I cut Vans SK8 Hi in half to see what's inside

The Rose Anvil shop has belts, wallets, and more. Check it out here - https://bit.ly/44jXLNu Click here to explore your creativity and get 2 free months of Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/roseanvil VANS SHOES - https://amzn.to/2RjV6P7 What's Inside Vans? — Classic Sk8-Hi Cut in Half I cut a pair of Vans Sk8-Hi's in half to see how they're actually built, what each layer inside does, and why they always seem to fail in the exact same spot. Every part of this shoe was designed for skating — the vulcanized rubber sole was made to grip skateboards and grip tape, and the padded collar was added to protect your ankle from a rogue board. But is a $60 Vans actually well made? Here's everything inside. The quick answer: There's a lot more going on inside a Vans than you'd expect. The upper is mostly split leather (not high-end, but fair for $60) plus a surprising amount of canvas lined with polyester. Instead of a welt like a boot, the upper is bonded to the sole with three layers of rubber tape — a full wrap around the sole, a second layer on the upper, and an extra toe layer for skate protection. Inside: a recycled-rubber counter, a canvas-topped foam insert with denser rubber at the heel, a thin flexible fiberboard insole the upper stitches to, and a heat-bonded thermal rubber midsole over the vulcanized outsole. The real weak point — and the reason Vans blow out in the same place every time — is the heel: the vulcanized rubber doesn't climb high enough into those tape layer