TK Max online often have Trickers, Loake or Cheaney on sale, just never my size.
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Fur lined boots are very warm. I wear them when temperature drops below -7, -10 degrees.
Was glad of my fur lined Panama jacks last winter, I didn't find them too warm for UK winter, were spot on!
Personally I do. I purchased a pair of Panamas a couple of years ago for the colder months and find them very comfy and well made. I'll not look at Timberland again. Their service was excellent as well as I ordered a pair that was half a size too small. Returned them and got the replacements very quickly.
Do you rate Panama Jacks over Timberlands?
Never had Panama Jacks but have heard good things about them. Do own a couple of Timberlands and do like them but time for a change this winter.
I fancy a pair of Chelsea’s...it’s about the only boot style I don’t own!! Has anyone got the Loake Chatsworth? - https://www.loake.co.uk/chatsworth-suede.html I can get them with discount for £185. Are the offerings from Cheney or C&J worth the extra £200? All my other boots are Loake. Any deals out there on good English Chelsea boots?
Picked up this pair of Redwings for $129 on my trip to USA in the summer.
They got soaked a few weeks back - so I oiled them & they’ve gone a bit darker now.
Shame - but still great winter boots.
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Go myself some sorell Madson boots. Really comfy
A question for the Panama Jack wearers, I like the look of the Aviator and the Amur, but I need something that's waterproof and warm for walking the dogs, the Amur is gore-tex lined, but not got the fur, are the Aviators waterproof?
If you want to go down the Red Wing route then get a proper winter boot such as the Ice cutters that will last you for years. I've had mine for a few years now and have been excellent. A full Vibram sole with a wool lining that keeps your feet warm but not too hot.
Fancy a pair of moc toes.
Do people recommend redwing or thorogood?
Or a cheaper alternative?
Also how's the fitting in these? Wide or narrow.
Thanks in advance
Still going strong
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I have both and slightly prefer the thorogood. Sizing is correct for me and they are comfortable out of the box.
The moc toe is more prominent than in the redwing and they are Norwegian welted.
Redwings are good but take some breaking in the leather is much thicker and less supple.
I picked these up this morning at the Tricker's sale.
I’m a big DM fan, had a pair of their Gaucho boots for years, rub in plenty of Bees Wax and they come up a treat.
Crimbo prez arrived a few days early. Cheaney's monkey boots
What are DM's Made In England range like?
https://www.drmartens.com/uk/en_gb/p/24200116
I quite like these but sadly not in my size:
https://www.drmartens.com/uk/en_gb/p/23888212
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Best boots I've ever had:
http://foster.co.uk/our-products/rea...boots/crendon/
"A man of little significance"
You are Simon Schama and I claim my £5.
https://www.ft.com/content/0cb88a60-...6-2022a0b02a6c
Those that went for Panama Jack Aviators, did you go for standard or Igloo? Both seem same apart from synthetic liner vs sheepskin?
Just gone for igloo Panama Jacks after third year of my feel feeling cold in Red Wing Iron Rangers. Although the Iron Rangers are great in Autumn and Spring, they are not three season boots...
Cheers guys, Zalando currently have the standard Aviators at £108 but in black and I'm never really 100% sold on black shoes/boots. Cheapest I can find in browns is around £150
Thinking I go with standard and top up with my alpaca socks when it's really cold.
Cheaneys have done a few winters now but picked up some Triumph Boots in the sale that were super cheap and they are showing potential already, another boot is always Karrimor KSB’s a long established legend but hot exactly ‘smart'
Like the look of these Clarks (Craftmaster III) - I'll let you know what they are like in person...
Only in the outlet - the craftmaster seems to have be made in smallish numbers and once the stock goes of a particular type they don't make more:
https://www.clarksoutlet.co.uk/p/261305957
(the photos are better here than on the Clark's outlet)
The Clarks boots look nice. Like the write-up about them on the site.
I bought a pair of Timberland boots in dark blue (sapphire) the other day in a nubuck finish. Mainly because the brown ones I bought a few years back have been caked in mud from watching my son play football and I fancied a smarter looking pair. They come with an Ortholite insole and feel pretty comfortable. All for the bargain price of £77.
Actually - looking further into this - seems that the Clarks factory for the mass production stuff... so I'm not sure who makes these boots - Clarks or ?????
Pick from loake, Sanders, NPS, trickers, church's/cheaney. I guess Edward Green, lobb, gaziano and girling are less likely to be doing contract work?