JK O.T. Boots 6 Month Review

[@doublebase6509]

I love the Vibram honey lug sole. In comparison to my wedge soles and Vibram 100X on my loggers, I’ll take the Vibram honey lug. I find it to actually be longer lasting than the 100X, more versatile than the wedge soles and nearly as comfortable as the softer wedge sole. The wedge soles are the best performer on smooth cement floors, but the honey lug is almost as good while being able to handle some outdoor rough terrain. Good video. I like the videos where people actually work them. Reminds me of my channel a bit. Keep up the good work!! And I must say I agree with everything you said about the roughout, for the trades it absorbs everything including water. Makes the boot heavy and soaked for days.

[@justragequit7078]

@doublebase6509 thx brother! And I agree about the honey vibram being the best do it all sole. I'm honestly considering having all my wedge soles resoled with the honey vibram because I like it so much. My only nit pick is all the mud it can track like I mentioned in the video. But it's a small price to pay for comfort.

[@albetherechillin]

How did you size your gear? What do you wear on like Nike or Adidas maybe even redwing. I'm nervous about the sizing.

[@justragequit7078]

@albetherechillin I go over sizing in my forefronts 1 year review, but in short find your length on a brannock device at a shoe store and then get a tailors tape to measure the width on the ball of your foot. Almost all the pnw brands recommend you go a half size down in brannock length and then find your width on their sizing chart based on your length and measurement of the ball of your foot. It seems hard to do, but it's really not and took me all of 10 minutes. All three pairs have fit perfectly. I wouldn't base your size on other brands as the 55 last and its derivatives all these pnw brands use is just so different from a normal shoe or even work boot last.

[@albetherechillin]

@justragequit7078 thank you

[@RobMakowski]

I recently (12/6/24) got that exact pair of OTs, and I used Obenauf's oil like the paper said, and my rough out's darken alot. The uppers darken, but it wasn't as noticable. Did you experience that same issue, and if so, how long did it take for them to lighten back up?

[@justragequit7078]

@RobMakowski yea obenaufs darkens them quite abit at first, but after a few days, they lighten back up. If it's hot outside or you get them dusty working, that will soak up some of the oil, and they'll lighten up quicker from my experience.

[@RobMakowski]

@@justragequit7078 in Western PA it's cold and wet, so I'm guessing they will take even longer to lighten up. It's okay, I'm starting to get used to the darker color. I also agree about the rough out. I showed my dad who was a plumber for 50 years, and he said the same thing about the rough out, that it gets nasty after a while. Next pair is definitely going to be full smooth

[@justragequit7078]

@RobMakowski yea the wet weather will make it take a bit longer. Honestly, I think the mud darkened my last pair of OTs much more than the oiling ever did fwiw. A lot of people don't think about how much dirt kills boots. Most boots are so cheap nowadays they just fall apart from regular use, but with good quality boots, the biggest killer is gonna be a lack of maintenance and rough out makes maintenance more difficult and time consuming. I swear convincing some of my buds to clean and oil their boots is almost harder than convincing them to try a pair of good quality pnws. XD