Truman Boots

[linafelt]

Think those are black horse rump. Wish I had gotten in on the Truman Navy MTO. Unfortunately, I had already bought a pair of Fugashin horsehide boots which I'm not too happy with.

Damn your navy came in already? I haven't even got my Toscanello yet. They look great.

Thanks. Yes, these are the black. Very well executed I must say. If they don’t sell I’ll try stretching them out.

 

[smartbrother]

Think those are black horse rump. Wish I had gotten in on the Truman Navy MTO. Unfortunately, I had already bought a pair of Fugashin navy horsehide boots which I'm not too happy with.

Pics? Never heard of that brand

 

[NautOfEarth]

Pics? Never heard of that brand

They're a Vietnamese shoemaker. Was having trouble finding anyone who made navy horsehide boots even among other Vietnamese bootmakers who I messaged but finally came across them. They well overshot the expected delivery date, had to remake my boots due to an "accident", didn't have the original requested sole in stock and when these finally arrived, they had the most awful, noxious smell and kinda still do though not as bad. I have absolutely no faith in the tongue, either, which feels flimsier than my $200 Thursday boots.

Its entirely possible I'm being too harsh on them though. They did "only" cost 350, are fully lined, and responded quickly to emails. I doubt I could sell these on ebay so I'll just make do with them.

 

[smartbrother]

They're a Vietnamese shoemaker. Was having trouble finding anyone who made navy horsehide boots even among other Vietnamese bootmakers who I messaged but finally came across them. They well overshot the expected delivery date, had to remake my boots due to an "accident", didn't have the original requested sole in stock and when these finally arrived, they had the most awful, noxious smell and kinda still do though not as bad. I have absolutely no faith in the tongue, either, which feels flimsier than my $200 Thursday boots.

Its entirely possible I'm being too harsh on them though. They did "only" cost 350, are fully lined, and responded quickly to emails. I doubt I could sell these on ebay so I'll just make do with them.

Oh damn ?

How do they fit?

You can purchase navy Horween horsebutt and send it to Bakers Boots and they can have Wesco or Whites build any model they make.

It'll be more than $350 though.

 

[NautOfEarth]

Oh damn ?

How do they fit?

You can purchase navy Horween horsebutt and send it to Bakers Boots and they can have Wesco or Whites build any model they make.

It'll be more than $350 though.

Haven't worn them for long but they feel fine. The lined leather really helps it and they got the sizing just right based on telling them my sizing in other boots.

Yeah, managed to source some from Maverick leather not too long ago. Will probably go that route for a pair of Navy Wesco Engineer boots built like their Mister Lou sometime early-mid next year.

 

[smartbrother]

Haven't worn them for long but they feel fine. The lined leather really helps it and they got the sizing just right based on telling them my sizing in other boots.

Yeah, managed to source some from Maverick leather not too long ago. Will probably go that route for a pair of Navy Wesco Engineer boots built like their Mister Lou sometime early-mid next year.

Nice. I got my HB from Maverick as well for a pair of Wesco Johannes. Supposed to have had a double mid so they are redoing it for me this week.

 

[NautOfEarth]

Nice. I got my HB from Maverick as well for a pair of Wesco Johannes. Supposed to have had a double mid so they are redoing it for me this week.

Nice! Will you post a review anywhere once they arrive? Got a pair of Brown HH Hendriks being built now though I got the leather through Bakers.

 

[smartbrother]

Nice! Will you post a review anywhere once they arrive? Got a pair of Brown HH Hendriks being built now though I got the leather through Bakers.

Yea I'll post on the Wesco thread here. I'm going to compare them to my Viberg natural HB boondockers

 

[smartbrother]

Yea I'll post on the Wesco thread here. I'm going to compare them to my Viberg natural HB boondockers

Here's a few pics of the Johannes, and compared against the Viberg version

Spoiler: Wesco

 

[TheRiblet]

I had a pair of Marrone boots rebuilt recently by Truman and I couldn’t be happier. I bought the boots back in 2016 or 2017. I waited over 20 weeks for them at the time so I did everything possible to make them work but in the end I just ordered the wrong size. Truman has made some changes to the footbed that are definite improvements. My boots turned out much better than I expected and definitely exceeded expectations. I ended up paying more for these boots than I expected overall because I bought the wrong size and I’ve got a narrow foot so getting the fit right can be tough to begin with. That said, final result is an amazing product. The team at Truman was responsive. The work was completed quickly and they were returned within a couple weeks. Based on my experience, if you want the boots to fit well, buy the boots in the smallest size shoes you own that fit well. I have another pair of their boots that I may ask them to rebuild because the fit is so much better with these.

 

[TheRiblet]

I had a pair of Marrone boots rebuilt recently by Truman and I couldn’t be happier. I bought the boots back in 2016 or 2017. I waited over 20 weeks for them at the time so I did everything possible to make them work but in the end I just ordered the wrong size. Truman has made some changes to the footbed that are definite improvements. My boots turned out much better than I expected and definitely exceeded expectations. I ended up paying more for these boots than I expected overall because I bought the wrong size and I’ve got a narrow foot so getting the fit right can be tough to begin with. That said, final result is an amazing product. The team at Truman was responsive. The work was completed quickly and they were returned within a couple weeks. Based on my experience, if you want the boots to fit well, buy the boots in the smallest size shoes you own that fit well. I have another pair of their boots that I may ask them to rebuild because the fit is so much better with these.

For example, most shoes I wear are 8.5 US. The only shoes I wear that are 7.5 US are Vans that I only wear without socks or no-show socks. Truman at 8.5 were entirely too big. 8 fit with ski socks. The 7.5B Truman fit awesome and I’m sure they will still be great with thick socks.

 

[smartbrother]

For example, most shoes I wear are 8.5 US. The only shoes I wear that are 7.5 US are Vans that I only wear without socks or no-show socks. Truman at 8.5 were entirely too big. 8 fit with ski socks. The 7.5B Truman fit awesome and I’m sure they will still be great with thick socks.

What is your brannock size?

Vans typically fit TTS, so I'm guessing your brannock is 7.5, so no surprise that a 7.5 Truman would fit much better than an 8 or 8.5.

 

[edgarallanpoe]

I picked these up earlier this week. Stunning. The leather is gorgeous and the stitching is impeccable. Umber Cowhide. The leather is a veg tanned cowhide from Italy. I can't say enough about these, they are a steal at this price. I have a pair of Stone Ramblers on the way as well.

 

[LeviMay]

Those look great! I was up in the air between those and the Cattail Grizzly Upland. I went with the latter, but looks like I wouldn’t have gone wrong either way.

 

[miggyramone]

How does the toe box on Truman's P79 lat compare to the toe bo on Grant Stone's Leo Last? I found the toe box on GS's to be too tight height wise. The tops of my toes always felt smushed.