Hard to say at this point. The JKs felt good when I upgraded to thicker socks & put in the thin insoles they provide to help with break in. I think I'm going to love the arch support in them. I stole the Timberland Pro insoles from my moc toe Thorogoods & put them in the new regular toe pair I bought & they're much more comfortable than they were while starting break in. The Timberland insoles also feel like they offer more arch support than the ones that come with Thorogoods. I'll have to get back to you once I get the replacement pair of JKs & get a chance to actually wear them for a full work day or a few if they don't suffer the same issue this pair did. 🤞
Sorry to hear the sole separation happened again. I guess I'll check out your channel again in a few months to see if the newly built pair works for you.
Too many people buying $600 boots! Who would have ever thought that would be a thing? Wait times of 3-6 months is quick. One PNW company is 18 months! A freakin' year and a half? I could be dead by then.
@@WJ1333 I keep checking what they have "in stock". One of them usually has something, but I'm not in the market right now, so it just kills a few minutes. If something really nice shows up, then it's time to make a decision. I'm not waiting 18 months for anything.
The eyestays on your boots are almost touching. Maybe sized a bit wide? If they stretch much, you may run out of adjustment (thicker socks would help). My OTs came with a very sharp clinch nail poking through the insole. Thankfully, it can not be felt on the foot. The insoles make them so tight they hurt just standing. Who cares about a fancy box? FWIW, JKs sizing 7.5EE, Nicks 8.5D, Iron Rangers 8.5D, Tony Lama Black Label 8.5D, Lucchese 8D
I've heard worrisome things about JK: the eyelets just falling out, the mid-sole disintegrating after a week, sole separation like you showed at the end, different sized left/right boots, etc. Personally, I think that safety toe showing so strongly is a sign of poor quality control, though itself is likely to not be a functional problem. Every brand will have it's unfortunate mistakes, but I've read more negative about JK than positive, compared to other PNW brands which are generally well-liked. Supposedly the customer service isn't great with JK, but I haven't personally attempted to purchase from JK. I'm really interested to find out how your situation resolves.
All that I know about boot making, I learned from YT, but I would think they could have a modified last to make the safety toe blend in more. It does seem to have become less noticeable after I wore them for a while.
@@thoughtlessjon ??? Nicks, Whites, Franks all offer safety toes, though sometimes you have to specifically mention it in their order notes depending on the default boot configuration. I think Nicks can't do steel toes with their Munson-inspired lasts. The Franks "Patriot ST" (steel-toe), specifically, is slightly under $400 and is basically a standard 10-inch logger-style boot, just with no customization options outside of being brown/black. The non-steel toe version can be smooth or roughout. From what I understand, as a sort of compromise to sell the Patriot model at that price point, they refuse to rebuild that specific type, as the rebuild would basically cost the same as a new boot. They do still offer resoles for it. Admittedly, the only PNW brand I have personal experience with is Whites without steel toes. All I can rely on is either video/photo evidence or anecdotes/general reputation for the other brands. But then, I don't have infinite boot money to personally test every boot from all the brands, so reputation does end up mattering.
@@scottofcanes you had me until the 10" thing. I like a 6 inch boot. I swear before I pulled the trigger on these, I looked at each site of all the PNW brands. Maybe I missed where I could ask for a safety toe in a 6 inch boot when ordering, but I didn't see any 6 inch boots listed with safety toes specifically.
Awesome video. Glad to see you back creating. This was a cool video. I'm going to pass on the KFC version of the Luther because that looks like it would just wreck your health. But all in all cool video. Oh and liking the avatar 😉.
Thanks for the feedback. I make these videos as a hobby & can't afford to invest in fancy equipment at this time. We've moved since this video was shot though, so all bets are off on how the lighting will be if/when I do another. Since posting this, I've tried MANY different brands, but I've circled back around to Honest Amish.
