The TRUTH about Blundstone boots (Blundstone 500) 

Agree one of the best wearing and most comfortable boot although the safety boot with the steel cap rubs on my little toe. Note all safety boots I have ever had rub on my little toe as I have f..k up feet. In order to stop this I buy a size larger and were Extra Thick Work Socks. I have tried work boots from Redback, Mongrel, Steel Blue, Blundstone. Baxters and meany more. The worst boots I have ever warn were from a Russian Manufacturer and a USA Manufacturer who's names I can't remember both issues by a mining company when I work in PNG. I suspect the company went with the cheapest quote as such the boots lasted less then a month before they rotted away from the wet and muddy conditions. Further most of the local employees had very wide feet and there toes didn't make it into the steel cap. The company finely after several safety incidents arranged for a couple Australian manufacture to fly a rep to site and measure ever local employees feet so as to make boots suited for the local employees. I got fed up with replacing my boots so I purchases as set of Redback and some Joseph Lyddy Neutral Waterproofing Dubbin cleaned them ever day and applied the Dubbin they lasted 2 years were most boots only lasted 6 month max.

ive got the dress 2029 Chelsea blundstone. bought them 4 years ago, I wear them casually , not for work. very comfortable, very light, good looking. perfect for my needs. don't want an 2 lb [ slight exaggeration ] iron ranger , with triple sole, leather this and that...[ ive had those] sure they're over built but not as comfortable and light for my lifestyle. if your a logger, fine go buy a hotshot nicks boot., I get it. loving my BS's

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@@RoseAnvil I have owned a couple of pairs of Blundstone Boots and found them to be comfortable and hard wearing. The company are very helpful if you have any issues.

Yep same here. Had my blundstone steel caps for 4 years and had an issue with the stitching. I emailed blundstone and they sent me a brand new pair, at the request i destroy/cut my old pairs. Excellent customer service considering they were well past the warranty period!

@@RoseAnvil Please do a comparison between the Blundstone 500 and the Ariat Barn Boot. I've dropped mad money on Ariats over the years and I suspect they aren't all that, quality-wise. Because of your review I went ahead and got a pair of Solovairs to use as my equestrian boots. God, they're so much more comfortable than my Ariat paddock boots. Thanks, all thumbs-ups and one new sub. Best wishes. ;-)

That is more than Service. It is not reasonable to ask after nine years for a replacement. That sounds like a company trying to capture market share. There is a reason Hyundai has the 10/100,000 warranty.

Also on subject of the video you asked people if these boots last for a long time, the foam used to make the sole so comfy is actually an Achilles heel in terms of durability. Once the wearing layer on the bottom runs through this foam gets exposed to moisture, on which the foam simply falls apart after a while. I mostly recommend to watch out for that exposure and resole a rubber layer to protect the inner foam using Polyurethaan glue (like the euro brand Wakol Plastocoll) together with 5% hardener. Apply, let set and reactivate with a heating gun. The edges are a bit iffy, so I finish those with some Cyano-Acrylate glue.

I really appreciate the support and suggestions. It is good to know I am not totally butchering these videos in which a cobbler is more of an expert than I am, just being a leather worker. But I continue to try and educate my self on the trade and topic of cobbling and shoes.

I’ve had great service from that very same store! They replaced the side elastics on my Winters for free a few years back

I'm in Toronto, what store was it?

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@@antoncarmoducchi6057 er...they were last made in Tasmania around 2007. Even the Chinese/asian made boots are still good, but the Tasmanian made ones were even longer lasting.

@@antoncarmoducchi6057 I used mine (steel caps) for work. Over 18 months wear, doing average 10-15 kms per day. Worth it for the price.

I get roughly 2 yrs out of em for work.

