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#1 2007-10-16 12:06:33
- Marc Grayson
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Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#2 2007-10-16 12:19:34
- jack_sparrow
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
Very nice.
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#3 2007-10-16 12:34:48
- bull
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
Nice!
Marc is the Jewish Paul Bunyan.
Cheers.
#4 2007-10-16 13:01:43
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
Yep like those.
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#5 2007-10-16 13:36:25
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#6 2007-10-16 13:43:20
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
I'm normally not fond of chukkas, but those do look very nice.
You love him? He is hephaistion.
#7 2007-10-16 14:40:06
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
Marc, what do you think of Clarks Wallabees?
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#8 2007-10-16 14:59:44
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#9 2007-10-16 15:44:18
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
Last edited by Voltaire's Bastard (2007-10-16 15:51:17)
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#10 2007-10-16 18:04:15
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
The Russell shoes are roughly to the same level of finish as the Gokeys. I am not saying that is bad, just that they are about the same. I rate Quoddy slightly better, but Quoddy has a very limited selection of shoes. That is the same problem with Gokey, though supposedly they accept special orders. All of these are positively rustic compared to the usual suspects, but you probably want that. Russells are mostly moccasin construction, which is very comfortable if you are stationary (for example, in a plane) but will kill you on the long walks.
#11 2007-10-16 18:16:19
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#12 2007-10-16 19:08:47
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
These chukkas from Orvis, below, as an alternative to the Russell chukkas, look like the shoe equivalent of a Mack truck and probably would be more comfortable during extensive use...
http://www.orvis.com/store/product_choice.asp?pf_id=58T3&dir_id=885&group_id=909&cat_id=5109&subcat_id=6681
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#13 2007-10-16 19:36:39
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
Aesthetically, I agree with you that the Russell model is much nicer. Russell adds "vamps" for support, I think their most supportive construction is "triple-vamped." I have it. It did not do me any good on a long trek through Philadelphia. But I have not worn Gokey's, I have merely inspected them. And my remarks were specific to their level of finish. I bought a pair of custom Russells, and they might have plenty of support were I stalking tigers on the veldt or mallards in the wetlands. But in the wilds of Philadelphia my feet were sore. Were I back in Minnesota I can imagine the Russell ostrich shoes to be the only dress shoe I would own.
#14 2007-10-16 19:44:46
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#16 2007-10-16 23:26:22
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#17 2007-10-18 11:17:40
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#20 2007-10-18 18:57:39
- Marc Grayson
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
"‘The sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inner tranquility which even religion is powerless to bestow." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not." Oscar Wilde
#21 2007-10-19 09:07:44
- jack_sparrow
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Re: Pulled The Trigger On Russell Chukkas
Very nice:
http://www.bigfoottrail.com/double.html
Wear 'em beaten up with old Khakis/Jeans/Cords?
Quoddy's look like bedroom slippers!
j.
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ended up handling the hundreds of Post Reports your previous - and
legendary - trolling managed to generate."