Jim Green

[Fredoka]

I'm intrigued I must say... I want to know more about these, but for now they still look like kids' shoes to me

 

[Fifty150]

A small win for me. I figured out what was causing my foot pain.


I was following Jim Green's recommendation on how to fold the tongue.

This caused the tongue to double up, under all the layers of leather of the lacing system. It all pressed right into my ankle. I got an abrasion. My ankle is still damaged and bleeding.

I should have followed Red Wing's guide on how to fold the tongue.

 

[Fifty150]

they still look like kids' shoes to me ​

They are not for everybody.

The aesthetics is the polar opposite of sleek and stylish.

The fit is limited to people with wide feet. If you have a narrow foot, it won't fit. If you have extra wide feet, they still won't fit.

The quality of the leather is unknown. The leather is sourced from a local tannery in South Africa. The "crazy horse leather" is what they describe as "oily nubuck" There is a full grain leather. Some of their "premium" models have what they describe as "veg re-tan"; which is first chrome tanned, then re-tanned while it's still wet. Water buffalo hide is a limited production batch which carries a higher price.

What we don't know about the leather is quality. It just hasn't been around long enough. Maybe after 10 years, we'll know that it could last 10 years, and have the results of aging. It's not like some other leathers where the quality is known and established. Although Jim Green does have videos of a few pairs of old boots that they resoled at their factory. Those were shoes in the leather which they used years ago. Don't know if that is the leather that they are using today. It's not like when you buy a shoe with Chromexcel or Cordovan, which is known. You can view the clips, and see for yourself.​

https://youtu.be/lr1aXaNccG8










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[Fifty150]

Use them. Abuse them. It's raining today. Perfect. I have African Ranger. I can trash them in the rain, and save my nicer shoes for a sunny day. And we can all see what they look like in the rain. Not so good looking. My feet are still dry

 

[Fifty150]

they still look like kids' shoes to me

Or they could be clown shoes with the big, wide toes

 

[Fifty150]

In my continual effort to make the African Ranger work for me, I replaced the insert. Just fractions of an inch difference. It changed the fit. Now the hard, stiff part is not rubbing the ankle. But with a different insert, the feel is also different. Maybe this will break in the leather in a different way.

 

[Fifty150]

I'm not a fan of suede, nubuck, and roughout. Not that I don't like the soft nap and texture. I do. 1 too many experiences with blood, BBQ sauce, motor oil, and other things that cannot be cleaned out. But for the price, One Forty Nine USD, I bought it anyway.

This fudge color nubuck is pretty soft. This boot does not have the stiffness out of the box that the veg re-tan leather has. It's raining today. Perfect for a new shoe.​

 

[Fifty150]

 

[大馬伕]

Trade Tariffs

 

[Peacoat]

Trade Tariffs

This has the potential to become political. Let's not go there.