Viberg
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No I'm not unfortunately. It looks like they were struggling to control the speed of the machine. The stitching isn't uniform.
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They do look fine, but it's a noticeable difference, that was my observation. I'd say it's probably not worth another $300 to get more uniform stitching but you can get it.
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that's what I thought @derivative666 cuz I knew he wasn't happy with it. imo i think I'd be totally satisfied with it. looks like its getting the job done pretty well. so why spend twice or morejust to have a flawless stitch job done?! just my 0.02
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Well we all have different standards and price sensitivity. But I had a sole job done for $50 where the stitching looks like the Viberg with the Dainite sole above. Love the boots but I won't be using Baker's. Ok done crapping up the thread. Back on topic, anyone know what to make of Brett visiting this Mexican shoe factory? http://instagram.com/p/vBjVn_igmG/
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Sourcing leathers or looking into a Viberg budget range, who knows?
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If you watch the video he already mentions a viberg sub brand made in Vietnam or something doesn't he?
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Pretty sure he's talking about Stompers. http://workboot.com/collections/vendors?q=stompers
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Stompers is made in Vietnam…
Was no one paying attention whilst watching the video?
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Yes sir, stompers was what I was talking about. I'll edit my post to be accurate… I was surprised, never really heard of that subline. Viberg seems to do a lot of stuff that divides opinion!
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Maybe they're looking at moving Stompers production to Mexico, maybe they're adding a diffusion line. The town in question does shoes and tanning, but this doesn't look like a tannery to me.
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Super nice Seul. While we're on a rough-out tip, here are my Boondockers basking in the sun.
The leather has started to darken up nicely with wear and I've also got a fair bit of indigo on the uppers from my TCB jeans. Love these boots.
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Real super nice guys! Never worried about stains (non-indigo) easily accumulating? And do you think the roughout feels as bombproof as normal leather?
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I've never even thought about non-indigo staining to be honest. As long as it's nothing major, I think it would add to the character of the boot.
If anything, rough-out feels more bombproof because you don't really have to wipe them down or feed the leather like you do with smooth-out. They wear hard. Having the smooth CXL on the inside is really comfortable too.
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Yeah I've really been liking the look of roughout stuff lately. Is it literally just leather flipped inside out? They've got to do something to the roughout part right?
And I'll be damned, after looking at the ihvb-03 in copper task I feel like I really missed out on the ultimate shit kickers. Anyone know if it's possible to get vibergs like those somewhere?
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Yep, roughout is just regular leather turned inside out, no additional steps involved.
As for getting something similar, the Wesco Jobmaster with an 8" height, Vibram 100 soles and the Redwood leather in roughout would be pretty close. Maybe switch to the Motor Patrol last to get closer to the toe shape; but this is just guessing on my part…
