Happy to hear the word edification is still known to another human! Another enjoyable video. If you are interested, might be edifying to see/hear your impressions of a USA maker called Limmer. They are a maker of these heritage type hiking boots. I think some of their models are made in Germany, but that might be old information.
I'm glad you highlight the quality of Indian made shoes. I own a couple of pairs of Oliver Sweeney boots made in India with construction techniques that involve a lot of hand labour. My Ballabeg boots have a Norwegian Welted construction and my Bampton boots have a construction that is very similar to Russell Moccasin boots based on descriptions. And they're both very well made. I've also worn Indian made boots from Herring and sneakers from Loake and they're indistinguishable from my premium boots and Portugese made sneakers in terms of construction quality.
Please consider European Brands like Hanwag, Meindl, AKU, Salewa, Asolo, Altberg and Zamberlan - all of these brands still make traditional leather stiched down boots, designed for hiking and the use of crampons in certain models. In addition, these brands also make high quality boots with glued on soles - which are ALL resolable!! These boots tend to be more expensive than your Nikes, Salomon, Adidas and Underarmour type offerings - which are indeed, disposable boots, as you describe in the start of your video. A personal favourite of mine is the Meindl Perfect boot, or the Hanwag Sepp - superb "heritage" hiking boots.
@@Bootlosophy Many of those brands make 'intermediate' models that lie between the modern lightweight ones and all leather stitch-down constructed ones, in that the uppers are sewn from one or a few pieces of leather, usually have a full or partial rubber rand, and have a cemented sole that is easily replaceable. They are usually slightly less heavily built than the traditional stitch-down models, weigh less, and have very little or no break-in period unlike the very heavy all leather ones. These hybrid models are in the sweet spot that work best for me, they last for 2-3 or more re-soleings, are incredibly resistant to scuffing and wear, are highly water resistant if treated with wax, and are supremely comfortable, with easy flexing due to a notch in the vamp at the instep, and clever panels at the calf or on near the ankles to aid movement. They are also way cheaper than the very expensive traditional models that are invariably $500 and up. Hanwag and Meindl have great examples of both types, and I can highly recommend them after years many thousands of kilometres of testing.
Awesome video. I’ve never heard of this company before but I’m excited at the possibility of trying them. After I recoup from the three pairs of Grant Stones I purchased for Christmas. 😅 Thanks for all the great content.
Nice looking boots - great price! As to hiking and weight, one of the things I thought I might not like in my PNW and other boots was the weight. BUT! I've found that the weight doesn't bother me personally at all. I'd have no problem hiking in these. And, I'd rather have something heavier that I know is bullet-proof vice something lighter that I might worry about.
I'm a day hiker, usually no more than 4 hours, but often on very steep and treacherous mountain terrain. I like a good heavy boot to hike in. I'm really intrigued by these, and also by C&G's monkey boots.
I’m in Mississippi USA. I’ve been looking at Craft and Glory for a while now and have yet to pull the trigger on a pair. The hike boot particularly has my interest. I think I might order a pair now. I think they need a leather midsole and they need to do away with those screws. Otherwise it’s a decent boot. I may order a pair and get them recrafted with a leather midsole. As far as leather boots being too heavy to hike in, well I wear a pair of Nicks 10” tall builder pros every day and I don’t notice how heavy they are. Over two pounds each.
I have a pair of their task shoes. They are squeaky AF, I can't wear them indoors at all and hesitate to wear them at all for that reason. They are light weight and are of a minimalist build -- for whatever that is worth. If I had to do again, I'd probably try Jim Green.
Good looking boots on their website, but for those of us who have wide feet (i.e. 4E) the widest boot sizes that they offer are only available in EE widths.
How ya goin Tiek! Another great review, I’m currently debating C&G Ranger… OR looking into the Chinese Brand Lous Jiet, have you heard of them? I think you’d do a fantastic review of their boots Tiek! Cheers
@@NoNameNo.5 I’m in two minds about Luosjiet. I’m interested to try them but from their website they look like straight copies, panel by panel, stitch by stitch
A mini rant here. There are still A LOT of hiking and mountaineering boots that are all leather or nearly all leather uppers. Often one piece uppers and even a few leather lined and/or stitched models. Meindl, Scarpa , Zamberlan and Hanwag ,Dolomite, Lowa, Alt-Berg are some of the brands . For all leather uppers and widely available (in Europe at least) a few examples are... Scarpa Ranger (2.2mm upper), Scarpa Delta (2.4mm leather upper), Scarpa SL Active (2.8mm uppers), Meindl Borneo plus Meindl Burma and Tasmania which are also leather lined, Zamberlan Vioz Zamberlan Tofane which also uses Norwegian stitch down welted construction. Hanwag Yukon. Hanwag have 15 models of leather upper models with Norwegian stitch down construction alone (not all hiking boots) and many of their bonded leather upper boots are available in leather lined versions as an alternative to the membrane that shan't be named. British brand Alt-berg make four or five models. I could go on but will spare you. I'll just add that yes, many of these boots won't be readily available in your typical outdoor shop but in the UK and Europe you can walk into any good outdoor shop and still find a number of full leather upper models available for sale.
