WESCO
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Hi mate
I would recommend padding the tongue rather than the heel. it will push the foot back in the heel cup, rather than the toes forward in tow box...if that makes sense.
https://www.shoeinsoles.co.uk/pedag-supra-tongue-pads.html
Otherwise Timpsons sell these, but I have heard mixed things
https://www.timpson.co.uk/suede-heel-grips
Hope that helps
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To add on to what @Jack said, Pedag makes some tongue padding as well.
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Try an insole too, that may help.
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A couple quick photos of my custom boots. Wasn’t sure I would like the western toe but I do!
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Wesco Romeo roller magazine collab on this cool weather day finally.
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Getting ready for the cooler months, new laces day for the old Jobmasters from jtcraftingshop.
Leather Heavy Duty 4mm Round Brown.
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Wesco Gachapon, sugoi!
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@SourPower gotta get some patina on those things. That’s super cool man
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Black Chromexcel
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Roller Magazine came out with another Romeo collab. Absolutely wild color.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DPLDBsrke_K/?img_index=3&igsh=MWZxOGh3NGt3cXMyNw==
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So much Wesco hotness in here with a big focus on the Mr Lous. I am envious.
It has me thinking about a proper engineer boot fit. I read some wild (and maybe a realistic) takes on how these boots should fit to start, which included borderline painful and even, erm... urinating your boots, then wearing them, to dial in the fit.
There's a lot of experience here. How do you like your engineer boots to fit? More importantly, what level of difficulty do you expect with putting on a fresh pair of boots?
Safety third
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Instep should be snug on top of the foot similar to how you like to adjust laces on a boot. Heel should be loose and not touch the back so the foot lifts at the heel when walking when new. Toes need room just like any other shoe. This should make for a boot that takes some effort to pull on with a good solid pop when the foot gets past the boot throat. Imo nothing should be painful.
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@pechelman I can dig it. Thank you. Sounds very much like fitting a pair of cowboy boots.
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The rule of thumb for me on Wesco Engineer boots is half down from Brannock(I’m a 11.5 D) up a width or true to size D width.
I mostly have 11E, but I have a handful of 11.5D.
If given the choice, I prefer the 11 E as they seem to fit just a little bit better in the toe area.
The most important thing of all this is to be properly Brannocked. I don’t know how people wear a full size down. I physically could not get my foot in a 10.5 I’ve tried with Wesco and different makers. But I guess I could see somebody with a super low volume foot might be able to do it “comfortably”
Edit: you should be able to get your foot in with relatively little effort. I don’t have the same thunk like I do when I’m wearing something like my unsung engineers or when I used to have Lofgrens. I think that’s just a pattern thing not fit. A bootjack to remove or using my other foot is necessary.
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@northsouthdenimguy Thank you. That tracks with what I've heard. Reading some others' ideas on fit had me spooled for a minute.
Funny, you mention a bootjack; that's a mainstay of mine. I love it.
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@Bobcat-Sig I never had any trouble with getting into my Wesco Engineers from the start. Had a bit of heelslip that got less with wear, some times I felt they got looser and I adjusted the straps. My wescos are the IH Germany roughouts, size 10E, I wear 10 in Red Wing Moc Toes and they are roomier without being sloppy.
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Last night’s brown CXL horsebutt, tonight natural CXL “bubble” toe
I guess I don’t have to tell anyone here, but my Wesco engineers are my favorites out of any brands I currently own or have owned in the past. There’s just something about the leather, the silhouette, everything about them. To me, they just look the best.
