Timberland really trash? 60 years later (Timberland Pro)

Tim's are one of the most, if not the, most recognizable boots in the world and were the second boot I have cut since then. I've cut through 300 pairs of boots, 60,000 in footwear, and changed my opinions on There's a lot of stuff, so I thought it was time to revisit Timberland's legendary premium six-inch waterproof boot to find out if it's actually a boot or It's like Dr Martens and Carhartt. Is it actually a decent work boot? Are they comfortable? as good as the other boots for the price either it's just hype and there's something special about the Thames that makes them so popular or they're just popular because they're popular so we buy a lot of boots and shoes quite clearly and sometimes we have to buy them from dodgy sites, the problem is your card information is on a bunch of dodgy websites because it only takes a day to breach them, they can charge things to your credit card before the credit card company detect it and then you have to spend like five hours updating everything on the internet because there's just one small data breach and that's where the Aura video, the sponsors, is

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A good move on Nathan and then in 1965 injection molding was invented which was a big change because it meant that the rubber soles could be fused and attached to the leather uppers without seams and keeping it as tight as possible. waterproof possible because there are no threads connecting to the interior where water can seep through and then in 1973, the Abington shoe company releases the Timberland waterproof boot in a variety of colors, including this yellow nubuck. which is synonymous with tipping and then in 1978, the Abington fish shoe company changed its name to Timberland and then during the 80s, Timberlands became a fashion statement in Europe, starting with Italian boutiques and then, In the 90s, sales skyrocketed because Tim's had become the shoe of the New York rap scene, in 1999 the Timberland Pro line was launched and then in 2005, Timberland started the LWG, a working group of the leather, a group that audits tanneries and gives them a rating based on environmental, social and government considerations, and then in 2011.

Like many of the strong brands of the past, VF Corporation purchases Timberland and VF also owns Vans, The North Face Dickies and Supreme along with many other companies, so once again a workwear company catches on and then gets bought out by a giant corporation and the same old story repeats itself over and over again, but does that is it true with the Timberlands or have they maintained their quality because these are the famous cans because they are six inch premium waterproof boots they weigh one pound and 13 ounces retail for $210 and They are made in the Dominican Republic and the way Timberland positions Their product is the original waterproof boot.

The all-season style gives you relentless waterproof performance and instantly recognizable work boot style. Other essential features include 400 grams of down-free Permaloff insulation and padding. collar for a comfortable fit around the ankle and a rubber studded outsole for added traction. They're also responsibly made with an eco-friendly leather upper and a recycled fabric lining. Timberland supports responsible leather manufacturing through the leather working group they have so convenient. Not that there's really anything wrong with that, it's cool that they did it, it's just fun, so there are some tricky words in there, they say work boot style, not work boots, you know, there are certain things with those who are dancing.

So I wanted to just let you know how I'm going to judge this boot and what boots I'm going to compare it to to come to those conclusions, so there are six boots that I'm going to freely compare. First thing is the ariats which are around 150-200, they are one of the most popular cemented work boots for most people, they are sort of a Comfort King at 230 bucks, the Jim Greens are more affordable work and very good value for money. boots at 180 on Thursdays are about 200 and Carolina is a traditionally made comfortable boot that's about $230, so it's about the same ballpark, so we're not going to compare them directly, kind of loosely, to so they can know where I am.

I came to those conclusions, so what about the leather? Well this is classic Timberland nubuck leather and really to me what popularized nubuck and what nubuck is is a regular piece of full grain leather but all they do is lightly sand the top surface of that grain to remove it. imperfections and giving it that really microfiber look, it doesn't really add much to it, they will still scratch just as easily, they will still scratch and split just as easily, but you won't notice it. them both and the good thing about this leather is that it is a waterproof leather, there is no waterproof lining, this leather is what I assume is infused with silicone, which makes it waterproof on the outside but also on the inside, so it makes it in a It's a little more attractive leather, but it's a true waterproof boot, unlike most waterproof boots that have a waterproof lining that after 100 miles you've folded them so many times that they get little holes in them and it's just not So durable and much warmer than even leather with silicone.

I really like the way Timberland waterproofs their boots and then we cut a small cross section to see how much grain it had, and it's also a pretty thick leather at two. millimeters thick, usually for work boots, we see it between 2.5 and 3.5, but 2 millimeters is still within a decent boot thickness, but it is not a work boot thickness and we also burn it just to see how it worked and the thing about nubuck is it's not as fire resistant as fleshy or rough leather because you can see the difference in this shot so nubuck is really about the look even the benefit of it not show scratches is all about appearance and testing how strong the leather is.

