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    bluemantra
    Haraki san Prodigy
    @goosehd
    Joined: 19 Feb 2023

    @goosehd trust me i've been agonizing over this before clicking the purchase button. Not to mention the wait time being 18 months.

    I like the short stack olive boss engineers i have.

    I want a brown pair. I want the wedge sole. this leaves me with going the custom route to get what i want. I don't like heeled boots. i've figured that out with trial and error.

    WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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      goosehd
      Mod Squad
      @bluemantra
      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

      @bluemantra …18 months is an estimate (Wesco) and I believe they are taking much longer than that.

      My last pair of Wesco’s was closer to 2 years. I have a pair of Zerrows that are currently at the one year waiting mark, and my last pair of Lofgrens were about 14-15 months.

      "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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        bluemantra
        Haraki san Prodigy
        @goosehd
        Joined: 19 Feb 2023

        @goosehd yeah, that's a long time. I spoke with Bruce from Wesco and he said they've hired more people and they're making more boots a day and the time has been coming down.

        WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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          pechelman
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 24 Jan 2022

          ordered a pair of custom fit during an in-person visit july 2023 and just heard from Chris they should be ready to pickup next week.

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            bluemantra
            Haraki san Prodigy
            @pechelman
            Joined: 19 Feb 2023

            @pechelman did you forget about them? lol what build did you go with?

            WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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              pechelman
              啓蒙家
              Joined: 24 Jan 2022

              I didn't forget, especially not since my build was identical to one released about a year ago here. Did Lou's in the natural mayram hh.

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                Giles
                IHUK Crew
                @goosehd
                Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                @goosehd said in WESCO:

                you are potentially making it more difficult to resell the boots later

                Whilst that is true, I am a great believer in buying stuff that you like, not what someone else may like in the future.

                I see a lot of people buying shit and paying more regard to resale, than how much they actually like the thing.

                Fuck that, enjoy everything you do or buy to the max......

                I think I am the only person I know who has not made money on property, which in the UK is like impossible over the last 40 years. But I have loved living everywhere I have lived/live.

                "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

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                  Pinkpan
                  @bluemantra
                  Joined: 26 Feb 2025

                  @bluemantra yes the rough out pair is BT boss from IH Germany.
                  only a few weeks old so the shaft is straight but i'm confident it will stay like that. my buddy have the same BT non rough out and the shaft is still straight after about 18 months.

                  the floppy shaft on the morrison is no issue at all, when you have your legs in and your jeans around it's fine 😉

                  74 or more…

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                    NickD
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 17 Nov 2024

                    @Giles is spot on here. Buy what you like, not what’s likely to sell. And FWIW when I’ve sold custom ordered boots I’ve had no issue making the sale, quite the contrary.

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                      Erin758
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 11 Mar 2025

                      I have a question here for anyone that has a pair of lace ups and slip ons... do you go for the same size or need to adjust between the two, assuming they're in the same last? I love the look of Wesco's engineer boot, however when I tried one in the same size as my lace ups they had tremendous heel slip. It felt way beyond something that would go away with break in. I still want to give them another try so I'm thinking of going down a half size and up in width.

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                        bluemantra
                        Haraki san Prodigy
                        Joined: 19 Feb 2023

                        Does anyone have some photos of some well worn horween natural CXL? Does it Patina into a dark brown?

                        WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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                          Ross
                          IHUK Crew
                          @Erin758
                          Joined: 6 Dec 2021

                          @Erin758 I think it really depends personally to person. While we do measure foot size in nice neat increments the reality is that no two feet are the same.

                          If you've tried the same size in engineers as you take in lace-ups and got too much heel slip then I'd say your plan of trying a half size down and going up in width is a good idea

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                            68degreesorless
                            Haraki san Student
                            @Erin758
                            Joined: 19 Jul 2021

                            @Erin758 yes I wear 10 in Mr Lou and 10.5 in lace up chukka. The Lou’s require thinner socks later in the day or on airplane (once the feet swell) or the toes get a little smashed, but it was worth it to avoid too much heel slip. But this will vary from foot to foot and based on individual preferences.

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                              Erin758
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 11 Mar 2025

                              Sounds good; Wesco offers combination lasts so I will go up in width for the toebox but leave the heel the same. A softer leather would also probably help with the break in and stretch...

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                                pechelman
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                bit of a false start today to pick up some custom boots but hoping to have them in a couple of weeks
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                                  Inorganic
                                  Haraki san Student
                                  @pechelman
                                  Joined: 7 Sept 2022

                                  @pechelman SCAPPOOSE!!!!!

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                                    GraemeE
                                    @Inorganic
                                    Joined: 18 Sept 2022

                                    @Inorganic Or "the poose" if you went to high school there

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                                      pechelman
                                      啓蒙家
                                      @bluemantra
                                      Joined: 24 Jan 2022

                                      @bluemantra I've got a pair of Nick's I've had since 2015 but I wouldn't say they've been worn hard by any means.

                                      Here they are brand new, a couple years ago after a conditioning, and today. Dunno if it's just this run of natural cxl but mine haven't aged a bunch compared to some other nat cxl boots I've seen.

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                                        bluemantra
                                        Haraki san Prodigy
                                        @pechelman
                                        Joined: 19 Feb 2023

                                        @pechelman Thanks, they definitely look like they've taken on a light brown versus the grayish color when new.

                                        WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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                                          bluemantra
                                          Haraki san Prodigy
                                          Joined: 19 Feb 2023

                                          Does anyone have red wing amber harness to compare to british tan from wesco?

                                          WTB IHJ-140-IG size L

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