hey guys todd helms with eastmans out here on a beautiful mountain day
to bring you a boot review on the White's lochsa a very classic boot company
that's a new face in the hunting boot market
for years White's has made wildland firefighting boots
and pack boots and boots of different designs
and they've decided now to throw their hat in the ring in the hunting
industry i've been pretty impressed so far with these boots
i've got a few miles on them scouting this summer was able to wear them out
actually looking at a pretty good herd of elk up here on the hillside right now
and these boots are lightweight but rigid very comfortable the Lochsa is
their tallest boot it's eight inches tall which as you can see comes
up well above my ankle it's giving me a lot of support
and stability in above my ankle i'm gonna have a hard time rolling my ankle
in steep nasty terrain this boot's also
very rigid but it's lightweight which is
important in a hunting boot because you're going to be covering lots of
miles in these things and ounces equal pounds over the long
haul and pounds equal pain so
let's run down some of the features on these boots all right from the bottom up
on the loxa we've got a vibram sole vibram is world
renowned for their boot soles you can't get much better than a vibram
all right coming up from the vibram is the
ortholite footbed and i noticed the first time i put my foot in the whites
loxa it's stiff but it's supportive
and it's lightweight that ortholite footbed it makes these boots extremely
comfortable and again i haven't put hundreds of miles in these boots
but i've put in enough to tell i'm gonna like them and i'm looking forward to
september october and november putting some even more miles and
hopefully some heavy pack miles on these boots too
as you come up you've got a full rand around the boot
that full rand around the boot is going to provide the laksa
years and years and years of wear it makes the boot super tough
it also adds some rigidity to it which means more support for you
we've got a lacing system that's really solid i can lock this in lock these
laces in i've been wearing these all day the
laces haven't opened up if they do for some reason happen to
loosen up on you with boots that's what they do really quick
lacing system you got speed lace hooks on the top with
a tongue hook right here and then these slider loops or grommets
i can get this boot really snug i can lace it any way i want if i want it
tighter here i can do that looser here tighter here i
can do that loose through the foot tight around the
ankle i have lots of options with the lacing system on the loxa the
construction of the boot is 2.0 to 2.2 top grain nubuck leather really durable
boot construction material this locks is going to take years and years of abuse
inside the Lochsa is a White's dry foot technology booty i haven't had a
chance to get these boots super wet yet just morning dew and stream
crossing or two here and there but they've kept my feet dry while also
allowing perspiration to breathe i've been pretty impressed
with the breathability of these boots they're not hot they're not they don't
let my feet sweat too bad but when i do get a little perspiration and
condensation in that boot they breathe really nicely and i've been
pretty pleased so far it's pretty warm out here today almost
80 degrees and i'm very comfortable in these boots
these are going to be a great all-season boot but i'm really looking
forward to early elk season archery elk season in september with
them so white's is running a one year warranty on these boots
something happens to them you rip something you rip a happen to break them
somehow or you're not happy with these boots for
some reason send them back to whites give them a
call get a hold of their customer service
and they will help you out again guys this is a boot company it's been around
a really long time they know how to make
you happy they know how to make a solid killer pair of boots
and personally the Lochsa's pretty great so far i like them so hey
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