We did the puncture test and it required 95.5 pounds, so the results are pretty good, 8th out of the last 47 boots we've tested, so the leather is on par with the other boots in this price range for several purposes. I would say it's It's a pretty good leather and it's a famous leather and it's a very reliable leather but just because they say it's a waterproof leather doesn't mean it really is so we wanted to test it so we put it in the waterproof tank and after five minutes. There are absolutely no leaks so at least for a new pair, they seem pretty airtight and that's where this type of waterproofing excels in the future, as I mentioned, because you don't use holes in the lining, the leather itself is waterproof, so which unless you get a hole in the leather this will probably stay pretty waterproof and then if we start looking at the inside of this boot one thing I really like is that it's not fabric lined which means the back cover inside the heel is where most people wear most of their boots and shoes first it is backed with leather there isn't even a seam in the middle so it will be pretty durable on the heel and I really like that especially for a work boot, you know it's not going To be the thickest leather, it's not like a dedicated counter cover, but in my opinion it's better than any fabric and any fake leather and then the upper is lined with their fabric that's supposed to be made from 50 recycled bottles and to give you a quick materials science. minute about how they take plastic bottles and turn them into fabric, it's quite an interesting process and many companies claim to bake fabric from recycled bottles, so how do they do it really well?

The plastic bottles are crushed into small flakes which remove any excess liquid that may be trapped, then they separate the clear plastics from the colored plastics because the clear plastics do not contain any dye, so it makes them much more valuable because you can convert them basically on whatever you want instead of the pre-dead bottle flakes and then they remove the stickers and the caps by floating the plastic and the baths and the lids float and our tension of the top and the stickers are removed by placing the bottles in the bath of caustic soda where they are peeled off and the top is also strained, then the clean plastic is placed in large ovens to dry and then those dried pieces of plastic are run through a large screw machine that heats the plastic until it melts and then pushed through a large strainer to extrude large lumps. of plastic melted into threads that can be used in different materials, the threads are then combined and stretched several times while heated to make them strong enough for fabric, the threads are then shredded to produce a fluffy cotton-like material that is packaged and shipped to be spun and woven into the final fabric material and that long process is how they take bottles and turn them into fabric so I think it's a cool process how you start with the bottle and end up with a lining on one of the most popular boots in the world and obviously there are much easier ways to do it with better materials, but it's cool that even though the giant Timberland corporation is still pushing for eco-friendly leather, they are still putting out some semi-eco boots . stuff on your boots so it's nice to see even if it's a very labor intensive process and then if you take out the insole these are pretty comfortable insoles you know they're nothing special but they're nicer than a really cheap one . and that's where the good ends because as soon as you start looking inside you can see just below the insole that there is a big old slab of compressed cardboard, not what you want to see in a work boot especially right below Template.

See the handle is riveted to it so it's clearly a still handle and that's why they use that compressed cardboard, but the preferred material would be leather because it's as strong as compressed cardboard but it doesn't bend or start to delaminate. As soon as you start using it, fortunately, the compressed cardboard only goes to the end of the shaft, so where you flex the boot the most, it narrows and becomes a very thin fiberboard material, it is very thin and already It's peeling a little. A little, under the insole is a mess and that is why the more money you spend on a boot, the more leather will be in your boot, because it is more expensive but more durable and a better material, especially for a work boot. but what about how this boot is made?

Many people think it's just a cemented boot that they glue the sole onto, but it's actually a direct injected rubber midsole where the upper is placed in a large mold with a press and hot liquid rubber. it is injected into the mold fusing everything the rubber touches creating a really strong bond and then from there I think the outsole is glued together after that, I don't think it's part of the injection molding process and they also have different hardness.because the midsole on this lighter color is 60 shore a versus the outsole is 70 short a which is pretty similar to normal work boots and we also did the puncture test and it performed pretty decently at 94 lbs so which is right in the mid range of everything we tested it, we also did the drop test of the bar to see its responsiveness and it bounced around six inches so a little bit on the lower side of the middle of the arc of the boots we tested, so this outsole is It will be durable, grippy and the sole will not come off soon, at least the midsole.

