(Unbox) Top 3 fixes to PNW boots for Slaying Bears

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Rose Anvil x JK Boots Bear Slayer V1 Unboxing - • (Unboxing) 🐻🔪 Bear Sla...
Rose Anvil x JK Boots Bear Slayer V2 Unboxing - • (Unboxing) Made to Mur...
Rose Anvil x JK Boots Making the Bear Slayer Prototype video - • Building boots for sla...
JK Boots OT Boot review - • Why these are my #1 PN...
JK Boots Calk/ Cork boot review - • Why 62 razor sharp spi...
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Progression of the Bear Slayers
02:49 The Bear Slayer V2
06:23 Why Flesh Out Bison Leather?
07:55 Unboxing
09:14 Flex Teeth
10:26 Arch Support
12:13 Honey Vibram Outsole
12:58 Try on and Lacing
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[@RoseAnvil2]

Rose Anvil X JK Boots BEAR SLAYERS, the perfect PNW boot, drop 5/23! Get early access & updates by signing up for the Limited Edition email list here - bit.ly/44OZWZZ

[@jake1021]

I'm going to order these. I'm going to use them for a high demand hike. Is there something you'd do different on this boot for a heavy pack hike ???

[@postgarodegoogle2389]

hello ! are there any way to get them in Europe ?

[@im_just_serious]

Where’s the cut in half?

[@rickysomething]

Dr. Sole created a heavy lug sole called "Tumaz" a while ago. Which was inspired by the Taiwan Formosan Black Bear. It has a very cool bear face on the heel. I think it would fit very well with the whole BEAR SLAYERS theme.

[@holladay67]

I doubt I have the money, but man do I want them! haha Best collaboration yet! Also LOVE the white stitching!

[@carlodanger8187]

My first pair of PNW boots KILLED the tops of my feet from bunching up like you explained. After two months or so of wearing them as much as I could stand at work they are by FAR the most comfortable boot I have ever had. First two months sucked ass tho

[@andrewacton5885]

Same with my 6" OTs. Till I learned on reddit to leave the laces long so you can wrap them around the back of your ankle, through the pull loop, and then tie at the top. It helps break them in much faster

[@sethalexander9269]

I like the first one better. 8” and the dark stitching. Both awesome though!

[@davesfriendhal]

This is so nerdy and I love it.

[@summytsoi]

changing the sole to the bear sole from Dr. Sole will be perfect.

[@semperliberi]

Very cool boots. I love the passion. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@davesfriendhal]

Really want you to tackle English country boots next, now that you've absolutely conquered the notion of what is a PNW boot. Hats off mate.

[@SidorenkoAaron]

Love it and the enthusiasm! Wax it out and I’m sold!

[@michaelhess4825]

My wife also says 7" is perfect.

[@samspade4305]

TBH, I’m pretty sure you’ll need a lot more than these boots to hunt and kill a bear. Just saying this as a public service announcement 😂😂

[@cheekibreeki9155]

Wait till Weston releases the bear laying boot.

[@davidneville4951]

@@cheekibreeki9155 😂

[@calebtate6723]

The version 2.0 should be a rifle

[@MrLlama999]

Like pants?

[@DarthSpartanus]

The last one felt like an interesting proof of concept, but this one looks top-notch ready to ship. Can't wait to see them broken in on foot.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@OldeDeus]

how does the sole feel in terms of softness compared to the white vibram?

[@wasilimpeh-sl6nn]

Boots look cool! Though I do prefer the non white stitching

[@keithhanson7125]

Agreed. I was getting more and more tempted as he showed the previous version. When the white stitching came out, it lost me.

[@christianfritz6333]

Can't wait for the black bear slayers.

[@Kaleema007]

These are dope

[@michaelechavarria4404]

@roseanvil2 are these boots fire rated?

[@donaldbrown55]

CAN YOU MAKE AN ARBORIST BOOT. ONE WITH A BUILT IN LOOP FOR ASCENDERS?

[@user-vn5nf4qo7d]

Man I don’t see a price 🤷‍♂️ … I love my microtech 😁

[@BlueSpirit.]

I see you like those Russle mocs.

[@frankkitajima4339]

I want a pair!

[@thomreynolds1318]

Is there a projected cost or is it one of those "if you have to ask. . ."

[@hohepa8501]

Bear slayer is pretty cool branding. If you're 10 years old. Sweet boot though

[@TylerSnyder305]

I think Bear Trackers sounds just as cool and purposeful but a little more mature too.

