Nine year old Aldens

spankuh · Post by **spankuh** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:20 am

I bought these at the Alden store in San Francisco nine years ago. The salesman asked me if I wanted them boxed up and I said "No, I'll start breaking them in now". I hiked around the city for three or four hours and was amazed that my feet didn't hurt. I've only used a little Pecards now and then and I just got new laces from Aldens after my old ones finally broke.

HH

jasonalun · Post by **jasonalun** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:41 am

Wow, very nice! They look just like Indy's in the Last Crusade where he was in the cave of the temple going through the various traps.

djd · Post by **djd** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:00 am

Nice

tekors · Post by **tekors** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:36 am

Nine years old? wowww... I knew Aldens last a lot but never imagined that much. I only use Timberland boots and they last 3 to 4 years and I think is amazing. But 9 years?

Have to re-evaluate my concepts...

Great boots djd...
congrats

spankuh · Post by **spankuh** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:38 am

Aldens are built to last - hence the high price.

HH

donovan · Post by **donovan** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:47 am

great looking boots. have they been re-soled at all ? i only wear my aldens occasionaly but the heels seem to wearing down quite quickly,as i live in the uk i'm not sure how easily i could get them re-heeled.

tekors · Post by **tekors** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:03 pm

spankuh wrote:Aldens are built to last - hence the high price.

HH

Yeah, but they deserve the investment it seems...

spankuh · Post by **spankuh** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:37 pm

donovan wrote:great looking boots. have they been re-soled at all ? i only wear my aldens occasionaly but the heels seem to wearing down quite quickly,as i live in the uk i'm not sure how easily i could get them re-heeled.

No, they still have the original soles on them. You should be able to get them re-heeled by a good cobbler.

HH

Noah · Post by **Noah** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:50 pm

That's a great looking pair of Aldens! They lasted a long time. Very nice!

PsychicsAndSwords · Post by **PsychicsAndSwords** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 12:40 pm

tekors wrote:Nine years old? wowww... I knew Aldens last a lot but never imagined that much. I only use Timberland boots and they last 3 to 4 years and I think is amazing. But 9 years?

I got mine in December '99, so I've been beating them for almost 11 years, and (with the exception of one resoling) they're still going strong. They were one of my first pieces of gear and actually the only thing I have left from my first "round" of gear collecting, all those years ago... they're just amazing boots.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:13 pm

This is the single most reason to spend the extra money.

djd · Post by **djd** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 2:59 pm

Love mine. The most comfortable footwear I've ever owned and I hike in them- I've even chased criminals in them. They're fantastic. The single most practical item of gear in my book

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:30 pm

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spankuh · Post by **spankuh** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:25 am

I'm dressing up for a Halloween party at work tomorrow, so I dirtied them up . . .

Weston · Post by **Weston** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 2:31 am

Very nice! I'd love to get a pair of those one day.

Weston

Post by **Michaelson** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 8:09 am

Just goes to prove yet again that with proper care, our gear can last for years and years.

Regards! Michaelson

Post by **Indiana Jeff** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:34 pm

Just like Indy, all those years and only one pair of boots.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

PsychicsAndSwords · Post by **PsychicsAndSwords** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:00 pm

Here's a quick pic I snapped of my Aldens a few mornings ago. As I mentioned above, they were one of my first pieces of gear, got 'em in December '99. As you can see, they've darkened considerably with age. They've been resoled once, re-heeled a couple of times, and twice a year I clean 'em up with saddle soap and put on some Pecards. Other than that, I don't do anything to baby them or treat them nicely.

theinterchange · Post by **theinterchange** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 3:58 pm

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starks_6 · Post by **starks_6** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:00 pm

Mate, great looking boots. Ive had mine for only a couple of years now and they've had quite a bashing but still remain looking not too worn. Even yours i dare say you could give a good 'ol boot polish and they would look quite smart!
I think it can safely be said they are the one piece of gear that would have lasted Indy a long, long time.

PsychicsAndSwords · Post by **PsychicsAndSwords** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:29 pm

...on that note, I actually just found these pictures while trolling around my hard drive for something else. I took these two years ago, it's a "before and after" for the cleanup/Pecards treatment. Granted the colors are a little wonky (and they don't look THAT shiny in real life), but you get the idea.