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[Music] so mocktober slash mock November December
mock January mock mockery has finally come to a close we cut apart seven men's mocto boots this
year plus two women's and so now it's kind of the end of the series wrap up for this year so we're
gonna do a few different things in this video we're gonna go through every single one of these
boots and go through The Good the Bad and not the ugly but the the best like basically what is it
what is this boot best for we're also going to go through and see how you guys ranked these boots
and we're gonna go over the official Rose Anvil ranking for the October 2022 and they're also
going to show you what you guys ranked for across the board every single mock till we cut apart the
full ranking of how you guys ranked it from best to worst moctos so that's the idea of this video
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the boots one by one go through The Good the Bad and the best so first let's start with the most
expensive or close to the most expensive I guess one of the more expensive boots on the in the
lineup the field boot by Grant Stone so this boot will take one half and one one hole this boot
this boot retails for 380 it just released this year the good of this boot is you can see it has
tons of leather throughout the soul construction a leather midsole a leather insole cork filling
uh steel shank so the big thing that's awesome about Grant stone is you get a full leather
boot for an affordable price because they make them in China and that's kind of the bad to some
people you know I don't really care as much that they're made in China because Grant Stone does
it in a way that he takes care of they take care of their employees they have high quality control
that would Rivals any of the US boots and I would say it's better than any of the US boots that
we've cut apart but that's a bad thing for some people some people don't like supporting stuff
that's made in China for some reason China is even though it's just as much of a different country
as Mexico and Guatemala and Italy and all these other places some people just really have hard
time with stuff made in China but other than that it's a pretty awesome boot so what is the grant
Stone field boot boot best for well it's it's a unique hybrid of a dressier style boot with kind
of a work boot Inspire while maintaining a field boot like Northeastern hunting like foul hunting
boot all combined into one so you get all the high quality materials you get the unique look while
still maintaining some of the finer attributes and aspects that Grant stone is known for next
is the Red Wing 1907 retails for 300 310 Dollars around that price range and the good of this boot
it is a fully American made Boot and it's actually fairly cheap for what you get because you have a
leather insole cork filling rubber midsole so not quite as many natural materials as like the grant
stones but it's all made in the US and it's still fifty dollars cheaper than their iron Ranger
and I'd argue this one's built better than the Iron Ranger so it's a pretty killer Boot and as
for the bad some people don't like the fact that they use a leatherboard counter I don't love the
fact that it's a fake Norman region well because it just kind of peels down and I just don't like
the appearance of quality and the appearance of a certain construction when it's just not that
especially for a Heritage handmade boot so I don't love the Norwegian well but what is it best
for this is just a good all-around Heritage boot it's the Classic Heritage mock toe look with a
little bit wider toe box that the the regular mock toes from Red Wings Red Wings don't have
and you still are supporting a US company it has that mock toe look and its Heritage through
and through you could work use it for light work but it's it's mostly for casual light duty work
and for style next to everybody's favorite the Alden Indie retails for 607 dollars this one's
also made the United States and the good of this boot if you didn't see the rose Anvil 2 video
where I go through all the little aspects the good and the parts about the the last that make
it really unique because the initial video was not very positive and I still consider this
to be a severely overpriced boot but there's a wiggle room there's some interesting things on
wearing a pair of alden's for six months for the patina Thunderdome I just went on the Stitch down
podcast where me and the guys that run the patina Thunderdome talked back and forth a lot about this
boot as a little bit of a preliminary review of my upcoming six month review so if you haven't
listened to that podcast I'll put a link in the description but to me the good of this boot is the
anatomical last it's really wide but is it because they kind of bring it to a point it hides how wide
it actually is and it has this unique bananaing effect instead of having a straight last it folds
over so it makes room for your big toe the bad lots of fake leather leather board cheap split
leather insole and the materials do not live up to that 610 dollar price in my opinion especially
this particular cheap leather on the actual real Alden Indies it's just a really heavy pigmented
leather it's still from horween so it's a good leather but I hate that heavy pigment that you can
literally just take your fingernail and scratch off so what is this best for a good American-made
anatomical wide toe back toe box boot that you can wear casually you can dress it up you can
take care of it and keep it really shiny and it's basically just a good all-around boot for
everything but like really Hardware like hiking and and some of the more rugged things you might
do in a boot but for a good wide toe box boot it's not a bad boot if you don't mind spending in my
opinion twice the price you should next we have the thoroughgood 1957 we've done we've cut apart
quite a few thorough Goods but this is a unique model that's based after their old pattern and
it's an older style of mock Toe with like all this stuff going on the back the good is I recommend
thoroughgood probably more than any other mock toe and almost more than any other boot because it's
