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[TweedyProf]

Folks... recommendations for good light shoe trees for travel? I suppose most are plastic but are there light weight wood ones?

 

[georgeka]

Folks... recommendations for good light shoe trees for travel? I suppose most are plastic but are there light weight wood ones?

Loake has travel shoe tree https://www.loake.co.uk/product/travel-shoe-tree/. Missing info about weight tho

 

[TweedyProf]

Loake has travel shoe tree https://www.loake.co.uk/product/travel-shoe-tree/. Missing info about weight tho

thanks...they don't look so light. maybe they're hollow!

 

[CWV]

I would say if the price is similar to M' d Or then it might be the same stuff. Even the cheaper Saphir stuff should be decent I would imagine.

They are like 8USD, so cheaper

 

[CWV]

I, for myself, actually like the regular Saphir line more than the Médaille d'or

Why do you like them best?

 

[calypso]

thanks...they don't look so light. maybe they're hollow!

They are quite heavy ... I use these.

Shoe Tree Natural

Skoblock med kraftig spiralfjäder. Handla online. Snabba leveranser.

springyard.com

 

[florent]

Why do you like them best?

Just a personal preference, both are good products. Regular (blue) Saphir line tend to be less fluid so I feel I have better control of the quantity I use and I get a nicer shine. It smells better to me too.

 

[Munky]

I liked my Kudu shoes, by Dr Marten's so much that I splashed out on a pair of Tricker's Kudu Sign Boughtons. Absolutely the top of my budget at £400. Quite difficult to source. Tricke's ran out of stock after I had ordered them and I managed to track down a pair of 8.5 at the Whitby Cobblers, on the other side of the country. They delivered promptly and I am very pleased that I have bought the shoes. The word 'sign' for some reason is the name of the colour of the shoes.

These are lighter in weight than my other Boughtons (Kudu is, I think, a lighter leather). Still very stout shoes but comfortable since the time I put them on this morning. They will need an insole as I seem to drop between two sizes in Tricker shoes. Beautiful leather and construction. They are a little darker than I had hoped - a dark brown with burgundy highlights but I know they will develop a burnished look if I leave them alone and only use a damp cloth to wipe them down. And use no polish of any sort. The natural 'patchiness' of the leather is lovely. The Kudu used is certainly a step up from the Dr Marten ones - but that is to be expected. Great shoes and highly recommended. With all good wishes, Munky.

 

[vim147]

Am looking to build up a collection of Saphir products but dont want to buy everything in the same go.

I have a pair of Allen Edmonds Strands in Tan and a pair of black oxfords.

Get i get away with just starting off with Saphir Pommadier polish & Saphir Medaille D'or Pate de Luxe wax in neutral colour rather than buying colour specific ?

 

[CWV]

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Am looking to build up a collection of Saphir products but dont want to buy everything in the same go.

I have a pair of Allen Edmonds Strands in Tan and a pair of black oxfords.

Get i get away with just starting off with Saphir Pommadier polish & Saphir Medaille D'or Pate de Luxe wax in neutral colour rather than buying colour specific ?

maybe add a renovateur

 

[audog]

J

maybe add a renovateur

J

maybe add a renovateur

The Gold version, not the blue

 

[CWV]

I have only tried the gold, is it too different?

 

[Chowkin]

thanks...they don't look so light. maybe they're hollow!

I have a similar pair from Cleverley:

It’s definitely lighter than all my other pairs.

You might want to check out this pair:

Skoaktiebolaget Shoe Trees - Travel

This is a version of our very popular shoe trees and they are made of the super light obeche wood. The light weight makes them ideal to use when travelling. Our travel trees are about 50% lighter than our normal beech wood shoe trees. Made especially for Skoaktiebolaget in Northampton, England...

www.skoaktiebolaget.com

 

[Munky]

On the topic of shoe trees...My new Tricker Kudu Boughtons are size 8.5. My shoes are a mixture of 8.5 and 9.0 - none smaller. I cannot get any of my trees into the new shoes. Even ones taken out of other Boughtons, of the same size, don't get close to fitting in. At the moment, I have the foot parts of some trees, tucked in, with the heel part sticking out. Not ideal but i don't want to force things. Does anyone have any ideas about this? It is not a prob I have had before. Kind regards, Munky

 

[Reiver]

On the topic of shoe trees...My new Tricker Kudu Boughtons are size 8.5. My shoes are a mixture of 8.5 and 9.0 - none smaller. I cannot get any of my trees into the new shoes. Even ones taken out of other Boughtons, of the same size, don't get close to fitting in. At the moment, I have the foot parts of some trees, tucked in, with the heel part sticking out. Not ideal but i don't want to force things. Does anyone have any ideas about this? It is not a prob I have had before. Kind regards, Munky

Very strange, no idea why that might be. Does fit feel comparable to you other Bourton's? I would expect even a 9 shoe tree to fit without problems in a 4444 lasted shoe.