Ok, I should have waited until you mentioned that Danner and some Italian brands make proper leather boots (I was rushing for an appointment) but I'd add German brands into that mix. I'll also add that these brands never stopped selling leather boots as I've been buying them since the 1980s though unfortunately most have Goretex linings nowadays as that sells. Some offer non Goretex versions as well. Another thing is that the majority of leather upper (and many synthetic upper) cemented boots are re-soleable. Hanwag, Meindl, Scarpa, Zamberlan, Alt-Berg and most other European brands offer re-soling services across specialist repairers or if you live in the relevant country, from the factory. This even applies to many "approach shoes" and beefed up trainers. Personally I've had a pair of Scarpa and a pair of Zamberlan cemented leather boots re-soled at a local outdoor shop who contract a specialist repairer to carry out the work.
I’ll be curious to hear your long term review on these. I couldn’t bring myself to pull the trigger on this boot because of the exposed stitch on the tread. I considered the monkey boot as an alternative because it has a leather midsole and does not have exposed stitching, but heard from another reviewer that the tongue falls to the side. Was worried I’d be investing in an annoyance. I suppose I will just wait and see what all the You Tube reviewers long term reviews are, and of course what improvements C&G makes between now and then.
While I think these boots look beautiful, the lack of a midsole is the dealbreaker for me. Even the Jim Green Razorback comes with a polywoven fiberboard midsole, so I’ll take those anyday for this type of boot.
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Morning!
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every time I see a craft and glory review I always think that I need to get a pair. Would love to see a review of the 8in moc-toes
Happy to hear the word edification is still known to another human! Another enjoyable video. If you are interested, might be edifying to see/hear your impressions of a USA maker called Limmer. They are a maker of these heritage type hiking boots. I think some of their models are made in Germany, but that might be old information.
I'm glad you highlight the quality of Indian made shoes.
I own a couple of pairs of Oliver Sweeney boots made in India with construction techniques that involve a lot of hand labour. My Ballabeg boots have a Norwegian Welted construction and my Bampton boots have a construction that is very similar to Russell Moccasin boots based on descriptions. And they're both very well made.
I've also worn Indian made boots from Herring and sneakers from Loake and they're indistinguishable from my premium boots and Portugese made sneakers in terms of construction quality.
Please consider European Brands like Hanwag, Meindl, AKU, Salewa, Asolo, Altberg and Zamberlan - all of these brands still make traditional leather stiched down boots, designed for hiking and the use of crampons in certain models. In addition, these brands also make high quality boots with glued on soles - which are ALL resolable!! These boots tend to be more expensive than your Nikes, Salomon, Adidas and Underarmour type offerings - which are indeed, disposable boots, as you describe in the start of your video. A personal favourite of mine is the Meindl Perfect boot, or the Hanwag Sepp - superb "heritage" hiking boots.
@@anthonyshillingford848 good to know! I’m going to check out the brands you mentioned!
@@Bootlosophy Many of those brands make 'intermediate' models that lie between the modern lightweight ones and all leather stitch-down constructed ones, in that the uppers are sewn from one or a few pieces of leather, usually have a full or partial rubber rand, and have a cemented sole that is easily replaceable. They are usually slightly less heavily built than the traditional stitch-down models, weigh less, and have very little or no break-in period unlike the very heavy all leather ones. These hybrid models are in the sweet spot that work best for me, they last for 2-3 or more re-soleings, are incredibly resistant to scuffing and wear, are highly water resistant if treated with wax, and are supremely comfortable, with easy flexing due to a notch in the vamp at the instep, and clever panels at the calf or on near the ankles to aid movement. They are also way cheaper than the very expensive traditional models that are invariably $500 and up.
Hanwag and Meindl have great examples of both types, and I can highly recommend them after years many thousands of kilometres of testing.
Awesome video. I’ve never heard of this company before but I’m excited at the possibility of trying them. After I recoup from the three pairs of Grant Stones I purchased for Christmas. 😅 Thanks for all the great content.
Yes please review their other service and work boots
Love the history you included awesome video Teik
please try a craft and glory heritage line boot , with stitch down construction
Nice looking boots - great price! As to hiking and weight, one of the things I thought I might not like in my PNW and other boots was the weight. BUT! I've found that the weight doesn't bother me personally at all. I'd have no problem hiking in these. And, I'd rather have something heavier that I know is bullet-proof vice something lighter that I might worry about.
This is an interesting take on the style. I would definitely consider these if I was looking for another mountain light alternative.
I'm a day hiker, usually no more than 4 hours, but often on very steep and treacherous mountain terrain. I like a good heavy boot to hike in. I'm really intrigued by these, and also by C&G's monkey boots.
Tiek you should definitely try the Craft and Glory moc toe in Raven Black!
