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.
Here is the observation and results of personal comparison tests–
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For a while this month, my boot collection had grown to over 200 pairs — 202 pairs to be precise. Yikes! Not even a boot aficionado like me could really wear 202 pairs of boots. I had been teetering above and below 200 pairs for almost the whole year. But now I’m down to 196 pairs, and that number will decrease in the months to come. What’s been going on?
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Here is a photo taken recently in a story about a kiddie pop star who took a spin on a sport bike in Beverly Hills, California. The name of this kid and the report of his ride is here. I choose not to write his name here as I do not want internet searches for his name to wind up here. This blog post is not about him; it’s about stupid choices made by someone who gets a lot of attention in the media.)
Come on, JB, what are those stupid things on your feet?
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Someone searched on the internet and was directed to my “How to Wear Cowboy Boots page on my website. The question was, “what to do when you buy a new pair of cowboy boots?”
This is a good question. Here is what this long-term boot-wearing guy recommends:
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I mentioned in a previous post that I like tall engineer boots made of brown leather, and that I had a pair of these boots headed my way.
Well, the boots arrived. Presenting Runnerbull’s “Biker – Road” engineer boots–
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I think I started something…. My Great Nephew, about whom I blogged when I went boot shopping with him to select boots to wear to school this year, has a group of his friends who have followed his lead — they’re all sportin’ boots in school.
This trend started rather slowly, but here is the story…
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It is interesting to me that after I posted about a new pair of White’s Nomad engineer boots that are 12 inches (30.5cm) tall and made of brown leather that I received last week, I received dozens of messages via this blog, my website, and the “boots on line” board expressing interest in tall engineer boots with brown leather. That is, lots of guys have asked me if I knew of a source of engineer boots that are 17 or 18 inches (43cm to 46cm) tall — made of brown, not black, leather.
There is great demand for engineer boots of that color and that height, but so far, Chippewa or similar moderately-priced commercial boot manufacturers do not offer them. The only way to “get” tall Chippewa engineer boots to appear brown has been to, ahem, do what’s shown here ====>
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A fellow in the blogosphere who writes a blog about engineer boots reviewed the Nomad engineer boot made by White’s Boots of Spokane, Washington.
White’s Boots is well known to make exceptionally rugged boots for men. White’s has been making superb linesman, logger, and firefighter boots for decades. All super-rugged and durable. However, while I appreciate the excellent workmanship that goes into making White’s Boots, I have not owned any of their boots because I’m not fond of lace-up boots. Until now… this year they introduced a line of engineer boots called Nomads.
Now I own a pair of these boots and have had a chance to take them for a ride on my Harley. What do I think?
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I bought a pair of Justin roper boots, 12 inches tall, with a “melo veal” foot this summer. The boots are shiny, and look great with dress clothes. They also have a rubber tread sole. So yesterday…
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Someone wrote to me to ask my opinion about a pair of Double H “western work boots” (model 4620). These boots have the cowboy boot appearance, but an honest-to-goodness Vibram 430 minilug sole. This is the type of sole used frequently on boots worn by motorcycle police officers, and are on many pairs of my traditional motorcycle boots.
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