percheron0415
percheron0415 OP t1_jdg6k84 wrote
Reply to comment by OkBattle3610 in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
Can’t beat the classic kind of quality.
percheron0415 OP t1_jdg6frr wrote
Reply to comment by OkBattle3610 in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
Likewise. My lower back paid went away almost immediately and my posture improved dramatically. The biggest issue I have now is that when I try on any other boots (I.e. ones my work buys for me), they all feel poor fitting and cheap :(
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Reply to comment by Necessary_Scholar282 in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
Frankly, they’re worth every penny. I was originally spending about $500 on work boots a year at 2x $250 pairs a year. They’ve already paid for themselves.
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Reply to comment by CurlyNutHair in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
I use the Peet Dryer original for my boot dryer, picked it up from tractor supply. Very very happy with it thus far. As far as why I use dish soap: it’s what Whites recommends. I’ll wash with a little dish soap and warm water, allow to dry for a full 24 hours, and then apply Obenauf’s Boot Oil. There’s tons of different methods and products for boot care, but I figured if anyone would know how to care for Whites boots, it’s whites. For the record, 2 years of my time wearing these boots to work was in a limestone mine doing field welding and heavy repair. They hold up.
percheron0415 OP t1_jd5vboo wrote
Reply to comment by CurlyNutHair in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
If it makes it any better, I do throw them on a boot dryer every night.
percheron0415 OP t1_jd5lccf wrote
Reply to comment by throwaway827364882 in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
Nah, the inside is in completely pristine shape. They’re double walled.
percheron0415 OP t1_jd3ghx6 wrote
Reply to comment by SloChild in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
Sounds like a man with a taste for the finer things in life.
My whites were also custom orders, and you can’t beat a thermos that looks like it’s lived a long and interesting life. I also am a dad, but unless my 2 year old daughter or 6 month old son learned how to use Reddit (god forbid), I don’t think I’m yours.
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Reply to comment by quilsmehaissent in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
Eh, I can’t afford to spend another $650 on a pair of boots. I have a good boot care routine. Brush clean and wipe down with damp rag once a week, once a month I wash them with dawn dish soap and cold water and then apply boot oil. Most comfortable pair of shoes I’ve ever owned after the initial break in. Totally eliminated my lower back pain and tremendously helped my posture. The rest of my body may hurt after a long work day, but my feet sure as hell don’t. Before I had these, I was going through a $250 pair of thorogoods every 6 months. When these finally blow out, I can send them off to the manufacturer to have them rebuilt and resoled for that same $250.
My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968.
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Reply to comment by OkBattle3610 in My 2 favorite BIFL items: Whites Longliner boots I bought 3 years ago and wear daily, and a Stanley thermos my grandpa bought in 1968. by percheron0415
I think my next pair is going to be a pair of lace-to-toe smokejumpers. I have to have a safety toe for work, but I don’t need one when I’m at home working/hunting on our property. Plus, I love the look of the roughout brown leather.