My First Nick's Boots! The Robert in Wickett & Craig Medium Brown English Bridle on the 55 last
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- Finally! I got a pair of Nick’s Handmade Boots from the US Pacific Northwest!
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Aesthetics
02:00 What to Wear Them With
03:34 Nick’s Boots
06:04 Construction
11:38 Leathercare
12:35 Size, Fit and Comfort
14:21 Value
16:23 Summary
Who Am I?
I am a Management Consultant in real life but in my Bootlosophy channel, I make videos about boots and all things boot related. This channel posts reviews of boots, unboxing of new boots, and follow-up reviews, and in doing so, may explore the philosophy of the brands from time to time!
I have owned boots for decades, but to be honest I have owned them as functional pieces of footwear. It wasn't until early 2020 when COVID struck that I started online shopping for boots to an obsessive degree. I love the aesthetic of boots and I love finding out more about how they are made. I now own an insane number of boots, and one day I may sell some of them (just not right now).
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Great comment about the boots' design intentions vs. actual usage. Too many boot reviewers focus solely on the construction and materials of the boots, without discussing how end users would be using them.
This is the best, most informative Nick’s review I have ever seen. Extremely well done.
*American here*
$300 AUD is an amazing deal, especially for Nicks resale value. It looks like that Robert is a custom configuration based off the fact that they have all eyes instead of their standard option, hooks + eyes. Not to mention that they are bound to be even more expensive because it is using veg tan bridle leather.
Personally, I am a huge fan of the the PNW school of boot making and love the heel and overall CHONK of the boots.
A fantastic video and I look forward to watching another.
Well they are definitely built like tanks! And the arch support is 💯
Agreed.
PNW boots of this style are absolute monsters! I love my Nicks and I’m hoping to add a couple more pairs to my kick around rotation as soon as I can triple check with them what size I should get in their slip on style. I hope you get the chance to really wear these in wherever you find the time to walk around in a pair of tanks
I bought a pair of Nick's August 2022 and received them this March 2023. A James model with a dodder heel. 8" with speed hooks in chromexcel (more than twice the cost you paid). $300 Aussie in the condition you showed and without the waiting is a steal! I'd buy an exact copy of mine for that price just to have a spare (and probably any other that fit me). The tall heel and bulging heel counter is definitely bold. I had similar thoughts about this style, but they work so well in their role It has been an easy adjustment to accept that the design choices just make sense. Enjoy them!
This was one of the most informative presentations on Nicks Boots. Well done. Will subscribe to channel.
Great find on those. The leather is beautiful. Enjoy them and keep up updated please as you wear them more.
If I was going to spend five and a quarter on a pair of boots, I wanted the toughest boot I could find. I opted for the Builder Pro in 10 inches, if I was paying for it, I wanted as much leather as possible. I got the 1964 brown leather. Breaking them in took a while, nothing brutal though. Now they are the most comfortable boots I've ever owned. I wear them every day and don't feel fatigued wearing them. Initially I was concerned about the 10 inch height and the taller heel ( I got the moderate heel). No issues with either. The tall leather flexes, supports my ankle, but doesn't inhibit movement at all. The heel doesn't really even feel like a high heel. You are standing on so much leather. Once it forms to your foot, it's like wearing thick, supple leather gloves, but on your feet. The sizing is challenging. Normally I wear 10, or 10.5, 11 in some hiking boots. In Nick's Boots I have 9 1/2 C. They felt tight, but it's all part of breaking in. I live in Spokane, so I was able to go in to the shop and they measured my foot at 11 different places.
The bridal/bridle joke was great. Love your videos.
My friend ! Superior video, Sir! Roberts are a classic model. Salute from Texas 🇺🇸🫡
Salute brother!
Thanks - great comments and review. I have a pair of Nicks work boots and wear them regularly to work a garden store)I have come to really appreciate the overall construction and particularly the arch support. Never have my feet felt better at the end of the day. You’re absolutely right though - they are not dress boots or even semi-dress. Casual maybe? Sometimes? All that being said the more I wear them, the more I want to wear them because they are so dang comfortable. Hope you enjoy yours and find excuses to put them on. You never regret it!
