 G'day, I'm Tech, this is my Channel Boot Lossophy, and today I'm unboxing the Grant Stone diesel boot in their Saddle Tan Veg Tand leather. The box in my new Grant Stone boot, which has arrived today, took about nearly four weeks from order, which I specifically asked it to be delivered to my post office box. So they couldn't use UPS, and they used USPS, which, in connecting with Australia Post, possibly contributed to the delay. But, look, in today's COVID-related world, I don't think that's too bad, and I didn't mind waiting for it. I'm always impressed by Grant Stone's attention to detail. Their packaging is superb. I've already opened it, but I haven't taken it out yet. And I just wanted to show you that in the shipping box, there is the actual boot box. And it has a little finger-pull hole, so that you can pull it out from the side, rather than opening the box that way, as most shoe manufacturers would have to do. So that's the box, and the attention to detail goes to the box as well, because they create this little inset, so that the lid sits flush and has no edges. And when you open it, as usual, it comes with a little postcard that tells you about the initial fit, a QR code to visit the thread-on style forum, and some instructions about initial fit. There's a thank-you card, and it always accompanies the boots. This is my second Grant Stone boot, so this is starting to feel a bit familiar. It's signed by the person, I guess, who inspected it or packed it. I can't quite read the signature, but it might be Parker, perhaps. The Grant Stone packaging always comes with this, I'm not quite sure what you call it. Is it a polishing cloth? Some people have said it's a sort of cloth you put on the floor so that you can stand on it without damaging the sole in case you have to send it back. I'll pull it out in a minute and show you what the cloth is like. It comes with a little packet that should include, yes it does, it includes the signature shoe horn and bottle opener. Although to be honest, I think it's probably better as a bottle opener than a shoe horn, because I'm not quite sure the depth of that horn. And also inside is a second pair of laces, in this case flat wax cotton. Let me just check that it is a second pair. Yes it is, there are laces on the boot. And Grant Stone is another one where although each boot is wrapped in its own boot bag, they always ship it with a piece of foam in between the two boots, just to stop them knocking around. Each one is its own boot bag and this is what I mean by the polishing cloth come stand on to test cloth. I mean it's not quite sure what the use is, but it's very pretty. Let's take a look at the boots themselves. This is a pair of their diesel boot in saddle tan veg. So this is vegetable tanned leather from the Italian Badalassi tannery. First impressions is the smell hits you. Really there's nothing like veg tan leather, it's lined so it feels really smooth inside. It's actually a surprisingly firm leather. My other Grant Stone boot is a suede from Charles F. Stead in Leeds, so that's very soft. This has a leather sole, some people don't like leather soles, I really do like them. They will scuff, they will get dirty, they will get pretty ugly. But I think a leather sole is quite different in the sense of its feel, in the sense of the breathability and suppleness. And yeah, perhaps you might need to put a sole protector, a little half sole on there, but I do like that colour. It's got a leather midsole and the welt is, I think this might be a split reverse welt because it comes up the sides, but it doesn't have a second stitch so it's not an Norwegian welt. Stack leather heel with a rubber insert, it's not the most bendable sole in the world, so breaking will be interesting, although the inside, the full leather insole and leather all the way through, I think it's going to be quite nice. Close up detail, it's a lovely colour, apart from the smell the first thing you notice is that colour. It's a mid tan, I know growing up my father used to have British tan boots and they kind of looked this colour. Really nice. Leather laces in the boot and I showed you the earlier spare cotton laces. Grant stone on the inside and more detail on the leather sole. Not particularly bendable but we shall see on foot, which I think is probably the next thing I'm going to try straight away. To see what they look like on foot. So there you are, I hope you enjoyed that unboxing video. If you did, please click on the like button below and while you're there please click on the subscribe button. Because what I do is I'll wear these boots for a longer period of time over several months, make sure they're properly broken in and I understand the ins and outs of the boot and then I'll bring you a longer term review video about the style and aesthetic, the construction, the actual boot maker and how I found wearing them. So keep in touch and I'll see you soon.