I switched to Redbacks since they are still locally manufactured

I've been wearing Blunnies for about 40 years. Like another commenter said they're good for about 2 or 3 years of continuous use on the farm. I think they're very waterproof, the leather may get damp but my socks are always dry. Even the elastic upper seems to be waterproof. The first thing to go is the TPU sole, I've never had the pull loops come off or any of the stitching fail. Like any shoe, they last longer if you maintain the uppers and generally keep them clean. They're a great boot for the money and make going through airport security a breeze.

ha ha for real

@@kjs3431 I purchased their winterized pair a couple of years back. They've held up really well, and are warmer than their 500s. They make a nice pair of city-wearing winter boots for Southern Ontario. Effective, light, and still a bit dressy. They aren't as grippy as a proper -40 degree rated winter boot, but I never expected them to be. As long as I'm attentive to the sidewalk, I have very few problems.

Come on lmao they're about as stable on ice as doc martens (which is near level 0 of friction resistance) and as soon as you step in 1ft+ of snow you're fucked. Unless your understanding of winter use is to walk to the subway station or bus stop but eh I can do all that in crocs too.

Glad to be of help in what ever way I may have helped you.

@@RoseAnvil I just like watching your content :D

Do you have any pics you could send me on instagram? @rose_anvil

@@RoseAnvil yep, sent

Have a look at the Blundstone 990 they have a rubber toe cap I havnt worn one out yet

Am on pair 5 in twenty years as a carpenter in Scotland.great boots and my second pair in the soft toe going to the pub boots .the soles came off my first pair after 8 years .think the salt on the roads fucked them a bit.cant complain though

i wore these for twenty years truck driving from mid twenties to 50 years old and now my feet are screwed and i can only wear top of the range uber expensive sneakers,,DO NOT wear these pull on style boots as aneveryday wearer, you will pay a price later on..stick t quality lace up work boots

@@paulfogarty5040 cool, thanks

hurts by toe.

Honestly I was hoping for at least a week.

That would be useless. Boots require a break-in period, definitely more than a day (even with all the mink oil tricks). Let him do what he does best.

@@xandr13 Sure, I understand, but for example with videos like this it would be interesting to know how comfy they actually felt, rather than just looked.

That’s not the point of his videos, there are a lot of other videos on people’s review of boots over a period of time

Irwin Arzaga okay. Thanks for your opinion, I guess.

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Yes, it would be interesting to see what's in low quality boots as a comparison, like he did with the $10 wallet and belt.

You're right about that, when I had a pair for work I ended up preferring them to sneakers as my regular daily shoe

Dang thats some crazy stuff for a sneaker.

I was in the same boat, but we are lucky in the sense that our boots are old. The new foam inner sole comes at a cost in that a replacement sole cannot adhere to it nearly as well as the solid rubber in the old models. I've also had to replace the elastic in the cuff of the boot, as those wear out relatively quickly.

Wow! Some people talk about having a 6th sense, but this guy has 2000 senses! 😱

ya i forgot to mention that in the review ha ha

The soles disintegrated on a pair that I purchased in 2011. The company recently replaced them. It was actually shocking: put them on and sticky black pieces of sole broke off and got everywhere, smeared on my wood floors. You are lucky. They went through a bad manufacturing materials and quality patch, into which my purchase fell.

The Chanel Classic Flap or Boy Bag would be amazing for this.

Great idea. I’d love to see Chanel and/or Coach bags.

Hermès Birkin. Lol.

@@amyx231 That would be great for a 1 million subscribers special

@@ViolinChick5 Definitely Coach!

Tell us what kind of work you do? I'm looking for something more comfortable, Trim Carpenter here.

I am not so happy with the pair I got. I find they cannot stand being in rain a lot (I have Dr martens that do ).

How do you get the on with orthotics I can’t get mine to go on with the braces

how did sizing work for u with orthotics? i would like to order a pair for my dad for christmas, but i’m not sure what to do for sizing since my dad wears orthotics

Rachel Santos they work for me. I always allow for 1/2" extra in length when buying any shoe. I've worn full length cushy insoles and 3/4 length insoles with Blundstones,they work well with either.Do remove manufactured insoles that come with shoes to wear Orthotics at first,and, as they break in if they feel loose or sloppy return factory insoles underneath Orthotics. Save your receipts Zappos has a good exchange policy if you only wear inside to try them out.Good luck

Hans Memling they are not water resistant. You can always spray with a silicone spray meant for shoes.

