Reject Gore-Tex. Return to rubber. (Kalkal rain boot review + waterproof clothing rant)

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  • @eliza-uo6nk
    @eliza-uo6nk 7 місяців тому +18

    This was a delightful boot review. You can write the next great American novel or review a pair of boots, I enjoy your content and your perspective on life, I’m here for the journey either way.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +6

      Thank you! My hope is that I get hooked up with some products EVEN MORE interesting than boots, something that I can make an adventure out of. :)

    • @invitingpossibilitiestarot
      @invitingpossibilitiestarot 6 місяців тому +1

      There may be more interesting things than boots but from what I've seen, you have a way of making everything an adventure.

  • @travellinjack9487
    @travellinjack9487 7 місяців тому +7

    OMG Bob living his best LIFE! That upright tail and tree dashes were fantastically fun.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +6

      Seeing him do his zoomies outdoors and use all his wild beast powers brings me so much joy.

  • @syntropy3020
    @syntropy3020 7 місяців тому +12

    I enjoy your story telling, it's what I'm here for. It doesn't matter the subject, even boot stories!
    Hi Bob!

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +3

      I'm glad the storytelling still comes through even when it's about boots! 😂 Hoping I can get a better sound setup for the next one, audio was pretty rough here...

  • @kerrylewis2581
    @kerrylewis2581 7 місяців тому +4

    My wife spends almost all her time outside the house in boots like this. She has her summer pair and winter pair. She's always in the woods and mud, enjoying nature or on the coast, searching for seashells, sea glass, or old bottles that wash up. Say hi to Bob for me.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +4

      I love the feeling of being TOTALLY protected and not losing any comfort at all in the water, it's like a submarine for your feet.

  • @tamalamaland
    @tamalamaland 7 місяців тому +9

    Hey Isaac, this was interesting and helpful for me, not an annoyance at all. I've been watching your videos from the beginning and a Patreon member (happily) and I feel the need to ask you to consider being less hard on yourself. You're a regular guy who has had some exceptional experiences and are just trying to pay your bills like the rest of us. It's what makes you who you are and relatable. You have nothing to live up to or prove. You're pretty great exactly as you are. Just sayin.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +4

      Well, thank you! I appreciate that. I don't really feel like I'm trying to "prove" anything necessarily, I'm just very weary of living on the edge of disaster like I have been for so long and very eager to get some kind of career going again. If you're talking about all the hemming and hawwing I did in this video, it's just because I've never done an "ad" before and it feels very off-brand for the channel, but I'm trying to explore diverse ways of scraping together a living...

    • @tamalamaland
      @tamalamaland 7 місяців тому +1

      @@OuterEdgeOutpostI totally get it.

  • @SimonBannister
    @SimonBannister 7 місяців тому +17

    Bootiful!

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +3

      I can't believe it took me an hour to see what you did there. 😂

    • @SimonBannister
      @SimonBannister 7 місяців тому +2

      Comedic gold 😅

  • @kiwigirljacks
    @kiwigirljacks 6 місяців тому +3

    Wait..I just realised you are the Isaac Marion who wrote Warm Bodies! Bravo 👏👏
    Bob living his best life out there!
    Like those boots by the way. 👍

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  6 місяців тому +1

      I was once that Isaac Marion, yes! Long ago... :)

  • @awalt2000
    @awalt2000 7 місяців тому +7

    Love how this was really a 4 boot review. lol It was a nice metaphorical “first step” into the genre of product review writing.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +4

      Yeah, I don't see me ever doing just straightforward "Here is the product, here are the pros and cons" kind of reviews. I need to be able to mix it up and make an adventure out of it. :)

  • @blisscodisco
    @blisscodisco 7 місяців тому +4

    This was a very pleasant informational ad and of course I fully support the Bob appearance. The lonely scrub brush remnant of your outdoor dishwashing days made me laugh and also made me happy you have running water.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +3

      I felt the same thing, remembering those times...washing dishes outside in freezing cold water while the wind howled and wasps tried to get a bite...I think the kitchen sink is the single greatest luxury of the modern home. I'd choose a sink over a toilet and shower any day.

