White's Boots
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I've never felt a new pair of Whites was a torture to break in, I might have been lucky but all the ones I own/ have owned have been extremely comfortable from the first wear.
My White's were a breeze. My Wescos took about a year to break in.
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Has anyone ever worn the Nomads?
Or should I just go for Wesco Boss
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i had the nomads before but 58 panhead got it off me. theyre great boots feels like your wearing a pair of smoke jumpers.
but id rather get the boss.
i broke in my wesco boss in black oil in 1 week. i put pecards and heat gun maybe 3 layers innit. and walked for a week in them ( 12 hrs a day)
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Semi dress + obenauf's.
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^such great boots
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Because I only have obenauf's in my house?
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Id love to try it though
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my boots have been aching my feet to hell my whole trip to japan.. wore them all trip long and walked in them at least 10 hours a day. they are still hard as feck…. will these ever soften up to be the comfy pair of white's they are claiming they are? or will these feel like pavement forever. Am seriously considering a re-sole... or an insole..
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try the insole first!…what were you expecting of that triple sole though?
with that sole, I guess even chuck Norris would have had his problems!...i really didn't think much of it since this was my first pair of shoes with an actual leather midsole or even a leather sole.. i've only owned red wings and wolverine's that i've never really worn.. what kinda insoles would you think would work? like those comfort insoles?
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not a problem mate, I actually was more kidding as being dead serious about it…tbh I haven't handled a pair of whites (with that sole) at all, but I think you should grab whatever insole to make you feel comfortable while walking/wearing them...if you have some space in the boots i'd go for one of those comfy gel insoles! hope it helps...
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id resole ss. i doubt you will ever break that sole in
my thoughts exactly.. but now the issue is where?
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insole first for sure! Made a huge difference in breaking in my 875's.
Picked up http://www.hanksclothing.com/red_wing_steel_toe_insoles_buy.html in the redwing store in Harajuku (if you're still about over there). Else Rakuten sellers have them too.
The thing with insoles is it moves where your heel hits the back of the boot, so expect a little grief re-adjusting in that area. My RW went from painful 10hr hikes to hey, still got some spring in my step….
feel your pain tho brutha, did the EXACT same thing in JP (until I visited RW store, and my troubles ended).
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try the insole first!…what were you expecting of that triple sole though?
with that sole, I guess even chuck Norris would have had his problems!...i really didn't think much of it since this was my first pair of shoes with an actual leather midsole or even a leather sole.. i've only owned red wings and wolverine's that i've never really worn.. what kinda insoles would you think would work? like those comfort insoles?
I have a double midsole + stiff vibrams, can't say that it has been very problematic after the first week of überstiffness?
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This might sound weird, but trust me on this. With a triple midsole and a thick rugged sole you need to change the way that you walk. If you stamp round in them like you're wearing Red Wings then you will break before the boots do.
If you walk a little flat footed, you need to learn to roll the front of your foot as you step.
Also worth remembering that a Vibram 100 sole ( I think that's what you have) is not a pavement sole. Those Boots were not made for city trekking, buy some SD's or Oxfords for that.
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my boots have been aching my feet to hell my whole trip to japan.. wore them all trip long and walked in them at least 10 hours a day. they are still hard as feck…. will these ever soften up to be the comfy pair of white's they are claiming they are? or will these feel like pavement forever. Am seriously considering a re-sole... or an insole..
you were already in japan! you should have sent them to okuyama san
