- May 2nd, 2011, 1:17 pm#320464
Mine weren't a great fit at first, so I did what I've done with any shoe and tried to break it in I wore them around the house occasionally and under my jeans at school (a lot of walking around campus) a couple times. I tried a few different pairs of socks and also applied a few coats of mink oil to them to waterproof them and soften up the leather a bit.
They were still a little iffy (albeit much better) by the time I marched in the Boston parade, but after that parade they've been super comfortable.
You've got to realize that these boots are 100% leather construction. Leather is tough stuff. It takes a little while and some effort to wear them in, unlike imitation leather or something with only partial leather construction. This also means that they require a bit of maintenance every now and again like applying waterproofing or a leather treatment product to them every so often.
They were still a little iffy (albeit much better) by the time I marched in the Boston parade, but after that parade they've been super comfortable.
You've got to realize that these boots are 100% leather construction. Leather is tough stuff. It takes a little while and some effort to wear them in, unlike imitation leather or something with only partial leather construction. This also means that they require a bit of maintenance every now and again like applying waterproofing or a leather treatment product to them every so often.