WESCO-MRLOU-BLK - Wesco® - 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black
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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.
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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.
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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. -
Thanks gents!! Will try and get back to you with results
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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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@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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@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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@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-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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@nonikes said in Wesco
- 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black:Beautiful engineers, @Luijim78! paired with Prontos?
Looks like Pigerworks, right @Luijim78?
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@AtariHunter yes they are Piger Works pwoc26 26Oz
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Ah, I see, said the blind man! Regardless, they're dope, my guy
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