I cut Vans SK8 Hi in half to see what's inside 

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The cutting and ripping sounds are so satisfying despite you tearing apart all of my favorite shoes 😩😂 congrats on the sponsorship!

i really want to see how you tear apart a pair of air force 1’s!

The failure in the heel happens LOONNGG after the olie pad and toe area wears out when actually using these as skate shoes. This happens to all skate shoes and it just means time for a new pair, it wouldn't make sense to design a skate shoe that long outlives its olie pad.

Back in the 60s and 70s I was good friends with the Van Doren family and still keep in touch with some of them. The shoe company was started with the idea that you could go into a Vans store anywhere in LA and Orange Counties region of SoCal and be appropriately fitted for a style you were interested in. If they didn't have it they would make it overnight and deliver it back to the store nearest you and you could pick it up at no extra charge. On some occasions I would help delivery shoes in the middle of the night for orders placed earlier in the day. The shoes at that time were considered budget custom shoes......hence why Spicoli was wearing the checkerboard pattern.

Don't overproduce your videos! A huge part of the draw is the casual realness you have, including your backgrounds/surroundings. :D

They actually started off as boating shoes that skateboarders adapted. Love your videos Rose Anvil, keep up the great work!

I like these shoes, some of the best ever made. I haven't had a heel issue yet but then again I don't skate. These are wider than Converse and seem to have more cushioning inside. The Vans Sk8 Hi are actually really wide for standard shoes. These also have arch support which converse do not from what I can see at least for standard chucks. Some people who have more narrow feet might like the standard converse better. These have less seams around the toe area though I still have to use the duct tape to cover those but its a less serious problem than with converse. The material used on the back of the heel feels fantastic.

Great Van's video! I've been wearing Van's since I was a child. Mostly slip on style. Never had the heal problem. Always wore out the canvas on the side or toes. I still wear them until they fall off or my wife chucks them. Keep on brother, love the vids!

So excited to see Toaster back! Also congratulations on your first sponsor! I hope that no idiots try and call you a sellout.

Cut some of the Pro Vans is half! I always skate in them because they have a much better footbed and underlays in the high wear areas. I also don’t tend to get that heel problem which is common with the regular Vans. I reckon they’re quite different inside to these.

Nobody can accuse this guy of not being thorough. Back in the day all I wore vans, DC and Osiris. I just bought a pair of these Vans this week and I'm really liking them. My backs even thanking me

Love the amount of details you put into describing what’s actually inside the shoe. I’d love to see you cut a pair of Air Force 1s or some Jordans

Check out a pair from the Vans “Anaheim Factory” series, supposedly those have better construction.

As an employee at vans and seeing some of the comments, in the video the side stripe on vans is called the jazz stripe. almost all vans are made across the world and the vault vans are more of the collectable vans and the pros have better quality material such as the leather/suede. The pros will have a thicker/denser rubber compared to the classics. The pros will also have the ultracush technology making them more comfortable to wear than a pair of classics. The insole of the pros have an arch in it so it doesn't feel like you’re wearing a flat shoe. The vault vans are only sold at three stores in the US and all of them are in New york.

The "zig zag" is named the "jazz stripe" 😀

While this may break the bank (unless if bought used,) it would be interesting to do a breakdown of a pair of shoes from a luxury brand.

I've had a million pairs of vans and they have never failed in that area

It's amazing how quickly the old chunky/puffy vans style dissappeared it just seemes to happen at the end of the 00s.

Cut open the vans PRO, they’re a premium version of vans.

For the most part I find vans last alright for sneakers in their price range, but once the start to fall apart they go real quick!! Really enjoy your videos, keep it up!! Cheers

I would really like to see a Air Jordan 1! a Retro High OG, or a Mid, or a Low!!!

Got my original pair of Vans Skateboard Shoe in 1978. Only style then was two-tone canvas lo-tops. Red/Blue was the default color scheme.

Now we need a comparison to classic Converse!

I was anxious when I saw the cat in the frame I thought you was going going to cut that little fellow too, and when you said he's on pain medication I was like Noooooo!!!

I'm so glad you are doing sneakers as well as boots. I would love to see a comparison between popular white leather sneakers (e.g. Adidas Stan Smith, Nike Air Force 1, Reebok Club C).

I started wearing vans in 1980. I used to get a new pair every year. I used to be able to order them with design prints on the edge of the soles. I’m in my mid 50’s now and still wear the high top SK8 when riding my Harley

Seriously, the shoe cutting part is like therapy. That ripping noise puts me in a trance

If we’re interested in sending you a pair of shoes for this series, would it be possible? I have a pair of Vivobarefoot Gobi ll leather shoes, a leather desert boot made of well leather, that i can spare as are still new. This is a barefoot shoe, but i feel this would be perfect for the leather enthusiasts.

I’ve only ever had 2 pairs of vans, I’ve had the Baker x Vans and the supreme x Vans and they’re probably the best skating shoes I’ve had

I wear 9 pair of Red Wings in the cooler months and always Vans in the summer, most are good enough for a few months and they are cheap and comfortable.

I love your subtle beating around the bush about wearing JNCOS as a kid 😂. Be proud we’ve all been there although some went much deeper down that hall of ridiculous than others. If you got to level kangaroo or elephant that was the final stage. You were wearing them in spite of everyone like a mullet in present day.

I got the all black one. Is my first ever! Later on I'll try to save to cope the classic converse

RM Williams bro best boot ever! I’ve just finishing stomping around India, turkey and Europe in mine and there’s no comparison.

