John Lofgren Engineer Boots Unboxing And Size Review. Are They The Best?

[@nigelsmith6267]

I have the John Lofgren CXL natural engineer boots and the John Lofgren CXL black engineer boots. They’re both amazing. The more scuffs and creases they get the better they look.

[@douglasbarnes456]

Great review and thanks for showing them on feet. Finally!

[@John_Lofgren_]

@djhungzilla Correct. The boots are nailed to the last, which is the way boots and shoes used to be made everywhere. It’s rare now, but we still do it.

[@Anothergoodfriday]

Wow the man him self commenting on my video 🤯 I was told by Eastman leathers that they were air holes. It’s week 4 of wearing these and They are still killing me when walking, think I should have gone half a size bigger 🤦🏻

[@John_Lofgren_]

@@Anothergoodfriday sounds like a half size bigger would be ideal. They should be comfortable right out of the box.

[@Anothergoodfriday]

@@John_Lofgren_ that’s a real shame, wish I had ordered 2 sizes so I could have compared the 2. Unfortunately I’m going to have to sell this pair and count my losses as even after having the professionally stretched they still hurt at the toes.

[@grahamnewsome2176]

@@Anothergoodfriday what size do you want to sell?

[@disaar3679]

So nothing about size, great!

[@casuallyworked]

I think the JL engineer boots, aesthetics wise looks the nicest from anything I’ve seen yet.

[@inharyu9921]

Great review ! What is your brannock size and JL boot size?

[@djhungzilla]

Those are lasting holes in the heels and are normal/necessary to creating the boots

[@Anothergoodfriday]

Thanks mate that’s good to know 👍🏻

[@ileik99]

My boots also have holes and I got a similar response from the boot maker. Still a surprise and disappointing discovery for me. Other boots I have in much less price point do not have holes in the heel.

[@Vultain]

@@ileik99 It's a hallmark or calling to the more old way boots are done in Japan. If you ever see a video on how they are made it makes sense. Part of it is the construction method being different than how we make them over here. It's not a wrong thing, simply different. It's a Hallmark to how they are made. But if it bothers you I understand that too, there are always other options out there.

[@francispetaluma]

What about sizing? I find typically you need to size down from your foot measured size, especially with engineer boots. For instance, measure size 9 on a brannock device, but I wear size 8 in most engineer boots like Wesco and JL. Engineer boots should be as tight as you can go without toe rub. Also…Some guys can’t wear engineer boots if they have high in-steps or what they refer to as “high volume” feet.

[@KamuMusic]

My foot size measures R:11E L:10.5D/E. That would put my overall size at 11E, but they say to size down 0.5, but since my foot is wider should i stay at 11D?

[@inharyu9921]

Hi. My brannock size is 9E. How did you go for JL Engineer boots?

[@kevinhawinata2711]

What leather is that?