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[Hill]

Anyone have pictures of the crust horsehide with some wear on them?

 

[gte872h]

Anyone have pictures of the crust horsehide with some wear on them?

Here’s a couple. Not a whole lot of wear yet but they’ve darkened up quite nicely.

 

[linafelt]

^holy moly, some serious grain there...

 

[Jmccle2]

^holy moly, some serious grain there...

No kidding. Those look awesome! I have a 2030 pair preordered from Division Road. Can’t wait.

 

[budapest12]

^ Where did those come from? They are SICK.

 

[trevorplease]

Patiently waiting for the holiday charity auction

 

[Hill]

Here’s a couple. Not a whole lot of wear yet but they’ve darkened up quite nicely.

Thanks, those look great. I was mostly interested in how much/quickly they darken, so this is helpful. Really nice pair!

 

[scrwl]

Here’s a couple. Not a whole lot of wear yet but they’ve darkened up quite nicely.

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HOLY HELL! Those are amazing!

 

[honestpanda]

Last year Mr. Porter was selling Vibergs in tobacco Chromepak. I haven’t seen any pics of these in the wild and wanted to see how they compare to Coffee and Olive Chromepak. I’m surprised the leather hasn’t show up in others make up from other stockists.

 

[Raneleigh]

Last year Mr. Porter was selling Vibergs in tobacco Chromepak. I haven’t seen any pics of these in the wild and wanted to see how they compare to Coffee and Olive Chromepak. I’m surprised the leather hasn’t show up in others make up from other stockists.

I don't have any photos, but tobacco chromepak is more of a reddish brown tone compared to the coffee chromepak, which is a little more traditional brown. I understand that coffee chromepak is gone, no more available. Olive chromepak is less warm than either of them and is more of a pull up leather if I recall. Then you have natural chromepak, which is quite mustard yellowish initially, but turns more golden over time.

 

[Jmccle2]

Patiently waiting for the holiday charity auction

You and me bolth

 

[AJL]

Would love some input on the tumbled horse.

First, a little backround: I own one pair of Vibergs in roughout suede, size 6.5 on 1035 last. They fit pretty great out of the box, and even more so about a year in. I wear custom orthotics with them, as I do with all my shoes and boots, which is generally no problem as I have pretty flat, low volume feet.

That said, I just picked up a pair of Service boots in tumbled horse on the 2030 last. Though my feet are low volume, they're also a bit wide in the forefoot so I took the advice suggested by some here and went up a half size to 7. Tried them on last night and my first impression was, length seems pretty good, but the vamp feels pretty tight across the top of my foot (remember, though my feet are flat, I've got the plastic inserts placed in there, which tends to raise my foot up a bit, though in time they typically compress a bit into insole). So my question is, will the tumbled horse tend to stretch across the vamp over time? Another option I've had some success with is removing the insole and replacing it with something thinner and spongier (the orthotics run about 2/3 the length of my foot and supply all the support I need), but these insoles appear to be glued in and I run the risk of potentially not being able to return them if I start messing with them. I really like the boots aesthetically, both the last and the leather, and would love to be able to keep them, just need a little input as to what to expect if I do.

Thanks for listening.

 

[gte872h]

Thanks guys. Love the rugged grain structure.

^ Where did those come from? They are SICK.

From Freeman’s MTO last year.

Last year Mr. Porter was selling Vibergs in tobacco Chromepak. I haven’t seen any pics of these in the wild and wanted to see how they compare to Coffee and Olive Chromepak. I’m surprised the leather hasn’t show up in others make up from other stockists.

People seem to be on the veg tan train right now which might be why we haven’t seen Chromepak around much lately.

Would love some input on the tumbled horse.

First, a little backround: I own one pair of Vibergs in roughout suede, size 6.5 on 1035 last. They fit pretty great out of the box, and even more so about a year in. I wear custom orthotics with them, as I do with all my shoes and boots, which is generally no problem as I have pretty flat, low volume feet.

That said, I just picked up a pair of Service boots in tumbled horse on the 2030 last. Though my feet are low volume, they're also a bit wide in the forefoot so I took the advice suggested by some here and went up a half size to 7. Tried them on last night and my first impression was, length seems pretty good, but the vamp feels pretty tight across the top of my foot (remember, though my feet are flat, I've got the plastic inserts placed in there, which tends to raise my foot up a bit, though in time they typically compress a bit into insole). So my question is, will the tumbled horse tend to stretch across the vamp over time? Another option I've had some success with is removing the insole and replacing it with something thinner and spongier (the orthotics run about 2/3 the length of my foot and supply all the support I need), but these insoles appear to be glued in and I run the risk of potentially not being able to return them if I start messing with them. I really like the boots aesthetically, both the last and the leather, and would love to be able to keep them, just need a little input as to what to expect if I do.

Thanks for listening.

Horse front will have a bit of stretch over time, but hard to say if it will be enough for you depending on how much you need. My natural horse slippers started out snug across the vamp but relaxed after break in. Removing the heel pad would most likely work for you since as you know, your orthotics are raising your feet up as well as forward away from the heel. Wescos come with a full length, removable leather insert. I’ve heard some say that since the vamp is initially tight for them, they initially remove the insert and are able to add it back in after break in. Hope this helps a bit.

 

[IIIrd Icon]

These Bison Moctoe Chukka are [almost] up for a re-sole.

 

[AJL]

Horse front will have a bit of stretch over time, but hard to say if it will be enough for you depending on how much you need. My natural horse slippers started out snug across the vamp but relaxed after break in. Removing the heel pad would most likely work for you since as you know, your orthotics are raising your feet up as well as forward away from the heel. Wescos come with a full length, removable leather insert. I’ve heard some say that since the vamp is initially tight for them, they initially remove the insert and are able to add it back in after break in. Hope this helps a bit.

Thanks for the detailed response, very helpful. Great looking boots, btw.