Thursday's Vanguard Boot Review: Is American Made Better?

SHOP THIS BOOT: https://thursdayboots.com/products/mens-vanguard-burnt-copper-made-in-usa FULL REVIEW + PICTURES: https://stridewise.com/thursday-vanguard-boot-review/ Thursday Boot Company is a direct to consumer brand that sells handsome boots at low prices and I’ve received a ton of requests to check out their American-made Vanguard line. Here’s what I thought of the one in Burnt Copper. OVERVIEW It’s a bit reminiscent of the World War 2 service boot in that it’s rugged, but the silhouette is pretty refined and streamlined. Thursday’s M.O. is to create the perfect hybrid of the dress boot and work boot, and they carried that over to the Vanguard. It’s not quite as slim as the Captain Boot, but it’s still way more versatile than your standard work boot. Grab the Vanguard boot here: https://thursdayboots.com/products/mens-vanguard-burnt-copper-made-in-usa LEATHER This Burnt Copper leather is part of their new Rugged and Resilient line of leathers and it’s got a lot of character. Right out of the box you can tell it’s made to be beaten up and it’s the kind of boot that will get prettier as it gets uglier. It’s vegetable tanned and oil tanned, which reminded me of the oil tanned boots you get from Red Wing: tough, matte, and doesn’t need babying. It is thinner than you see in most work boots at 1.7 millimeters but I think that makes for a more versatile boot — again, versatility and value are Thursday’s strong points. LEATHER CARE The Rugged and Resilient leather rea