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Category Archives: motorcycle boots
Late Winter Riding
We have had a spell of mild weather, so on dry days between rain storms, this biker couldn’t resist gearing up and getting out for a ride on his Harley. On Saturday, I wanted to…
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More on Discontinued Chippewa Boots
I received a comment on my blog post about whether or not lug-sole Chippewa Firefighter Boots (27422, “Ruttman”) were no longer manufactured. The author of the comment had a similar experience that I did when trying to find out about current production from the manufacturer, Justin Brands. Their marketing kids are rather clueless, and only know how to respond with prepared “canned” cut-and-paste replies.
While pondering the situation regarding discontinuance and lack of availability of some of the most popular Chippewa boots, I visited Chippewa’s website and was astounded when I discovered…
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Embossy Boots
Embossy Boots of Spain caught my attention about a year ago. Man, these are really cool-looking cowboy and motorcycle boots. I was intrigued by their design and obvious marketing to the…
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Bootmaker Shortcuts
I have received some questions over the years (and even one last night) asking about quality of craftsmanship in bootmaking. We have observed that many leading boot manufacturers who once proudly made boots in the USA have moved production elsewhere.
When they move production to…
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So Many Boots (Ads)
I received an email the other day, subject line was “so many boots!” I get a lot of these ads emailed to me.
Naturally, I had to find out what this “so many boots” ad was about, so upon recognizing the boot retailer sender, I opened it. What did I see?
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Tribute: “Stompers” Mike McNamee
I was saddened to learn that Mike McNamee, former owner of Stompers Boots of San Francisco, died on Thursday, August 23, after a brief illness.
His death was a shock to me. I had last spoken with him by phone in December. I feel badly that I had let so much time pass before trying to get in touch again.
I think it is safe to say that Mike was about the most profound influence on “booting Booted Harleydude” than any other. Read on for some stories…
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Wilcox Boots Review II
Back in January, I bought a pair of Wilcox boots and gave an initial review. Contrary to social media claims, these are not the “coolest boots” ever.
After wearing them now for more than four months and having the opportunity take photos and post them on the website…
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Culling the Herd
Loyal readers of this blog and my website visitors know that I own a large collection of boots. Cowboy boots, motorcycle boots, work boots, dress boots. Lots of boots.
I have stated frequently in the past that I wear (most of) my boots. No use in having such a large collection without actually wearing them, eh?
Well… things are changing. I had a look around this past weekend, and realized that…
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Boot Names
Over the past couple of years, I have observed that many major boot brands have been giving a name to each style of boots they make. Carson, Colby, Elson, Jasper, Keaton, Landon, Shane… you name it, it seems that all boots are named nowaways. Why is that?
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