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DarkAce5 OP t1_ivvokth wrote

Reply to comment by Muncie4 in Timberland Chilbergs for Reliability? by DarkAce5

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!

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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:

https://shop.whitesboots.com/all-boots/hiker/

https://nicksboots.com/howard-boot-classic-configuration/

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DarkAce5 OP t1_ivvxhqh wrote

What's your impression of Vasque?

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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/

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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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