  • @Karmagirl29
    @Karmagirl29 7 місяців тому +3

    I love that Bob seemed to enjoy participating in the review: everything from sniffing the boots, to joining you hiking and running up the trees! I image Bob approves of these boots and gives them 2 paws up, way up!
    Overall I think you did a great review, especially when you compared these boots to what you are currently using and explained how they work. I had to laugh though when you mentioned the shit bucket. I actually yelled noo, not the shit bucket, then laughed some more. I like your videos, the way you story tell and how open and honest you are about how you are living. it's refreshing & I'm here for it!

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +2

      Thank you! Yeah, Bob joining the show is always golden. He really does love to participate in anything I'm doing. When I was building that outhouse he always wanted to take his naps right in the middle of the construction zone. 😂
      Don't worry though, the shit bucket is purely a historical relic now! For the Museum of Bad Times.

  • @daj4740
    @daj4740 7 місяців тому +4

    Your boot review was "real" and I liked that you fit it into a day of ordinary life. You cracked me up when you got to the demonstration involving the dishpan and mentioning of the shit bucket. Your humbleness and sense of humor make interesting videos, which have also inspired me to order your first book of the Warm Bodies series. Zombies aren't generally my genre for reading material, but I sampled a few pages, and your writing style is very entertaining. Really looking forward to it. Now I can hunker down during a big snowstorm arriving here in Maine, and ride it out with a chipmunk who likes to come inside. :-) You and Bob have a great weekend!

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +1

      Awesome, I'm so glad to hear good things about this uncomfortable experiment! We'll see if it ever happens again.
      And just so you know, I had no interest in the zombie genre either when I wrote that book! I dipped in, wrote the series, and dipped out. :) Hope you enjoy.

  • @Helen-mh8mq
    @Helen-mh8mq 6 місяців тому +2

    I love when they walk with us!Cats of course.My guys follow me to the beach.If they try to go to the Boardwalk with me then I have to go back and put them in the house.😺😺😺☺️

  • @eliza-uo6nk
    @eliza-uo6nk 7 місяців тому +3

    New Isaac Marion just dropped? What a treat! Why do ppl comment sometimes before they even watch a video, I don’t know but here I am doing it too.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +2

      Comments are the youtube equivalent of going "Wooo!" at a concert. Doesn't have to be much substance to them, it's just nice to know people are out there. :)

    • @natrium1250
      @natrium1250 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@OuterEdgeOutpostWooo!

  • @zac9814
    @zac9814 7 місяців тому +14

    I like the style! Many adverts are "in your face" or feel like they're being forced on you. This was relaxed, and the openness & transparency was great!
    This was just "Hey, I'm a guy with a cat and here's some cool boots and what I think of them".
    As for your audience that you don't know about, I'm from the UK / London and work in the city. Maybe consider doing a community post on youtube and ask - you might be surprised how far you reach!

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +8

      Thanks! The only way I will do sponsored stuff is if I'm doing it as "me" and can find a way to work it naturally into the story I'm telling out here. Definitely not gonna be just dropping scripted ad content into the middle of my videos.

  • @aylalilyinfinit98
    @aylalilyinfinit98 6 місяців тому +2

    Well it has been 2 weeks of me avoiding this video and now I kind of want to slap myself because I should have known you would ace it! Never thought I would enjoy watching a boot review. Nice job.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  6 місяців тому +3

      Hahaha I appreciate that so much! It really was an experiment more than anything else, just to see if I could do a video about something profoundly uninteresting and maybe still make it fun. I've always been kinda tickled by the idea of taking sponsorships and subverting them into real entertainment somehow. I hope I get more offers so I can keep playing with it...

  • @sophiasun817
    @sophiasun817 7 місяців тому +2

    If I am not living in California right now, I would buy one to try it out. Thanks for the content still. I find it just as entertaining as the other non-commercial ones you made. ❤

  • @Hummingbirder1
    @Hummingbirder1 7 місяців тому +3

    Congrats to your first sponsor post! You did well. It was a very entertaining video, what with emotional outhouse music, deep thoughts about Goretex contra neoprene rubber boots (best in winter and cool temps, I guess, I have a pair of Muck Boots that comes to use when Uppsala gets a lot of snow. That's in Sweden.) vs cheap standard rubber boots and also racing/treeing Bob. Didn't glimpse his perfect nose this time, but there's always the next time?