a fairly affordable boot it comes in at 290 so not quite as cheap as it used to be but you still
get that the wedge sole that's really comfortable it's the max wear wedge so it's a polyurethane
based cork filling and instead of leather you have fiberboard and composite or synthetic materials
which don't last quite as long as full leather but they're they break in significantly faster
these Red Wings take forever to break in their pain and they're still just not quite as soft
underfoot as a thorough good because of those synthetic materials but the bad of it is those
synthetic materials are never going to wear quite as well and they're not going to last as long as
full natural materials like leather or even as long as the leather board counter in the Red Wings
so what is it best for well it's it's just a good all-around work boot there's almost no break-in
period because of how soft and tumbly tumbled the leather is the the synthetic materials on the
inside make it compress the shape of your foot really quick it has a nice fat insole so they're
just a good all-around work boot for heavy duty work light work even casual wear because they're
still a nice looking mock toe boot next up is the echo Staker 270 dollars made in Portugal and
this is a unique one because it's very different from all the traditionally made boots because
there's a literal slab of one inch thick memory foam throughout the midsole so it's going to be
the absolute most mock toe that we've probably ever cut apart but because of comfort a lot of
times you sacrifice durability and longevity that's going to be the case with this because
it's got a thin rubber skin on the bottom that you know it's it's only a couple it's only what
like five millimeters thick at the lugs compared to an entire wedge you'd have to wear through it
could be argued these would wear the same rate but they're still not going to wear quite as long
nearly as long as like a full Rubber Sole kind of like on these women's Nicks so that's kind of a
good handbag but they they are just the good is that they're going to be the most comfortable mock
toes in the world so far that we've cut apart and they are comfortable the bad is they're just not
going to last as long and because it's a cemented construction or direct injected construction a
cobbler's not going to want to resell this for you and they're just not the most attractive looking
mocktails they're really wide they're really bulbous but the leather is really good so what is
this best for if you want a mock toe and you want comfort and that's all that you care about this
is the most comfortable mock toe even though it might be a little bit pricey compared to some of
the traditionally made boots just look how thick this insole is that's three times as as thick as
any other insole we've ever seen even though it's even thicker than the thorough Goods so not a
bad boot next to one of my personal favorites the limbs this is their Summit boot which is an
upgraded version of my personal favorite casual recovery if my feet are worn out boot they're
Bolder Boot and what they've done is taken that Boulder boot slapped a better outsole on it made
it waterproof better leather added a little bit of a softer collar and you still maintain that really
wide toe box with a very minimal drop in the heel and it's only 2 170 dollars it is made in China
but for a lightweight casual flexible Barefoot nearly zero drop boot it's really hard to beat
the bat is once again this is not something you could have resold you have to buy a new one every
time you want a new pair which for 170 bucks isn't too crazy and to be honest it's just not the most
attractive looking boot because it's more that at least in my opinion it's very subjective right
because it's it's an outdoorsy looking inspired boot with like the material the different fabric
materials because of the wide toe box it's just going to look a little bit more wide and bulbous
so I'll show you compared like The Echoes you know it's even wider than the Echoes so what is this
best for this is an awesome boot if you don't like having your toes squished you want to go on some
light hikes to medium hikes it's going to hold up really well because of the the Rubber outsole
and you can wear those little toe spacers in these boots and it feels so good after breaking
in a bunch of Pacific Northwest boots it's just a good all-around comfortable boot next to the
Nike Kingman this is basically is a stay away at all cost Boot and I don't even think they make
it anymore but it's very much up to Nike standard really cheap split backed with a canvas because
the the suede split leather just doesn't hold up the outsole is very soft and is not going to last
as long as even some of these other wedges because this is just like a really cheap lightweight foam
and it's basically just like walking around on a midsole it does have a shank but for the most part
you might as well just spend an extra 50 bucks and get a better mock toe boot because Nike has a very
hard time making a decent boot from everything that we've seen But I want to do an ACG series to
really see what they've got when it comes to the Outdoor World because it's hard to really judge
an entire department and brand off a single boot but this is one you want to stay away from unless
you just happen to find it in a thrift store or someone gives it to you it's just not a good boot
now to the women's boot boots before you click away there's only two of them and your girlfriend
might want a pair so it's worth just sticking around for a couple minutes not completely ruining
our audience retention but the Red Wing Clara at 339 dollars made in the U.S didn't have as much
leather as I expected but it does have a leather midsole so it kind of makes up for the synthetic
on the inside and women aren't going to wear boots don't want I don't want to generalize but a lot of
women that I know don't wear boots nearly as long or as hard as men so it's it's excusable and they
do have a full half leather heel stack alternating leather board with leather to keep the stability
still shank the classic red wing Leather So it's a really nice boot if you got a girl who's uh
wanting to get into the mock toe world in the Heritage world it's a nice easy gradual way to
