My new Alden 405s from Schimidty are here! I AM A BELIEVER!
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My new Alden 405s from Schimidty are here! I AM A BELIEVER!
Hello there eveyrone!! My new Alden 405s from Schmidty is finally here!!
First of all, I'd like to thank Schmidty for his excellent service!! You've provided me the service that was just way above and beyond my expectation. Hope the other pair I ordered will come in soon!!
Now on to the review...In short, they are fantastic!! It's just like everyone said... It's comfortable from the getgo. I've been wearing my Redwing 1908s for about a month now... Redwings are pretty good shoes, but it wasn't really that comfortable right away (It took about a week of breaking in time), but when I slipped my feet into Alents, they immediately went "Aaahhhhh...." These are awesome shoes. To be honest, when I first ordered them, I was a bit skeptical, but now I am a believer.
As for the weight issue everyone was talking about? Call me crazy, but these are lighter than both my Redwings and my Windriver boots. I've always wore heavy workboots and Aldens aren't really that heavy compared to everything else I've been wearing so far. If you are used to sneakers? Yes, it'll be heavy and stiff for you, but if you are a regular workboot wearer, no, these aren't heavy at all. So far the tongue hasn't really bothered me either... So far wearing it for about 5 hours straight... I can tell these are solidly made boots. It may not be for everyone, but it definitely earned my trust. I've already ordered another pair for my friend who has trouble finding right shoes for him, and I am absolutely sure he'll love the Alden 405s as much as I do. Oh yeah, and one last thing... Go with Schmidty... With him, not only will you get a good deal, you will gain a friend.
P.S. Oh by the way, thanks for the extra shoe strings as well... I had a good chuckle out of the letter you wrote too!!
Well, without much ado... here are the photos...
Redwing 1908 on the left and Alden 405s on the Right...
First of all, I'd like to thank Schmidty for his excellent service!! You've provided me the service that was just way above and beyond my expectation. Hope the other pair I ordered will come in soon!!
Now on to the review...In short, they are fantastic!! It's just like everyone said... It's comfortable from the getgo. I've been wearing my Redwing 1908s for about a month now... Redwings are pretty good shoes, but it wasn't really that comfortable right away (It took about a week of breaking in time), but when I slipped my feet into Alents, they immediately went "Aaahhhhh...." These are awesome shoes. To be honest, when I first ordered them, I was a bit skeptical, but now I am a believer.
As for the weight issue everyone was talking about? Call me crazy, but these are lighter than both my Redwings and my Windriver boots. I've always wore heavy workboots and Aldens aren't really that heavy compared to everything else I've been wearing so far. If you are used to sneakers? Yes, it'll be heavy and stiff for you, but if you are a regular workboot wearer, no, these aren't heavy at all. So far the tongue hasn't really bothered me either... So far wearing it for about 5 hours straight... I can tell these are solidly made boots. It may not be for everyone, but it definitely earned my trust. I've already ordered another pair for my friend who has trouble finding right shoes for him, and I am absolutely sure he'll love the Alden 405s as much as I do. Oh yeah, and one last thing... Go with Schmidty... With him, not only will you get a good deal, you will gain a friend.
P.S. Oh by the way, thanks for the extra shoe strings as well... I had a good chuckle out of the letter you wrote too!!
Well, without much ado... here are the photos...
Redwing 1908 on the left and Alden 405s on the Right...
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Canuck,
I'm glad you like them man!! And I gotta tell ya, I don't remember the boots being that red when I was packing them up to be mailed. I wonder if your camera flash had anything to do with that? All of the Aldens that have been going out, have been more of a brown-brown, as opposed to the brick red brown, or the baby poo brown from 4 or 5 years ago.
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I'm glad you like them man!! And I gotta tell ya, I don't remember the boots being that red when I was packing them up to be mailed. I wonder if your camera flash had anything to do with that? All of the Aldens that have been going out, have been more of a brown-brown, as opposed to the brick red brown, or the baby poo brown from 4 or 5 years ago.
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Re: My new Alden 405s from Schimidty are here! I AM A BELIEVER!
@gi_canuck
nice boots, but could you please tell me which sizes they are ? i had sold 2 months ago the same pair red wings on ebay, the moctoe was to high and the shoes are too clumpy for my taste. as i can see on the pictures, the aldens have a fantastic form and i want buy a pair but i am not sure which size. my red wings are us10,5 D.
thanks for your help.
nice boots, but could you please tell me which sizes they are ? i had sold 2 months ago the same pair red wings on ebay, the moctoe was to high and the shoes are too clumpy for my taste. as i can see on the pictures, the aldens have a fantastic form and i want buy a pair but i am not sure which size. my red wings are us10,5 D.
thanks for your help.
Re: My new Alden 405s from Schimidty are here! I AM A BELIEVER!
I sugest you'd PM Schmidty: he sells them for a living, so if anyone can help you with Alden sizing questions, it's himindynoob2009 wrote:@gi_canuck
nice boots, but could you please tell me which sizes they are ? i had sold 2 months ago the same pair red wings on ebay, the moctoe was to high and the shoes are too clumpy for my taste. as i can see on the pictures, the aldens have a fantastic form and i want buy a pair but i am not sure which size. my red wings are us10,5 D.
thanks for your help.
Regards, Geert
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Re: My new Alden 405s from Schimidty are here! I AM A BELIEVER!
thank you for this hint. i have already send him a message. he needs a footprint from my feet. but i havent have a scanner @home.
Re: My new Alden 405s from Schimidty are here! I AM A BELIEVER!
May I ask where you live?
You could always put it into an envelope and mail it to him: that way there will be no scaling issues.
An other option is asking around if there's anybody you know who owns a scanner you might be able to use. I would sugest putting something next to the drawing that has a fixed size, so whatever hapens schmidty can resize the scan to the actual size (a dolar bill, measuring tape or marking the edges of the paper at a one inch interval would be things that would work).
Regards, Geert
You could always put it into an envelope and mail it to him: that way there will be no scaling issues.
An other option is asking around if there's anybody you know who owns a scanner you might be able to use. I would sugest putting something next to the drawing that has a fixed size, so whatever hapens schmidty can resize the scan to the actual size (a dolar bill, measuring tape or marking the edges of the paper at a one inch interval would be things that would work).
Regards, Geert