The high heel helps when walking uphill, giving the back of your foot a little more height. The dogger heel is curved at the back so that the heel will not catch when walking downhill. . I think Nick's boot grease is Obenauf's too. Obenauf's is made not too far from Spokane, in north Idaho, Peck, Idaho. And yes, Viberg counts as a PNW boot.
Lovely video!
Love these a lot!!
Well presented.
Very well put video sir! Love my Roberts in the 64 brown work leather but I wish I would sprung for the W&C leather. I got my Robert with a lower dogger heel. Some cool history info, Nick continued to work for the company even after he sold the company.
I got my first pair of nicks boots too and I got the officer boot in 1964 brown and I have been loving them but sadly it’s summer time here in NYC so I can’t wear them as much. Those Roberts might have to be my next purchase from Nicks. Loved the video
A work of art! I have the Nicks Roberts boot in waxed leather and I find it is very comfortable. The heel and arch took awhile to get used to. But, it does take much of the weight off the ball and front of my feet. I feel much less pain in my feet now than with any other boot and I have several. I think they look great, of course I live in the Pacific NW, around the Seattle area.
Hi there,
very informative comment.
Ordering my first pair Nick’s and want to know how is the width compare to other boots.More tight or normal?
Thanks!
I absolutely love the PNW style of boots. I suppose I am a bit more adventurous and wear my Robert boots to work in my office. Office casual? 100%. I did get mine with the 5/8"-3/4" heel stack, so a bit less tall than yours. But, with that same awesome arch support that must tried by true boot enthusiasts. I have a pair of White Sherman boots on order and looking forward to being able to compare these two Spokane icons. Great review, Teik!
Lovely review and even more lovely tone of voice
Niiiiiiice looking boot. I bet those are super comfy once broken in.
Great choice Teik, the Robert’s are weapons of a boot.
I visited Nicks to get fitted for a pair of HotShots and while there I tried on a ready to go pair of Roberts and bought them on the spot. I'm contemplating ordering another pair in Black rough out for work because I am really impressed with the HotShots durability. Seems impossible to mark them.
They are so well made it’s ridiculous & an absolute steal at that price..nice video once again & I totally agree about their practicality here in Australia..nice to have nevertheless
Haha I gotta laugh at people like you and me - “totally impractical but I want it!” 🤣🤣🤣
I have two pair of Roberts and love them. I am really curious about how this medium brown English Bridle will age as I am thinking about getting the Renegade in this leather. I hope you will have a follow up to this incredibly well done video. Enjoy your purchase.
Not a fan of the heel. But I am thinking about getting a pair of White's. Great content on this channel.
Wow these look great! I have started to LOVE higher heeled boots so this is only enabling me to spend on yet another pair lol.
I’m curious what your thoughts are on the “Yearling” RM Williams model with the higher/cowboy heel. I’m really keen on those as of late
I haven’t tried their “Cuban” heeled boots but I’d be confident saying they’d be really good
Awesome boots
Should've went with the high heel
i was told the logger heel is so if you get in a little deeper mud its easier to get you heel out. it curves in leaving an air gap that makes easier verses a heel that can get locked in.
First time I heard the - good to know
As a Canadian I feel Viberg to be sliiiightly overrated and not enough love is given to Canada west boots, Boulet, or Alberta boot company all of which are waaaaaay less expensive and amazing quality, long wear life as well as being re-craftable across most of there offerings! Cheers on the great work as always and much love from Canada! 🇨🇦
Great review. The only thing missing is not going more in depth about the lasts. Not all of their boot lasts have such a tall heel. The MTO, made to order, boots allow you to order the boots with a lowered heel.
Their HNW last has far less aggressive heel. Their ThurmanHNW last is very similar to an Iron Ranger.
