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Glad to see someone else saw how rude he is. I noticed that when he did the first interview with Dale from Dale’s Leatherworks. If they veered off topic at all, he would interject and say something like “why aren’t we talking about boots’” he was rude to Dale like that 3 or 4 times. And Dale is the kind of guy who likes to get a feel for the person he interviews and learn about more than just the subject matter. But he’s also a kiss-ass. When he interviews anyone from Nick’s Boots, he lets the conversation go anywhere and not say a damn thing to “stay on topic.”
@@haroldguillarawan9066 I would put bet on mexican but it makes me wonder if wild boar and domestic pig would change in flavor and toughness cause i know pigs can turn feral if they get out.
In Russia pigskin leather is the cheapest. It's used mostly for work boots or military boots. I bought ones in a military shop for $30, I guess, in 2008. They smelled awful.
I would definitely appreciate a cut in half video. These boots look really awesome but they are made in Portugal and whilst that's not a bad thing necessarily, I know of some expensive brands made in Portugal which have really poor build quality. Also, no pressure but before Nov 5th when pre-orders end would be amazing!
Can't wait to see the Japanese army boot collab. But I have to say the Stridewise product looks really sharp. This is a really short vertical integration product. And all American!
I really like Nick from Stridewise. He is the person that introduced me to the Txture boots made in Indonesia. Best boots I own and about 2/3 the price of similar quality is boots made in England
I swear I was thinking of crafting boots out of the hides of feral hogs of the Santa Ana River bottoms of Corona, Norco, & Eastvale CA (Prado Basin). They're invasive & are truly messing up the ecosystem out here. Glad to see that someone else had the same idea and it's feasible.
Don't forget about we fisherman. I watched an otter crunch up a nice rainbow trout yesterday. One of the most violent sounds in nature for sure. Although I am not a hunter myself, I sure enjoy elk, venison and pronghorn! Anglers in general, do a good job managing populations of fish.
Those are Very cool boots and OF COURSE we want to see them cut in half! :D Stridewise is a great chanel with a slightly different approach than yours. I enjoy both a lot. :)
I’m from Arkansas, live in Mississippi but also lived in Texas for 15 years working in the oilfield industry. We have wild hogs in Mississippi too and to some extent in Arkansas as well but nothing near the apocalyptic scourge that is in Texas. I’m excited to see a market for wild hogs besides feeding maggots and buzzards. I’d love to own a pair of Nicks builder pros made from wild hog leather.
Caswell makes really nice boots! Bought a pair last year and they are one of my favorites! Excellent fit, very high quality, and they look great! The guy who runs it is a really nice person to deal with. Love the idea of turning a problem invasive species into something useful. I know when I lived in Texas, feral hogs are a HUGE problem and do a LOT of destruction. They'd get shot and just left there. So nice that they are being made into a product!
Even though I’m animal lover, we really need to remember everything you said about nature being brutal. The animals aren’t idyllic in the wild. They live a short, stressful life, and they don’t die in a thatch mattress surrounded by loved ones. If they aren’t eaten, they die if exposure. When we take animals as pets, it’s miraculous, but it doesn’t just turn nature into a storybook.
Dude your prices on your handmade leather goods is amazing!! I figured they'd be through the roof expensive but not at all. Definitely reasonable and looking forward to purchasing something in the near future.
Hahaha I was about to mention how affordable they are, but apparently I glanced over the page too quickly and got excited lol. That's a pretty steep price for boots that would only get worn about 10 times a year. That's just me though, and I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there that would wear it every other day.
@ 185 is the 50 percent down-payment. Total cost is $379.98. 30 bucks off first purchase if you subscribe to their thing. I thought they were only $189.99 at first glance and almost placed my order right, but then I read over things a bit more carefully. As I said I'm my previous comment, I got excited lol. I've been in the market for a new pair of boots, and thought these might be a steal. I like what they're doing though.
I love this story!! We need projects like this. We also need shoes and boots out of Everglades pythons, tegu, and monitor lizard! I like hunting too. Might pick these up! Great video!
depends on where you are. where i am you dont touch the bear population because its pretty sparse. most of the feral boars we have are just escapees from pig farms so there isnt a large population of them either. other places it probably is a lot different though
Speaking of bears, I was always under the impression that the more top predators in an ecosystem, the healthier the ecosystem is because it keeps the pest population down, because the pests are what cause ecosystems to fail (like rabbits, locusts, or boars). At least that’s the case with tigers in the jungle.
