Thorogood

[harley dave]

i am now the proud owner of a pair of thorogood roofer boots ,my first stop in seattle was whistles workwear .
im now back and looking lovingly at my boots .

oh plus my new filson jacket …..............result

[Anesthetist]

@harley:

i am now the proud owner of a pair of thorogood roofer boots ,my first stop in seattle was whistles workwear .
im now back and looking lovingly at my boots .

oh plus my new filson jacket …..............result

Very nice HD, which Filson did you pick up? And let's see some boot pics when you have a chance.

[harley dave]

pics tommorow im still suffering a bit from jet lag , filson tin cruiser as i wanted a jacket that i could use of the bike ,allthough i did like the jean jacket style one they did .

[harley dave]

this is a stock picture but its the same boots ,may even put a hello kitty tounge on them
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q94mNatWthE/TT0Ws3841DI/AAAAAAAALg4/e0-QlyLi4Bs/s640/thorogood1.jpg

[harley dave]

cant seem to upload pictures ??????

[mahlon321]

@harley dave, good call on the roofers!! I have the same pair and they are great

[injunjack]

[harley dave]

@injunjack:

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i love that colour/color combo but couldnt find any like that at whistles ,maybe next time 

[riffblaster general]

It's no secret I am a fan of thorogood and it's no secret I am a fan of chelsea/Romeo boots.  The Wood and Stream classics series seems to be their answer the red wing beckman stuff.  At more than $100 less I figured I'd give em a try.

Horween leather.  Vibram Roccia sole. Leather covered cushioned footbed. Scotchguard also.  A great silhouette, and it's a pretty light weight boot.

Initial critiques…
The elastic side gores aren't as heavy duty as the red wing equivalent of this boot or a pair of blundstones.  I'm interested so see how well they last.

Sizing wise I could have gone up a half size and been fine.  I got a 9.5 and these seem on the tight side but hopefully they'll stretch.  They gave my heels some gnarly blisters today.  Hopefully that ends after the break in period.

I got these from the union boot pro and there was an instant 30% off code so they were $154 with free shipping.

Overall I dig em.

[riffblaster general]

[Finn666]

noice! great purchase mate @riffblaster general

[gratefulmelon]

That last pic may just push me over the edge. They look really great. Been wanted a pair of chelsea boots for a while.

[riffblaster general]

I definitely like these more than my red wing chelseas.

[paint house gang]

Does anyone own a pair of the insulated wedge boots?  There are fantastic, really warm winter boots for the terrible climate where I live (Toronto).  However they have some weird silicon treatment and apparently can only be treated with nikwax?  Nikwax waterproofs but doesn't have any pigment and I think that after two hard winters, these boots could do with some oil that will restore colour in the scuffs.  I'm wondering if I can use mink oil (which is what I use on my thorogood mocs)….

[Tweedboy]

Here are my horsehide roofers. I'm hoping this will work as I'm bad both at taking photos and uploading them

[Giles]

Pretty impressive, you got them to stick to the top of the post.  That's a first…..

[Tweedboy]

I know. Useless, but they are wonderful boots.

[jock1624]

Ordering these later in black :

http://www.weinbrennerusa.com/dspNavCategory.cfm?rootid=168&catid=171

[jock1624]

Finally got my black Thorogood Dodgeville 1892 boots . Wore them for
8 hours while working , very comfy .

Got excellent service from these fine folks in Montreal .

http://www.mileendkicks.ca

Cheers

[natehate]

nice
ive been planning to order the horse hide roofers from them