White's Pac boots??

[bigpaw 77]

I love my whites pack boots

[ANDERWAGON]

Had a pair of Whites and now have Schnees. I like the Schnees a bit more there, lighter, easer to break in and less expensive. However I believe the whites last longer.

 I’m always open to a superior product (Kenetrek or Hoffman’s)?

[CountryslickR]

I would STRONGLY suggest looking at Hoffman's pacs. Whites and nicks beat hoffmans on work boots, Hoffman's smokes em on pacs. I like seeing made in Idaho on my soles more than made in China.

Are just the soles not made in Spokane??  or??   

[high country]

I would STRONGLY suggest looking at Hoffman's pacs. Whites and nicks beat hoffmans on work boots, Hoffman's smokes em on pacs. I like seeing made in Idaho on my soles more than made in China.

Are just the soles not made in Spokane??  or??   

They buy the shells and sew them on their leather....as does hoffmans and schnees, Hoffman's are either stripped and resoled or a bare shell altogether....I don't know. I do know that the Hoffman's are different feeling rubber than that whites, much like my old whites....which are at least ten years old and still soft. My elk guides broke the rubber like it froze and shattered. I was going to rebuild them, but just bought a pair of Hoffman's to try. They are great. I will buy whites and nicks work boots still, but never the pacs.....Hoffman's rock.

[high country]

Here is a pic of my Hoffman's. I will dig out my whites and show you how they failed.

 

[Jack Diamond]

Wore White's for years and the new ones are not as good as the old. And the White's pac boots were the COLDEST
DAMN pac's I ever wore.  as far as work boots if you try Nick's you will never go back to White's.
Schnee's would be my choice for pac's.

never tried Hoffman's but will.

[batch]

anyone have Kenetrek pacs?

i have had a pair for 3 years now and are very comfortable. i can hike in the all day. havent had any quality issues with them

[high country]

Here are my older whites with made in the USA shells

 

I may have tossed the elk guides. I will look in my shop tomorrow....trust me, hoffman's and old whites are better than the new elk guides.

[CountryslickR]

Wore White's for years and the new ones are not as good as the old. And the White's pac boots were the COLDEST
DAMN pac's I ever wore.  as far as work boots if you try Nick's you will never go back to White's.
Schnee's would be my choice for pac's.

never tried Hoffman's but will.

Been wearing White's workboots (smokejumpers) for around 10 years and tried Nicks once, i'll never go back to Nicks...I get my White's custom made.....but this is another debate im sure could go on for ages...my newest are brown rough out's with honey vibram sole's and are more comfortable than running shoes...

[CountryslickR]

Highcountry-thanks for the pics and info! I will definately look into the hoffmans.....do you Sno-Seal yours out of the box? again, thanks for the info!

[high country]

I have a lifetime supply of beeswax so i use it. I am a nixwax and obnaufs (sp) kind of guy. Pac uppers last forever....the shells are what crap the bed.

[CountryslickR]

Gotcha..I usually use obenauf's on my White's, but have heard sno-seal has other waterproofing qualities for the leather on the uppers?...?

[boneaddict]

I bought my Whites at Clarks in Colville about 1995 and they made it til last winter cougar hunting with Mulehunter.  I was tracking a cat and I felt this wet cold spot.  I looked down and I had ripped a side wall, vertically, so it was a cut or puncture, not a seam.   That was 2010.   Thats pretty good for a pair of boots.  I had gone through 3 sets of felts.


I will either replace them or try a new company.  I liked the looks of some boots in kenetreks.   Now I guess I need to investigate Hoffmans.

[WAcoyotehunter]

I had some whites but got sick of their weight and bulk...they barely fit into my showshoes.  I got rid of them ond picked up a pair of LaCrosse pac boots.  I like them pretty well and have put lots of miles following the hounds with them.  This year I bought a pair of Meindl Alaska hunters...we'll see how they work for the snow.

[boneaddict]

I wear size 14, and yes they have a problem with fitting in my snowshoes and closet.