My Love Affair With Whites MP Boots Continues, This Time In Black Chromexcel
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- Weee’re baaack! Another iteration of my Grail Boot - the White’s MP Boot, this time in Black Chromexcel. And what's with the Chromexcel Lottery anyway?
Whites Boots whitesboots.com/
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:37 Back here again
03:51 White’s Boots
05:40 Style
06:22 Construction
17:57 Size and Comfort
21:13 Value
23:33 Summary
Who Am I?
I am a Management Consultant in real life but in my Bootlosophy channel, I make videos about boots and all things boot related. This channel posts reviews of boots, unboxing of new boots, and follow-up reviews, and in doing so, may explore the philosophy of the brands and makers as well as the collectors!
In this channel, I will give information found in my research about the brand, the construction, and the materials, but I will express my personal opinions about how I feel about the boots reviewed.
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I have said it before I will say it again. You are the Morgan Freeman of the boot world I could listen for hours.
Ain’t that the truth. Lol
I said he's the bob ross of boots.
Honestly if it wasn’t for your reviews, I wouldn’t have placed my first order of whites MP boots. I got it in plain toe, two piece back stay, and burgundy cxl. I’m so excited to receive them. Thank you for all your great videos, you truly are one of the greatest reviewers on UA-cam!
Man, you deserve so much more subs. I'm becoming a boot nerd because of you. That's how interesting you make the subject. Peace
Your explanation of clicking and loose grain is the best I've heard and was so easy to understand. Thank you and love your channel and personality.
The best way to explains the loose grain Teik😂 love that!
I went back and forth in my mind between White’s MP’s and Nicks Americana’s. I ultimately chose the MP’s in black CXL. We’ll worth the six-month wait. I still plan on buying a pair of Nicks. Really like the look of their mock toe with leather midsole and Vibram outsole. Love your passion for boots. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion with us.
I have the same Flint and Tender waxed trucker jacket! I love it. I will probably end up with all the colors.
I ordered another MP during the whites discount period.
I ordered 5050 last this time. (I didn't know that mp boots could be ordered in a different Last until I saw your video.)
Your video was very helpful.
Be safe!
Thanks for this great breakdown of the black CXL!
I agree with your review. I have several boots that I've been happy about but when I got my MP's I liked them so much I bought a 2nd pair.
Excellent review 😊
I love my Whites MPs! Great review!
I recently discovered your channel. I’ve been really enjoying the content. Greetings from the PNW.
I heard whites have pretty good arch support, them or Truman's are likely my next pair. Love the acknowledgment at the beginning, making me proud to be a fellow boorloo resident!
I would agree. Thank You for sharing!
Outstanding Teik 👏👏
As are a pair of CXL Vibergs 😁
@@Bootlosophy Amen brother ☺️
love your passion came out in this video. I wish I could could afford a pair of whites but still love my IR and 1000 mile boots in the meantime :)
Those are GOOD boots!
I have these in black waxed flesh and they’re astoundingly comfortable. They seem more elegant than rugged to me, though the matte finish isn’t something I see in a lot of the MPs featured online
Beautiful boots!
I just got the c355 logger in black double shot. It’s a beautiful boot!
Hoping to get a pair during next year's sale!
I had a grin on my face almost throughout the review…evident that you love the MP boots and honestly out of your entire collection even I think they are the best made and good looking…ya I know Vineeta but it’s just my humble opinion..take care!!!
You should try these in their black wp leather! The leather has a matte look to it which makes them look super rugged
Nice! I just ordered my first pair of Shermans in natural CXL. Can't wait for them to show up!
I wish these were more popular than Doc Martens, so much great info mate! Very interested in these boots
Go gettem buddy!
Such a great presenter!
Love to hear your thoughts on the CMP Sherman boot that White is making now. This boot is built on the 5050 last, not the MP last.
Hear hear, sir !
I have around 6 pairs of the MP boots. Bakers Boots also had a clearance pair in brown shell I bought. I agree that the MP boots are also my favorites. Have other boots from Nicks, Wesco, Red Wing and others. Most quality boots, I have to size down a 1/2 but the MP boots, had to size down a full size.
So you go down a 1/2 size from other heritage boot brands?
@@SR-ob3wn The MP boots, went down a full size. Only boots I ever had to do that with.
@@williamswiger7547 A full size down from your normal heritage boot size? Their sizing guide is telling me to go down 1/2 a size from my normal boot size and go with EE width. I’ve been burned too many times before, definitely want to get it right on this one!
