White's Boots
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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
i don't know man… was seriously considering it... but i didn't know the benefits and whatever about re-soling.. wanted to know more before I did anything.
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theres no benefit from resole-ing youll just put your boots back to standard regular life boots . those boots will get softer thru time. a week of 24 hours walking will not soften those fuckers up.
i suggest yous top complaining and use it till the midsole softens up . what you did was something extreme.
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a lower heel seems to make the arch not as intense. You could also have them rebuild on the northwest last, which is much more arch forgiving. not sure if thats practical at this point however…
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just in!
semi-dress in burgundy cxl with black cherry cap and uppers, double midsole and composition outsole (with DC4001)
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family pics
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just in!
semi-dress in burgundy cxl with black cherry cap and uppers, double midsole and composition outsole (with DC4001)
my god
after seeing these i cant wait
mine will have a drastically smaller sole but thats basically mine 6 weeks…. grerrrhghgh
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yeah, the soles are massive, i might darken the sides a bit. i wanted a decidedly different pair of SD's that fit well between the very flat and reduced brown buffalo ones and my black cxl bounty hunters.
i left the oxfords out of the family pic, as they are an entitely different breed.Anyway I am quite happy with how they turned out. Hope i am done now
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Hi guys,
I am thinking of getting a pair of White's Boots to look something like Yuketen Johnson Boot.
I was originally thinking it would be the semi dress with a medallion cap-toe, but someone suggested perhaps the Bounty Hunter with a captoe. Anyone, think the SD is the closer one? I am also planning on getting same vibram CHRISTY sole. I plan on wearing them in wet weather especially in the winter slurry. I am thinking the CHRISTY would be more durable than a leather sole. Any other pros and cons on rubber sole versus regular. Finally, I wear size 9D in Red Wing Classic Moc Toe Boot. Would you recommend the same size in White's since the sole is going to be the same as the one used on RW.
As for the color, the Horween Chromexcel that White's uses is closer to the Indy
403
NOT 405 correct?
Thanks,
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you can get the bounty hunter in that height, but not the SD. a regular bounty hunter (no lace-to-toe) in dark brown dress leather with medallion cap toe should put you close. i would suggest you consider a double leather midsole with a vibram minilug instead of the christy, which is really a sole designed for flooring workers and roofers on the site and wears out really quick on pavement.
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^Thanks, I am leaning towards that type of sole now as well. The height actually is not a huge preference, so slightly shorter or longer would be fine. I was more concerned about the last and shape of the boot. I thought your boot had a shape fairly close to what I am after. Sent you a pm as well!
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got it! if i was to order again today, i might go one lift lower with the heel though. not for comfort, but just to tone them down a bit.
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for reference: semi dress vs bounty hunter with almost the same sole setup (except colour and heel shape). note the seperate heel piece from the single shaft and the backstay sewn underneath it with the pull loop on the bounty hunters.