That stride wise video is hilarious. Also, nothing wrong with responsible animal conservation. You are talking about guys hunting endangered species. Wild boar are menaces. They wreck absolute havoc, tough animal. Will you make the all your wallet models in the blood core leather?
...visited his channel... subbed... fun video. bought a pair. very nice looking boots. tanks. love this channel. :) and what a price!!!... and you hunt??? awesome. :)
What are you talking about? Are you seriously trying to compare bear to pigs? You literally call them invasive species in this video title. That by itself should show the most important difference between hunting them and a bear.
Footballs are made from pigskin for a reason. Hearing about hunting shouldn't give anyone the vapors. It reminds me of a vegan woman who refused to feed her cat meat - the poor thing was an absolute mess.
I think you can like and wear leather, hunt and eat meat and still not mock those who try to make the world a better place, even if in some ways they are to strict, there's place for everything
Murdered to death… crazy. Anyway, I always watch these with the hidden apprehension that you may be one of those people that I wouldn’t get along with in person. This video makes me think I may have been a little too quick to judgement. Thanks.
I'm fine with most hunting (I prefer that it be done for a reason in addition to fun, but whatever, i'm not the intentions police) in general but shooting animals from a helicopter sounds really kind of messed up. I guess logistically it makes some kind of sense if they're as big of a problem as it sounds like and there's that many of them but geez I Do Not Like That.
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Makes sense to do. Hog Hunting is so popular and what a waste of hides and meat if they aren't used.
😂😂😂😂 I love boots but chicharrons win.
Damn! Only goes up to 13. I’m a 14. Bummer! Still a great project!!!
Glad to see someone else saw how rude he is. I noticed that when he did the first interview with Dale from Dale’s Leatherworks.
If they veered off topic at all, he would interject and say something like “why aren’t we talking about boots’” he was rude to Dale like that 3 or 4 times. And Dale is the kind of guy who likes to get a feel for the person he interviews and learn about more than just the subject matter.
But he’s also a kiss-ass. When he interviews anyone from Nick’s Boots, he lets the conversation go anywhere and not say a damn thing to “stay on topic.”
I was just talking with my girlfriend about why there isn’t more pigskin being used for leather and she just said “chicharrons” 😂
They missed an opportunity to call the color Chicharron Brown 😂
I never thought about it but that makes perfect sense. Anyway your girlfriend is smart. I bet she's asian or Mexican after saying chicharon 😂
@@haroldguillarawan9066 I would put bet on mexican but it makes me wonder if wild boar and domestic pig would change in flavor and toughness cause i know pigs can turn feral if they get out.
@@haroldguillarawan9066 haha yeah she’s Mexican.
Dude, mind blown
Glad you’re working on the Japanese WWII boot collaboration! Hadn’t heard you mention it in a million years.
In Russia pigskin leather is the cheapest. It's used mostly for work boots or military boots. I bought ones in a military shop for $30, I guess, in 2008. They smelled awful.
Must have been the smell introduced by the manufacturing process.
I would definitely appreciate a cut in half video. These boots look really awesome but they are made in Portugal and whilst that's not a bad thing necessarily, I know of some expensive brands made in Portugal which have really poor build quality. Also, no pressure but before Nov 5th when pre-orders end would be amazing!
Can't wait to see the Japanese army boot collab. But I have to say the Stridewise product looks really sharp. This is a really short vertical integration product. And all American!
I really like Nick from Stridewise. He is the person that introduced me to the Txture boots made in Indonesia. Best boots I own and about 2/3 the price of similar quality is boots made in England
I swear I was thinking of crafting boots out of the hides of feral hogs of the Santa Ana River bottoms of Corona, Norco, & Eastvale CA (Prado Basin). They're invasive & are truly messing up the ecosystem out here. Glad to see that someone else had the same idea and it's feasible.
Don't forget about we fisherman. I watched an otter crunch up a nice rainbow trout yesterday. One of the most violent sounds in nature for sure. Although I am not a hunter myself, I sure enjoy elk, venison and pronghorn! Anglers in general, do a good job managing populations of fish.
