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Introduction, Initial Skepticism, and Barefoot Challenge

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Brutal Work Boot Review- No way would I buy these Boots

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What happens here

The presenter begins by introducing a pair of Keen boots he received for a giveaway from 'What Tools Inside'. He expresses his initial reluctance to wear them, citing his strong preference for Red Wing boots and Thorogood boots. He explains that after several people at his job site tried and failed to fit the boots, he decided to try them himself. Finding them a good fit, he resolved to put them through a rigorous testing process. To dramatically illustrate the cold conditions and his usual boot preference, a short clip is shown of him removing his Thorogood boots and standing barefoot on an asphalt surface when the temperature is 10 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately -12 degrees Celsius) before putting on the Keen boots. He returns to explain that his favorite boots are Red Wings and that he's been sent these Keen boots, which he initially perceived as a 'hybrid hiking boot' that could be bought at Kmart, and he plans to put them through the same 'hell' as his regular work boots.

Goal: Establish the context of the boot review and highlight initial biases towards other brands through a dramatic cold-weather demonstration.

Tools and materials

  • Keen Boots — The subject of the review and eventual testing
  • Red Wing Boots Red Wing — The presenter's long-standing preferred work boots, mentioned for comparison
  • Thorogood Boots Thorogood — The presenter's preferred boots, temporarily removed for demonstration

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it wasn't gonna happen there was no way I was gonna put these boots on my feet under any circumstances at all in fact the story starts out these boots were sent to me to giveaway through a company called what tools inside my job was to come up with a unique and creative way to give clues as to what was inside this box I knew what was in this box it was a pair of keen boots but these keen boots I had never wore before and I planned on never wearing at all in fact when I was done doing this promotional video I threw the boots down and I said whoever wants them can take them I see your toes getting ready right about a second ready go I am keen on being prepared nothing can be more important than being prepared for extreme weather conditions and what are the most important things you can do when you're trying to get it ready for extreme weather is to have the right today go to what tools inside free giveaway I take you guys what's in this box man or if you're keen on it go to their website and put your guests there what tools inside or enter enter to win there every single guy in my job site walked over to those boots put them on their feet and they didn't fit anybody I decided well what the heck they don't fit anybody else I'm gonna try these boots on so I stuck them on my feet and they fit me this one should be pretty interesting I wasn't gonna wear them because they weren't Red Wings and they weren't Red Wing knockoffs or thorough goods hey and when I say that with a grain of salt because thorough goods are good boots but they're not Red Wings my favorite pair of shoes my favorite pair of boots is Red Wings you're not gonna get me to wear anything else I'm in Minnesota the red wing factory's just up the street I'm not gonna wear anything but the best boots that I could find and especially if they're local these didn't even look like Red Wings they looked like some kind of a hybrid kind of a hiking boot that I could buy a Kmart but I decided to give him a test run and when I say give them a test run I was going to put them through the same hell that I put my boots my Red Wings that I put my regular boots through every night of the week

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