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F-21 t1_j7heuxv wrote

Can't believe noone mentioned Jim Green. They're by far the most boot for the money. No fancy designs, just simple durable leather boots, using stitchdown welt construction. Get the African Rangers for a nice airy summer boot, or the double laster AR8 or Razorbacks for a more rugged thick hiking boot. Or the Stockman for the chelsea style work boot...

Goodyear welt is the most known type of a welt. But it's not the only one. Other welts are just as good, for example like the Norwegian Storm-welt or a hand welt (saddle stitched...). Stitchdown is another type of a welt, it's more waterproof than a goodyear welt and makes a flat space underneath. There's no filler material needed with stitchdown (you could use extra leather midsoles on really high end boots for more insulation, but typically not... with goodyear you need to use some filler like cork) and they make the boot a bit more wide. Very comfy and durable but definitely not as fancy/dressy as a goodyear welt...

Either way, most welted boots can be resoled, stitchdown is just as resoleable as a goodyear welted construction...

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Immortal_Object_69 OP t1_j7itrt0 wrote

What's a double laster AR8?

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F-21 t1_j7j3rxi wrote

double-lasted*

The AR8 is a boot model. Double lasted means those models have two layers of leather instead of one - they are fully leather lined, and together at least about 4mm of leather thickness anywhere. These are also even more water resistant. Ar8, razorback and the stockman are double lasted for sure, don't know about most other models.

Single lasted stitchdown is very basic - one layer of leather, curved outwards and stitched down to the midsole, with the rubber (outsole) glued on the bottom.

Double lasted - the outer layer is curved outwards and the inner kayer is curved inwards. That's also what gives more water resistance....

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