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WESCO-MRLOU-BLK - Wesco® - 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black

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    WeirdowithaBeardo
    Joined: 26 Feb 2020

    Hi there
    Sorry for the delay. I can’t decide which pair I prefer, like you I have mostly brown boots but after I bought these in brown and were so good I went and picked up the black too. I think, and just my view, the black look a little smarter, the brown more rugged. Both fit really well and are wearing in pretty much equally. I think subconsciously I go to the black first for some reason.

    last edited by 18 Sept 2020, 21:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      GC
      Joined: 15 Nov 2019

      Thanks @WeirdowithaBeardo , it’s brilliant you’ve added more pics too, I’ll certainly not be the only one to appreciate this. If mine build the character yours are displaying, I’ve a fear that a brown pair may one day get a look in too.  😎

      Insta @eaudepetroleum

      last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 06:06 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        WeirdowithaBeardo
        Joined: 26 Feb 2020

        Thank you. I look forward to seeing your choice(s)!

        last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 07:59 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          Giles
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

          @GC:

          I’ve a fear that a brown pair may one day get a look in too.  😎

          What about the Natty's? 😶 😶 😶 😶 😶

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

          last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 08:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            GC
            Joined: 15 Nov 2019

            They’ve crossed my mind @Giles believe me. However I can lack imagination, and some visual stimulus to see how these products would fare would help, hence me pleading here for pics.
            The nattys no doubt possess the greatest potential, but as I’m personally buying into how they’ll look in 2 years time, a picture of a time worn pair would certainly get my slippy finger sliding again! I know these are new, so that’s not gonna always be possible, but to make my point, Redwings USA once included, alongside pics of a fresh pair, a photo of a totally broken in pair of their 8083’s, I was immediately soled,  🙂 my first pair of boots in fact.
            Only a few things in life grow more beautiful with wear than a pair of Wesco’s.

            Insta @eaudepetroleum

            last edited by 19 Sept 2020, 12:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              GC
              Joined: 15 Nov 2019

              Well, to put it mildly, after some 'initial wrestling' I feared these were just not right for me as I simply could not get my feet inside.

              Gotta share my gratitude to @Chesson without your help today man, I think I may have given up, or at some point soon passed out!

              Now my feet are in, I love em!

              Insta @eaudepetroleum

              last edited by 22 Sept 2020, 13:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Chesson
                Joined: 18 Mar 2019

                Looking good, Glenn!

                IG: @alexchesson_

                last edited by 22 Sept 2020, 15:23 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  GC
                  Joined: 15 Nov 2019

                  Little 2 week photo update, modelled beautifully by my 5 year old. They've been worn almost every other day and are already taking in some character. I'm stoked  😉

                  Insta @eaudepetroleum

                  last edited by 6 Oct 2020, 16:55 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Baba-san
                    The Unwoven
                    Joined: 11 Oct 2018

                    They’re looking real nice already @GC…how did you manage to overcome getting them on???🥵

                    last edited by 7 Oct 2020, 22:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      GC
                      Joined: 15 Nov 2019

                      Cheers @Baba-san I am delighted how quickly they’ve taken.

                      To get them on I simply had to remove the inner soles for a week. Doesn’t sound much, but just a few mm, helped me articulate my feet in. Once in they fit a treat. Inner sole has since been replaced, which took me back a step, but I can already remove the left boot with relative ease. The right is still playing hard ball.  😃

                      Insta @eaudepetroleum

                      last edited by 8 Oct 2020, 06:14 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Baba-san
                        The Unwoven
                        Joined: 11 Oct 2018

                        ah… good to know I am not the only one struggling with the initial fit on Wescos.

                        I had a similar problem with my Jobmasters.. not the 'getting them on' part, but with the fit of them once my fit was in. Like you, I experimented with having foot soles in, out and different socks etc. I managed to get them broken in but it took me a while.... perhaps I should have gone for the slightly wider 'E' fitting rather than the 'D' as they were tight across the toe box.

                        The Engineers will be my next purchase so I need to carefully consider the width... did you run with the standard 'D's?? 🙂

                        last edited by 8 Oct 2020, 08:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          GC
                          Joined: 15 Nov 2019

                          I went with the D fitting, on the basis all my RW's are and I've never considered the width an issue. On reflection, perhaps I should have tried the E, as it might have eased the breaking in process. Having said that, and as I said before, now my feet are in, they also fit me perfectly. I just need the area atop of the foot, beneath the strap, to soften a little more, its after all only been a week, and I'm sure the initial struggle with them was worth it. They truly live up to their rep.

                          "Nothing worthwhile is easy, as they say''  🙂

                          Insta @eaudepetroleum

                          last edited by 8 Oct 2020, 09:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Baba-san
                            The Unwoven
                            Joined: 11 Oct 2018

                            Thanx for the response… I wish I could try both widths before taking the plunge :-\

                            last edited by 8 Oct 2020, 22:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Giles
                              IHUK Crew
                              Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                              You could buy both and return either 1 or 2 pairs.  As you're in the UK that'd cost you about 7 quid…...

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                              last edited by 9 Oct 2020, 08:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Baba-san
                                The Unwoven
                                Joined: 11 Oct 2018

                                thanks Giles… that sounds like a plan.... 😉

                                last edited by 9 Oct 2020, 09:05 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • AppfaffA
                                  Appfaff
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                  For what it’s worth, my ideal Wesco fit is a 10D on a MP last, and I’d do the same for a boss last and enjoy the extra room.

                                  However, I have engineers on both ends of the spectrum - I have the 1940s boss with MP toe in a 9.5E and the mr Lou in a 10.5E.

                                  Going down did cause a ton of break in discomfort, but after a few months of wearing them one or twice a week - where the leather seams are stitched were the main areas of discomfort - they stretched a good amount and I have very comfortable boots / especially with thin socks.

                                  The mr lous sized up have been a dream to break in. Yes they have some give and wiggle, but I just tighten the straps down and am good to go. I’m sure after years of wear, I might get a bit of uneven wear due to a bit of sliding, but it works for me and gives me a little bulkier boot to wear with some of my wider pants.

                                  Not giving advice so much as sharing experience.

                                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                  last edited by 15 Oct 2020, 02:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • HairyChapterH
                                    HairyChapter
                                    Joined: 19 Sept 2020

                                    Man, I am so torn between D and E width. Living in Sweden ordering double doesn't work as well for me. Going 9D in Red Wing Iron Rangers without a problem suggest that I should go with that but other say they are a bit slimmer than normal. I'd happily take any advice I can get.

                                    Btw, any signs of a restock in a near future?

                                    last edited by 15 Oct 2020, 11:41 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • AppfaffA
                                      Appfaff
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                      Honestly, I used to wear a 10D in Iron rangers and my ideal size in Mr Lou would be a 10E if I got another pair. You can easily make them snugger - it’s expensive making them bigger.

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                                      last edited by 15 Oct 2020, 11:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • HairyChapterH
                                        HairyChapter
                                        Joined: 19 Sept 2020

                                        Good point, thanks for the reply. It's nervewrecking ordering 700 euro boots without trying them but these seem worthy of the risk

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                                        last edited by 15 Oct 2020, 12:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • AppfaffA
                                          Appfaff
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 11 Oct 2013

                                          They are worth it!

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                                          last edited by 15 Oct 2020, 13:00 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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