I'm not sure if the outsole will be glued on, but it will be very hard underfoot and reselling them is a pain. and since that hot liquid rubber is fused into just a thin piece of fiberboard and the upper is wrapped in a material that makes it almost impossible to tear off the sole without completely destroying the boot, that's why many shoemakers simply cut it off and then they sand it, which makes the sole not as strong and just causes problems, so it's not the best solution boot you can make, but no one, none of the shoemakers will want to do it and for $210 you can also get a new pair and how hard this rubber is.

With nothing else on the inside besides this to give it flexibility it's just a hard boot underfoot and especially if you expect it to be a comfortable boot for a long day on the construction site and so a few things mixed in here and there, like the top. It's pretty decent, but I have some questions about the sole, so let's cut it in half and see what else is inside and give it a final verdict. That's fine thanks. Okay, we cut it in half and if not. subscribed consider doing it, it's just a small click and it makes a big difference to us and it's what allows us to spend the money on all these boots to show you what you're spending your hard earned money on so let's see what's inside. just as we were expecting a very thin fiberboard and you can see it is already crumbling and disintegrating, it is only for fiberboard although it is cheap so it is not on par with this price range but it has a stem metal that is quite on par. this price, but the problem is that I just realized that the handle is worthless.

I literally folded it in half so for work it's not up to par although it's a still grip it's just a cheap still grip and then you have this little foam block in the heel that will make it a little more comfortable but It's a little strange that they use recycled foam for that, it's not strange if you know Timberland's history with Tannery and you like recycled materials and this all makes sense, but at the end of the day, it is recycled and it is not the most unnecessary material. High quality, but being sandwiched between the two layers of rubber, it doesn't do much anyway and that's part of the reason these boots are so hard underfoot because you can see it exactly.

What you're standing on is just hard materials, so now that we've seen every little aspect of this, it's actually a good work boot, it should work fine, but the six boots we talked about at the beginning comparing them to IMO , these are all better options so it should work, but there are much better work boots out there and is this really a good boot or is it like the springs on the other boots that sold out after being sold? for a larger corporation it's a bit of both because it's priced a little high for what you get but it's not atrocious like doctors and Carhartt but they still rely on very old techniques that were developed 60

years

ago similarly like doctors do.

I did, but at least with Timberlands they have plenty of other modern options that even look exactly like this with modern materials, so you can't blame the entire brand for this, maybe just this boot and then are they comfortable? There's nothing really inside this. The boot states that it is comfortable except for the insole and if you take that off everything else is rock hard so are they as good as the other boots in this price range or are they just overkill when compared to the others? starts the air is at 150 to 200 the areas in my opinion are better and they are cheaper blood stones more money but they are more comfortable and better materials for only 20 dollars more Jim Green about 180 dollars better and cheaper on Thursdays at 200 your more casual version, if you are considering them as casual boots, they are made of better materials and cheaper.

Carolina is a traditional and comfortable work boot, again I find them more comfortable and better and you get more for your money so I compare them to all of those. These are possibly the lowest value and least comfort and high quality materials per dollar than any of the other boots in the price range, so it's clearly not just hype because there is some decent material, but the hype seems to be their strongest attribute and we. I've seen people who are happy to pay for a tribute boot like the Danner Mountain light because there's nothing wrong with that boot, it was just a little pricey and had the silhouette and look of a classic folk boot.

The same goes for this one. a little more expensive and it's a tribute to Boot and I can't believe I missed the whole Tenacious D joke during that video so here's the Tenacious D joke, it's a tribute and because that's exactly what this is boot, it's a tribute to an old school tech and a group of people who have loved this boot for over 30

years

, so if you understand at the end of this video, this is not a work boot, it's a boot tribute, it's essentially made for people who are going to wear them on the streets basically this is made for New Yorkers is what I'm talking about because it's not made for work it's not made for walking it's not made for anything other than looking like a Timberland on the foot and it's not too expensive, it's just a little pricey and for me that's okay sometimes because some people are willing to pay a little extra money to have the iconic look but at the end of the day don't expect it to be a work boot. but like I said, this isn't necessarily a Timberland review across the board because we've seen a very similar silhouette in the other Timberland video we did that had all the attributes it's missing, so let me know what you guys think and what it is Your experience has been at Timberlands and if you don't agree with something I'd like to hear it because I think these things are hard as rocks and I don't find much value in them other than being Timberlands so thank you all for everything. you do it and if you're not subscribed consider doing it because it helps tremendously, it's the only way we can afford to buy these boots and have the editing power to make these videos entertaining and informative and it's really fun to do. thanks guys thanks foreigner