Viberg

[Aries]

Yeah, er… Let's keep this between us guys!

[pillowPANTS]

@Aries:

Here they are upon arrival a year back:

Boots look great! What jeans are u wearing?

[Sugar Mountain]

Looks like the DArtisan nep jeans to me…

My wife would slaughter me if I put dirty boots on the bed!

[Aries]

Thanks pillow pants.

Spot on Sugar Mountain, Studio D'Artisan xs-33 (christmas 33 edition).

[pillowPANTS]

Ahh yes, i remember them now. How they lookin now? Post up some pics in the SDA thread

[derivative666]

[mclaincausey]

I'm wearing those socks today with my cheap-ass Sperry Top-Siders

[Max Power]

Ok, I asked this before, but would be thankful for some experience.

I love the feel of the Viberg laces, super soft and "moist", not as cracking dry as other leather laces I encountered so far. But I am kind of scared to pull them real tight, as I ripped Red Wing laces on the second wear. What's your experience - can I pull with strength without worrying?

[Giles]

I pull super tight through the eyes, but try not to do it around the hooks.  They will go at some point though…...

[trail and arrow]

i wear my IHVB-04-b-o-t since december nearly every second day.
the leather laces have never been any issue and i pull them quite tight.
they perform and look much better than normal laces, imo (until they break).

[Max Power]

Perfect answers. Thanks 

[trail and arrow]

love my 66hiker.

@Max Power,
what's the issue with yours?

[derivative666]

I believe max has the same issue I do they are small. They are fine when wearing during the day but, too small for hiking. I am taking mine to a cobbler tomorrow to get stretched.

[mclaincausey]

Did you try my shoe tree suggestion? This is a very short last vertically for whatever reason. I shoved a Nordstrom cedar shoe tree in my left one for about a week and it sorted it out for me.

[derivative666]

I have shoe trees in them, doesn't fix the issue. It's going to the cobbler today  to be stretched

[Max Power]

Yes, just like Jeff said. My hikers fit fine within the first hour but when the feet are swollen they rub a bit at the toes. I don't get Blisters but they feel tight. A Cobbler tries to fix that right now.

[trail and arrow]

hope that it works out for you in the end.

[Max Power]

Thank you! I'm sure it would have settled with further wear, but I need them in the alps soon and was worried about them being too small then. Only thing that worries me is that the cobbler said, that the widening happens at my own risk. But he also said these boots are like tanks.

[derivative666]

My cobbler said the same thing. The leather is so tough he will not guarantee a stretch or if it will stay stretched.

[Max Power]

Will get them tomorrow and keep you updated