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what do you do to stop sole going sticky?

jeff 2tc I’ve had mine for 5 years. Sole never got sticky for me. Only maintain everything is I polish my black ones with black kiwi polish. Water proof and love mine. So good I’ll probably end up getting mine resolved as starting to wear. 👍🏻

@@jeff2tc99 do you work in an area where you are subjected to something weird? Mine goes sticky when I come out of a lolly factory due to the sugar on the floor, but I visit many different sites daily from refineries to abattoirs, and I just wipe them and go on my merry way. They get a bit of dubbo before I wear them with formals :D

Glad you are enjoying them.

they are comfy!

Are they breathable during summer?

I have had a few questions about that. Hopefully I can do a video on that eventually.

ye and check leather quality

@@MikeleKonstantyFiedorowiczIV Jordan 1 Shadows :D

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Eugen Hess Heavy stuff. Solid content. I’m a tad surprised the Jordan’s had no midsole compared to the AF1 boot.

I will hopefully have a new one soon.

Doc Martens have soft vinyl soles instead of vulcanized rubber.

Vibram, continental and good year soles!

have you tried redback?

for the price. maybe. they do look good. Practicality though... they are limited to short distance city walks.

@@bhcbhc Wrong. They are a work boot and a dress boot and you can walk for miles in them. Just ask any Aussie.

@@bhcbhc my Aussie mate does 20km hikes in hers. Loves them and they are quick to take off when crossing rivers

Joel K but not made in Tassie anymore.

How do you say Blunstun in Vietnamese? I think the company is also owned by some Italian group so that might be pronouced Blundastonio

Joel K must have bought them many years ago or could not read the words "Made in China" on the box. Insert WAS after the word Australia.

What’s wrong with them making them else where? Mine are amazing and have lasted years

@@Ryan__Scar previously the aussie made blundys were great and its just disappointing to see the offshore ones dont have the same quality.

richie4540 mine are amazing quality. I think u should give them a second chance

guglatech ahhhh brilliant

water. Thats what you use when you cut conveyor belt

Dustin Butcher this would be very interesting - I ended up with a pair of waterproof redwing moc toe non-safety toe work boots, and they are phenomenal - for work. I would wonder how the Heritage not-officially-waterproofed equivalent boot would be constructed. These work versions do not look “cool” like the heritage ones do, but damn are they good for when I’m on the job.

Isn’t heritage all American made

@@quentonsmith6085 Yes they are

I would love to see that!!

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Hi again, as to wearing through the TPU, I'm still wearing my oldest pair, (~8yo everyday work boots and most comfortable), to see how far I can push them. I'm showing the yellow heal foam at the moment and they are still going strong. Still go through puddles no problem. I've polished the uppers every other day when I'd wear these in the office & used a dab or two of "ShoeGoo" in the pat to counter the pronation wear in the heal strike of my gait, totally works without any weird feeling.

People take their shoes off while entering the house in Canada? That's not common here in the US except among certain subsets of the population. What do folks put on while in the house? Just stocking feet? That would be too cold for me!

@@fredgumminger6762 it's so that ppl dont leave mud and snow tracks around the house, especially during the winter time. It's more polite to leave outdoor shoes by the door. At least if everyone complied to the same courtesy no one would be stepping on water puddles. 😁 And usually ppl wear their warm socks during the winter.

Redbacks are better. Blundstone soles disintegrate. They have been known to crumble into pieces. Redbacks have arch support built into the midsole as well.

Steve Wise oh yeah Im a mechanic and my coworker and I got some I wore my old pair for about a year, I had molten hot bolts melt into the soles, dragged my feet and tracked a lot of old oil/coolant around and they held up like a champ.

@@NoLieIm51 search Blundstone Soles disintegrate on youtube and google

This is why I went for redbacks

And I discovered a shop in Salem Oregon that will resole them, and then you get another 7 years out of them!

