Actually it’s a fake good year welt stitch on the outside. Still a solid built resole-able boot. Rose Anvil cut these boots in half a while ago. I have a pair and I like them but I cannot figure out why there’s sooo much extra leather on the top of boot. It bunches up like crazy and It makes them look funny. If they don’t change that I won’t buy another pair
Thanks for another great review, you guys really help me in deciding which shoes/boots I want to spend my money on. Have you guys looked at the Jim Green barefoot African Ranger?
I have the summit and I hate them. Specifically because of the lack of flexibility and stack height I think. My day to day shoes are feel grounds and I love them, but the Summit hurt my feet. Can’t wait for the best boot video
It’s interesting that the summit hurt your feet. Eric and I both wore them on a 8 mile mountain top hike just days after unboxing them and had no issues. I did the same hike in them a couple weeks ago and the only thing that didn’t hurt was my feet 😂
Thanks for the insight . I have worn Vivobarefoot Scott’s for five years now. I absolutely love them but with that said they sell out fast & can be hard to find in the color / size I like. I am looking to possibly make a change but just can’t pull the trigger on these being that they are over $250 bucks ! 😮 I do understand that they can be resoled but the the harder sole is my hang up. Also they look extra floppy in some pictures after they are really broken in. … My last hang up is I am so use to Vivobarefoot Scott’s. It’s literally my only footwear no matter what I am doing or the time of year….
Two things for you. One, they’re not floppy at all. Mine are well broke in from work and they’re great. Two, if you use our link to buy them it auto applies 10% off. So hopefully that helps 😬 solid, super rugged boot in my opinion
BEWARE!! Bad boots. Bad Customer service. I figured the comments here needed some realistic balance. Ordered two pair. One for my son and one for me. Returned my sons for stitching. They were good about that return, no problem. However, now the leather insole has become scrunched up and folded inside for apparently no reason. I just found out about that and haven't addressed that with Barefoot yet. My boots had the same problem with sole separation and stitching but to a lesser degree. I contacted customer service and they were like " I can send you a repair kit and you can do it your self or you could send them in but it'll take two weeks" . I said "cool, Id rather you guys fix them" because they were just a couple months old. I waited a couple weeks with no answer and so I emailed. They said they their repair guy was on vacation and they would get back to me the following Monday. Monday comes and goes but I give it a few days I finally emailed and was ignored for about a month and a half and 5 more emails. I finally opened a new ticket and was ignored for a couple more weeks or so. They said they they could figure out what was going on with my boots. I was pissed off by now and sent a terse email asking about a refund. Finally they send me a refund and then later an email with a "why are you so mad" sort of tone. F - these guys. Save your money for a better shoe company like Xero or Lens. They sucked to wear even before they started coming apart.
Are you a UPS driver too?? I’m wearing the LEMS boulder boot currently, good souls but the toe box isn’t wide enough. I’ve been looking at these for a while now. Thanks for the review!
I found them to be way too low volume. It feels like the top of my toes are getting crushed. Yes, I have a good amount of room in front of my toes (1 finger width), so they are long enough.
I had the same problem on my left shoe. I stuffed a golfball in where it was hitting my big toe to stretch the leather. I did this for 2 nights. By the third day the problem had been solved.
Just ordered my first pair last week, cannot seem to get any real response from them though. What is the best way to get ahold of their customer service?
@@BuildTheNorthLLC-d8j send them a barrage of angry emails?? Haha sorry, not much help here, we've heard their customer service can be VERY slow though
Why would it only last six months? There’s a guy on Instagram who has a pair he’s been wearing for two years. He thinks he’ll have to resole them in another year or so but he bought a second pair so he won’t be bootless when that happens
No experience with that boot yet, but this one did come out first and I would say they’re a bit different. Go watch the rose anvil video on the Ranger and you’ll see they optimized for different things than the Bearfoot does.
@@BH-gh6qm I could be wrong, but my impression from the video was that he helped them develop it fairly recently. I only watched the video once, so take that for what it’s worth. We just became aware of Jim Green, and will be reaching out soon about featuring the Ranger on our channel. That would make a good toe to toe video.