get into it because there's not that really heavy leather through the insole and then to the Nyx
Moc Toe it's essentially the exact same thing that you would get as a man but in a smaller size for
women and it's built to the same standard there's nothing different between this mock toe and the
other mock toe I have except for that deletion of the Blake stitch on the inside it's built
up to Nick's standard and significantly better than Red Wings but it's twice the price of the
Red Wing so you get what you pay for and like I mentioned with the women's red wing you might
want to start with a more affordable Heritage boot for your lady first then slowly get her used
to this heavy duty takes forever to break in but she'll appreciate how it feels underfoot and how
how these layers break in once she can compare and contrast and once she's actually got these broken
in they're worth taking a look and now it's time for the official Rose Anvil ranking of the 2022
moctober December to January February however many months it went so the official ranking starting
from worst working our way up to best the worst Nike Kingman next is the limb Summit next is
the echo stalker in fourth place the thorough good 1957 third place to Alden Indy second place
the Red Wing in 1907 and first place best overall quality no and this is not considering value just
strict quality and materials and construction technique number one Grant Stone field Boot and
how does that compare to what you guys ranked we put a poll in the comments or the description
you guys ranked it worst is Nike Kingman then Lems then the echo Staker and then Alden Indie
swapped places with the thorough goods for you guys thorough Goods at number three then Grant
stone at number two swapping out the Red Wing for number one so red wing 1907 number one for
you guys that ranked them in the little form that we made that's interesting so you guys swapped
Alden and Thorogood and Grant Stone and Redwing interesting I'd like to hear what your argument is
for swapping those because I felt pretty confident in my ranking maybe some of the Alden swapping
and scoring is based off of my particular review um and I'm curious yeah I'm really curious why
you put red wing 1907 is number one so let me know below and now for the one I've really been
interested in I haven't looked at any of these yet how do all the boots rank all the mock toe boots
that we've ever cut apart in your guys's opinion well in the 18th spot the Carhartt six inch wedge
respect next 17th spot is a Harley Davidson mockto boots those were terrible number 16 the brunts I
would argue those are worse than any of them to be fair because they're just like it's this brunt
is a brand in my opinion that's using the Workwear name and selling a really terrible boot that's
just cemented to the people who need it and need to rely on it the most and I think their marketing
is deceptive so I would put that as the very last one but that might just be my personal uh this
taste in how they do things next to number 15 the Nike Kingman number 14 the Carolina eight
inch mock which is essentially the same thing as a thorough good so it's interesting you guys
rank that so low it does have a few uh parts that aren't as good number 13 the echo Staker number 12
the Lem Summit number 11 the Danner Bull Run that one the rank lower than I thought number 10 the
Thursday Diplomat number nine is is the thorough good 8-inch mock number eight Alden Indy number
seven the Red Wing 875 which is their classic Mach but a six inch version number six the thorough
good 1957 the one we talked about the classic one there that were like old school pattern
I guess number five you put the grant Stone field boot number four is the Red Wing 877 which
is the eight inch version of their classic mock interesting that was such a difference from number
four down to number seven and it's essentially the same boot number three is the White's Perry so
you guys put that above all the other competing mock toes and the Red Wings and the thorough Goods
it usually is in the same category number two the 1907 Redwing so you guys put that as number two I
think there's an argument to be made there and the number one best mocktail it's still hard to beat
the Knicks quality and construction and materials and overall durability of this boot when you just
really look at it for what it is it's hard to argue that this isn't the highest quality mock toe
in the world that doesn't mean it's the perfect boot for everybody because they are heavy they
take forever to break in but when you just look at the materials for what it is it's hard to say
this is not the best quality there's an argument to be made that it's not the best value because
some people value a 90 boot because they're only going to be popping around two or three times a
year in them they just want it for the look and remember these these rankings are based off of
strictly quality not value so that's why these will rank number one until we find something to
beat it so if you guys can think of a boot that's better than the Nyx mocktail that's a mocktail
style let me know because it's gonna be tough to pull this one off the top of the charts for
basically until the next October and that is the end of the mock toe finale even though it's
a few months late I really enjoyed this in October it was really fun working with all these
Brands and seeing what's on the inside of some of these boots that I've always wondered about
and mocktober is still just one of my favorite series because we get to really dive into a very
specific type of boot and see what's what and who makes the best who makes the worst who's lying in
their marketing and branding and where you should be spending your hard earn money so if you like
this style of video let me know because I love doing these rankings I love sharing what you guys
have to say and these these cap these like recap videos the finales and the conclusions of these
series is really fun so support if you like it and thank you guys so much for everything you
do and supporting these series and everything else that we do thanks again to the morning
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