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Best reviews of 2024
How many roads must a man walk down.. before his Razorbacks wear out?
Jim Green Razorback in African Buffalo SkinBy Arborology90 • April 6, 2024"My boots have been used exclusively for arboriculture in the Midwest. They are regularly used in ground and aerial lift operations, so they see their fair share of heavy equipment operation, mud, sawdust, all that fun stuff. Most days that I wear them they get exposed to moisture. I was able to wear them for outdoor work in the winter, provided the site was frozen...."Read the full review
Nice boot
Alden Plain Toe “Roy” Boot in Horween Brown ChromexcelBy northsouthdenimguy • July 31, 2024"I wouldn’t change anything..."Read the full review
TankerPros: Fall of the Laces.
Nicks TankerPro in Nicks/Seidel 1964 Ash Gray RoughoutBy Theakkid • December 12, 2024"It would be futile to try and list everything I do in these because I do everything in these. I live in a fairly remote place in Alaska and do a wide variety of stuff. These boots are there for every step of the journey...."Read the full review
Rugged, reliable for wet indoor work, quiet!
Nicks x Rose Anvil ND3 in Horween Brown Waxed Flesh & Seidel 1964 Brown SmoothBy cjelliott • October 7, 2024"I work in a bakery/coffee shop that is medium to fast-paced. The boots see everything from milk to ice and other liquids during the work day, as well as walking my dog and various outdoor activities that are not work-related...."Read the full review
My most reliable and bombproof boot.
Nicks x Rose Anvil ND3 in Horween Brown Waxed Flesh & Seidel 1964 Brown SmoothBy cjelliott • December 30, 2024"I work in a medium pace cafe with a decent length of days. I get to sit down during my commute to and from work. These fit more underneath slimmer leg'd pants like my N&F jeans in Easy Guy, tech chinos from OldNavy, and a few others. You will stand out if you're wearing a lighter-weight pant with these...."Read the full review
The thickest boot I have purchased. The waxy leather has a slight red hue to it out of the box.
Nicks x Rose Anvil ND3 in Horween Brown Waxed Flesh & Seidel 1964 Brown SmoothBy cjelliott • September 16, 2024"Zero ware, these are Dome boots for the 24-25 dome..."Read the full review
TOP 5 in China Patina competition & nothing in thunderdome
Flame Panda Monkey Boot in Tochigi Natural Cowhide & Maryam Natural HorsebuttBy mk_alexchong • April 1, 2024"In Malaysia, we don’t have 4 seasons. But we do have sunny season, rain season and heavy rain season. I am not saying we got an extreme weather here, and I working in a restaurant/cafe as a barista here. Mostly works indoor, walking on average 4.5k steps a day. There are days I been walking with my friend and have some chat, those days are about 15k steps and hours of walking non stop at the street. I got first attempt to hike with the boot for about 30min and I failed, almost fainted! But a great experience to have. I try my best not to expose to rain, there are a few times expose to water but gently...."Read the full review
Breaking In Sagara Imperial IV In Conceria Cloe Superlux Horsebutt
Sagara Imperial IV in Conceria Cloe Superlux HorsebuttBy USMC_K9_VET • December 18, 2024"These have admittedly not been worn much, but that’s going to change in the near future. Most of my time has been devoted to wearing my Dome boots, but I am really excited about continuing to break these in as for whatever reason when I got them a couple of years ago I hardly wore them at all. The horsebutt is beautiful with some awesome grain. It’s definitely a bit stiff, and these also have a double midsole which I’m sure requires some time to break in as well...."Read the full review
Breaking In Needed
Crush On Retro Engineer Boot 9013 in Suede BeigeBy IndigoJones • October 21, 2024"I’m a city boy so I’ll be using these as lifestyle boots, working around the city, I’m in the PNW so all the outdoor things that I stubble into, and while I work...."Read the full review
I still recommend OSB, but I've lost all negative feelings from my preseason review
Aurora Shoe Co. Middle English in Horween Olive ChromexcelBy prospect_joe • October 26, 2024"I wear these EXCLUSIVELY if I go into the office on the weekends. I also wear them every time I need to travel more than an hour, on the way home after a long hike, and for any chores/errands that occur outside of my normal commute...."Read the full review
It's been a pleasure experiencing the break in process of Nicks flagship boot
Nicks BuilderPro in Seidel 1964 MonarchBy Idale77 • November 2, 2024"I wear these boots for my M-F job in public works. The work I do varies. Some days I'm doing various jobs or projects on my feet on asphalt or concrete. Some days I'm operating machinery or driving a truck. This past month has been very dry and dusty. They get wet occasionally when I'm cleaning equipment, but have not been in the rain yet...."Read the full review
Go-to boots lately
Parkhurst The Delaware in Maryam Natural TPR HorsebuttBy justinmcgustin • November 30, 2024"I wear these for everything from office work to off-trail mountain hikes in the rain. Hot and cold are good, they'll accommodate thick or thin socks...."Read the full review
First pair of engineers, and the best first pair a man could hope for.
Wesco Mister Lou in Wesco / Horween Black HorsehideBy oldboysblue • November 2, 2024"I wear them for all things, from the shop to the woods..."Read the full review
