Grant Stone Diesel Boot
Kango Tobacco Ostrich
Pilgrim Shoe Repair, aka Mister Oldspeed on various forums, did an amazing job on these. Highly recommend. I'll eventually publish a resole review on here, but I've used Jim McFarland (Americans Cobbler) and Sunny Yoo (Cobbler & Co/Cobbler Sunny) (among other less decorated cobblers) and his work is every bit as good as theirs.
Taken on June 19, 2024
Maker
Grant Stone
Model
Diesel Boot
Leather
Last
Soles
Vibram 700 Tygum V-Bar Full Sole Brown Cork
Less than a day, current sole
Micro Stud Rubber Sole
Made for Grant Stone
Less than a day, current sole
Purchased from
Grant Stone
Why I own this
Truly what inspired this purchase is that I saw a pair of these sitting on b-grades for about a month. Deeper than that, I participated in the stitchdown patina thunderdome in 2022-2023 with a pair of blkbrd service-style boots. They were great boots, but they just didn't fit my day-to-day wear. The Grant Stone Diesel boot is a fantastic every day boot that I can wear in any situation other than formal situations.
How I sized
I had originally received advice--i don't know from where--to size .5 down from my typical size. I ignored that advice for my first pair in this last. It fits fine. The next few pairs I went down .5, and they fit fine too. My preference is TTS. But depending on the leather, I'll buy a pair .5 down.
Ordering process
Purchased directly from Grant Stone's online store. Fast shipping, fantastic customer service.