@@SR-ob3wn One size down from true on the MP last. That is a half size down from all my other boots from Whites, Nicks and Red Wing. I don’t have wide feet and am a D width. Some other people have said a full size down but go up to an E if you are a D width.
Thanks so much for all of your very informative content! Because of your videos I purchased two pairs of the White's MP last Shermans (natural and British tan). I must have watched this specific video at least half a dozen times and decided that my next pair will be in the black chromexcel like yours 😅. My question for you: if I want a slightly more dressier silhouette with a wider toe box (like the GS Diesel) do you think going with the 55 last in the same size would do the trick or sizing down in the MP last and going one width up would be best?
My feeling is go for the 55 last, but for dressier, it may be time for a Viberg 😁
These are the boots I want so bad. I know the PNW boot companies are best known for work boots, but their service boots are sooooo much better designed and built than literally anyone else's. Most other boots lack the silhouette of the MP. Now if only I could afford one...
Also: love your videos, keep it up!
Save up your cash and buy them, u won’t regret it, they are amazing boots.
Love the channel. You prob have more money in boots than I do in my 401k. Lol. Not sure what that says about my financial health.... lol
My pension fund is angry 🤣🤣🤣
I just ordered the Cutters and thinking of ordering the MP’s also😊
Black Friday!!
@@Bootlosophy I did ordered them for $700 the day before they went down to$560. I called them and they refunded me the difference. No hassle, no fuss.
i see way more creased Vibergs around than White's.. imo,, Viberg's leather often lacks 'rolled wear' with their CXL.. wheras White's.., I always see rolls rather than creases.. I still do want some 2030s.. or 2020s.. but I went MPs first bc that was what I was initially drawn to anyway.. I just love the tight double stitchdown on Viberg and the overall shape of their Service Boot.. I wanted black CXL.. but since I just got black MPs.. maybe I'll go with brown CXL instead now
If you could only have 3 boots, curious to see what you’d pick from your collection. Here are my choices, might be fun to have your viewers share theirs. Nicks Urban Logger in brown waxed flesh (camping, parks and yard work). Whites 350 cruiser brown chromexl (casual attire) and finally Whites MP Sherman in burgundy (polished for dressier occasions, but still casual. Note, I only have 3 boots so you’ll have a tougher time deciding than I. Greetings from The Pacific NW (Seattle)
I’m planning to do a video on three types of boots in a man’s life so I won’t reveal them here!
My understanding is that aniline dyes are water soluble and therefore do dye all the way through the leather. Whereas pigment dyes only dye the surface.
Wouldn't tea core leather be pigment dyed as it retains the original leather colour on the inside ?
Or at least aniline dyed and then a pigment layer added on top to give the outer colour ?
Whites makes the best overall MP style boots
Tek, I have the same boots in burgundy chromexcel, love them. How do you position the tongue of the boot when you tighten the laces?
A pain! Frankly I just make them as flat as possible and tie the laces.
$560 during the father day sale going on right now. Its 6/22/23 and its still going on.
Thank you for your size recommendation. I have got MP Sherman natural. I love them. Now I am getting 350 CS roughout and Stevens. 55 last fit good to me when I tried out. Do you like 350 Curser?
I like them but haven’t got them….yet
I just bought these boots a week ago after I saw this video. I was already in the market for another pair of service boots, and honestly I wasn't looking to spend $700 on them, but this video just spoke to me, and those boots look amazing. I had to order them as a custom build directly through White's website. I got an email from someone in their orders department a few days later asking me to confirm the order before they sent it to the factory to be built, and to expect it to take 18-20 weeks, which means I won't get them until the end of this year, possibly early next year if there any delays. As my Dad always said, good things come to those who wait, which should be the case here I'm sure.
Just in time for your winter
@@Bootlosophy Absolutely, your video came at absolutely the right time! I have several pairs of boots with Danite soles on them, so I went with the half lug to for something new and different. Cannot wait to get them!
I want these so bad, but not 400+ dollars bad
I do enjoy your videos. I am interested in this MP boots. I have question about sizing , I would appreciate your advice. For the reference. I have a pair of Alden 403 Indy boots in 9.5 D which fit me perfectly in width and arch. Do those MP fit similar to 403 in the same size? I asked this because you have both boots. Thank you ,Aloha Ryo
My personal opinion is to go 9E assuming you take your 9.5D as a half down from your Brannock of 10D
Thank you very much!!!
Try the original 350 cruiser or the ‘bounty hunter’. You can call whites and order them custom if you want to add a cap toe or get them unstructured… I personally prefer them over the MP.
