Viberg

[summ3rhays]

They looked so much dressier in other pics I've seen.

[denimeric]

@derivative666:

Smoked Reverse Kudu Service Boot


1st photo is more accurate regarding color.  These have tons of character. Very interested to see what they will look like with miles on them.

Now that´s something differend than the usual brown/black. I wonder how they will look when they get darker.
Really nice boots!

[Finn666]

great shit Jeff! @derivative666

[mr.dead]

Hey guys I'm having a horrible time deciding which size Service Boots to go for. My Scout Boots in 9.5 are perfect, but I currently only have a choice of 9 or 10 in the 2030 last? I'm a 10/10.5 in Clarks DBs, I'm a 10.5/11 in Vans New Eras, and a 9.5 in Viberg Scout Boots. I'm about a 10.5-11D according to the brannock system. The Scout boots fit great.
I was originally going to get the 9s but I have a strong feeling that they will be too small. Thoughts? Any help would be amazing.

[derivative666]

If you have a wider foot definitely go with the 10.

[seanocono]

I would go with the 10.

[Hereforthebeer]

I would wait for a restock in whatever your chasing and get a 9.5.  I'm the same size on all Viberg lasts.

[Snowy]

I'd go 9.5 as well if perfect

[Andreas1965]

My Smoke Jumpers on Citadel Hill,  Budapest.
Happy New Year everyone!

[mr.dead]

Ended up going with the 9's in color 8. They ended up being a perfect fit, actually one of the best fitting boots or pieces of footwear I've ever owned. I'm thrilled with the cut and finish of these boots. They're the nicest pair I own to date and couldn't be happier. The chromexcel has be a bit worried about how they will hold up top daily use, but I'm not planning on leaving them uncleaned or conditioned when needed. I've worn them to work for three days now and after a good clean all the marks and scuffs seemed to buff out easily. The leather's so greasy that it doesn't need any treatment, at least not yet. I've heard that the nasty creasing people complain about is usually a result of a pair of boots being too large so with the fit I've got I'm not worried about that at all. There's not one bit of imperfection on this pair of boots. I'm so impressed.

[derivative666]

I have the same pair and I love them.

[grandmasterben]

Honestly, I wish that viberg would cut it out with doing boots in the 2030 last with an unstructured captoe.  I don't think that doing "fashion" boots is necessarily selling out, but I feel like such a non-sturdy looking boot is so at odds with what viberg came from.  Can't they find a way to make their boots look good and somewhat resemble what they came from?

for instance, I love davito's old pair of vibergs.  They look great aesthetically, but still robust and something that viberg couldve done a long time ago.  Anyone seen them make anything like this recently?

Wish all the pics were still here though

@davito:

so you guys out there make me fuzzy with all this Viberg crazyness lately going on…

so may I present you my new sheep under the wolves fur and new companion to my engineer, here we go

I love the understated roughness of this service boot and the deepness of the merlot color.

my usual US size is 8.5

[mr.dead]

But to be fair, Viberg has a huge selection of boots and lasts in so many styles of leather. If they want to have a few pairs that are strictly "fashion boots" then I'm all for it. It's not like they've dropped their style of boots that gave them the name they have. Regardless, the attraction of something like the service boot, in my opinion, is the fact that it's styled like a fashion boot but made in a much more heavy weight, durable construction. By no means is Viberg necessarily better than other boot companies like Whites or WESCO but the 2030 last is a good card to have in their deck.

[Chris]

They've pretty clearly reoriented themselves from being a hardcore work boot company to a fashion oriented boot company.  I thought I read that around 75-80% of their sales now are service boots.  I'm not knocking that- companies need to adapt to survive- but I think their selection going forward is going to be less heavy duty, not more.

[grandmasterben]

A shame… See I think the copper task IH collab both looks great and is true to their roots.

But if people keep snatching up essentially the same dainty boot, you're right... They're probably just going to pump more out.

[davito]

These were my 50's style service boot in merlot smooth leather dainite sole on the 2040 last from what i remember.

[Sugar Mountain]

I would really like to see Viberg producing more boots on the 2040 last - particularly in a smooth-out leather and no captoe. To my eye, it looks like the perfect balance between a traditional workboot and a more wearable sleek design. The 2030 is just too pointy and low profile in the toe for my tastes although it does look decent with skinny jeans.

[mclaincausey]

If 2030 is good enough for Santa's elves, it should be good enough for us.

[derivative666]

^agreed

[Chris]

Personally, I like the 2030 last.