  • @AnnShu3010
    @AnnShu3010 7 місяців тому +2

    Great boots review, man!
    Hi, silly Bob :)

  • @alicehollifield4084
    @alicehollifield4084 7 місяців тому +2

    I have those simple pair of rain boots cause that's all I need, except I paid forty for the pretty swans on them, lol. I enjoyed the video you gave a good demonstration of the boots 👢. I enjoy all your videos regardless. Seeing Bob racing up that tree was a treat.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому

      Yeah, I think the cheap ones are fine for occasional casual use. For heavy winter use where you're slopping around in mud and deep snow for months though, you need something more versatile. Those cheap boots would scrape the hair off the back of my legs!

    • @alicehollifield4084
      @alicehollifield4084 7 місяців тому

      @OuterEdgeOutpost Agreed I only use mine in rain and washing my lab, lol.

  • @john-o1g9p
    @john-o1g9p 6 місяців тому +1

    we all want to be a feral hermit.

  • @justmejo9008
    @justmejo9008 7 місяців тому +1

    Not your usual poetic self 😅 life and cats is much more fun to yap about right.. congrats on your first sponsor and review. It’s good to see a product in action

  • @teremr3806
    @teremr3806 7 місяців тому +1

    I dont need boots but I watched your review 😂 I wasn't interested with the boots, i was interested with how you will review it and I was waiting for Bob's appearance. You both are fun to watch 😊

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +1

      That's the best I can hope for. It's weird doing videos "for someone else" because it's like...how do I make this fit with the rest of the channel? It feels so random, and it really confuses the algorithm. Hoping I can get y'all used to the idea of random "interludes" once in a while. :)

  • @john-o1g9p
    @john-o1g9p 6 місяців тому +1

    ''the more i buy, the more i am bought.''
    i hear ya bruh...

  • @Hummingbirder1
    @Hummingbirder1 7 місяців тому +2

    Also, you keep commenting about the sound, kinda beating up yourself about it. I ofc heard the difference, but it didn't bother me. The saying "Don't let perfect get in the way of good" comes to mind. At least not "Good enough". But then, I'm a 68 yo woman with more than one lazy bone, and of a rather laidback disposition. I can't be bothered to check the spelling of that in google translate, for instance. If it's wrong I'll blame my Swedish nationality, english not being my main language and blah blah blah... I'm convinced you get what I mean, you being such a bright young strapping lad ;-)

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +2

      Thanks, I appreciate it. And yeah I was just annoyed because I bought a whole special lapel mic for outdoor videos in order to keep the sound steady and wind-free, and it seems like the phone was switching it off randomly, which made some shots way quieter than others. But I realize it really doesn't matter in videos like this where it's not about the aesthetic experience at alll...

  • @john-o1g9p
    @john-o1g9p 6 місяців тому +1

    i live along a creek and my street fllods in the winter
    my walmart boots last 2 seasons, break my back,
    and split out across the instep.

  • @SandraLindemuth-wd6dn
    @SandraLindemuth-wd6dn 7 місяців тому +2

    Seem like good boots Waterproof

  • @jessie5817
    @jessie5817 6 місяців тому +1

    lol the beginning of this video sounded like me as a young punk, trying to explain why I sold out and got caught listening to billboard top 40 radio music…I do have to “wax commercial once in a while”…I’m not in the market for boots but I watched the whole thing. I like
    BTW I hope you get more of these, too. Bob’s bills gotta be paid somehow

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  6 місяців тому +1

      It can be a slippery slope, I'm aware... Right now I'm just desperate to get out of this shed and into some kind of house, so I'm doing anything I can to make line go up. My hope is that once I get a house, I can back off the commerce a bit...

  • @cooperandelvis
    @cooperandelvis 7 місяців тому +1

    Cool boot review!

  • @superbros2002
    @superbros2002 6 місяців тому

    You’re the best commercial person I’ve ever watched.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  6 місяців тому

      Haha thank you! I hope I get more opportunities to have fun with it.

