For several years, I have been strongly suggesting to a friend of mine who is a motor officer that he should get a pair of Chippewa Hi-Shine (model 71418) boots when it was time for a new pair, instead of the bal-laced Dehner boots he had been wearing. Not that he looks bad in Dehners (quite the opposite), but he had been complaining about his feet “needing more room” in the foot as well as the overall cost of Dehners being about twice as expensive as Chip Hi-Shines. He also noticed, as have I, that more cops here on the East Coast are wearing them.
When it came time this Spring for my buddy to order new boots, he found a vendor that offered a good discount to active officers He placed the order in late March, and waited. And waited. And waited.
After a month, he complained to the vendor and told me what the response from Chippewa was that the vendor relayed to him:
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Got out for a ride yesterday on a spectacular sunny day for a ride with a few people in my riding club. It was cooler than it was earlier this week — just 60F (15.5C). I wore…
I own and wear police motorcycle boots — called patrol boots — regularly. Here is how I do it (your experience may be different):
This is a photo of my All American 905L Patrol Boots that appeared in the January 31, 2013, edition of the Stompers Boots newsletter sent via email. 
I am sharing an observation that I discovered, then confirmed with several other guys who wear boots often — firefighters, cops, and motorcycle riders. Most all agree on “comfort comparisons” of boots with smooth soles, compared with boots with “big lug” soles.
Okay, I admit, I am a Bootman. I kinda sorta “like” boots, wearing them, and have learned a thing or two about them. I am asked sometimes for my opinions about police patrol boots — the kind of boots that motorcycle cops wear. I give my factual opinions about them, styles, soles, composition, and manufacturers on my