Bacon and boots, two of my favorite things!😂😂😂
Some of the best looking books I’ve seen on this channel in a couple of years
"30-50 feral hogs"
The 30-50 feral hogs were turned into leather. That's why the meme died out.
thank you
I live in Texas. Feral hogs are an invasive PLAGUE. (Not javelinas; they are native, and they’re peccaries, not any kind of pig.)
Those are Very cool boots and OF COURSE we want to see them cut in half! :D
Stridewise is a great chanel with a slightly different approach than yours. I enjoy both a lot. :)
When I was a kid my uncle made a pair of moccasins from pig skin.
The coolest looking and feeling leather is from stingray , shark , iguana.
I’m from Arkansas, live in Mississippi but also lived in Texas for 15 years working in the oilfield industry. We have wild hogs in Mississippi too and to some extent in Arkansas as well but nothing near the apocalyptic scourge that is in Texas. I’m excited to see a market for wild hogs besides feeding maggots and buzzards. I’d love to own a pair of Nicks builder pros made from wild hog leather.
Caswell makes really nice boots! Bought a pair last year and they are one of my favorites! Excellent fit, very high quality, and they look great! The guy who runs it is a really nice person to deal with. Love the idea of turning a problem invasive species into something useful. I know when I lived in Texas, feral hogs are a HUGE problem and do a LOT of destruction. They'd get shot and just left there. So nice that they are being made into a product!
Pork hide have always been considered a third-rate product in the leather goods haberdashery industry.
Even though I’m animal lover, we really need to remember everything you said about nature being brutal. The animals aren’t idyllic in the wild. They live a short, stressful life, and they don’t die in a
thatch mattress surrounded by loved ones. If they aren’t eaten, they die if exposure. When we take animals as pets, it’s miraculous, but it doesn’t just turn nature into a storybook.
This is the best comment. I am an animal lover too. And couldn't agree more.
For those wondering, the swine boots are made in Portugal.
Dude your prices on your handmade leather goods is amazing!! I figured they'd be through the roof expensive but not at all. Definitely reasonable and looking forward to purchasing something in the near future.
Been building boots from wild boar for about 20 years now.
Hahaha I was about to mention how affordable they are, but apparently I glanced over the page too quickly and got excited lol. That's a pretty steep price for boots that would only get worn about 10 times a year. That's just me though, and I'm sure there are plenty of folks out there that would wear it every other day.
It’s not steep at all. $185 is nothing for a pair of boots. You can easily spend over $500 on a custom pair if you wanted to.
@ 185 is the 50 percent down-payment. Total cost is $379.98. 30 bucks off first purchase if you subscribe to their thing.
I thought they were only $189.99 at first glance and almost placed my order right, but then I read over things a bit more carefully. As I said I'm my previous comment, I got excited lol. I've been in the market for a new pair of boots, and thought these might be a steal. I like what they're doing though.
What a Unique take on harvesting!!!! Interesting INDEED!!!! Have to have this conversation with friends and family!!!!
I love this story!! We need projects like this. We also need shoes and boots out of Everglades pythons, tegu, and monitor lizard! I like hunting too. Might pick these up! Great video!
I love this concept.
depends on where you are. where i am you dont touch the bear population because its pretty sparse. most of the feral boars we have are just escapees from pig farms so there isnt a large population of them either. other places it probably is a lot different though
I saw his video and pre-ordered immediately! I think it's so damn unique, and good looking.
Love the hunting stories.
the leather is sick, waiting for another model/design to purchase though
I don’t hunt at all - and I’m super with you on all of this.
Great looking boots and very interesting leather 👍
More people need to talk about hunting. Were you able to keep those deer after they dove off the cliff?
I wonder if pig skin would work better for a sneaker style shoe since maybe the leather pieces can be smaller?
Should sell the hair. It's often used for shaving brushes
Will you be using them for hunting more boar?
Wait, are you cutting these apart on the standard channel?!?
You guys need to start building custom holsters. What's the hold up? Forget camera harnesses.
Would love to see these cut in half on the main channel.
