Everyone’s showing off their new boots and I’m here in my old 8083s
Posted Dec 27, 2019, 6:56 PM UTC
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Nice thing about RWs - they will last so long. Maybe I'll get another pair someday, but I'm totally pleased to have what I have now.
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I've had these for about 2 years now, and wear them pretty much every day. I love the hawthorne muleskinner so much that I got a pair of Pecos 8188's to match.
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How different is maintenance with a leather that's more coarse than smooth? Does conditioner go on just as easy, or does it just soak up on the spot?
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You don't want to condition roughout or suede ever, that's an easy way to destroy the leather. Just give it the occasional brush down with a suede brush and maybe a cold water bath if they're really dirty.
If they're really really beat up use a product made specifically for suede/roughouts. My personal recommendation would be the Saphir Medaille d'or spray. Spray it all over the boots, wait 10-15 minutes and then keep brushing them until your arm feels like its going to fall off.
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That's really interesting. So it doesn't have a tendency to dry out like other leathers?
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It'll still get dry like other leathers but take on different characteristics than smooth leathers. Instead of getting dryed out and cracked it will just start to lose its nap and the color will start to fade, that's what the saphir spray will help with.
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The only maintenance I've done is rub them down with a suede brush when they're looking a little crusty.
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One of my regrets in life is not getting the 8083s and instead getting the 8111s. I mean I still love my boots to death, but every time is see that roughout leather I get filled with envy.
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I just got some 8083s this month and they are great. Break in time was much less than the stiffer 8085. Bonus for not scuffing so easily as well.
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I bought these about a year ago with hopes to wear them and beat them up to look like this, but every time I go to wear them, I refrain because I don't want to ruin them.
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Do it! You won’t regret it. I was the same way when I first got mine, but in the end they’re boots that are made to take a beating.
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Those the unbranded slub?
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Yep!
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They look fantastic man. Really impressive aging.
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Just got my new pair of 8083's for Christmas. Can't wait for them to age like I've seen in a number of posts on this subreddit!
I've also noticed that they've been easier to break in than my 8085's were.
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I think this will be my next pair. Unless I splurge and get the Hawthorne Blacksmiths
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But those are the best, in my two favorite RW boots out of all the ones I have.
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8083 the GOAT!