@@BH-gh6qm I personally prefer higher ankle boots. But that’s just me. Which is why I would initially lean toward the Bruin. But one difference is the Jim Green is definitely geared toward warmer weather. I don’t think the Bruin would do as well in hotter weather. But I don’t think it has been optimized for that like the Ranger has been
"Work boot for blue collar worker"? No clips of men actually working in them, just hiking clips. I've been wearing minimal/zero drop shoes for 15 years and have not found one that can be worn on a construction site.
@@batmanbear there are definitely some more rugged ones in development. Was there not a clip of me doing my delivery job in them? I used them a lot for that in the fall. I also did a little service on a local farm property with them but was too busy to film 😂 I feel they handled those kinds of situations well 🤷🏻♂️ there will definitely be better barefoot boots at some point for that specific niche
@@sonsofsever I hope soon. Most work boots, despite maximum comfort available, are all made on goofy curved lasts without enough toe spread. I used to wear Lems 9-5s for restaurant work, but the trades have no adequate options that I know of.
@@_FLAK_ I’ve worn timbs. For a long time. They aren’t foot shaped at all 😂 and I trashed a pair in one year as a delivery driver. I’m on 7 months at work in the Bruin. No issues yet
If only this it or the boulder summit came in steel toe, that would be a dream for a trades worker
One day perhaps 🤞🏻
I agree, but I'll take a composite toe. Maybe we should start an email campaign with brands like Lems and Bearfoot.
Yes one day hopefully 🙏. Yes I agree a composite toe would be better, also I'd be down for the that.
Dude, preach! I have such a hard time finding a safety shoe that is wide enough for my feet (bunion).
Jim Green is working on a steel toe version of the African Ranger Barefoot
Actually it’s a fake good year welt stitch on the outside. Still a solid built resole-able boot. Rose Anvil cut these boots in half a while ago. I have a pair and I like them but I cannot figure out why there’s sooo much extra leather on the top of boot. It bunches up like crazy and It makes them look funny. If they don’t change that I won’t buy another pair
The upper is Blake stitched to the midsole and the outsole is glued on. It's not a fake Goodyear welt
Thanks for another great review, you guys really help me in deciding which shoes/boots I want to spend my money on. Have you guys looked at the Jim Green barefoot African Ranger?
Hahaha lots of people are asking us about those today. We’ve reached out. We’ll see if we can get them to send us some
I have the summit and I hate them. Specifically because of the lack of flexibility and stack height I think. My day to day shoes are feel grounds and I love them, but the Summit hurt my feet. Can’t wait for the best boot video
"the Summit hurt my feet" - What happened?
It’s interesting that the summit hurt your feet. Eric and I both wore them on a 8 mile mountain top hike just days after unboxing them and had no issues. I did the same hike in them a couple weeks ago and the only thing that didn’t hurt was my feet 😂
Thanks for the insight . I have worn Vivobarefoot Scott’s for five years now. I absolutely love them but with that said they sell out fast & can be hard to find in the color / size I like. I am looking to possibly make a change but just can’t pull the trigger on these being that they are over $250 bucks ! 😮 I do understand that they can be resoled but the the harder sole is my hang up. Also they look extra floppy in some pictures after they are really broken in. … My last hang up is I am so use to Vivobarefoot Scott’s. It’s literally my only footwear no matter what I am doing or the time of year….
Two things for you. One, they’re not floppy at all. Mine are well broke in from work and they’re great. Two, if you use our link to buy them it auto applies 10% off. So hopefully that helps 😬 solid, super rugged boot in my opinion
BEWARE!! Bad boots. Bad Customer service. I figured the comments here needed some realistic balance. Ordered two pair. One for my son and one for me. Returned my sons for stitching. They were good about that return, no problem. However, now the leather insole has become scrunched up and folded inside for apparently no reason. I just found out about that and haven't addressed that with Barefoot yet.
My boots had the same problem with sole separation and stitching but to a lesser degree. I contacted customer service and they were like " I can send you a repair kit and you can do it your self or you could send them in but it'll take two weeks" . I said "cool, Id rather you guys fix them" because they were just a couple months old. I waited a couple weeks with no answer and so I emailed. They said they their repair guy was on vacation and they would get back to me the following Monday. Monday comes and goes but I give it a few days I finally emailed and was ignored for about a month and a half and 5 more emails. I finally opened a new ticket and was ignored for a couple more weeks or so. They said they they could figure out what was going on with my boots. I was pissed off by now and sent a terse email asking about a refund. Finally they send me a refund and then later an email with a "why are you so mad" sort of tone. F - these guys. Save your money for a better shoe company like Xero or Lens. They sucked to wear even before they started coming apart.
