to find which toe you're looking for but they're good for reference: http://emptygarage.jp/SHOP/372981/list.html

[Chris]

@khaki8:

The Japanese "vibe" is taken strictly from America. Sometimes they market our look better than we do.

Perhaps, but the pair he bought was built specifically for the Japanese market.

[Giles]

@superfuzz:

Hey Giles, would it be possible to get an overhead view of the different toe options

I will when I can…

[Chiba J.]

I've definitely seen such a pic floating around online.

[Giles]

In the mean-time….And the Western-toe is what the Packer gets as standard.....And the Jobmasater effectively gets the Boss-toe as standard There are some subtle differences, primarily the Boss is a little more bulbous and often referred to as a bubble toe....

[Jordan23]

The Boss-Toe for me.

[Giles]

I'm an MP fan…...

[Max Power]

Boss is my favorite, too.

[Chiba J.]

These MP Packer look really nice. (sorry if such a boot-toe combo has been posted recently, I haven't been following)

http://muskhaven.com/boots/wesco-boots/custom-boots/flightmaster-style-custom-6-motor-patrol-toe-packer.html