  • @kitty_s23456
    @kitty_s23456 6 місяців тому

    Good review! I liked how you did the review - walking around, testing it in the dish pan, etc. Even Bob the cat had some participation! I don't mind when some UA-camrs include sponsored posts - they have to make $$ too.
    Maybe you can reach out to brands like Altra (if you hike) or Jackery (if you have a solar battery), etc. And yes, as you've said in another comment, you can make a separate playlist for your product reviews. Btw, I discovered you because of the first vid abt Watson, which now has 800k+ views!

  • @SheTookTheLongWayHome
    @SheTookTheLongWayHome 7 місяців тому +2

    I actually really appreciate sponsored posts. So many very useful products-that I never would have known about otherwise-have been brought to my attention this way. For example, I recently discovered a super compact travel vacuum that another UA-camr shared in a sponsored post. I bought it and not only was it as advertised, I was astonished at how super powerful it was. So, not annoying at all! Thanks for sharing!

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +2

      That's good to hear. I figure I can drop one of these every once in a while and keep them in my "stuff I like" playlist, since I do have a pretty specific lifestyle and anyone who wants to live similarly could probably use a few tips on what works and what doesn't...

    • @SheTookTheLongWayHome
      @SheTookTheLongWayHome 7 місяців тому

      @OuterEdgeOutpost same here on the very specific lifestyle (I live FT on the road as of Dec last year).

  • @WhiteMisty
    @WhiteMisty 7 місяців тому +1

    Flash forward a year and you are over 100k subs and you doing a sponsor every episode. Interesting an entire promo video that sounds exactly like all your other videos, you clearly have talent. Keep going - I want the boots but I have no need for these in Gold Coast Australia.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому

      Hey, thank you! That would be the goal, to make any sponsored posts feel like they fit naturally with the rest of my stuff, but we'll see if this even happens again. Unsurprisingly, this is my lowest viewed video by far! What kind of thumbnail can I possibly create to get people excited about a boot review... 😂

  • @maccadole
    @maccadole 6 місяців тому

    Thank you! As an outdoorsy person I really dislike how interchangeable "waterproof" and "water resistant" have become. They're not. They're two vastly different things.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  6 місяців тому

      There's just a fundamental physics problem with the whole concept of waterproof membrane underneath non-waterproof exterior! Who wants to walk around with a bunch of cold, heavy, non-breathable water against their their technically "dry" bodies? All Gore Tex does is make things sweatier without actually solving the water problem. Everything I buy now is either non-waterproof to maximize breathability and drying speed, or fully waterproof.

  • @underdawg47
    @underdawg47 6 місяців тому +1

    I was wondering if you are anywhere near the migratory routes of the sandhill cranes. They are supposed to be stopping in the lakes around Moses Lake area this week.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  6 місяців тому

      You just tipped me off to something very cool! There's a whole festival for them in Othello WA which is one of their stops but I just missed it. Do you have more info about their Moses Lake arrival? I'd love to see them!

    • @underdawg47
      @underdawg47 6 місяців тому

      I think the birds might be still there. The festival might be over, but I don't go to festivals with lots of people. We are planning to go camping near Moses Lake this weekend hopefully to see the migration.@@OuterEdgeOutpost

  • @z4p0tek
    @z4p0tek 3 місяці тому

    We used rubber boots in the army (querilla unit) from +30 to -50 Celsius with wool socks (winter boots had an extra wool insulation) and nobody in my unit had problems with feet. And yes, we walked and skiied a quite ”a bit”.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  3 місяці тому

      What are your thoughts on membrane waterproofing? Do they use Gore-Tex in the military?

  • @john-o1g9p
    @john-o1g9p 6 місяців тому +2

    '' it is easier to apologize than ask permission.''
    i subscribe to NYT. they had a story about introverts and communal expression.
    no thank you. extolled your vision on feral hermitism. shared your utube link...
    thank me or curse me. dealer's choice.

    • @john-o1g9p
      @john-o1g9p 6 місяців тому

      just got back from the big apple.
      my comment with your listed utube channel
      has 10 ''recommends''. fingers crossed.

