The Official Alden Thread for 2019 - Share Reviews, Sizing, Advice, and Photos.

[Shawnc]

Anyone ever taken the commando heel off and replaced with a thomas heel?

I've done it on a pair of boots with a dark welt, which made the rubber sole virtually invisible. Loved it with no issues.

It might upset the balance since the commando heel is taller to match the commando sole. I've thought about cutting the lugs down front and back

I was definitely worried about this possibility. But for me, it worked out fine.

 

[zippyh]

Cigar longs.

 

[SLCRich]

Is there a thing as too much snuff??

Paraffin wax doesn't discolor your laces or make the tongues look like that. Just rub a little on the top edges of the tongues and the undersides of the quarters and you're Silent Sam.

Dude, spot on with this. Initial testing of paraffin wax was a success.

 

[chipshot]

Boots for knocking around Moonstone Beach in Cambria, Ca and Other places on the beautiful Central California coastline..

 

[woofmang]

The weather forecast this morning said highs in the low 90s with a 10% chance of rain, so I picked the LHSs. Well, the 10% came though, and (as the boss is fond of saying) it's raining "like a cow pissin' on a flat rock" (and has been for the last hour). If this keeps up, I may have to order in and camp out in the office tonight...

Update: It did eventually let up, but I had to run some errands on the way home, and I got the soles and heels pretty wet. When I got home, I hung the shoes on doorknobs by the heels for a few hours, then put some trees in them and left them upside down on top of the dirty laundry basket overnight.

This morning the soles and heels were dry as a bone, but now I'm wondering if there's anything I should think about doing to them to avoid any possible damage that might have been done by getting them wet. Am I being too CDO*?

(*CDO is just like OCD, except the acronym is in alphabetical order as it should be.)

 

[Shawnc]

Cigar longs.

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Super cool pants.......

 

[audog]

Absolutely love these WTs In Tan Country Calf made available by @audog

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So glad you like them, wear in good health (cool pants, too)

 

[audog]

It's finally Friday! Alden Madison jumper boots, despite the 100° heat index today. Have a good one fellas!
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Is it ever too hot for boots?

 

[caffed]

Is it ever too hot for boots?

That’s what unlined is for.

 

[audog]

That’s what unlined is for.

+1

 

[audog]

Love their Cooney boot (top pic, far left, next to the Dearborn), but they don't have any in my size.

It is a wonderful boot, but so is the Dearborn (which I have for sale BTW, just haven't posted on the Alden B/S/T page yet)

 

[audog]

Update: It did eventually let up, but I had to run some errands on the way home, and I got the soles and heels pretty wet. When I got home, I hung the shoes on doorknobs by the heels for a few hours, then put some trees in them and left them upside down on top of the dirty laundry basket overnight.

This morning the soles and heels were dry as a bone, but now I'm wondering if there's anything I should think about doing to them to avoid any possible damage that might have been done by getting them wet. Am I being too CDO*?

(*CDO is just like OCD, except the acronym is in alphabetical order as it should be.)

First, you are correct in the CDO order. Second, I doubt that any long lasting damage was done to them by getting them wet once. Now, if you were to wear them in rain and puddles every day, then yes, there would be some premature wearing out of the sole. This is just my personal opinion, but I don't think getting leather soles wet is what "damages" them, it's wearing the wet soles on rough (ie sidewalks) surfaces prior to their drying fully. I bet we all have a pair or two of leather sole something, that have been wet. Water may darken the sole a bit, but once dried, they seem pretty much as good as new.

 

[woofmang]

First, you are correct in the CDO order. Second, I doubt that any long lasting damage was done to them by getting them wet once. Now, if you were to wear them in rain and puddles every day, then yes, there would be some premature wearing out of the sole. This is just my personal opinion, but I don't think getting leather soles wet is what "damages" them, it's wearing the wet soles on rough (ie sidewalks) surfaces prior to their drying fully. I bet we all have a pair or two of leather sole something, that have been wet. Water may darken the sole a bit, but once dried, they seem pretty much as good as new.

I appreciate the reassurance (and the confirmation ) - I didn't think that getting them wet once would really damage them, but there are so many posters on this board who know so much more about shoes than I do, I figured that it couldn't hurt to throw the question out there.

 

[woofmang]

It is a wonderful boot, but so is the Dearborn (which I have for sale BTW, just haven't posted on the Alden B/S/T page yet)

Agreed - I was lucky enough to grab the Dearborns that our esteemed colleague @Vocans was selling on the Alden B/S/T thread last month, and I love them.

 

[audog]

I appreciate the reassurance (and the confirmation ) - I didn't think that getting them wet once would really damage them, but there are so many posters on this board who know so much more about shoes than I do, I figured that it couldn't hurt to throw the question out there.

I don't like wearing my leather sole shoes/boots in rain either, always check the forecast before deciding on footwear, and still sometimes get caught out, so to speak.