ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

A female coworker told me she "invested in one." You could just buy a still very nice $300 parka and take a cab to work every legit cold day for the next several years for about the same price imo.

jordan this is the behavior of someone spending his first winter in the northeast, its time to get a grip

(big waterproof boots will make u feel very powerful)

yea dude get some boots, there are plenty of cool looking boots. wearing boots is one of my favorite things about winter

(no more strategizing ways to navigate slushy puddles at the sidewalks edge)

oh yea xp there is a huge difference, you feel invincible walking across snow banks and slush and you never worry about ruining your shoes or pants

i don't really do boots but i'm in the market for some sneakers that look cool but can still hold up to winter ... anyone have any suggestions (in the ~100-120 range)

― J0rdan S., Friday, January 9, 2015 11:56 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Camper bikeshoes I mentioned upthread are waterproof, though not great treadwise. They held up well today when there were only a couple inches on the ground, probably wouldn't be too good in deeper snow though. Not that any sneaker really would.

i own three pairs of boots of escalating robustness

tho tbf when i lived in ny i got by with pretend city boots, which was a mistake btw

there were only a few days last year in nyc where you truly needed BOOTS

u will like having boots i promise u

i own three pairs of boots of escalating robustness

― lag∞n, Friday, January 9, 2015 12:02 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol me too. for the most part 've lived my whole life in rust belt/midwest and now new england.

the ones i wear most often though are not too robust -- they are sturdy leather hiking boots and they are good unless there is 5+ inches of snow. then i have these hardcore kamik boots. i also have these black rubber baffin boots that are seriously a little ridiculous but if it is legit downpouring i am happy i have them

I bought a crazy-thick pair of North Face boots at the same time as the dumb North Face hat (I work above a Sports Authority). They are truly great boots...for trudging through the woods in three feet of snow. They're slightly awkward for a snowy subway commute. Debating getting another pair of boots as well.

yeah i wear my hiking boots mostly then i have some rip off bean duck boots for high snow, then i have the quoddys which really are more shoes

let's....not talk about how many pairs of boots i have. i have a few, let's just say that.

how many boots do u have

I like everybody else in NYC get by with bean boots

Bean boots are great value - $100 and backed by the LL BEAN LIFETIME GUARANTEE

I relied on a single pair of waterproofed hiking boots as my snow boots for like 10 years, they were great. Finally fell apart last year.

yeah bean boots r good

I ruined a pair of Red Wings by wearing them in the snow :( they got wet inside and forever smelled like mildew/mold

ew need 2 treat those bro

I sprayed em down with lysol and it didn't work

even thought about buying a disinfecting UV light (the kind that can burn yr eyes out)

finally just gave up on em

RIP

rip boots

hmm I think I have red wings that I need to get treated. worried about the leather cracking.

been putting it off though. it's stressing me out. tried doing saddle soap + cream myself and it was not an improvement. they're not smooth leather, and maybe I applied the wrong stuff.

You can have my huberd's shoe grease or w/e it's called (recommended by elmo I think rip)

my red wings have held up to canadas winters really well i just sprayed them with some magic from some can i had

basically I don't know much about maintaining boots.

when I first bought mine I sprayed some waterproof stuff (a year ago) but then I think I tried to get too fancy and ended up altering the condition of the leather.

I'll take 'em to a professional

settled

Was it silicone based

today is the first duck boots day this season fyi

xpost beats me!

also jordan if being a teenager taught me anything its that you can get through the winter with nothing but air jordans and athletic socks if you really put your mind to it. nike sb mids also a viable choice

advice from teen lamp

shd be a thread

http://canadadouche.tumblr.com/

lol this guy is wearing a Canada Goose and holding a bottle of its vodka equivalent:

http://media.tumblr.com/01a62251004536da465f09c07160be0c/tumblr_inline_mjju40pioy1qz4rgp.jpg

how epic can yr night be if u didnt even take off your coat

I grew up in dire winter land 100 miles from where they make stormy kromer hats and have a black one. It's good at like 20 degrees and up but doesn't cover my ears enough to be warm below that.

I just buy cheap winter hats (for some reason called "chooks" in upper Michigan) every couple of years at shopko for ten bucks cause who gives a shit, it's winter. Ear flaps for when it's below 10 with the big down jacket and my 25 year old sorels that simply won't die.

I think Fjallraven is kinda douchey too though, sry if offending anyone in this thread.

lol

Fjallraven is okay with me

the whole concept of gear

i have a lifestyle parka

"Look at my delightful swedish kindergarten backback!"

I believe you mean the fox bag

i do like those jackets tho