Fantasto
Ic boots. Tigether woth White's they are just on a totally superior level than anything else
Nick's seem so much more of a workers boot than a casual dress boot. They are one of the world class makers of boots. Not sure I will ever buy a pair. I have issues finding a model that seems to fit my casual perception. Thanks for sharing. UPDATE: FF 7 months. i own 2 pair and I'm about to order my 3rd pair. The MTO Heritage are perfect boots. The Robert / Americana / Charley and Falcon are all Heritage boots. These models have some predefined configurations. In the MTO you define all to your liking. Awesome boots. thanks for the video and sizing info.
It's nice you had someone else break them in, but bridle leather isn't all that hard to adapt to. I own a few pairs of logging boots, and each one took probably 10-15 all day wearings to get over the crest of break-in. So painful. They are for walking in rough country. The Robert is a boot that doesn't know what it is, which is why you don't know what to do with it. You'll get used to the heel. I have come to like it, as it really does a better job of being comfortable to walk in when you're not on flooring or the street. Congrats!
The difference between cowboy boot heel and dogger heels is the cowboy heel is much narrower and for working in stirrups, where dogger heels were developed for rodeo steer wrestlers (bulldogging) who if using cowboy boot the narrow heel tends to break off when digging the heels in the dirt to stop the steer and the bulldoggers also wear lace up boots that won't get pulled off while wrestling the steer. Logger heels are wider than both cowboy and dogger to give more traction on wet logs.
Hello,
i am learning a lot from your videos and enjoying the way you explain.
I just place my order for my Robert in W&C after long research especially regarding sizing.
Many people say that they ordered same size Nicks like their Red Wings.
My Red Wings are 10.5D and they are very comfortable after braking.But it looks like the width should be E.
I ordered Roberts width E, hoping that they will fit good.
I don’t know if Roberts fit narrower or wider compared to Red Wings.
Mine are from eBay but they feel about the same as my IR
@@Bootlosophy
Thank you!
Will keep watching your videos and waiting for my Roberts.
Given that these boots are heavy with quality leather, they probably wouldn't be easy to hike in. The old adage was that a pound on the foot was equal to three(?) pounds on the back. Classic Camper, Horace Kephart observed that feet were raised and lowered thousands of times in a day of hiking. Multiply that by two feet working and then by the extra weight in this type of boot and my eyes popped!
I really wouldn’t hike in these! But I wonder why loggers used them or boots similar?
I think the Falcon is the same boot without the heel. Nick’s boots are another Spokane boot legend. Last you a lifetime.
I have the same exact build, now two years old.
Can you confirm it’s a custom build? A couple of things look different from their website
@@Bootlosophy yes
A few precisions: I think this toe is unstructured and if it is, it is with Celastic toe; Nick offers many shapes of toes, their default one is #3; you have been very lucky because those boots price is $729 US with this leather. Personally, I feel a soothing push on my arch when I slip into them, but only for a minute, then I simply feel supported.
Whoa! Those are high!
😂😂
I’m somewhat local to Nick’s… so I’m going to get measured/fitted and have custom boots fitted. I really prefer the logger heel compared to the dogger heel… so likely the urban logger model.
Jealous you can do that!,,
My first pair of boots with a higher heel (white's loggers) took a little while but I actually prefer it now due to how it accommodates the arch support.
And like always happened..just one more thing... Send the Boots to good Cobbler who can make exact copy(hommage) heel of different type Nicks Boot and you will technically have original Boots but exactly what you want and you will loved them the same as White's grail Boots.
Sometimes small changes make unbelievable difference. But only heel or part of it.
Thanks for sharing - how does the sizing for your nicks compare to your Jim Greens African Rangers? Im looking to order a pair of Nicks from South Africa so these are my only comparison?
Nicks are half down from true, JG are TTS
Thanks you very much Sir@@Bootlosophy
Are you sure this are the Roberts and not the Becca ?
Great review! Nicks also has a boot the Americana that looks a bit less work boot like. It's also customizable. Would you consider reviewing those?
I would, but it takes a while to save up! 🤣
I would like to ask you for your opinion regarding heel and arch.I am not a construction worker and my activities are standing and walking 12-15 hours a day including carrying some stuff.