I’m in Mississippi USA. I’ve been looking at Craft and Glory for a while now and have yet to pull the trigger on a pair. The hike boot particularly has my interest. I think I might order a pair now. I think they need a leather midsole and they need to do away with those screws. Otherwise it’s a decent boot. I may order a pair and get them recrafted with a leather midsole. As far as leather boots being too heavy to hike in, well I wear a pair of Nicks 10” tall builder pros every day and I don’t notice how heavy they are. Over two pounds each.
@@boomerang379 recrafting with a leather sole would be a great idea.
Their Ranger boots certainly look Iron Ranger “inspired”. Maybe try one of those and compare it to your IR’s?
I have a pair of their task shoes. They are squeaky AF, I can't wear them indoors at all and hesitate to wear them at all for that reason. They are light weight and are of a minimalist build -- for whatever that is worth. If I had to do again, I'd probably try Jim Green.
Great video as always
Good looking boots on their website, but for those of us who have wide feet (i.e. 4E) the widest boot sizes that they offer are only available in EE widths.
Love these hike boots!!! ❤
@@dalebasista63 thanks Dale, how many miles in yours now?
@ I’ve probably got a good 10 on them so far!
How ya goin Tiek! Another great review, I’m currently debating C&G Ranger… OR looking into the Chinese Brand Lous Jiet, have you heard of them? I think you’d do a fantastic review of their boots Tiek! Cheers
@@NoNameNo.5 I’m in two minds about Luosjiet. I’m interested to try them but from their website they look like straight copies, panel by panel, stitch by stitch
@ yes I see what you mean, although…they have an interesting looking moc toe that may be original design
A mini rant here.
There are still A LOT of hiking and mountaineering boots that are all leather or nearly all leather uppers. Often one piece uppers and even a few leather lined and/or stitched models.
Meindl, Scarpa , Zamberlan and Hanwag ,Dolomite, Lowa, Alt-Berg are some of the brands .
For all leather uppers and widely available (in Europe at least) a few examples are...
Scarpa Ranger (2.2mm upper), Scarpa Delta (2.4mm leather upper), Scarpa SL Active (2.8mm uppers),
Meindl Borneo plus Meindl Burma and Tasmania which are also leather lined,
Zamberlan Vioz
Zamberlan Tofane which also uses Norwegian stitch down welted construction.
Hanwag Yukon.
Hanwag have 15 models of leather upper models with Norwegian stitch down construction alone (not all hiking boots) and many of their bonded leather upper boots are available in leather lined versions as an alternative to the membrane that shan't be named.
British brand Alt-berg make four or five models.
I could go on but will spare you. I'll just add that yes, many of these boots won't be readily available in your typical outdoor shop but in the UK and Europe you can walk into any good outdoor shop and still find a number of full leather upper models available for sale.
Ok, I should have waited until you mentioned that Danner and some Italian brands make proper leather boots (I was rushing for an appointment) but I'd add German brands into that mix. I'll also add that these brands never stopped selling leather boots as I've been buying them since the 1980s though unfortunately most have Goretex linings nowadays as that sells. Some offer non Goretex versions as well.
Another thing is that the majority of leather upper (and many synthetic upper) cemented boots are re-soleable. Hanwag, Meindl, Scarpa, Zamberlan, Alt-Berg and most other European brands offer re-soling services across specialist repairers or if you live in the relevant country, from the factory. This even applies to many "approach shoes" and beefed up trainers.
Personally I've had a pair of Scarpa and a pair of Zamberlan cemented leather boots re-soled at a local outdoor shop who contract a specialist repairer to carry out the work.
What a sick boot, wow
Hanwag still makes resoleable hiking boots. Both cemented and stitched.
I wish there was more winter hiking boots out there
I’ll be curious to hear your long term review on these. I couldn’t bring myself to pull the trigger on this boot because of the exposed stitch on the tread. I considered the monkey boot as an alternative because it has a leather midsole and does not have exposed stitching, but heard from another reviewer that the tongue falls to the side. Was worried I’d be investing in an annoyance. I suppose I will just wait and see what all the You Tube reviewers long term reviews are, and of course what improvements C&G makes between now and then.
Nice boots brother
While I think these boots look beautiful, the lack of a midsole is the dealbreaker for me. Even the Jim Green Razorback comes with a polywoven fiberboard midsole, so I’ll take those anyday for this type of boot.
@@jaemane1 the Iron Ranger and other good boots don’t have a midsole, though.
Is this made in India ?
@@prasannagunarathna3475 did you watch the video?
I ordered the hike boot now based on your review video
"HEY LEATHER BOOTS ARE TO HEAVY TO HIKE IN"
@@bonecollector1968 😂
"Obviously "😂
Hey mate , please give the acknowledgement the boot ! Otherwise , great content !
@@johnmac333 you do you, I’ll do me. Fair enough?
I just can't deal with a country that uses a caste system. these be no go for me.
What the f%% you are talking about? Little knowledge is really dangerous. If you don't know anything about India then don't talk at all
I hate lacing hooks. They really bad idea for hiking boots.
Why.
Don’t care for these at all.