[@michaelhess4825]

Nope, still cool at 44. You're incorrect.

[@billymurphy3]

I don’t mind it. I think it’s fun. If you’re a fancy boot snob maybe you don’t like the name. I’d bet plenty of people find it fun though.

[@hohepa8501]

@@TylerSnyder305 Agreed

[@teatowel11]

Put me down for a Kodiak version. Would love to get a pair of JKs

[@dave0z96]

I’d like to see an old school style boot with a BOA system I’d definitely buy it .

[@mischaweiss1725]

What size you wear in these Weston?

[@brunonjezic6208]

Ok red dog rumbler is still by fare best looking colab you did in my eyes. This is really cool, but why extra stitch on the inner side. S V2 had that incredible no apology asymmetry, that is out for sure?

[@snowstorm9172]

I'm impatient. How much are these going to cost?

[@J.H.O.verland]

Great looking custom JK boots. I am curious if these initial Bear Slayer variants are based on the Canyon Bison rough out or the darker brown original Bison rough out on the original JK OT bison release? Thanks and keep up the great content.

[@andrewacton5885]

It looks to be exactly the same bottoming as the OT. That's the standard bison color as well

[@J.H.O.verland]

@@andrewacton5885 thanks for the reply. I have the OT brown bison and they appear darker than the video so I was hopeful these were canyon bison so I could justify buying the collab. Haha.

[@andrewacton5885]

@J.H.O.verland haha I want to have my 8" ots rebuilt into a superduty S but then these bear slayers were announced and I'm fuckin sweating on what I should do lol

[@xx_cloud_xx5055]

I just got JK boots 😭 Love them but I wish I had more money to get these too. Hopefully people who want them can get them. JK makes some killer boots for the money.

[@KyleCrocodile]

Are there any other boots with cutouts in the instep like these?

[@righturnclyde]

Nicks just came out with one.

[@vladyslav4]

Sure, Beleville c795 military boots and probably many more

[@tidal06]

How water/mud resistant are they im in the south and both of those are concerns

[@BogdanDulgheru]

None ... The leather is raw and every drop of water will sucks in the leather. You can wax the leather but you loose the fluffynes and the look ...

[@davesfriendhal]

​@BogdanDulgheru yeah but waxing roughout is fun af.

[@NickyB0718]

Idk have a pair of Jk OT’s and they’re not bad at all with water and the humidity here in MD, our winters are very wet also and I don’t have issues with water getting in, I do put sno seal on them in the fall/winter and Hubert’s shoe grease in the spring/summer. I do the same with my Nicks builder pros and they’re fine too. If I have to go into epic standing water or snow I put on rubber boots lol, I do linework in Central Maryland and I find the PNW boots work great, of course nothing climbs like a Wesco but for everyday wear I dig the JK OT! I’d imagine these bear slayers would be fine in the south, I dislike lined boots so the unlined leather works right for me. We typically have over 90% humidity on any given day.

[@gj7914]

if they weren't gonna be close to 1k! ever a chance you'll do a collab that's not luxury priced?

[@davidb5180]

He did collab with Jim Green on the Bearfoot African Ranger, it's a completely different style of boot though of course

[@MrTVervolg]

please also send the sizing info in cm's for the non-american fans ;) These boots look amazing!!!

[@strive4changes]

the space station gaming hoodie tho

[@jamesmccreery250]

You know what they say, "kill a bear, better share"!

[@TylerSnyder305]

Personally I think 8" is perfect, because I've always thought of 10" as being tall with an 8" being a perfect compromise between a 6" and a 10". I have a 7" boot and they just kind of feel a bit off. They're perfectly fine but not as perfect as an 8".

[@jorge23483]

I wonder if Wes planned a Polar Bear Slayer to? 😅

[@ericdoe2318]

Roar!

[@michaelandrew8493]

Im still mad I missed the nd3.

[@suitrBJ]

They wouldn't do munson like last?

[@chunliisthebest]

JK uses the 3708 last for everything i think, which is more like the Nicks 11067 or Whites 4811 than the 55.

[@sleepylamp]

You've got to try Chris Reeve Sebenza 31!

[@michaelandrew8493]

I like the 8 inch boot height better

[@strengthandbulkMadness]

Bears sometimes slay humans. You don’t want to be that guy and happen to be wearing Bear Slayer boots.

