Submitted by DarkAce5 t3_yrqnvs in BuyItForLife
Muncie4 t1_ivven7n wrote
You are conclusion shopping which is not a good look. The answer is no.
BIFL is based in 99% of cases on goodyear or other recraftable construction, these are not.
If you have a desire, state the use case, budget, looks...heck post a picture of the style even as combat style means many things to many people. Then ask for help. Without knowing any of the above, we can't really help
DrKennethNoisewater- t1_ivvnknw wrote
I’m still confused how those are “combat-style” boots.
DarkAce5 OP t1_ivvouft wrote
That's just what someone called them so I just used it. I meant daily beater boots that don't look super heavy duty and can be worn in all weather. I'll mostly wear in winter and during hikes.
DrKennethNoisewater- t1_ivvpjq6 wrote
Something Goodyear welt will be buy it for life. However, that doesn’t necessarily jive with hiking. Keen is very good and “buy it for a long time” but does not have replaceable soles.
DarkAce5 OP t1_ivyof5b wrote
Gotcha, thanks!
DarkAce5 OP t1_ivvokth wrote
Fair enough!
I don't mean I won't buy another pair ever. I mean, will they last 4 or 5 winters in Canada?
As for the styling, something similar to these. Grippy, and can be worn indoors and out for hiking etc. Budget being under $300, the lower the better.
As for pictures, for some reason I wasn't able to when I posted this. I'll look into why.
Thanks!
bad-monkey t1_ivvpjbx wrote
it's hard to say whether they'll last 4 or 5 winters, but in summary these are mostly throwaway construction and the most likely failure is either (1) it gets well used and the upper eventually falls apart (best case), (2) the boots work for a while but the TPU sole delaminates from the rest of the boot, or (3) the TPU itself rots and disintegrates.
I don't know this boot well enough to say how likely 2 & 3 are, but I will say that people generally have a higher opinion of blundstone when it comes to this kind of boot.
if you want a truly BIFL boot for these conditions:
DarkAce5 OP t1_ivvxhqh wrote
What's your impression of Vasque?
Muncie4 t1_ivwpbms wrote
No one can tell you how long they will last as that question contains 5000 variables that no one can account for. And I don't have anything in my brain with similar styling. Most goodyear welt boots have normal or D ring, so finding something with this look with repairability is gonna be hard. Closest I could find was this link, but not sure if the company is still around or not. https://www.reddit.com/r/goodyearwelt/comments/kuftqb/vem%C3%B6dalen_st_denis_one_weeks_usage/
DarkAce5 OP t1_ivyosf7 wrote
Thanks! Yeah, this looks really good! Repairability isn't all too important (I know that's no longer BIFL).
The main thing was something stylish enough to wear to school/work (I work in the hospital and research buildings) that won't fail too quickly and is robust.
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