Speaking of bears, I was always under the impression that the more top predators in an ecosystem, the healthier the ecosystem is because it keeps the pest population down, because the pests are what cause ecosystems to fail (like rabbits, locusts, or boars). At least that’s the case with tigers in the jungle.
Great video Weston
That stride wise video is hilarious. Also, nothing wrong with responsible animal conservation. You are talking about guys hunting endangered species. Wild boar are menaces. They wreck absolute havoc, tough animal. Will you make the all your wallet models in the blood core leather?
Many people seem to forget life and death have a one to one correlation. I have no problem with talking about death and hunting and such things.
Cut in half vid would be great 👍
Nature IS metal
Are they wide last
One of the most American boots. Leather from American pigs, American tannery, and an American boot maker. 🇺🇸🦅
...visited his channel... subbed... fun video. bought a pair. very nice looking boots. tanks. love this channel. :) and what a price!!!...
and you hunt??? awesome. :)
I think a fans hunting trip would be dope lol
This is indeed cool. Now let's cuht'em up
Also wym pigs and bears are close in relation? They are not closely related at all. They are both mammals and like that's it
I wish it didn't have a Danite stud sole
I bought the tobacco shrunken bison claude wallet and it's going to arrive soon!
Does it smell like leather or like pig?
Hunting is cool.
2:42 what kind of bike is that anyone knows?
I keep meaning to go to NYC to see if I can find that guy doing the leg stretch thing and then I realize how weird that is.
The Javelina here in AZ are absolutely a nuisance.. I wish we could do what Texas has been doing with wild hogs.
God dammit. A fucking guitar strap!!!!
Shark skin is the absolute toughest leather….
These look so good and I would love invasive feral hog leather but I have these stupid baby feet; grown ass man with size 6 feet
Killed by death
Killed by death
-Lemmy
Hunting is conservation period! Well said Weston, those that argue otherwise have done zero research into the subject!
Love 'em! And what a great idea for a UA-cam channel. You could call it Bacon 'N Boots. ;-) :-)
What are you talking about? Are you seriously trying to compare bear to pigs? You literally call them invasive species in this video title. That by itself should show the most important difference between hunting them and a bear.
That was it for me.
"The circle of life", Lion king.
Imagine if people could actually afford the boots you review, like normal working people. All nice , but $1000 boots is pretty niche.
His next collab, Florida man skin knee high Docs.
Let look cool
Board bristles, so boar hair has been used for hair brushes for years.
Video starts around 7:00😘
Of course it’s wild…….it’s feral!
Based
Do Truman boots please
they are sold out, hopefully just for now.
No way the Japanese ww2 boot mentioned 🤯😱
Why so cheap?
I think you should colab some boots with Ted Nugent.
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon!
Day 1 of asking you to check out Franks Boots
Javalinas aren't pigs
And they aren't ferel either. They are a native species.
@aerialzona6003 I'm Tucsonian.
That’s right. They’re peccary’s.
InFANticide
Footballs are made from pigskin for a reason. Hearing about hunting shouldn't give anyone the vapors. It reminds me of a vegan woman who refused to feed her cat meat - the poor thing was an absolute mess.
9:26
I was under the impression that Feral Pig meat was not all that safe to eat due to parasites and disease?
Humans have a little nicer way of balancing the scales: War, Abortion, Fentynal, ....
You make some pig skin wallets!
I think you can like and wear leather, hunt and eat meat and still not mock those who try to make the world a better place, even if in some ways they are to strict, there's place for everything
Murdered to death… crazy. Anyway, I always watch these with the hidden apprehension that you may be one of those people that I wouldn’t get along with in person. This video makes me think I may have been a little too quick to judgement. Thanks.
Came for boots, not a self righteous lecture. Stay in your lane.
I'm fine with most hunting (I prefer that it be done for a reason in addition to fun, but whatever, i'm not the intentions police) in general but shooting animals from a helicopter sounds really kind of messed up. I guess logistically it makes some kind of sense if they're as big of a problem as it sounds like and there's that many of them but geez I Do Not Like That.
Given the dialogue, yeah, smart to put this on the second channel, lol. Can't risk getting struck because you like Chris Kyling other mammals.
Not a fan of this anti-bear rhetoric
you talk too much
Westen... dude, this was a very uncomfortable video to listen to. You come off like someone with a massive chip on their shoulder.