[@aaronyoung8985]

I love your reviews, I would like, however, to respectfully disagree; there is a boot that looks close to that cool, is currently available, and that is the Truman boot cap toe dark cayote roughout. That being said, I'm still on the list and will be loitering around the Nicks Website on the 23rd trying to convince myself that I chose the right order size.

[@Highland_Paddy]

ANOTHER vid about dese boots???

[@Highland_Paddy]

OK, so they changed the instep or something.

[@Highland_Paddy]

No, I think the problem is the first flex tooth is too high, like I sorta said before.

[@Highland_Paddy]

so THREE instead of one or two. yay

[@Highland_Paddy]

I think my LTTs are cooler.

[@Highland_Paddy]

Yes, 6" boots are mostly horrible, but I don't see enough difference from the 7 to the 8 that I wouldn't just want the 8. And I'd still likely prefer a 10.

[@DNGJustSnakes]

Your timing sucks d#%k....just waiting on sale of our property end of month or next month and first thing on the list is a pair of jk....would love a pair of these bad boys...maybe they will make them a production boot...lol

[@trublu2556]

You think they'd work out as a rider boot.🏍

[@RHATHEN]

PLEASE MAKE IT 360 STITCH DOWN.

[@IntrepidRazor]

Maybe a flexible panel or strip underside the flex teeth that they could be outline stitched to to provide support to the laces ? Cordova maybe? Not really visible but flexible and tough

[@derooaaron]

Nice boot! But hunting application? Maybe if you’re sitting over beat bait and not putting on miles over hilly terrain. Flexible soul is bad news for packing out on steeps.

[@bonecollector1968]

Wouldn't you lose a little ankle support? Im pretty sure you would. Maybe not.

[@BlueSpirit.]

👢💡Aldens arch support system is the best part of the Indy boot. If you put on a curved Heel like the Indy, you’d have that system. Something to consider. Oh, make a Kiltie that looks like CLAWS! 🧸 or TEETH! 😁 make a leather boot pocket for a small BEAR Spray repellent. If there is a small bear spray. Maybe a small pepper spray. 🌶️ Put a single Claw on the ends of your leather Laces.

[@eagleeyes9770]

Nice boot! I’d prefer a white welt stitch with brown upper stitching for best contrast 👍

[@michelleborchardt199]

Wait, you’re slaying the bear, yet it’s hugging your arch. This is a really conflicting relationship LOL.

[@SurvivalBayArea]

rip eddie sutton

[@timmueller1314]

Very interesting, the Vibram soles are good, don't see them a lot anymore. The flesh out leather is a big negative for me. How how you supposed to keep it clean much less waterproof it?

[@andrewacton5885]

Im glad the "bear slayer" hate didnt sway you from renaming the bear slayers. Good on you

[@axelskull]

"what boots are those?" "bear slayers" "they're made of bear?" "no" also kind of mall ninja name

[@fullmetalroyal1216]

Thought the knife was cool until i saw it was lile 400 bucks

[@colebeck6506]

650$ for 7 inch rough out bison. For the same price I can get custom roughout bison 10 inch with American flag on the side and those are super duty trippen

[@scottc77]

I’m 3 hours from Spokane, this has to be satire because JK has the most customer complaints out of all the PNW boot makers, they have more “issues” than White’s, Nicks, & Frank’s put together.

[@SolidGoldHedgehog]

Which in particular? I know fit issues used to be widespread because of their dumbass old sizing system, which has now been updated more in line with the others. My impression was that they made good boots, but had poor customer service and handled things like the aforementioned sizing badly. I've heard that White's was the one with the most QC issues. Nicks I hear the best about, and Frank's very little at all - which is a good thing, and also because they're the newest & smallest iirc.

[@jeff_bezosofficial]

they also have the most reviews with 5 stars so i mean

[@KitnerT]

Literally they have 470 5 star reviews, double the rest of the guys

[@gs5480]

OK so he's taken a pnw boot and turned them into normal boots. Whoopty fucken doo.

[@bri1085]

2nd

[@dahak972]

Brands don’t have to be patient with you. You’re the most agreeable reviewer I’ve ever seen. These are some ugly boots. Congratulations 🎉🍾🎊🎈

[@vladyslav4]

I don't even know... These chinese boots "crafted by legendary chinese artisans", which you promoted 2 weeks ago, seem so much better value...

[@cheekibreeki9155]

They're both completely different boot categories though. Iron boots are pretty much on the dressy side of service/heritage boots while a PNW boot is well, PNW. More logger boot than anything else.

[@vladyslav4]

@@cheekibreeki9155 ok, you didn't get all the irony...