Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot Review

[kentyman]

Looks off in every which way, especially side-by-side with those McCleans of mine shown above. Where'd you find these?

 

[milw50717]



I'm not sure anyone would go to the trouble to make fake Wolverine 1000 but does these look slightly off? Mainly thinking about the ankle area.

Darby boot circa 2010 ? Edit, apparently not a womens boot.

 

[KelvinYip]

Looks off in every which way, especially side-by-side with those McCleans of mine shown above. Where'd you find these?

just spotted them on ebay.

 

[nevereast]

It also has 360 degrees welt stitching which I have not seen on any wolverine 1k

Looks very fishy

 

[Crane's]

Nothing fishy about them. They look like the Darby boot from the Gentlemens Collection a few years ago.

 

[kentyman]

Yeah, that Darby looks spot-on. Good find.

 

[eltel]



I'm not sure anyone would go to the trouble to make fake Wolverine 1000 but does these look slightly off? Mainly thinking about the ankle area.

I quite like the look of these. I prefer that the stitching isn't white on the leather parts. I may use this photo to have a pair made like these.

 

[D Z00]

Can't you just dye the stitching on a regular pair?

 

[kentyman]

Can't you just dye the stitching on a regular pair?

I'm not sure, but my experience with dyeing jeans shows that dye doesn't stick to non-cotton, synthetic stitching, which I assume they use based on what Saddleback uses for their leatherwork. Also, every shoe I've owned with frayed stitching seems to have synthetic stitching because a flame will shrink the fray.

 

[SlvrDragon50]

Question about conditioning before wear.

Do I Obenauf first then polish with some Melton's? Or just the Obenauf?

 

[milw50717]



Question about conditioning before wear.

Do I Obenauf first then polish with some Melton's? Or just the Obenauf?

Either way will work

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

They are boots. Just wear them

 

[SlvrDragon50]

I would just like to protect my investment as I am a graduate student and want these to last all 8 years I'm up here in the north.

How necessary is the polishing? I had a bunch of stuff I left at home, but I forgot to bring it with me. Can it wait 2 months before getting polished?

 

[milw50717]

Not necessary at all. Some boots never see any polish only conditioner.

 

[Jude188]

I was wondering if anyone could provide me with some information on this pair of boots? They seem quite different to most 1000 miles I've seen. Especially the lack of metal eyelets or speed hooks.