Vans

[Matt]

If it makes him feel better If it weren’t for an extremely modest growth spurt during the summer before high school I’d still be 4’9”.

[Matt]

Ooohhh! Now I get the Ramdom Convos thread!

[AdamJ]

@WhiskeySandwich Nice! I've got the all Black Sk8 Hi's and Blue x White ones, quite tempted by a cream or offwhite pair this summer too

[WhiskeySandwich]

@AdamJ I really like their marshmallow color but I havent seen them use it on the BMX version yet. but Blackout's are a must have, 100%

[SKT]

I’ll join Adam’s party…got my first pair of SK8-hi’s a few weeks back too. They are already one of my favorites.

[AdamJ]

@SKT knows what's up!!

[thewizarrd]

Of all the recent/new releases, the mid MTE Destruct is a solid fave of mine. So comfortable and particularly awesome for winter.

Here are mine right now, complete with crocking.

[thewizarrd]

Another favourite pair are my OG Vault colab with Nigel Cabourn. 50/50 Indigo dyed herringbone and denim vamp. Like breaking in a pair of iron rangers.

[Matt]

Those are awesome.

[Matt]

And it seems I can get a new pair for $71.

[Oaktavia]

@Matt said in Vans:

Those are awesome.

These are too, which I found searching for the herringbone ones.

[Mizmazzle]

+1 on the Sk8-HI BMX.

[Mizmazzle]

@thewizarrd yeah dude. Those are super rad!! Did you take your normal Vans Sk8-hi size in those?

[AdamJ]

@Matt kids sizes are cheaper

[thewizarrd]

@Mizmazzle these are a UK 11, funny story but all my trainers/sneakers are 11. Measured up in a brannock for a pair of red wings about a year ago and I’m actually a 10.. seems I’ve been wearing shoes all my adult life a size too big.. I do have a crazy high arch so some shoes 10, some 11 depending on the width. I could probably get away with a 10.5 in these.

[Mizmazzle]

@thewizarrd yeah, Red Wings run about 1/2 size to one full size larger than a normal sneaker size. So that sounds on par with the norm. Did you buy a pair of Red Wings? It’s a great journey. Classic boots for sure!!

[Tago Mago]

@Matt Vans have got the entire family covered: https://www.vans.de/shop/de/vans-de/kollektion-kinder

[Tago Mago]

@Matt I'm assuming minimum height for a state trooper was relatively low?

[goosehd]

Burn…..

[thewizarrd]

@Mizmazzle I’m one of the few that likes to wear an insole in their 8 last boots so I buy as per my brannock sizing. I picked up a pair of blacksmiths in R&T copper.

With regards to the 8138, I bought an pair around 15 years ago and in all honesty, I ended up selling them a couple of years ago because I think the traction tread is awful. I was wearing through two soles a year!

Granted I didn’t have much by way of a rotation back then.