Sorel
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Pros
- Sorel or Blundstones if you want chelsea boots
- While I doubt current Sorels are as good as they were over 2 decades ago, I have multiple pairs of Sorels that were purchased in the past 5 years that have held up great and are still going strong. And I wear them frequently during Chica...
- Check out brands like naturalizer and sorel.
- Sorels are the best.
- Can confirm these boots are BIFL. My mom had these exact boots my entire childhood and passed them on to me once we wore the same size (I am almost 40)
Cons
- I've seen waterproof options from Sorel or Cole Haan, though I prefer the look of brands like Thursday.
- If people are buying these used look for the old tire tread versions - the nubby soles on the new ones are garbage.
- There’s lots of arctic rated bulky boots out there from Baffin and Mickey boots and the large Sorel ones I have for ice fishing but something tells me that you aren’t wanting big bulky arctic rated boots.
- Yeah - quality is no longer the same. Rubber on the toe cracks easily.
- Sorel was bought around the year 2000 by Columbia when the original parent company went bankrupt. Production was moved overseas with the predictable impact on quality and durability. Thus, while you could reasonably expect made-in-Canada...
Sentiment
5 positive (36%) · 4 mixed (29%) · 5 negative (36%)
Trust + time weighted score: -3% · raw score 0%
What redditors said (10 of 14)
I've seen waterproof options from Sorel or Cole Haan, though I prefer the look of brands like Thursday.
If people are buying these used look for the old tire tread versions - the nubby soles on the new ones are garbage.
There’s lots of arctic rated bulky boots out there from Baffin and Mickey boots and the large Sorel ones I have for ice fishing but something tells me that you aren’t wanting big bulky arctic rated boots.
Sorel or Blundstones if you want chelsea boots
Yeah - quality is no longer the same. Rubber on the toe cracks easily.
While I doubt current Sorels are as good as they were over 2 decades ago, I have multiple pairs of Sorels that were purchased in the past 5 years that have held up great and are still going strong. And I wear them frequently during Chicago winters.
Sorel was bought around the year 2000 by Columbia when the original parent company went bankrupt. Production was moved overseas with the predictable impact on quality and durability. Thus, while you could reasonably expect made-in-Canada Sorel boots to last decades, expect 'modern' Sorels (when not worn just a few times a year as a fashion item) to die pretty quickly.
Check out brands like naturalizer and sorel.
They had a few more good years after that. I have a pair from around 2010 that I’m still using. But the more recent pair I bought will be my last. They suck, I didn’t even get a season out of them and they keep cracking in the same spot, even after professional shoe repair.
Parent context: Sorels are the best. Reply: Sorels *were* the best. I bought a pair last year and immediately returned them after I saw how cheap they were.
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