IHWE-MRLOU-BLK - Wesco® - 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black

[thooy05]

@seawolf ihave the same problem with you always tight on my right foot for any new boots. I just take out the sole and everything perfect:)

[seawolf]

@thooy05 It's annoying! But at least I know it's me and not the boots. I'll power through it though.

[AtariHunter]

In the end I managed it and ordered a pair directly from Wesco. Too bad, I would have liked to buy the boots via IH (especially since Wesco charges horrendous shipping costs) so that I could have had them now and broken them in. At the next opportunity, I‘ll make sure in advance that there will be a restock also for my size.

Now I have to wait patiently (not my strong point), expected delivery date: Mid-October 2024…

Until then, I wish you all lots of fun with your new boots and look forward to seeing some pics here

[Luijim78]

@AtariHunter my friend I understand you, I gave up on many things just because I had to wait years to get them, I also wanted to order them directly from Wesco, (in my case in addition to shipping there was 30% customs duties and taxes to pay ) . So I looked on Ebay and found an American shop that had just stocked Stompers Boots and I bought them there, at an excellent price I must say.

[injunjack]

Ditching the Pull Loops is a huge mistake. I hope they'll be back, or I must re-consider getting another pair.

[long_john86]

Nicely done @seawolf with the training insoles

Had to send my Mister Lou’s back - too small (length)! Just waiting on a .5 size bigger to arrive. New to this boot so am nervous these will still be on the small side - fingers crossed all will be ok

@thooy05 how did you find the fit around the toes when fresh out of the box? Looking great

[AtariHunter]

@Luijim78 said in IHWE-MRLOU-BLK - Wesco - 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black:

@AtariHunter my friend I understand you, I gave up on many things just because I had to wait years to get them, I also wanted to order them directly from Wesco, (in my case in addition to shipping there was 30% customs duties and taxes to pay ) . So I looked on Ebay and found an American shop that had just stocked Stompers Boots and I bought them there, at an excellent price I must say.

Thank you very much! Unfortunately I need a pair in size 7.5 E which isn‘t available anywhere…

[thooy05]

@long_john86 it’s perfectly fine, abit big on my liking i should i get 5.size smaller

[motojobobo]

@seawolf nice work on your homemade insoles, and very beautiful tool for cutting leather! What is the tool called?

[68degreesorless]

FWIW I have pull loops on my Lou's and almost never use them...TBH they feel a little flimsy for regular hard pulling...if used often, I could see that being the first point of failure on the boot. But that's totally conjecture of course.

[pechelman]

don't miss pull loops either
the way the heel stay is sewn in on the inside of the shaft gives a nice bunch of leather to grab when pulling on the boots

[Luijim78]

I also don't think I've ever used them, maybe I've always made mistakes, you never stop learning

[Oaktavia]

I use the pull loops every time I put my boots on, yank 'em quite hard too and they're not going anywhere, FWIW.

[seawolf]

@motojobobo Thanks! It’s called a round knife, and it’s very similar to another style of leather knife called a head knife. Both serve similar purposes, but this one is particularly special because not only can I use it for the traditional push-cut, it also has a sharpened edge that I can use for a pull-cut. A huge benefit to a knife like this is that you can cut through very thick leather quite easily and with surprising agility. I added a nice lanyard to it and wrap it around my thumb for a better grip.

[riclucero]

Hey yall! First post on the forum here with my first pair of Wescos. On my fourth day straight since getting them and my big toes were hurting like HELL until common sense kicked in and I put on some thinner socks, fit is pretty much spot on now. They’re so sick and so beautiful, I’m slowly but surely getting over the initial reluctance to getting them worked but I can’t wait to see the evolution of these through the years. Here’s some pics with my 555s featuring their first, albeit minimal, scuff marks!

[Oaktavia]

[nrtphotos]

@Oaktavia killer! Nice to see a Maryam pair with some patina, haven’t seen any others posted anywhere with brown showing through! Gives me hope for mine. Those would look great with a polish too.

[Luijim78]

@nrtphotos If you are interested in a couple in Maryan from a fb friend

[Oaktavia]

@nrtphotos said in IHWE-MRLOU-BLK - Wesco - 10" Horsehide Pull-On "Mister Lou" Engineer Boot - Black:

@Oaktavia killer! Nice to see a Maryam pair with some patina, haven’t seen any others posted anywhere with brown showing through! Gives me hope for mine. Those would look great with a polish too.

Thanks dude somehow I just saw this. What would polish do exactly? I am still pretty ignorant to most things boots and new to this hobby.

[pechelman]

could be mistaken, but thinking that "polish" comment was intended to be more of a leather care comment to give them a minor clean with a horsehair brush and a damp rag or whatever and followed up by some conditioning like mustang paste or obenaufs to moisturize, prevent dry spots and potential cracking, and help protect it from the wet.