  • @magdamiez9567
    @magdamiez9567 7 місяців тому +1

    I enjoy any video you upload, no matter the subject. Really liked the music as well, whimsical tunes can turn any rant magical and soothing 😂
    Also would you consider making a video where you talk about your tattoos? Always been wondering what their meaning is.
    Greetings from Germany (you still remember me, even though I'm not active on my warm bodies fan account any more?)

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +2

      Your name sounds familiar but I need a face to connect! Are you one of the two German friends who came to my London meetup?
      I don't think my tattoos deserve a whole video, but I'll talk about them next time I do a livestream.

    • @magdamiez9567
      @magdamiez9567 7 місяців тому

      @@OuterEdgeOutpost no, you reposted my fan account once and said it was your favorite, accidentally sent me two signed copies of The Burning World, made a joke about my name on Twitter in maybe 2018, made a cameo video for me in 2021, wrote me a poem in your book about my fears and it's on the first page, and I accidentally clicked on a button to join your live stream last autumn... and I annoy you sometimes on Instagram with my private messages... 🙈 There's a lot of fond memories, haha!

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +1

      Ahhh yes, Magda of the pink hair! You never annoy me. :)

  • @nataliesmith303
    @nataliesmith303 7 місяців тому +1

    I personally find that if you buy cheap you will need to buy quicker than paying more to start off with 😊

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +1

      Generally I agree. These boots are in the middle somewhere, which can be a happy medium in some situations. I do think the fewer moving parts something has, the safer it is to buy the cheap version. With these boots, the only possible failure points would be the glue on the footbed and the glue between the neoprene and the rubber.

  • @MizzyMiz
    @MizzyMiz 3 місяці тому

    I agree with this, I'd even look for natural rubber but both Gore-Tex and synthetic rubber have similar enviormental impacts and even then rubber has better recycling pathways in most places. As you can see I'm a enviorment guy.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  3 місяці тому

      I believe these are natural rubber actually. The language on their site is a little inconsistent but some of them do say natural.

  • @TerriYoung-n3n
    @TerriYoung-n3n 5 місяців тому

    Like to see more of your videos. Like nature videos Want to hear your stories. That gives me inside to write things. I can't see well but hearing is more fit for me. I still look into the phone when I shouldn't. Creatures of habit. Have a beautiful day.

  • @spicybrown75
    @spicybrown75 7 місяців тому +1

    Tbh, $78 is really not that expensive given the longevity and quality of your boots! Few items of groceries are that expensive nowadays. lol.

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  7 місяців тому +1

      I think so, and they're actually only $64 now with Amazon's reduced price. Slap my discount code on there and it's only 57. Damn good deal in my opinion.

  • @Daiska_Plays
    @Daiska_Plays 7 місяців тому +1

    Bob the busker aide. 🐈‍⬛

  • @tanyadev1782
    @tanyadev1782 7 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful Boots❤

  • @TerriYoung-n3n
    @TerriYoung-n3n 5 місяців тому

    I'd rather be a boot with no feelings tumbling through life.. no pathway that I can't climb. No suffering around me. When I'm walking through the desert cactus around me. . When a man steps into me I greet him at the door. through life no worries no sweat. Places to hide underneath the bed no regrets. I have a shadow this is me. When it starts to rain I am free. Downside of a combat boots you get stuck and a whole lot of bleep. At least I don't have a mind I am good luck. Downside of a boat cat has claws tears me up. Are carries me away that I'm lost good side of a boot I can't feel a thing all I know is when I'm repaired what Joy brings.

  • @johnlee6347
    @johnlee6347 3 місяці тому

    Don’t cats get scared to climb down from trees?

    • @cosmicbricks3339
      @cosmicbricks3339 3 місяці тому

      No?

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  3 місяці тому

      They sometimes get stuck if there aren't enough branches but these trees have an easy ladder down.

  • @TerriYoung-n3n
    @TerriYoung-n3n 5 місяців тому

    I wanted to write a book. You stole my story. Just kidding!

    • @OuterEdgeOutpost
      @OuterEdgeOutpost  5 місяців тому +1

      Write a book about a boot. A boot that comes to life and goes on an adventure.