Wickett & Craig Double Stuffed Reviews

By nad45 • April 4, 2024"How it evolved has been completely unexpected. I went in wanting a color of boot that I saw aged amazingly in last years contest with the DS natural but then switched to the DS slate thinking I wanted a color of boot I didn’t own and it might have some of the same characteristics that DS natural had. What I didn’t expect was how quickly and how distinctly the slate went from slate/grey to slate/brown. Almost within the first couple of weeks. Granted I put in a ton of hiking the 1st month I owned them but the change from new to just one month of wear was almost shocking. Later on in the patina process with more wear it has gone to a slate with a lot of brown in it to in the last 2-3 months it has slate, brown, red coloring. The last thing I would have to say about the leather was how bomb proof and almost maintenance free it has proven to be. It is a really tough leather that scratches really easy but with just a little brushing you can’t even tell where you scratched it. I did a rock scramble hike in that 2nd month and scratched the ever loving crap out of the boots dragging them across sandstone and granted it took more than a little brushing but in the end you couldn’t tell I scratched them. I really wish I had taken a before and after photo. I almost thought I had permanently altered how the boots were going to look with those scratches. Break in was a bit rough. The leather is pretty stiff before it is broken in. It’s even stiff after break in the difference is that it has shaped to your feet and does soften up with body heat. Some of the rough break in had to do with how much hiking I was doing in them right from the get go. I think that first month I put in 50-60 miles of hiking not counting everyday wear. But once they were broken in they were like slippers in my feet. My care routine was based off of how last years winner described his care routine. Wiping down with a damp towel if needed and brushing everyday. I was pretty religious about brushing the boots every night with a horsehair brush until February where I wanted to see if I only brushed them once per week changed anything. After not really seeing a difference I didn’t brush everyday but did multiple times per week...."Read the full review

Wickett & Craig Double Stuffed

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