How to BREAK IN BOOTS | FASTEST, EASIEST Method | BootSpy

Here's how to break in boots the fastest and easiest way. There are no tricks here---no soaking in water and spraying with alcohol.

That might work for boots you don't care about, but I'm breaking in the Wolverine 1000 Mile boots in this video so I'm not about to ruin them right out of the box.

The Wolverine 1000 Mile was a fairly easy break in and I didn't have much of any soreness after my first wear.

Make sure you stick around until the end to get the few extra tips for boots that are extra difficult to break in.

Also, I ended up getting a Hazy New England IPA at Wiseman Brewery in Winston-Salem for those of you who might be wondering what I ended up getting on my excursion.

Breaking in your boots can be a fun process, or it can be extremely painful. Just remember the #1 rule: don't wear your boots outside your house/apartment until you know for certain they fit well!

[albie]

used to pay my neighbors son, who wore the same shoe size as me, $20. to wear my boots for three days. Man, upon return those boots were waaaay broken in and ready to

[jimmydgrant]

Here’s a breakdown of my break-in process. I wear them until they start to hurt, and then I keep wearing them until they no longer hurt.

[chrispowell]

You covered it at the end, but unless the boot was released shortly before I ordered it or it was an MTO, I usually condition the boot before wearing it. You never really know how long it may have been sitting on a shelf.

[justinhughes]

Soak your stress points with isopropyl alcohol, put them on, repeat until desired relief occurs. 💯 The old school roughnecks passed this down, you don't always have time to break new boots in, sometimes they need to break you in.

[randynovick]

The knuckle, out on the very side of my left foot pinky-toe always hurts in new boots. I wear the boots for a couple hours, too, go for a walk in them, etc... but every time after I take them off I get a bic lighter and -=from the inside of the boot=- press one of the corners of the bottom of the lighter against the tight spot around my pinky toe and move it back and forth (pressing all the time) ... stretching the leather in that area. Do this for a couple minutes, then I put shoe trees in and give 'em a day of rest. Works great to speed things up and takes away most of the break-in pain. Works great on iron rangers!

[travismanning]

so your telling me i can break my boots in by walking to get a couple beers... Im in.

[heelrunner]

So. Idk how this would affect the boot in the long run, but the quickest way for me is to spray the outside of my socks a bit with water during the first indoor wear. Not a lot. Just a little bit damp. Especially in the areas where the boot is most tight. And wear them for a few hours inside the house. The moisture and warmth of the foot relaxes the leather. It will feel a bit better the next time you wear them. It works for any leather shoe.

[amitrana]

Hi bro, I am from India and became a huge fan of boots. Your content is really helpful🥰🥰

[charlesbronson]

Ive actually found that wearing the boots is a good way to break them in. Lol jokes aside, locate the hotspot on the boots and massage it with or without water.

[lukekilah]

This is the country Australian way, , wear your boots with thick woollen socks. Put the garden hose on them. SOAK THEM. Then go walking or day working on the farm. The leather will swell and give you a perfect custom fit. That’ll break them in.

Once the boots are dry. Apply “dubbin” shoe treatment. That’ll keep ‘em supple and waterproof

[Freedom]

The only thing I’ve heard here is that you have to wear them for 3 miles. Well that a good tip. How could I not think of that? Great advice.

[spc]

Lace them tight until your entire foot is numb then directly to the jobsite as usual repeat daily until broken in, blood blisters go away after few weeks.

[pfcparts]

What we were taught was to wear socks, wool, around for an hour near heaters until boots and feet are warm.

Then I apply mink oil on the leather to soften up in the future with a hair dryer on hot to speed up the absorption.

Finally I walk around a mile and then I crouch, like we were on the rifle range, this has the effect of creasing and stretching the outsole and leather upper a lot quicker.

Usually this process takes no more than two to three days, maybe four.

[WSSHW__]

Cheers William another helpful video, nice music and cute dog😊👍🏻

[iHustleLXXXI]

I have a pair of Thursday Loggers in cacao and they are a beast to break in. I’ve had mine since Christmas and I have been wearing them every day 7 days a week to try and break in and I feel like the boots still have not fully broken in compared to my Thursday Captains. I have 2 pairs of captains which did not require much of a break in but these Loggers are super snug around the waist and it’s narrow asf on the toe. I normally wear 9.5 in boots and dress shoes and that’s what I ordered in all my Thursdays including the Logger. However, the Logger was super tight in the beginning and super snug around the waist and toe box area. I had to wrap some socks on the forefoot of my boot trees, shove the boot tree in the boots and then spray some alcohol and water mixture on the ball of my foot where the boot bends to stretch out a bit and I left it with the boot tree inside of the boot and they stretched out just enough for my toes not to feel like a lot of pain or discomfort. I have to say that I love my Loggers but the captains are by far the most comfy boots that I own. I wished that the Loggers had the same toe box as the Arizona Adobe captains. Then the boot would be perfect.

[terrythomas]

I had a pair of new boots given to me that were too small for the person that bought them I didn't have any extra money so I took them they were too small for me hurt me for about 6 weeks but after that they conform to my feet 8 years later they're worn out but were the best pair of boots I've ever had

[chompythechomperchomp]

i just wear really thick socks and wear them for a couple of days. I would squat in them too. Also prepare a lot bandaids

[rhettadams]

Good video, but I just had one thing: (3:55)You gave the boots a day rest after the 3 mile walk? I'm not an expert on leather or boots, but I don't think giving the boots "rest" after a walk is a thing.

idfk i could be wrong

[HeritageCast]

Just got some wolverines and the back part thats plastic or leather jacked up the back of my foot. What do I do for the hard back part?

[wrenside]

my wife will tell you i am the biggest shoe wimp. if they hurt i take 'em back. bought a pair of Iron Rangers 2 months ago and there was literally no break in period at all. why am i the lucky one? i do wear a EE and maybe that's it, but i really experienced no problems at all. in fact, they are the most comfortable shoe i've ever bought, full stop.