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Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...

Sheepdog149

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regius

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anybody has experience with Viberg's new fashion engineers? their "horsebutt", in brown and pure black? the last is their Chealsea last, different from the 2005 previously on their website.
 

Bfd70

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Ok, so the above post is 8 hours old. Now, i need opinions. Boots fit good with thin socks, snug with regular weight socks, and heavy weight are a no go.
Question: ride it out and expect stretch. Or exchange for 1/2 size larger?
 

AeroFan_07

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Nope - send them back. I live across from Chicago at the same "latitude" in Iowa, and you need thick socks too much, including when I used to live in Chi-town. Unless these are to be spring/summer only.
 

Boyo

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Really, i would think that more than 8 hours is necessary to break these in.. the Op's post says they fit great with thin socks. i say these are your size and i would keep wearing them and gradually introduce the thicker socks as they break in.
 

jonesy86

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The Frye Addison boots are also worth a look. They were on sale on their home page for about $325.00 some time ago (and on Amazon) but I let it slip. I'm keeping an eye out for another sale, though.
I think you are right on. I bet the Frye Addison are a much better then the Frye Sutton boot in that class of boot. I'm just cheap. I have to chuckle (not out loud I hope) when I realize that a lot of the really expensive vintage stuff, and reproductions we love, were originally the cheapest working class stuff available.

BTW
Amazon has Addison's for sale now for $140.

https://www.amazon.com/FRYE-Mens-Ad...Frye+addison&refinements=p_89:FRYE&th=1&psc=1
 

jonesy86

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I think you are right on. I bet the Frye Addison are a much better then the Frye Sutton boot in that class of boot. I'm just cheap. I have to chuckle (not out loud I hope) when I realize that a lot of the really expensive vintage stuff, and reproductions we love, were originally the cheapest working class stuff available.

BTW
Amazon has Addison's for sale now for $140.

https://www.amazon.com/FRYE-Mens-Addison-Engineer-Black/dp/B019JA9ON0/ref=sr_1_4?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1511409288&sr=1-4&nodeID=7141123011&psd=1&keywords=Frye+addison&refinements=p_89:FRYE&th=1&psc=1

Or maybe $220, I guess the price varies depending on what size is in the greatest demand.
 

Bfd70

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Interesting point about pricing. I've found the "work wear" trend of the past few years smirk worthy. No matter the quality or durability, nobody pays $300 for a pair of jeans to do real labor in.
 

Dav

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[QUOTE="Bfd70, post: 2332031, member: 41335" No matter the quality or durability, nobody pays $300 for a pair of jeans to do real labor in.[/QUOTE]

Erm, 25oz Iron Heart's
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Okay, I admit I didn't buy them specifically to work in but that is where they're used these days. :)
I have got engineer boots on as well, so the pic is sort of relevant to the thread.
 

Bfd70

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Wow. I stand corrected. I guess i didn't factor in the rotating to work status old jeans. I will now make up a statistic. 97.3 % of people who buy expensive denim do not purchase them with the intention of performing actual labor in them.

Nice pants BTW
 

andy b.

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Wow. I stand corrected. I guess i didn't factor in the rotating to work status old jeans. I will now make up a statistic. 97.3 % of people who buy expensive denim do not purchase them with the intention of performing actual labor in them.

Nice pants BTW
Make that 95%.
I am right now wearing a $350 pair of jeans for work on a construction site. I got them in the end of October and have been wearing them every day with an occasional wash.
I am not saying this to brag, and I am certainly not wealthy. I just find that the jeans don't develop any character unless you actually do work in them. After 4 or 5 months they are broken in how I like them and I rotate them OUT of work status. How's that for throwing a big fat curve in your hypothesis? I normally wear MUCH cheaper jeans for work. LOL
 

Bfd70

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Make that 95%.
I am right now wearing a $350 pair of jeans for work on a construction site. I got them in the end of October and have been wearing them every day with an occasional wash.
I am not saying this to brag, and I am certainly not wealthy. I just find that the jeans don't develop any character unless you actually do work in them. After 4 or 5 months they are broken in how I like them and I rotate them OUT of work status. How's that for throwing a big fat curve in your hypothesis? I normally wear MUCH cheaper jeans for work. LOL
Make that 95%.
I am right now wearing a $350 pair of jeans for work on a construction site. I got them in the end of October and have been wearing them every day with an occasional wash.
I am not saying this to brag, and I am certainly not wealthy. I just find that the jeans don't develop any character unless you actually do work in them. After 4 or 5 months they are broken in how I like them and I rotate them OUT of work status. How's that for throwing a big fat curve in your hypothesis? I normally wear MUCH cheaper jeans for work. LOL
95% but 87.6% who do are members of TFL.
 

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