A great boot that's comfy underfoot and pairs with anything

bars_grover231 day ago
White's C350-CSSeidel Red Dog Oil Tan Roughout
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Worn over 2 years
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Worn over 2 years
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Worn about 2 years
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Worn about 2 years
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Worn about 2 years
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Worn almost 2 years
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Worn almost 2 years
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Worn 10 months
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Worn 3 months
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Worn 15 days

Use & wear

Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Travel
Snow
Office Work

Daily work indoors, occasional walks outdoors, and a fair amount of driving. These boots have frequented many states on the eastern seaboard, particularly VA, PA, NH, MA, and GA.

Leather

Seidel Red Dog Oil Tan Roughout
Patina Process
Break-In
Care Routine
Color Change

This leather didn't really start to show any wear until almost two years after I initially purchased them, and still they have held up incredibly well. There has not been too much color change other than the great rub-off color from my jeans over the year. I have conditioned them once during the Thunderdome, and once before that. Regular care routine is just a good brushing and cleaning up any loose threads every month or so.

Fit

55 Last: 10DUS Men's Brannock: 11D
Arch
Length Feels Right
Volume Feels Right
Ball Feels Right
Satisfied with the Fit

The 55 last is on my top 3 of lasts, the arch in this boot feels so nice over a work day on my feet. My toes have enough room, my arched is cradled like a little baby, and the insole has broken in fantastically.

Craftsmanship

White's C350-CS
Construction
Design

Construction is way more hardcore than anything I'll every put these guys through, so I expected to have little to no reason to complain. This roughout leather seems to be immune to scratches and the like so I am quite happy to keep beating these up for another two years and see if I've managed to make even the slightest dent in them. The C350-CS design is a perfect blend of modern comfort (wedge sole) traditional appearance (work-boot style upper) and heritage construction (PNW build). This boot regularly tops my personal list and I would not hesitate to evangelize those yet unconverted to this style of boot.

Sole & heel

Durability
Comfort
Traction

This sole is perhaps the most comfortable sole I have on a heritage boot. It has lasted me over two years, and the comfort it adds to a heritage construction is incredible. It may lack traction off of the beaten sidewalk, so a different choice is definitely necessary for snow or for hiking, but for daily wear this puppy is a beast.

Final thoughts

Good Value
Would Recommend

Overall, this boot comes together to blend some of my favorite things about boots. A (slightly) unconventional color (red dog), Suede/roughout, comfort (wedge sole), ability to dress up (cruiser upper), and a whole lot of arch (55 last). Great boot that is difficult to leave behind when I travel.

Written by bars_grover23
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