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Those Benzeins look perfect for Me. I’m just not willing to take the risk on custom.
Those Benzeins look perfect for Me. I’m just not willing to take the risk on custom.
Those Benzeins look perfect for Me. I’m just not willing to take the risk on custom.
I hear you on that. One of the best-fitting pairs of shoes I've ever had were a pair I had made in Beijing in a small, local shop, but I was able to be measured up there. Sending in measurements by mail unless you're very certain of what you want is a risky business.
I think I got incredibly lucky with these. Everyone else I’ve seen posting about them seems to end up selling them after a few months due to fit issues. I wore them on a recent work trip and hiked all over town in them for a few days.
Engineers can be tricky, but when you find a last that just works there's nothing like them!
I have these in a brown tie domain and agree. These were my first engineer boots. Having very wide feet, I didn’t have many options at the time, but I had not anticipated how clunky and overbuilt these would be.Wesco Boss Black Tie Domain. Solid boots that one would pick if there is a zombie apocalypse tomorrow in stead of the heat glued military boots but I'd pick another model like laced up boots or Pecos. The leather is so thick that the buckles do not work. Overbuilt and not pretty enough for casual wear. Comfortable to wear unlike the Red Wing. The buckles are useless accoutrements that do not add to the aesthetic appeal.
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Mine aren't MTM. I bought them off a dealer who was selling off their last pair. I have wide feet too but these are off the shelf D width so I went up one size. Mine does not have perfect fit yet I walk fine in these, The only gripe is I can't wear thick long socks (these are D width despite going up a size) and the thick folded seam at top of the shaft scratch my skin some time when my socks slip down.I have these in a brown tie domain and agree. These were my first engineer boots. Having very wide feet, I didn’t have many options at the time, but I had not anticipated how clunky and overbuilt these would be.
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White’s has a sale on the Max Schaaf engineer boots:
https://shop.whitesboots.com/collaborations/max-schaaf-4q-x-whites-engineer/?fbclid=
The strap on Wesco is usually useless because the basic and the tie domain leather are too thick for one to tighten up using the strap. I have never tried their other newer leather so not sure about those. You may as well pick the Morrison i.e. pecos if you buy Wesco in the basic or tie domain leather.I'm revisiting the idea of slip on boot again. I have a boot from Wesco that fits me perfectly, but it's a lace up in the low heel motor patrol toe. I'm wondering if I would take the same size in a Boss/Morrison boot, assuming I use the same last? I'd be losing the lacing in favor of a single instep strap so I'm wondering if the sizing would change at all. Also, other than the shape of the top of the shaft is there any difference between the Boss and the Morrison? I saw someone mention the curved top of the Morrison is less likely to dig in to your shin compared to flap top which I never considered.
I've heard some people say that, but I've also seen some say the strap is necessary. I'll keep it just in case. I'm not going for one of their leathers as I'll be supplying either horween bison or Kudu as I'd prefer a softer, more comfortable leather with an easier break in these days. Especially since I've heard these kinds of boots are notoriously hard to size for.The strap on Wesco is usually useless because the basic and the tie domain leather are too thick for one to tighten up using the strap. I have never tried their other newer leather so not sure about those. You may as well pick the Morrison i.e. pecos if you buy Wesco in the basic or tie domain leather.