Came for the breakdown analysis, returned with a good fooking ASMR.

Can you do an old school(90's?) pair with the stitched sole? Those actually lasted. I stopped buying Vans shortly after they went to the glued on rubber tape sole, they would separate from the shoe on the side for me every single time after about 1 month.

Honestly I would be willing to pay twice the price if it meant more shoes were made here instead of off shore.

As a sneaker head I would suggest doing a pair of air Jordan 1s as they’re like the most popular Jordan and they are all leather

Please do a video on New Balance, would really like to see the difference between the made in America and made in England trainers and the general made in China or Vietnam kicks.

Hopefully in that style class they will teach you to fix the Dupont sign

Definitely need to do some Sk8-Hi Pros next.

That knife you use to cut up the boots and shoes must be Hella Sharp!!!

Look into Simple shoes. They are old school skate shoes like Vans or Airwalk, but they are stitched together instead of just being heat bonded together.

JNCO Mad Scientist jeans. I was so cool.

hands down 100% you need to get the Vans 'pro skate' versions.. not many people know about them versus the department store vans. the pro skate models have thicker/removable soles which in my opinion are much more comfortable

Would love a video on Allbirds wool sneakers and other minimalists shoes

Get well soon, Toaster

You should do the regular Chucks and the Chuck 70's. It would be interesting to see how they compare to each other and other sneakers.

Didn't know they were made of leather

Would love to see what the difference are between these and the high platform Vans. I have a pair and it was super comfortable the first year, but now it just feels like the normal platform Vans.

You should review the sk8 hi MTE's next

I read somewhere that vans do some sketchy shit to classify their shoes as slippers to avoid getting taxed on them for import/export, but theyll still sell it to u full price as a shoe

Do the Vans "Pro" line, they're supposed to be thicker. Reinforced. More durable. Etc.

Now do the cheapest knockoff version you can find, so we can see why they hurt. Also the ultracush and pro versions. And the Authentic model as wells please

The God Knife! It returns! Except with the inferiorly badass straight blade edge.

Love to see Vision Street Wear.

You should check out the Pro-Skate version of the skate highs! They're supposedly more durable

same with the padding around the ankle, the tongues are/were thick, because when you jump off a 6 or 7 stair and the board lands upside down with your one foot on top and one underneath, it doesn't break the bones in your foot. just want to point out the the Vans 3 piece sole construction is trash. doesn't take long for the binding rubber strips to wear down past the point where they are only glued together. causing ANY moisture to get in and possibly ripping the entire sole off from that weak point.

Please do a tear review of HAIX KSK 3000 boots.

I like your factory backgrounds

Oh man I love the gumsole sk8 hi, but can't find them anywhere anymore! I jumped on the hi wagon too late

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

Would love to see Superdry leather boots tear down next....

Sacrilege! But ok, in the interest of research, I watched the whole thing!

Let me just say your cat is so cute and thanks for this video

you should do the MTE Van's, I'd like to see that

You should buy some of the “Pro” line Vans for yourself! They’re only 5-10 more dollars and the construction lasts easily twice as long, if I’m not skating in them, (so long that my shoes end up getting sun baked before they fall apart on me)

Who else has any vintage vans you can’t find on the internet ANYWGERE and they are the classic ones that shape like DC’s

Nice to see vans not skimping on the outsole

would love to see a reebok pair of Kamikaze II or similar basketball shoes

Tank you ,you made my mom buy me the shoes!!😍

Would love to see a teardown on the TCX motorbike shoes. Especially the 3/4 cut ones like the Street Ace waterproof and or the Street Ace Air version

Congrats on the sponsorship!

You should cut up New Balance 990 v5 and the cheper New Balance 608. That would be awesome

The zig zag as you call it is actually a half pipe if you look at it

Please tear open a pair of garmont T8 boots! I wear them every day for work and would love to see what’s inside!!!

Definitely wanna see a pair of Converse under the knife!

I’m excited for your backpack video!

I skate and love vans u should do the updates vans skate classics cut in half

Should do a pair of Vans Pros.

waiting to see the converse destruction!!! what a bout making a shoe? keep the good work , love your channel

I remember in high school I actually cut the cushion part off to make it more like a mid-top. Lol I have no idea what I was thinking.

Gotta do all the models now. Vans Pro, Vans California, Vans Syndicate

Please do platform docs! And how to take care of them! My heel leather split after a year

I really want you to do Air mags or one of those self lacing shoes. Ik they’re expensive maybe a (500k subscriber special) or something

Not to be rude because as you said it is the first pair of sneakers you’ve done yet I wanted to clear something up, so what you called the insole is actually called a strobel board and the part you pick up that had the layer of canvas on it is called the insole but just wanted to help you the strobel board or strobel unit is generally there to help the upper stay sewed to the bottom half or sole unit of the sneaker, anyway great vid look forward to seeing many more

do one with jordan 1s

Hoka One Ones there a running shoe love to see how there made!

Could these be considered better than Converse high tops?

Compare the pro versions to the cheaper normal versions please.

They should’ve given you their pro version from what I know those are just for looks the pro versions are actually for skating.

I wanna see what stacked vans look like inside 🤔

Your cat is adorable

Thanks for this "cut"! Always love to see your videos! What about Adidas superstar or Stan smith for next? ;)

Do Jordan sneakers cut in half..

How about checking out the Vans Comfy Cush line?

Knife is back!

Dude can you do this with all the classic version againt the pro version.

Do a review on some Viberg service boots!

Jncos. The Jean's you wore were Jncos, we all wore them in the 90s.