The 5 WORST Boots You Can Buy (ft @RoseAnvil )
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Published 2022-05-07
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Carhartt
02:36 Dr Martens
06:16 Brunt
07:30 LL Bean Boots
09:44 Harley Davidson
11:16 Chukkas
All Comments (21)
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Great video guys! Haha…I laughed at your comment regarding cobblers resoling Doc Martens “…they probably can resole them. They just don’t want to.” Yep…1000%! 😁 They’re just a pain.
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I agree that Bean boots don’t look very good, but they’re not made for fashion- they are made for hunting in New England, a task they excel at. The fact they are still made in America and relatively inexpensive as boots go makes them a big win in my book.
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The LL Bean boots are great work boots if you are a landscaper/gardener, muck out livestock stalls, or do anything where your feet are wet or muddy a lot. They don’t rot out like leather boots, or take forever to dry. For city rain and fashion, yes, there are better options.
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That thumbnail tho
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Bought a pair of Doc Martens 1460 Greasy’s 4 years ago. Conditioned them once before wearing. I’ve worn them through harsh Canadian winters (and hot summers), and I constantly get people thinking they’re new. No problems whatsoever. When they get dirty I literally just wipe them off with my hand. Best $200 CAD I ever spent.
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I was a Bean boot hater until I moved up to New Hampshire and had to deal with real winter and then "mud season." I'm a big fan of fashion meeting function and Bean boots are the perfect example of that. Spend enough time in NH, VT and ME and you'll be wearing the uniform in no time. Those boots make me feel invincible come winter. Bean boots in Manhattan on a rainy day? I can see the argument.
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Fun fact, similar to the boots, Harley Davidson uses their previously good name to sell sub par bikes too! So the boots do match the primary product!
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As a guy from Western New York, you are dead wrong about the Bean boots. With the amount of salt they dump up here, I don’t wear Goodyear welts from November to April.
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Docs were once a brilliant boot back in the eighties. I still have my 12 high black pair I bought in 1981. I have had the soles replaced but the uppers still look great thanks to regular cleaning and polishing. They are head and shoulders above my new Docs.
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I love the LL Bean boots. They are confortable, at least on humid terrain, they are great on snow as well, can be bought with insulation or not, the construction is really solid, and you can wash them both in 10 seconds without having to take care of them at all. I think they are too iconic to be ugly. Those have a purpose, and that purpose isn't to bring your labradoodle for a walk when it's raining in the upper east side.
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I live in a cold climate and like my bean boots for ice fishing as long as I put ice cleats on over them for traction. My everyday work footwear is red wing. I can't recommend those boots enough. My current pair is going on 8 years with a few new soles.
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I wore Doc Martens for most of my Police career but all of a sudden, when they became Trendy, they went narrow fitting and I couldn't wear them anymore. The inner sole also started wearing through quickly. I spoke to the staff in the shoe shop where I used to buy them and they told me there had been a definite redesign and many people had found the same problem. Needless to say I never bought them again.
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The LL Bean Maine hunting shoe is a great boot for what it is. Thick socks and proper care and they last. I’ve had mine for over 25 years with resoles 2x and they are wonderful wet and winter weather boots and upland hunting.
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I had the rare square toe Doc Marten's over 30 years ago, because ya know when you're a punk rocker, ya had to have Docs. They were pretty comfortable and lasted for a good while. I got a new pair (green with round toe 1460) a few months ago, and you guys are right. Bad fit, cheap leather, etc.
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Brilliant video and totally agree with your views on the brands and for the reasons you mentioned.Especially the first two brands mentioned and i can support that out of personal experience. Need more people like you guys who know thier stuff and can call out these companies and the dodgy stuff they sell at rip-off prices. Well done guys. Good work.
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The LL Bean Boots are made to wear in the mud and rain for a n easy clean up. Duck hunting also comes to mind, but to be honest I can’t remember the last time I thought about those boots and didn’t realize they were still being made. Great video!🇺🇸
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Worn Doc Martens for 46 years, best work boots for hod carrying ever, a pair of them only ever lasted 3 months before the soles fell off, but they were comfortable and cheap, well until students started wearing them and the price then quadrupled, also as you say when they stopped making them in Northampton in the UK and moved production to Asia the quality plummeted.
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If the only problem with LL Bean is the look and you think Gooodyear welt is as capable in heavy snow and the mess that comes with it, maybe you should spend some time in New England in February.
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Bought a couple pair of Carhartts on clearance a few years back. The pu foam soles of my wellingtons are literally cracking and delaminating where it flexes behind the safety toe before I can even wear the tread off the heel. Glad I got 2 pair for less than MSRP of one.
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Love the collabs you two do together.!
