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SensitiveTree3 t1_is7mi86 wrote

Nicks boots, white's boots and wesco boots are all bifl quality. It doesn't get much better than that, you can probably find something that's more casual looking in their repertoire, they are quite expensive though.

Alternatively Rose anvil is probably a good resource, he's a youtuber who cuts shoes and boots in half, you can get a good sense of how good a boot is from that.

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kaosburn OP t1_is7mlg3 wrote

Awesome, will check out his videos

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Milleniumgamer t1_is8o5aa wrote

Imma tell you this right now as someone who writes about these types of shoes- look at the guts of the boots, but do not trust anything that comes out of RA’s mouth.

What’s your budget, and your brannock size? If you take those two bits with pictures of your brannock over to r/goodyearwelt and post in their daily questions thread, you’re going to get a lot of answers that’ll vary on your use case.

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RunningOnPunkTime t1_is8s47k wrote

I've come across some of his videos. Is he a paid shill?

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Milleniumgamer t1_is90bqz wrote

I’m not going to go so far as to call him a paid shill, but his information is just inconsistent and borderline untruthful.

He made one video claiming that chrome tan leather is worse than veg tan leather (it’s not by any inherent means) and realized that he can rage bait views by saying controversial stuff. Since then he’ll just randomly flip flop on wether or not a specific component is good or bad, while promoting his own collaborations.

The information you can glean from his videos is good if you know what’s what, but the information he gives you is not well informed. Ironic, given that he also operates a leathercraft business.

He’s a nice guy and all, just not a compendium of accurate knowledge.

My main issue is that he won’t actually correct any of these statements, look into them before he says them, or substantiate them after he puts them out into the world. Meanwhile I’m seeing other business owners have direct negative impact as a result of his misinformation. For someone looked to as an authority figure, I sure wish he respected that position more.

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Hessarian99 t1_is8zft6 wrote

Kinda. He doesn't really criticize anyone paying him

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Hessarian99 t1_is8ze8j wrote

Careful, Weston is bought and paid for by sponsors

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PibDib788 t1_is7v9kk wrote

Those are the best names for boots in the trades. They’ve been tried and tested over and over again and will hold up. Nicks has the best quality imo

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Raseri_ t1_is8u88q wrote

I’ve got 3 pair of Nicks on rotation. They are some of the best boots I’ve ever owned

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