Random questions to which you seek an answer
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@Snowy Thanks Wade, I'm just trying define what my own personal differentiators are.
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Pass the 634UHR and buy something lighter for Summer? Maybe a TW-634N?
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Not an option haha maybe the stock will last and I can order a UHR in autumn.
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How does Rm Williams sizing run?
Found a pair on eBay in my usual size 12 boot size and wondering if they would work.I'm a bit late on this one but here's my response to another forum member's question about RM Williams sizing a while back:
Weird sizing. I'm a 7G in RM, an 8 in RW and an 8 (26.0 cm) in Japanese boots. I was very glad I could try these on in the store before buying. The other thing is, because they're chelsea boots, they've got to be tight when you buy them because the leather stretches a little, but not too tight that they're uncomfortable.
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Thanks man, I decided to hold off… I've shot craps one too many times in ordering boots online... Gotta wait until I'm sure from now on.
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Anyone heard of Red Wite and Blue? Not really my style but they look really cool for those into vintage workwear. https://www.etsy.com/listing/165541240/the-westmoreland-201-selvage-15-ounce?ref=shop_home_active_1
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I love engineer boots, but… do you guys think that it makes sense to have a pair as a daily wearer, sans motorcycle? I ask because since I've been into this stuff I always eventually end up at the purist perspective (no side pockets on type 3's, loose jeans washed a lot, etc) and I wouldn't want to make an expensive purchase and think I was posing or something/not using something in the way it was designed to be used.
Back in the day, did people wear engineer boots if they never even touched a motorcycle? The more I think about it, the more it makes sense to buy a different pair of boots for daily wearers, and engineers if you actually need to be protected...
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Honestly, wouldn't that mentality out the entire workwear movement into question. Does your job really demand you wear a heavy duty pair of vibergs or whites? Sure some people csn say yes but I will guarantee there's just as many that wear them because they like them… Don't over analyze it, wear what you like
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Engineer boots were originally for train engineers, to protect their legs from embers as they shoveled coal. Bikers adopted them later to protect their legs from hot pipes.
That said, I've never actually thought of them as motorcycle boots, but there's no doubt that they carry that association for some people. I just think they're comfy (plenty of horizontal room in the toe box of most lasts, the ankle strap, and the profile in general) and look really cool, so I've worn them. First pair of non-cowboy boots (and I'm not a cowboy) was combat boots, and I'm not a soldier. Next pair was engineer boots, and I don't ride.
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I love engineer boots, but… do you guys think that it makes sense to have a pair as a daily wearer, sans motorcycle? I ask because since I've been into this stuff I always eventually end up at the purist perspective (no side pockets on type 3's, loose jeans washed a lot, etc) and I wouldn't want to make an expensive purchase and think I was posing or something/not using something in the way it was designed to be used.
Back in the day, did people wear engineer boots if they never even touched a motorcycle? The more I think about it, the more it makes sense to buy a different pair of boots for daily wearers, and engineers if you actually need to be protected...
I think that point of view is completely specious….
Wear what you want, especially if you like it and it's comfortable and utilitarian/useful.
Do you have to be a basketball player to wear chucks or baseball caps?
Do you have to mend roofs to wear Roofers?
Do you need to pilot a prop plane to wear an A2?If I followed you logic, most of my clothing would have to go. Just about everything we wear is borrowed and adapted from another walk of life. As @mclaincausey points out above, even engineer boots were borrowed by bikers from welders and stokers….And it is usually only pretentious bikers who claim that only bikers can wear engineers.....
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I wear my Engineer boots on most of my days off from September-May, and I don't own a motorcycle, I'm not an engineer, or a welder. I am a dude that likes comfy boots. My friend Steve put it best when he described Engineer Boots as "Chillin' boots", and that's how I really view them. On my days off when I can't be bothered with laces, or tightly fitting footwear, or when I just want something really comfortable, I reach for my Engineer Boots. They're great for traveling because I can walk 8 miles a day with them with zero issues, and they're like your favorite pair of jeans. They fit just right, they're super comfortable, and they're like an old friend.
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That said, I do consider certain moto jackets to be too "moto" for me to wear, so I can't claim to not understand somewhat where Ben is coming from. For whatever reason I just don't feel that way about engineers.