I have a senseativaty to the smell of some beard oil's as well even the honest amish I keep out of the stash so it's not right in my nose just wondering how it's working out or have you found something else
I just bought this the other day (just the balm) and I think the scent I smell is clove. Sort of a clove sweet tobacco scent, you know? I have trouble growing hair on the cheeks of my face, but my neck and sideburns grow in pretty nicely, any suggestions?
I just read some other reviews online as i saw it in the pharmacy today and was thinking of getting it but every single review said it was a scam and did not work at all on their cats =^o^= Oh, by the way, your pets are adorable:-)
Great Video on Honest Amish, I just made one covering several of their products too, check mine out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NgSgvPSA4uU.html
Tai Banh I've it used down there before, not sure how well it keeps up a shape if you will but it's a good way to add a better sent in that area, if you know what I mean.
Same. No replies, and the bogus "do not write back or you'll loose your spot in the queue" … there is no such thing as a queue it seems. After 12 weeks no replies.
Jan Persiel Yup. Still nothing here. What a waste. The snow came, so I never got around to finding my own screw to replace the missing ones. It was a fun little board for a ride & a half. Liked it better than my Acton Blink board, but Acton stands behind their products much better. They've taken care of me on a few issues.
Mats Thømt No problem. Also, if you're concerned is thin spots, oils & balms aren't going to do much for you. They help the hair you have & your skin, but won't make hair grow where it isn't already.
The Wal-Mart where live stopped carrying Honest Amish a few months ago. I literally bought the last bottle on the shelf. I like it. But I had a mishap that resulted in the entire bottle spilling out in my back pocket. So I ordered a new bottle on Amazon, but I decided to try the Premium. After trying Premium Honest Amish I cant recommend their entry level oil. The entry level oil is thicker and leaves a more oily feeling. The Premium Oil gets absorbed by the hair and skin, and doesn’t feel oily and heavy. My favorite go-to oil so far is Port Products, Beard Absolute. It’s a very lite oil and it leaves no oily feeling. It makes your hair flow naturally. And it has a nice but subtle citrus scent from the grapefruit oil.
Very bad story. I had the same problem with my Longrunner. I had loose 2 screws but I had fixed it by myself with new screws. The motor is still alive and I can drive it.
Do you recall what screws you got? It's finally starting to warm up in my neck of the woods & I still never heard anything from them, so I'm going to try to find new screws too. It's too bad, because the board was nice to ride before it fell apart.
Please John, I want to know how long the results show, because I have spaces in my beard,I have been using the beard oil for two weeks.6 drops are enough?
Skidz1818 I'm in the process of regrowing my beard, but I have a large collection of oils & balms now, so I haven't used just one for more than a few days at a time. I like to switch it up. The HA oil scent is quite similar to the HA balm accent.
I'm in the process of regrowing my beard after a bad trim and a terrible decision to start over, but I'll keep them in mind when I get enough length back to need more oil. I've still got a decent drawer full that I'm using sparingly on occasion when it gets itchy, but it'll likely last a while.
I have a yorkie, and We love thee knot out...except the close to skin mats she gets, then I have to use scissors...PAITIENTS deffinetly a virtue....on some areas...
The EXACT same thing happened to me on the first day I got my LongRunner (same two screws lost). LongRunner haven't been answering my emails so at this point I'm just trying to find out what type of screw is used there and try to fix it myself. Any ideas what screws to get?
guymal I haven't had a chance to try & find screws, but if I do, I'll be sure to report back. IDK if I'm glad to know I'm not the only one or not at this point...
guymal To be honest, I haven't spent much time on their Kickstarter since I got the board. I noticed that their Facebook page seems to have disappeared...
Yea they started getting a lot of complaints on their Facebook page so they shut it down. Then people switched over to the Kickstarter page to try to get answers from them.
guymal Doesn't bode well for those of us that NEED answers. It sucks that shipping took longer than they led us to believe, but I was just happy to have the board. They had a chance to make up for delayed shipping by sending a quality product or quickly standing behind it. So far, they haven't done a good job at that either. Hoping that changes for the better. The snow's threatening to start flying where I'm at soon, so my days of riding any board are numbered.
