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    goosehd
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    @Tyler Durden
    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

    @Tyler-Durden I don't have Engineers from Role Club, but do have quite a few engineers from Wesco.

    My answer to all of your questions is no and it sounds like your boots may be too small. From my understanding, engineers are supposed to fit slightly big from the start and form to your foot with wear. Heel slippage in the beginning is good and disappears when the sole flexes and the heel cup forms to your foot.

    I may have this wrong though...

    @Ross thoughts on Engineer boots and fit.

    "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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      pechelman
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      I'm a yes, no, no. Mine fit better if I cinch the strap one position further from the neutral position. Heel slip is a good thing but I like a snug fit over the top of my foot

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        mclaincausey
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        Joined: 12 Apr 2013

        Speaking generically about engineers, I definitely undo and redo vamp buckles putting boots on and off. Heel slip is fine but dissipates as mentioned.

        Sometimes it may make sense to size up and insert an insole.

        Think it, be it.

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          Ross
          IHUK Crew
          @Tyler Durden
          Joined: 6 Dec 2021

          @Tyler-Durden Short answers

          1. Sometimes
          2. No
          3. No

          But that doesn't really tell the full story, there's a few different factors at play. Sizing is one factor and on engineers it's tough to get 'perfect', if they fit nice and snug with no slip off the bat then after a days wear when your feet are hot, sweaty and swollen they might be very tight to get off again. It's why I normally tell people not worry too much about a little slip when they first buy a pair (so long as it'd not too extreme).

          There's also material, I have no experience with Role Club personally but whether they are lined or unlined or just the texture inside can make them more 'grippy' and therefore difficult to take on and off.

          Boot 'style' or Last also makes a difference Eg. MrLous are quite slim for an engineer boot so can make them a little harder to get on and off (and so unbuckling that instep strap might be necessary) but you get a slimmer look and a little less heel slip off the bat compared to the Boss engineers which are a little more generous making them dead easy to slip on and off and are more roomy but you might get a bit more slip and you get a 'chunkier' look.

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            Graham
            IHUK Crew
            @Ross
            Joined: 8 May 2014

            @Ross said in Role Club By Brian the Bootmaker:

            Short answers

            1. Sometimes
            2. No
            3. No

            Ditto 🙂

            @gmac_ironheart
            🤘

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              Tyler Durden
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 21 Feb 2020

              I’ve got my sizing down. Even toyed with all different socks for different boots. I wanted to get a consensus of others. I always undo my strap and use a bag to slide in. High instep issues. However taking off with sweaty socks has never been too fun.

              There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. - R. Duke

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                NickD
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                Joined: 17 Nov 2024

                @Tyler-Durden said in Role Club By Brian the Bootmaker:

                However taking off with sweaty socks has never been too fun.

                A boot jack makes taking off a tighter paiur child's play.

                To answer your original questions

                1. Sometimes
                2. No
                3. No, not issues, but they don't just slip off

                My Skoob pair needed plastic bags and were really difficult for the first 5-10 wears then became easier. I still mainly use a boot jack to remove them. They are about as well sized as a slip on boot can get. My Boss have plenty of heel slip, I can take them on and off with ease with the straps done up, but they are also as small as I can go without them being too short.

                The fit on the Skoob pair means I prefer them in general, but the ease of putting on and taking off means the Boss probably get used more, as a shitkicker boot.

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                  Tyler Durden
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                  Just in…

                  Navy CXL - 1945

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                  There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. - R. Duke

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                    FlavourFade
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                    Joined: 15 Jan 2024

                    @Tyler-Durden 😰 wow

                    Insta: free_the_fades

                    wtb:
                    The Pale Rider XXL

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                      Igneous
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                      You’re going to need to take some pics outside! I want to see that navy in the sunlight 🙂

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                        Tyler Durden
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                        Yeah man. The lighting does no justice. As we all know my lighting skills could use some improvement…haha!

                        There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. - R. Duke

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
                          IHUK Crew
                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                          1 no
                          2 no
                          3 no

                          "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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                            Tyler Durden
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                            There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. - R. Duke

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                              ZackB
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                              @Tyler Durden
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                              @Tyler-Durden congratulations, those are some impressive boots.

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                                SourPower
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                                @Tyler Durden
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                                @Tyler-Durden incredible! These are going to look fantastic with age and that light blue core showing through.

                                Excess In Moderation

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                                  Tyler Durden
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                                  Thanks guys!

                                  I can’t wait for the creases to settle in, and the blues start to pop.

                                  There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. - R. Duke

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                                    smittybat
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                                    Joined: 25 Jun 2010

                                    @Tyler-Durden
                                    I have a really hard time getting my foot into many engineers especially my right foot which is slightly larger than my left. The plastic bag trick does work but I've found using a ski boot shoe horn is a better solution long term solution and I can get the boots on in seconds instead of minutes. If you google "ski boot shoe horn" the red one is what I use. It has saved me so much trouble in getting engineers on and a boot jack is necessary for getting them off without struggling for minutes. In fact using the ski boot shoe horn has opened up a lot of engineers that I previously just couldn't get my feet into and I can buy boots that fit me better instead of sizing up and getting a sloppy fit everywhere else.

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                                      popvulture
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                                      I’ll chime in on the questions and say no/no/no, but I do use a boot jack just because they’re really convenient. I have a pair of made to measure Role Clubs and two pairs of Mr Lou’s, one in size 12 and one 12.5. IIRC my Brannock size is probably a 13.5, which is why 12.5 seems to be be the most ideal fit for me in Wesco. 12 is doable — a little snug on the top of my foot — but I can get them off and on with no problem / no unbuckling.

                                      The reason I offer all this up is that my first pair of engineers were Lofgrens in 12. I really needed a bigger size, but that was the biggest they made, and they were positively murderous to deal with for a while. I had them stretched by a cobbler twice, and even after breaking them in I still had a really hard time getting one of them on (I have high insteps but my right foot is higher). Thankfully I got past having to use the plastic bag, but once I got a pair that actually fit, I couldn’t sell them fast enough. They were killer boots and I still love the way the Lofgren engineers look, but they were just too small. This is all to say that if anybody runs into that whole mess, just size up if possible and make your life easier.

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

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                                        flannel slut
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                                        @popvulture well said good sir

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                                          Tyler Durden
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                                          There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. - R. Duke

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