Should I go to block heel and moderate arch, or digger/logger heel and classic arch.
IMO moderate arch
@@Bootlosophy
Thank you so much!
So what I understood is that moderate arch and block heels will work better for me.
Drew’s Boots is selling a similar version that actually looks better and is $385 US new. Not made by Whites but made in Mexico. And the heel has proper preportions.
I’ve been looking at those!
@@Bootlosophy I work for an Australian company but live in the US. Maybe I should buy some boots and bring them for resale when come down. I go past Baker Boots not infrequently. 😆
How high are those heels in mm please?
I believe this style of boot is often purchased by those who admire the Pacific Northwest lifestyle throughout American history. Everything about it is masculine and rugged in a forestry, big woods, mountaineer kind of way. That image is sought after by such people, even though they're may not be engaged in that particular lifestyle where they now live because of what it represents. They want a piece of that, and what better piece of accent wardrobe would add that any better than a pair of Roberts? I'm in Cincinnati and I'd buy a pair in a heartbeat if I had the cash. In my opinion, they're dead on perfect and their reputation backs it up. It's a "mans" weekender boot.
I got my logger boots for the arch support. Doc Martins destroyed my feet and caused intense pain due to their being garbage inside their boots. My logger boots are so comfortable and only get more comfortable every time I wear them. I don't have a rugged rough and tough job lol, but I do stand on my feet for 8-12 hours a day. This style of boot has been amazing for that. 😊 👢 👢
@@OfDeath I gotta say, the arch support is heaven
Check out their Urban Logger
A bit late to comment.. but Welcome to Nick's! They are so sturdy, I have 2 pairs (along with a few pairs of White's and Wesco), I'm a native Pac.NW resident so I've purchased mine direct, gone in for a custom fittings, etc. all of the Pac.NW boot brands have aged well, I've resoled a few and done a full rebuilding on one pair. They are nearly indestructible in terms of the average person's wear. They only get better with age, as long as they are reasonably cared for. Good point about the quality, these are 100 year old style boots for people who were working in them .. they are made to last a lifetime. Their origin is a working boot, made for heavy duty use and wear ... super over kill for the average office worker who is not likely to take them off road.
I would disagree a bit on break in with Nick's generally, I think that is really sort of individual to the boot and the individual, I think your point about prior break in on these and a really good fit for your foot is key. Brand new off the shelf... often the experience is that ... break in is not for the faint of heart ... being all leather, being of heavier thickness leather than most casual/dress brands, depending on the leather (for example Bison is like butter, it breaks in almost immediately vs some of their work boots with 8oz leather can really be an epic break in) ... the break in on Nick's and other Pac.NW brands. can be into the 100++ hour range ... so if you take the plunge and haven't experienced these types of boots be ready to put in some quality break in time before you really experience the true fit of the boot. You got an amazing deal on the boots btw...
WOW! What great info, thank you!
At 9:48 you said that it is handstitched, but that is wrong, its machine stitched, you can see that in their own production videos
Ok, thanks
Dogger and cowboy are the same thing.🤘
* Dressy is a matter of perspective and lifestyle, your dressy isn’t everyone’s dressy. 🧐😉
That heel knocks the proportions of the boot off IMO. It's way too high for that small of a boot size.
Who cares its done well and looks proportionally good and well designed
Yeah, I think that’s probably my hesitation too
You can get a lower heel on the 55 last as well.
@@Bootlosophy hey, it's just my opinion. If you like them that's all that matters. I enjoy your content by the way!
@@ibbjos08 I agreed with you, the person who disagreed was someone else 😬
Beautiful, but huge heel... Not sure I want to be that tall ))
Those boots look normal for a pnw boots don't knock the heel until you break them in.
That heel is very lady like. There I said it. 😄
Hahaha! But that lady could probably dead lift 300 pounds 😂😂😂
🙂@@Bootlosophy
I just can't get past the high heels.....
😂😂😂
Looks too much like a workboot for my personal taste to be honest.
Sometimes you just want to wear a s*^t kicker boot!