Review: Brodequin hand-made boots

[Elen Sentier]

Am really tempted, your two reports sound good - only prob being water.
And I shall definitely steal that patch-coat of yours when I see it - gorgeous

 

[Man of Tanith]

Hamish.
any chance of a picture the soles mate?

 

[Dreadhead]

will take a pictures of the soles tonight or tomorrow when i can

 

[Man of Tanith]

ta buddy.
they nice and grippy ?

 

[Dreadhead]

They are great in the woods and whatnot, not too bad in the snow bit slippy here and there. Heres picture for you

 

[treadlightly]

The more pics I see of these boots the better they look.

 

[andyxedos]

Random i know! but are these still going strong after this time??

 

[Dreadhead]

Random i know! but are these still going strong after this time??

they most certainly are The only wear they are showing is a little to the sole, which i have fixed myself with a tube of shoe goo. Otherwise they still feel new

 

[Dreadhead]

UPDATE:

Well, 3 years on and I am still wearing these boots daily I have now had them through several summers and winters, wore them for the duration of our travels in Norway/Sweden, and still absolutely love them.

After all this time, the sole was beginning to wear more than I could keep fixing with shoe goo, so I sent them off to Brodequin to have a new sole fitted. Whilst they had the sole off, they also kindly repaired any worn stitching, and the new sole has really brought these boots back to life. I feel like I have a brand new pair of shoes again, very happy customer indeed!

As you can see they have aged well, pictured with the new soles

DSC_0017 by Hamish Odinson, on Flickr

DSC_0016 by Hamish Odinson, on Flickr

 

[Man of Tanith]

I may have t bite the bullet and get a pair.
i seem t decimate footwear

 

[andyxedos]

To be fair these look great! i've been thinking of saving for a pair for over a year now and wish i'd just taken the plunge! Can i ask do you polish/treat them at all?

 

[Dreadhead]

To be fair these look great! i've been thinking of saving for a pair for over a year now and wish i'd just taken the plunge! Can i ask do you polish/treat them at all?

Aye I try and treat them with sno seal or dubbin as often as I can as I said they have lost any sort of natural waterproofing around the seams. Although it seems like Brodequin have re-sealed the seams after putting the new sole on so hopefully they will be a little better now