/btg/ BOOT GENERAL - HATCH GRAIN EDITION

What do I need to care for my boots?
>Old cotton t shirt (one for cleaning, another for applying conditioners)
>Horsehair brush ($10-15)
>Wooden shoe trees ($10-15)
>Light conditioner like Lexol/Bck4/renovateur
>Heavy conditioner (if you live in terrible snow/rain areas) Sno seal/Obernauf LP
>Don't forget that boots need time to dry properly, rotate them and rest them

How do I deal with x stain?
>mud: allow it to dry then brush off
>salt: water and cloth as soon as possible
>saturated wet: allow the boot to dry for a full day, stuff with newspaper
>scuffs and scratches: buff vigorously with horsehair brush

>Should I buy turdsdays/soloshits/doc shitans?
No they are filled with synthetic materials aimed at instant comfort but will not hold up to actual use.
>b-b-but muh ecelebs on youtube said they're good
no. you will waste your time and money and still have uncomfortable footwear at the end of the day. spend the extra $100 and get something real.
>Are Thursdays any good?
no.

Manufacturer Red Flags
>Luxury
>Bespoke
>Sustainable
>Vegan
>Unknown leather source
>Made in Chyna/Mexico/Indonesia

Boot Red Flags
>Dainite (Get vibram v-bar instead)
>C*rk/C*lastic
>Zippers
>Non gusseted tongues
>Excessive/unnecessary seams
>Combination/mixed material heels

Boot Brands NO
>Turdsdays
>Doc Shitters/Soloshitters
>any Whatsapp makers in the far east

PREV>>18479647

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/oak-street-mfg-letter.pdf

thoughts on OSB being actually made in chyna

>>18492200
When did this happen? They used to be made in Buffalo in the same factory as Parkhurst before Parkhurst moved to Spain
Is this recent?

>>18492200
Where did this image come from? I can't find anything on any of the usual forums or r*ddit about it. This is the only time I've ever seen this

>>18492213
>Where did this image come from?
the link is right there wtf

>>18492212
can you read? look at the date
>>18492213
>Where did this image come from
the FTC

>>18492242
Weird how reddit hasn't been discussing this. They love to talk about this shit

Vince from Truman is the one that made the complaint to the FTC. This dude is pretty as fuck

>>18492250
>get caught lying about their manufacturing
>noooooo he reported us
get fucked OSB

>>18492250
*petty

>>18491988
>>18491923
how about I just use the boots and when I get tired of the soles or the soles get too much wear I resole the boots

>>18492363
that's far too rational and heterosexual a solution for /btg/ /fa/ggots

>>18492250
How do you know? His Twitter was fun at times but seems he deleted it.

>>18492400
>delete your company's twitter because you're assmad people complain about shit quality
>claim its because you have things to do around the house

How does Meermin Negon last run? Their chart claims that US Size-1 is enough, but if I'm going by actual feet measurements, I should actually go 1.5-2 sizes down to get a snugly fit.

Beautiful day. Love me Red Wings. Simple as.

>>18492200
>thoughts on OSB being actually made in chyna
Literally doesn't matter.

>>18492247
https://www.reddit.com/r/Boots/comments/1m58iz8/ummmm/

The actual FTC link:
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/oak-street-mfg-letter.pdf

>>18492511
It does if they lied about it.
>>18492544
lel at those soiboys complaining about Truman owner being a chud

>>18492544
I don't really understand the letter, are the boots not made in the USA or is it because the leather and other materials is probably European on some of their boots?

>>18492553
hand sewn mocs and stormline are NOT made in the USA despite OSB's claims of ALL their footwear as made in USA

The Oak Street FTC complaint was very obviously made by Vince, who is absolutely unhinged
No shit they're not made completely in the USA. CF Stead is a British tannery, Dainite is a British company, etc.
Oak Street should say "made in USA of imported materials" but yeah, it's very obvious Vince was the one that filed the complaint

>>18492558
Didn't he post the text of the letter on Truman's Instagram kek

>>18492558
i mean has OSB tried NOT breaking the rules

>>18492563
Has Vince tried making good boots?

>>18492566
irrelevant, OSB is violating the rules no matter who sent the complaint in the first place

>>18492568
OSB might have broken a rule. I'd still prefer any pair of OSBs over Trumans right now.

>>18492556
desu that reads like they're mad the leather is imported

>>18492819
its very likely their handsewns are made in DR

>>18492821
in the whites factory?

w2c these boots? looks like rw blacksmiths to me, but the last kinda looks like the indy boots

>>18492566
Not my style but Truman seems to make good quality boots.
>inb4 exceptions
Not an argument.

>>18492944
>Truman seems to make good quality boots
AHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA HAWJAHAHAHAHAHA JAHAHAHAAHAHAHA JAHAHA
Hi Vince! First day on 4chan?

>>18492921
indy for sure
>lower heel
>that curl up at the tip from the faux moc

some boots have the toes like pointed up? Like im looking at some vibergs and the toes are pointed up, not flat. What is this?

>>18493289
>What is this?
toe spring

>>18493289
give hime the >truman.webm

picrel

>>18493289
>>18493361
its called a sprung toe

>>18493363
ok...so i just asked the internet robot and it said it can be bad for your toes. Are they bad or good

>see cool boots with no zipper online
>order them
>boots arrive
>they have a zipper
>check website
>now there's a zipper in all of the pictures
i'm not gonna change them because it would take like 3 weeks and they actually look good but what the fuck dude?

>>18493368
why are they bad

>>18493421
it says they can fuck with your toe biomechanics or some shit I closed the tab. But it said it can cause hyper toe extension or something. It said they were for arthritic people who needed help, and they were for like help walking up and down hills.

I find the internet robot talk bots really shitbrained generally so I don't know if any of that is true.

>>18493469
chatgpt just regurgitates whatever broscience reddit regurgitates

>>18493469
the intention of the sprung toe is to improve your gait, so that its more of a rolling action instead of a slap when you go from heel to toe
>hyper toe extension
i believe that is alleviated by the fact that sprung toes usually have a higher arch/heel so that it doesn't happen

>>18493368
>so i just asked the internet robot
stop

> Are they bad or good
not good

>>18493368
Why would you ask AI and then seriously come to us with that?

Are John Fluevog's good quality or am i being gypped online by some know-nothing.
"resoleable & reheelable"

>>18493564
anon those look terrible
why?