Are you a UPS driver too?? I’m wearing the LEMS boulder boot currently, good souls but the toe box isn’t wide enough. I’ve been looking at these for a while now. Thanks for the review!
I drive for FedEx ground. Barefoot shoes for the win for delivery drivers 🤙🏻
I found them to be way too low volume. It feels like the top of my toes are getting crushed. Yes, I have a good amount of room in front of my toes (1 finger width), so they are long enough.
I had the same problem on my left shoe. I stuffed a golfball in where it was hitting my big toe to stretch the leather. I did this for 2 nights. By the third day the problem had been solved.
Just ordered my first pair last week, cannot seem to get any real response from them though. What is the best way to get ahold of their customer service?
@@BuildTheNorthLLC-d8j send them a barrage of angry emails?? Haha sorry, not much help here, we've heard their customer service can be VERY slow though
would the flexibility issue improve with use ??? ( broken in ...)
Mine have broken in quite a bit
If the would give them some traction, may be good on asphalt and concrete but no good in the woods
Lems, are you listening, dense rubber soles are what your line is missing. Give the outlander a sole like this
what's the insole width in the toebox for this boot?
We'd have to destroy the shoe to measure it, they're sewn in, sorry!
@@sonsofsever haha, ok, how about just measuring the outside width of the toebox then?
@@Brandon-qp7gq tough to get a super accurate measurement but I'd say about 4.5 inches (11.43cm)
How thick are the outsole and insole?
1:35
How do you get the resoles?
Any good cobbler should be able to resole it pretty easily
250$? Thats nuts for something that will only last 6 months
Why would it only last six months? There’s a guy on Instagram who has a pair he’s been wearing for two years. He thinks he’ll have to resole them in another year or so but he bought a second pair so he won’t be bootless when that happens
you dont think the jim green ranger didnt do this kind of boot first ?
No experience with that boot yet, but this one did come out first and I would say they’re a bit different. Go watch the rose anvil video on the Ranger and you’ll see they optimized for different things than the Bearfoot does.
oh i watched the rose anvil. i must be mistaken then. i thought the the jim green ranger came out years ago@@sonsofsever
i would love to see you guys review the jim green. im leaning towards that one over the barefoot bruin but i could be persuaded @@sonsofsever
@@BH-gh6qm I could be wrong, but my impression from the video was that he helped them develop it fairly recently. I only watched the video once, so take that for what it’s worth. We just became aware of Jim Green, and will be reaching out soon about featuring the Ranger on our channel. That would make a good toe to toe video.
@@BH-gh6qm I personally prefer higher ankle boots. But that’s just me. Which is why I would initially lean toward the Bruin. But one difference is the Jim Green is definitely geared toward warmer weather. I don’t think the Bruin would do as well in hotter weather. But I don’t think it has been optimized for that like the Ranger has been
"Work boot for blue collar worker"? No clips of men actually working in them, just hiking clips. I've been wearing minimal/zero drop shoes for 15 years and have not found one that can be worn on a construction site.
@@batmanbear there are definitely some more rugged ones in development. Was there not a clip of me doing my delivery job in them? I used them a lot for that in the fall. I also did a little service on a local farm property with them but was too busy to film 😂 I feel they handled those kinds of situations well 🤷🏻♂️ there will definitely be better barefoot boots at some point for that specific niche
@@sonsofsever I hope soon. Most work boots, despite maximum comfort available, are all made on goofy curved lasts without enough toe spread. I used to wear Lems 9-5s for restaurant work, but the trades have no adequate options that I know of.
less material and costs more than some real leather Timbs
Timbs are horrible for your feet
@@sonsofsever some have a very modest drop and you can stretch the toe box. Also point still stands.
@@_FLAK_ I’ve worn timbs. For a long time. They aren’t foot shaped at all 😂 and I trashed a pair in one year as a delivery driver. I’m on 7 months at work in the Bruin. No issues yet