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

    WESCO - West Coast Shoe Company
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    • Paul9221P
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      Yeah, those are beautiful!

      Handmade garments that come from natural materials are going to be unique and may lack that perfect symmetry that you see in the mass-produced stuff.

      Blanket-line all the things!!!

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      • jerkulesJ
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        @jabodunn they look lovely, gorgeous leather. Enjoy the “imperfections”, it’s what makes them special.

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        • J
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          Thanks guys, I’m definitely ok with the imperfections and all about handmade goods. I guess I was more worried about massive grain break on one boot and not the other. On my feet now and buckled in for the journey!

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          • popvultureP
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            Beat em up and nobody (including you) will ever notice!

            But yep, like others have said, the variation is all part of the deal.

            WTB
            IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
            Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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            • R
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              I that the same problem as some others with my big toes touching the top of the boot uncomfortably. I tried just taking out the insoles, and it was better, but I preferred the feel on the rest of my foot with them in, so... I just sliced off the front of the stock insoles right behind where the toes are. I figured, new inserts direct from Wesco are cheap, so might as well give it a shot. It worked great. I could see being bothered by the abrupt feel of it, but it would be easy enough to sand it or bevel it with a utility knife or something.

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              • ?
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                Yes! Always wanted to try some wesco’s although my feet are very ‘spoiled’ by Lofgrens haha! Got them on a trade and they are the pre april 22’ ones. They are a 9E and although they fit quite good i have soms minors wich maybe you guys can help me with. First of all my toe was hitting the top of the toebox so i got rid of the leather insoles wich solved this problem. Normally i wear nordic socks in my lofgrens(otherwise i have quite some heel-slip) but with the nordic socks in my wesco’s things end up a little (to) tight..

                So i tried some lighter socks, no dress socks but more a in between kinda sock. Wich overall gives me a good feeling but after a little while it start to hurt under my big toes and things don’t get comfortable. I know there is a breaking in process cause although they were second-hand they were just like new. Any tips around here?

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                • ?
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                  No Wesco walker with help for the above? 😎

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                  • goosehdG
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                    @Heavy_blue There could be multiple things in play: wrong size boot in either length or width, the boot isn’t broken in yet which just takes time to conform to your foot, or a combination of the two.

                    You could try using a boot stretcher to get some volume in the toe box area, wear them intermittently to slowly break them in without hurting your feet too badly, or possibly try reselling them and look for a slightly bigger size that would allow you to wear the socks that you prefer.

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    • goosehdG
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                      One other thing that I did in the military to speed up the break in process was to soak the boot and wear them wet until they dried. It was hard on my feet and I don’t know if it damaged the boot in the long term.

                      It did speed up the process considerably and maybe there is an in between that you could try. Maybe spray them down from the outside to slightly dampen them.

                      I would only soak them fully as a last resort and would just wear them intermittently as mentioned above until they were broken in.

                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        @Heavy_blue try this. Holding the boot at the heel and with the toe into a carpeted floor, compress the boot so it flexes at its natural flex point. Do this 10-20 times. This exaggerates your natural walking motion/foot flex and it might help “open” everything up. I’ve done this on stiff leather boots (cowboy, engineer, flight) and it really helps with the out-of-the-box discomfort of a new boot. Or even a boot that is slightly tight and needs some coaxing.
                        Also, @goosehd is spot on with his boot stretcher recommendation. It’s a must have if you own custom, thick leather boots.

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                        • ?
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                          Thanks gents!! Will try and get back to you with results

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                          • AtariHunterA
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                            Sorry to ask, but is there any news since march regarding a restock? Are they still in production?

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                            • AlexA
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                              @Ross has the latest info, but is off today. He'll get back to you tomorrow!

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                              • AtariHunterA
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                                @Alex said in Wesco® - 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black:

                                @Ross has the latest info, but is off today. He'll get back to you tomorrow!

                                No hurry, thanks a lot for the information!

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                                • RossR
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                                  @AtariHunter we're looking around October on these at the moment, just waiting for the last dozen to come off the production line

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                                  • AtariHunterA
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                                    @Ross said in Wesco® - 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black:

                                    @AtariHunter we're looking around October on these at the moment, just waiting for the last dozen to come off the production line

                                    Perfect, Thanks a lot for the good news!

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                                    • John GaltJ
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                                      @Ross Any other flavors other than the black coming and if so, can you divulge which flavors when? Thanks!

                                      No one’s happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or to destroy.

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                                      • RossR
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                                        @John-Galt Brown Horsehide and Natural Horsehide will also be back but they will be after the Blacks so timeline is even less certain for those

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                                        • Luijim78L
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                                          very tenacious... but wonderful 😍

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