White’s Fulton initial review | Worth the price?? 

I’m going to work these things pretty hard. Initial impressions aren’t great, BUT that’s not everything. For last year I’d say Duradero, Red Wing and Thorogood were my GO TO brands for durability/comfort/performance. With Duradero having the BEST quality control/customer service. But the Thorogoods warranty worked out very well for me. Red Wings are always solid. Couple updates - I think I’m wrong on the leather, it does appear to be full grain. I’m a week in on them now, no break in, just went to work and punished them. 10-12 hour days. A couple hikes in the snow. Replaced the insoles already. Also had to do a little repair on the welt at the toe/midsole (contact cement). Will add a video on that with the three month follow up. Liking the boots so far. Ton of compliments on them. Good performance out of them.

This is the same leather as the Perry (not select) which is 3+ mm (about 7-8 ounce) and full grain, it’s been tested. So it’s not sanded nubuck, it’s just heavily oiled. The roll top is hardly an indication of lower quality, the Perry with the same leather and price has no roll top, it’s just for making breaking in the upper easier for a worker. My Perry Select boots have similar welt flaws but I’ve never had them let water in even in heavy rain or puddles. That counter thing is pretty weird, I believe the non-select Perry has celastic in the counter so it’s likely that. It’ll likely go away after breaking in the boots. The nails are from the lasting process of attaching the shank to the insole, they’re hammered down if they somehow defeat the last and poke through. My Perry boots have similar nail flats in the insole. Never been a problem personally, I do suggest orthotic inserts though, I am not a fan of the 1972 last vs the 55 or 4811. The leather welt is worlds superior to the plastic pvc welt that Thorogood uses also. Cobblers usually have to replace the plastic welt on the first or second resole due to cracking especially if exposed to extreme weather like hot summers and wet winters regularly. Cheers!

This is an excellent review. Im a limestone miner and have been wearing throgood boots for years with zero issues. I currently wear the exact pair in your video. This is why i dont buy the pacific northwest boots. I dont believe the value is there for the price. Lotsa hype. Again, great review.

I have the Whites Perry Moc Toe and the Perry hybrid moc toe and they're very comfortable and I expect greater durability out of these as compared to the Thorogood due to the high sneaker material content in the thorogood. Thorogoods synthetic components and tumbled leather are going to feel better out of the box( I recommend them highly to people needing good boots who can't take a long break in period) but they'll break down more quickly. Whites Perry and I assume the rest of their budget line feel great out of the box, so much so that my Perry moc toe hybrid has displaced my Danner Crater Rim as my hiking boot. The stitching on welt does have irregular spacing but it hasn't effected functionality. Good luck with the Fultons.

Not sure how much experience you have with PNW boots. They do hold up way better than thorogood or redwing in toughness. This is a white’s entry level boot but I’d put it up to any mass produced work boot. I used to wear thorogood, ariat, and red wing. They never lasted more than maybe six to eight months of heavy abuse. The soles on these whites will go first but can be replaced fairly cheaply by a local cobbler. I do appreciate the remarks on the stitching. Check out some of the other brands out of Spokane. There’s a little better quality control out of them.

Got my pair on sale am very pleased with mine so far.

I got the same model last year as a gift, I ran into a problem the first week I used the tabs, they start to tear at the stitch. ever since then I don’t use he tabs anymore, just keep an eye on the that. Liking it so far

Nice review ill wait until the update to order a pair. They are a good looking boot are they worth the extra money compared to thorogood?

Anyone else get anxiety watching those insoles teetering off the edge of that table

I was just looking at these, and was concerned about the lack of arch support. Looking forward to the review in a few months

I love the 1957s. Almost a perfect boot except the uppers are too soft i feel. The left one collapsed inward after a year and now it rubs on my inside ankle which sucks because it is just about perfect. Im breaking in a redwing 8318. Going to pick up the perry next.

Great review. Curious, why these over the Perry Selects?

Yeah I'd would return, give them a chance for another pair, then if not satisfied, return for refund and buy red wings.

You have factory seconds, so if you paid for firsts you should be offered a discount or opportunity to get them replaced. Doesn’t seem fair to judge the boot on defects though that are clearly mistakes unless you paid factory second prices.

As a sewing engineer with over 40 years of experience I watched the stitching errors on the welts/soles. I imagine the quality specs allow for a certain number of long or short stitches as long as all are within the tolerances set for setback from the welt edge so that doesn’t particularly bother me. What does is the piece of “something” stitched into the welt and the sole coming apart at the right toe. While contact cement or Shoe Goo will mend it a brand new boot at a $340 cost should NEVER start off its life with the sole coming unattached. I’d absolutely do a warranty claim. If this is a new model it may be sewing operator error due to being trained or it could be inherent flaws in the construction methods. Either way that boot should never have been allowed out of the factory by quality control. Please consider your future use and know further, more hidden problems could occur.

Anything that humans do leaves imperfections. And wait till you start trying to break those beautiful in

You lost me at the leather being too tough. White's uses 2+ mm thick boot leather on all of their boots, and it requires break-in. Thorogood uses thinner leather that's tumbled. Halfway through, I'm thinking you need to go back to the mall for your boots. PNW is not your jam. That's OK. I have a nearly 2 year old pair of Fulton boots. I got them because they don't have an arch. My foot got crushed by a car, so my arch fell in my left foot. I love them. I bought them to replace a pair of Thorogood mocs, and these have lasted twice as long so far. I didn't check the stitching though. Lol