r/BuyItForLife • u/Robot_ninja_pirate Worker Bee • Nov 11 '22

BIFL 2022 Winter Gear Request thread! BIFL Sidebar Series.

Well, it's coming up to that time of year again Winter the coldest season of the year (at least if you are in the Northern Hemisphere sorry everyone else)

So the team here thought we should make a new thread this year specifically for Winter Gear, Jackets, Boots, hats, gloves and whatever else is appropriate if you have a good suggestion please post it here.

There are a lot of Threads this time of year and I can only Sticky Two posts at a time so other threads of interest are:

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u/BKallDay Jan 09 '23

Not necessarily winter specific, but I saw in another thread that Doc Martens ain't what they used to be.

I was looking at a pair of men's Chelsea boots from there.

Can anyone recommend BIFL or just long-laster comparables?

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u/LegoPaco Jan 09 '23

Solovair is who makes Martens “made-in-England” shoes as they used to make All Docs. solovair now makes their own shoes using the same techniques

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u/BKallDay Jan 09 '23

Awesome, those are exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks!

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u/Motor-Ad-8404 Jan 15 '23

Can second solovair. My Chelsea’s are actually great in light snow and so comfy I bought 2 pair to alternate forever. Doc Martens are no where near the quality.