Would these hold up to heavy farm and timber work for so long? What type of wear did these endure or possibly fail to?

anil banskota I wear these to work.. they last about 6 months

I wear Blundstone lace up zip sides, I also get 6 months out of them tops before having to replace them. I only work 3-4 days per week on average so I’d get less out of them if I worked longer hours. Very comfortable which is why I keep going back to them but they lack in the durability department.

@@Alan_lay They have let the quality slide then, in the 90s they were $30-40 AUD and still made in Australia. I used to wear them as my daily. The old ones lasted years and I used them for everything including hiking.

Try a pair of BLUE STEEL BOOTS. You will never look back.

I have worked as a Traffic Controller for many years in Melbourne Australia, I honestly have bought so many different brands of boots over the years trying to find a pair that is the dream boot, I'm on my feet for at least 9 hrs per day but sometimes up to 16 hrs per day 5 to 6 days a week so this channel about the inside of boots is very exciting for me, I began my traffic control career 11 years ago wearing The Blundstone boot, They are a good boot for someone who isn't on their feet for long periods of time, They are a very rigid boot the soles are quite hard, Then the law changed in the traffic control and the construction industry so that we had to wear boots that had laces + a side zipper, here are my personal favs 1: CATERPILLAR boots lace up + side zipper & bump cap, These boots are the absolute Bomb Awsome, Sooo comfortable & No sore spots or blisters you can get when first wearing a new boot, I swear by these boots, They last forever, Like walking on a cloud, They are expensive at $260, But well worth it. 2: MONGRELS, Lace up side zipper & bump cap, Also like walking on a cloud really comfy, & No breaking in blisters or sore spots, I would buy these boots again in a heartbeat, BUT they don't last long for someone who wears them 5 to 6 days a week on their feet for hours, They wore out for me after only 6 months, The price is reasonable though I bought for $125 3:OLIVERS,: Lace up side zipper + bump cap, I don't like these boots, I found them quite uncomfortable even after the initial breaking in blisters + sore spots and the sole was hard and rigid, Can't recall what I paid for them, But NO! 4: RED BACKS: Pretty much the same as the Blundstone , They are a good boot, I know people that swear by them, Not for me, Way to hard & rigid + the sole isn't that thick, could feel rocks & stones underneath my feet, 5: UA STELLAR TACTICAL, I first bought these boots 8 years ago and found them to be Awsome really comfortable & extremely light weight, I bought them online though from the USA Paid $150, every bit worth the money, They got stolen from outside my house, BUT, I have seen in recent review's on them since they've been updated they are no where like the original boot, 6: So I have just bought a new pair after 2 years wearing my CATERPILLAR BOOTS, Yes they finally wore out I have bought a sexy pair of women's boots by SHE WEAR : LAVENDER COLOR BOOT, Lace up, side zipper + bump cap, AND I've had them on for approx 2 hrs, And they are killing my feet already " Damm it" at $199, I expected comfort, The insert sole inside the boot is thin & hard, There light to wear & sooo pretty, But I believe I have made a mistake 😭 I'll let you know how I go in a couple of weeks, Kinda stuck with them now, Baaahhhh

Cut a couch in half and have a cat emerge from beneath it.

Mike McCoy that’s a good point. I didn’t think about that.

Wow, the sole crumble looks like something you'd expect from a pair of $20 Payless boots, not a pair of $200.

Mike McCoy it put me off straight away, lucky to get a few months out of sole that thin. Walking on concrete and tarmac( this Americans call it asphalt?) That and the sole crumble which i had heard of prior as now made these a definite NO.

I’ve had my 550’s which are just a “nicer” pair of these boots for three years. I was alerted to the soul crumble problem after I bought them, but have yet to have this problem. I wear them everyday in Indiana. Sidewalks, streets, commuting by bike 12 ish miles a day no problems so far. They’re also great in the winter.

@@mikemccoy4832 I don't know when they switched to the foam, but I have a old pair with solid rubber, which means they can be resoled :-)

ha ha thanks!