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Post by Old26 on Aug 21, 2015 23:13:33 GMT -6
The TSA thing is no joke. I have one of those pre-check things and I usually fly through the BS. When I went to PA this spring, I got busted due to the RRL's having the steel shank. Pissed me off, but beware, those can make your travels a PITA...will get the pics tomorrow.
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Post by exophobe on Aug 21, 2015 23:55:56 GMT -6
The TSA thing is no joke. I have one of those pre-check things and I usually fly through the BS. When I went to PA this spring, I got busted due to the RRL's having the steel shank. Pissed me off, but beware, those can make your travels a PITA...will get the pics tomorrow. Heh. Not a problem with Gustin boots! <groan> Apparently not with woolrich, either. |
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Post by Old26 on Aug 22, 2015 0:37:53 GMT -6
Nope, x2.
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Post by exophobe on Aug 22, 2015 0:51:27 GMT -6
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Post by brentkuz on Aug 22, 2015 8:00:21 GMT -6
Well showing my gf the Gustin boots at the bar. General thoughts....very feminine dandy boots. Toe box is generally to blame. But they look like woman's boots. This is silly. Can you find an example of a woman's boot that looks like this (that doesn't look masculine)? It looks an awful lot like an Alden plain toe, close to the viberg service boot and similar to the wwii military boot that it's based on. A women's boot tends to have a more tapered toe, and tends to look masculine if it has a round toe. These are different from a workboot, but they're supposed to be. I'm glad they didn't make another bulb-toed workboot like Chippewa, danner, thorogood, red wing, whites, trickers, and wolverine, offering a lower cost alternative to viberg or Alden instead of entering a flooded market. The toe reminds me of like a frye boot for women. Just look a tad dainty. |
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Post by mkeview on Aug 22, 2015 8:09:42 GMT -6
I'm kind of surprised the boots are funding so slowly. I can't remember how many days it took the first sneakers to fund.
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Post by SlimFatty on Aug 22, 2015 9:14:25 GMT -6
I'm kind of surprised the boots are funding so slowly. I can't remember how many days it took the first sneakers to fund. Maybe the campaign quantities are much larger than the sneakers because they have less colors and models to roll out. |
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Post by whiskeyriver on Aug 22, 2015 9:47:17 GMT -6
I'm kind of surprised the boots are funding so slowly. I can't remember how many days it took the first sneakers to fund. Maybe the campaign quantities are much larger than the sneakers because they have less colors and models to roll out. I am guessing they have a rather large order in the queue with Munro. I think they'd have to in order to get the price point to what it is and to get that factory to agree to making them. I would bet with the pre-roll out publicity and build up, and in consideration of the likely large prospective order with the factory, these are probably actually funding quite well. Also, I quite like the Naturals and think they are a pretty amazing deal. I mean, what else out there has natural color, is of (likely) similar build quality, and is around that price point? I wouldn't think there's many (if any) that meet it. |
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Post by devastitis on Aug 22, 2015 10:04:20 GMT -6
Maybe the campaign quantities are much larger than the sneakers because they have less colors and models to roll out. I am guessing they have a rather large order in the queue with Munro. I think they'd have to in order to get the price point to what it is and to get that factory to agree to making them. I would bet with the pre-roll out publicity and build up, and in consideration of the likely large prospective order with the factory, these are probably actually funding quite well. Also, I quite like the Naturals and think they are a pretty amazing deal. I mean, what else out there has natural color, is of (likely) similar build quality, and is around that price point? I wouldn't think there's many (if any) that meet it. Yeah, it also seems like a ton of people are on the fence, and might be swayed once it starts getting closer to 100%. |
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Post by Old26 on Aug 22, 2015 10:06:15 GMT -6
BlackCXL up now: Black CXL Boots
I need a pair of black boots. Maybe I'll try these out. Probably get rubber on the soles, but even these don't look "black" to me so Gustin needs to really work on the photos - but after all this time I'd say that's not gonna happen... |
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Post by mkeview on Aug 22, 2015 10:25:07 GMT -6
BlackCXL up now: Black CXL Boots
I need a pair of black boots. Maybe I'll try these out. Probably get rubber on the soles, but even these don't look "black" to me so Gustin needs to really work on the photos - but after all this time I'd say that's not gonna happen... I was thinking the same thing about the coloring. I ordered the naturals and I think I'll do a toppy. I did that with my 1ks and made a huge difference. Leather soles are death traps in real winter areas. |
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Post by julian on Aug 22, 2015 10:40:02 GMT -6
I was thinking the same thing about the coloring. Especially given the HUGE contrast between the upper and the sole. The black do look good, but I'd have to treat those soles with something to darken them down and bring out a warmer look in them. As it stands in the promo photos, they almost look like Balsa wood. |
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Post by david2403 on Aug 22, 2015 10:48:12 GMT -6
For what it's worth, Munro makes a pretty decent woman's shoe. They come in at about the $200 price point. My wife has several pair and they are among her favorites.