I’m hoping to, but it takes time to save up 😝
I like the look of the Sherman MP, but I'm teetering with the Truman Shrunken Bison (not in stock). I would like your opinion on the leather between the positive attributes of bison and Chromexcel (the concerns you mentioned in this video and others). I watched your Truman videos where you said you like the Truman's, but have enough pairs. White's are your Grail boot, but does the bison leather and having to guess the size/width make a difference to you. I'm shorter in height so my concern is the appearance of a long foot. I have Truman's and like the fit so I'm worried about going to a different last and all the guessing around the right size. That was a mouthful, but thank you in advance for any guidance.
There’s a great advantage in having a last fit you! Leathers are a personal preference IMO and shouldn’t be the deciding factor other than the look - comparing bison to CXL isn’t about performance as much as look.
Curious to see how you would customize a pair of bounty hunters ???
Not sure myself!
I can't believe I'm making this comment, but: your left and right boot are laced differently with the left boot starting across the top and the right one starting under. Is this a boot lover thing? Love your vids, thanks, Tek!
No, I changed laces over and got them turned around. Fixed it after the shot
Teacore is like Leica black paint that is brassing
wow, you love these more than your other boots?
Stuck between the black or brown cxl color. Any you are liking more?
My personal preference is black, and looking forward to teacore
did you shine the boots, (If so, what did you use) or is that luster straight out of the box? thanks
OTB!
Being that this is not your first MP Sherman, I’m curious why you didn’t go a full size down with a wide version? I liked your handshake comparisons on previous MP Sherman videos.
At 18:28 did you mean to say "7.5 in a E or EE width" instead of "7 in a E or EE width" as that would be one full size down from 8.5D, Teik? @Bootlosophy Just curious as I'm planning to get an MP myself
I did mean 7.5, yes! I film without script and sometimes speak too fast!
@@Bootlosophy thank you for clarifying
I had the same question, thank for the answer
Compare it to the Nicks urban drifter , little truer contraction
Im a 11.5 D in Redwing Iron Ranger, 12 D in most Allen Edmonds, Truman 79 last Im between 11.5 and 12, Whites MP in the mp last Im 11 EE. Redwing scanned my feet and it said Im 12 1/8 D left foot and 11 7/8 E right foot. I'm flat footed and have a high instep. The whites mp in 11.5 D is .5 too long and my right foot wouldnt make it in. Left barely and it was snug. You should get an E for a true D and EE if your brannock is bordering on D-E area or an E. If your brannock is EE or bigger dont get an MP you have no chance.
Or get it built for you
I loke your jacket. What is it?
It’s the Flint & Tinder Waxed Trucker Jacket. There’s a link in the description below.
I want a pair but im impatient and dont wanna wait 10 to 12 weeks haha
But what if after 10 or 12 weeks you haven’t decided on buying something?
@Bootlosophy you're right i just ordered the same ones in this video 2 days ago. I can't wait.
You mentioned wooden clogs, as a boot fanatic, do you actually own a pair of wooden clogs?
Haha, when I was 16!
U get thinner leather insoles and thinner heel counter for 85$ more compared to nicks americana. Maybe it would increase the view count if u can make an honest review
Does anyone have an opinion on which PNW boot company has the most accurate and reliable fitting method? To explain, I have relatively short, wide feet with a narrow heel. Duck feet as I like to say. I ordered a pair of boots from JK and they are too large. I feel like a kid wearing my dad's boots. I was concerned about JK's sizing method from the start. I expected the boots to be sloppy, and they are. I'm still deciding on whether or not to try an exchange, or just get a refund. These are my first pair of PNW boots. Do any of the companies utilize more measurements, other then length and width to find your correct size? Are any of the companies a true "custom" boot maker?
Try contacting Bakers Boots who represent a few PNW boots and will do a custom fit
@@Bootlosophy Thank you.
If there is a danner store, they can measure your feet for a custom measure Whites boot.
They also have a fit sheet you can do at home
I've worn whites and nicks and the nicks was WAY different at the same size.
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😂😂Thank you!
Ill use the i have some loose grain instead of i have some fat 😂😂
😂😂😂
Buyer beware, I got my first (local) resole from rubber to leather on a Whites boot, and now it squeaks every step 🐀
Buyer of cobbler services beware
Traditional custodians of your land you occupy? You know the complete history of the land? There were no people before them? In North America, there are fossil remains of Europeans that predate the ancestors of those that are referred to as Native Americans. I’m not sure we really know the history, just that we have some idea about the more recent history.
We are not in North America. You would do well to learn the cultural protocols of other First Nations. Educate yourself by googling “Acknowledgment of Country in Australia” and the website Reconciliation Australia.