Jakkrabbits Boots are High Quality and Run Small

mfleeterover 1 year ago
Jakkrabbits Service BootBadalassi Carlo Olmo Minerva
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Maker

Jakkrabbits

Model

Service Boot

Leather

Last

Barnes Last

US Men's Brannock: 13D HTB/12.5 HTT

Barnes Last: 12D

Sole

Purchased from

Jakkrabbits Bootmaker

More about this item

Sizing is off from Jackrabbits. Their sizing system is flawed. These are supposed to be a 12 but are sized surprisingly small.

Why I own this

Ready To Wear

I found out about this competition in March and needed a new pair of boots. I saw a YouTube video about Jakkrabits and decided to order a pair. The website was easy to navigate and their model caught my attention due to the super grip half sole and leather quality. I figured it was worth a shot for a new experience. I would wear these daily in my rotation with a pair of timberlands to rotate. Quite a contrast.

How I sized

I measured my feet and submitted to Jakkrabits as per their process. I informed them of my brannock size but they chose not to follow that information. The result is a pair of boots that are very small. My recommendation is to absolutely insist on sizing by brannock rather than their system.

Ordering process

Purchased from Jakkrabbits BootmakerTotal cost: 430 USD Lead time: About 1 month

It was a little bit rushed in order to get these shipped to me in time for the competition. They worked through email and with the time zones it was a bit of doing this over old school email, where back in the day I’d log in once a day and download aol mail and send in a session. I traced my feet and they told me the size.

Use & wear

Office Work
Leisure

I wore these to the office and walking outside a couple miles here and there mainly. Very casual. They’ve been to see Metallica in Detroit and several football games.

Leather

Badalassi Carlo Olmo Minerva
Care Routine
Break-In

These came in too small. I need a size larger than they recommended. So break in was extremely difficult. I still don’t have them. They can’t get longer is the problem. I persevered through this contest and made it. But. Need the proper sizing next time. I almost quit a couple of times. I conditioned these early to help stretch and the leather was thirsty.

Fit

Comfort
No Toe Room
Too Little Volume
Ball Feels Misplaced
Not Satisfied with the Fit

Sizing should be true to size. They recommend a size down from brannock. That is very small in this last. Besides sizing these are very well made and the soles feel great,

Craftsmanship

Jakkrabbits Service Boot
Construction
Finishing
Stitching

These boots are well made. They took the time skill and effort to craft these boots. If they were a size larger then I’d be thrilled.

Sole & heel

Durability
Traction
Comfort

These soles are great. I hardly see any wear. They are very comfortable have great traction.

Final thoughts

Other

Jakkrabbits is a company that makes high quality boots but you need to force your sizing on them. They will recommend a small size and if you complain they’ll say they mold to your feet. That is not accurate either that size discrepancy. It’s hard to get around the sizing issues. These are beautiful boots with high quality components. It’s a hard company to work with without direct experience with them. If I ordered again I’m sure I’d be happy in the correct size. But I did not have a great experience.

Written by mfleeter
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