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Post by Winterland on Aug 22, 2015 12:12:09 GMT -6
BlackCXL up now: Black CXL Boots
I need a pair of black boots. Maybe I'll try these out. Probably get rubber on the soles, but even these don't look "black" to me so Gustin needs to really work on the photos - but after all this time I'd say that's not gonna happen... A color I like. Yes you would think black would be easy to capture. Oh well. |
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Post by exophobe on Aug 22, 2015 13:07:01 GMT -6
A color I like. Yes you would think black would be easy to capture. Oh well. If you want detail, black is one of the hardest colors to capture since the details disappear. You think it's easy because "everyone knows what black looks like", but it couldn't be further from the case, and even moreso if they're using an iPhone. What's weird to me is that these don't look like black to you, if they're grey you should turn down your monitor brightness, since the leather is actually darker than the black heel in the photos. I've also noticed that they do mention the insole construction, saying that it's multiple layers of calfskin, which actually would put them a step above 1ks, quality wise. |
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Post by whiskeyriver on Aug 22, 2015 13:10:05 GMT -6
A color I like. Yes you would think black would be easy to capture. Oh well. If you want detail, black is one of the hardest colors to capture since the details disappear. You think it's easy because "everyone knows what black looks like", but it couldn't be further from the case, and even moreso if they're using an iPhone. What's weird to me is that these don't look like black to you, if they're grey you should turn down your monitor brightness, since the leather is actually darker than the black heel in the photos. I've also noticed that they do mention the insole construction, saying that it's multiple layers of calfskin, which actually would put them a step above 1ks, quality wise. I see what Winterland is talking about. On my iPad and iPhone, they look very dark brown. But on my laptop, they are very black. |
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Post by Winterland on Aug 22, 2015 15:00:02 GMT -6
If you want detail, black is one of the hardest colors to capture since the details disappear. You think it's easy because "everyone knows what black looks like", but it couldn't be further from the case, and even moreso if they're using an iPhone. What's weird to me is that these don't look like black to you, if they're grey you should turn down your monitor brightness, since the leather is actually darker than the black heel in the photos. I've also noticed that they do mention the insole construction, saying that it's multiple layers of calfskin, which actually would put them a step above 1ks, quality wise. I see what Winterland is talking about. On my iPad and iPhone, they look very dark brown. But on my laptop, they are very black. I can't remember if they looked blacker on my laptop but I am on my phone now and they are brownish. If I look at my post in the boot conditioning thread my black shoes show up as black and I am far from a professional photographer. Maybe Gustin's pictures do show more detail. I don't know. I do agree that different monitors do show contrast, color and brightness different though. I probably wouldn't have even mentioned anything except I have seen many customers unhappy with the actual color of their product. The reason being it looks different from the Gustin website. pictures. A $75 shirt or pants is one thing, but when you're getting into the $200 area you think you would get a little more critical with it. There really is no reason to have all the pictures more accurate. My $10 on sale Eddie Bauer t-shirts come in looking like the website pictures and there is a dozen colors. |
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Post by brentkuz on Aug 22, 2015 15:55:26 GMT -6
Black is hard to photograph no doubt about it but Gustin has never had the best images for products.
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Post by whiskeyriver on Aug 22, 2015 17:52:22 GMT -6
I see what Winterland is talking about. On my iPad and iPhone, they look very dark brown. But on my laptop, they are very black. I can't remember if they looked blacker on my laptop but I am on my phone now and they are brownish. If I look at my post in the boot conditioning thread my black shoes show up as black and I am far from a professional photographer. Maybe Gustin's pictures do show more detail. I don't know. I do agree that different monitors do show contrast, color and brightness different though. I probably wouldn't have even mentioned anything except I have seen many customers unhappy with the actual color of their product. The reason being it looks different from the Gustin website. pictures. A $75 shirt or pants is one thing, but when you're getting into the $200 area you think you would get a little more critical with it. There really is no reason to have all the pictures more accurate. My $10 on sale Eddie Bauer t-shirts come in looking like the website pictures and there is a dozen colors. Yeah, they need to invest in a good DSLR. It's time, Gustin. It's time. |
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Post by Griffin on Aug 23, 2015 3:01:57 GMT -6
What..you dont calibrate all your displays with a probe?! Blasphemy. Then you can just lay off the color coments because lol!
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Post by exophobe on Aug 23, 2015 14:10:41 GMT -6
Now that 1599 people haven't won a free pair of boots, maybe they'll start funding faster.  |
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Post by andycmd on Aug 23, 2015 19:01:34 GMT -6
What..you dont calibrate all your displays with a probe?! Blasphemy. Then you can just lay off the color coments because lol! I probe my display daily |
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Post by variable on Aug 23, 2015 19:20:11 GMT -6
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Post by oatwilly on Aug 23, 2015 20:38:32 GMT -6
The TSA thing is no joke. I have one of those pre-check things and I usually fly through the BS. When I went to PA this spring, I got busted due to the RRL's having the steel shank. Pissed me off, but beware, those can make your travels a PITA...will get the pics tomorrow. sir, please remove your belt |
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Post by Griffin on Aug 25, 2015 8:32:24 GMT -6
What if the nats wont make it....oh noes!
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