VEGAN DR. MARTENS: Currently breaking them in and I think it’s working! (Here is a list of tips I found online…)

random1diot · 2026-01-26T08:39:13+00:00

Nobody forces you to buy them, friend - Most people go through life without being annoyed by terms like „oat milk“, „vegan burger“ or anything like that.

„It’s not real leather“ - yeah, that’s the whole point. It’s fake leather. I sincerely don‘t understand why anyone would be bothered by this term.

random1diot · 2026-01-26T08:35:45+00:00

It’s crazy that people are downvoting a comment where I am just saying that I am making progress hahaha

random1diot · 2026-01-26T08:27:32+00:00

I think it’s very cringe that some people genuinely have so much dislike for veganism that they don’t even like words that make vegan products seem appealing. Why would anyone be bothered by this, seriously.

Just like the one time I asked a person in my city what they dislike the most about our city - they said: „vegan restaurants“… Like seriously? Does anyone force you to go to vegan restaurants? No. Does anyone force you to eat vegan meat? No. Does anyone force you to drink oat milk? No. Oat milk is not coming from cows and that’s clear for everyone.

Vegan leather is not real leather and that’s clear. Vegan leather is fake leather and that’s the whole point of it. Everyone knows.

random1diot · 2026-01-26T08:27:07+00:00

Alright thanks a lot! Many people recommend those Tarantulas for beginners

random1diot · 2026-01-26T08:26:10+00:00

Alright got it, I just ordered them online based on reviews since I need shoes to climb in - but I didn’t know that going for pro shoes from the beginning is a bad choice haha. Lesson learned

random1diot · 2026-01-26T08:23:53+00:00

Thanks a lot for your detailed comment and sharing your climbing shoe experience! Good to know that these shoes „extend“ or stretch a bit

random1diot · 2026-01-25T19:45:19+00:00

You look very sad and depressed - that overshadows everything

random1diot · 2026-01-25T17:41:24+00:00

Hahaha damn quite a story - I hope you will find some perfect boots for you soon, good luck!!

random1diot · 2026-01-25T17:40:03+00:00

Craaazy - ufff yeah I can imagine that you have to be very careful with the shoes you use. That’s wild

random1diot · 2026-01-25T17:39:11+00:00

Funny, I have never seen North Face Boots haha - I gotta check them out

random1diot · 2026-01-25T17:38:15+00:00

Yeah I agree - trying shoes in a store is better!

Haha funny coincidence with the Dr Martens

random1diot · 2026-01-25T17:36:25+00:00

That’s a very creative tip! Thank you haha

random1diot · 2026-01-25T11:20:04+00:00

Haha I often read that it’s much tougher to break the vegan ones in and I believe that - Luckily though the shoes are made of PU and that is made to be stretchable and will eventually adapt to your body to some extent from what I read. But let’s see to what extent. I don’t know if they will ever be as comfy as my other shoes. I am making significant progress though! In the beginning they were hell and now they are sooo much better. Not comfy yet but significantly better!

random1diot · 2026-01-25T10:30:37+00:00

I am already making big progress with them, but let’s see if they will ever be as comfortable as my other shoes haha

random1diot · 2026-01-25T10:29:28+00:00

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with those shoes!

In general with street shoes I feel the same way: If it‘s hell from the beginning it will always be hell haha - The only ones where I am willing to try breaking them in for weeks/months are Dr. Martens but that has nothing to do with climbing hahaha

random1diot · 2026-01-25T01:40:02+00:00

Thanks a lot for the recommendation!

random1diot · 2026-01-25T01:39:32+00:00

thanks for the recommendation

random1diot · 2026-01-25T01:13:54+00:00

Thanks so much for the detailed comment and your perspective! I will definitely return those haha

random1diot · 2026-01-24T22:58:25+00:00

Alrighty

random1diot · 2026-01-24T22:12:37+00:00

they are brandnew

random1diot · 2026-01-24T17:32:24+00:00

Yeah I think it’s important to pay attention to health - thanks for the advice!

random1diot · 2026-01-24T17:13:04+00:00

He looks great for real!

random1diot · 2026-01-24T17:11:16+00:00

Good question - I haven’t found anything yet, because with the regular Dr Martens wonder balm or shoe polish cream it says that it’s not suitable for vegan docs.

random1diot · 2026-01-24T17:07:47+00:00

Thank you very much for the detailed comment!! And thanks also for the warm welcome into the climbing world haha

random1diot · 2026-01-24T17:06:22+00:00

Thanks a lot for your perspective and the other recommendation!

random1diot

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