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Best reviews of 2026
Perfect everyday shoes with a bit of sophistication!
Grant Stone Garrison Boot in C.F. Stead Crimson KuduBy philosophersboots • April 5, 2026"Wore them all throughout the winter!..."Read the full review
Another win from Nicks.
Nicks Lace to Toe Heritage in Horween Black ChromexcelBy cliff.bar.nett • April 5, 2026"Another daily wear boot from Nicks. The boot saw wear in the office, on the shop floor, and jobs onsite...."Read the full review
Grant Stone Brass Boots (Honey Glazed Cordovan)
Grant Stone Brass Boot in Horween Honey Glazed Shell CordovanBy tyen10 • April 5, 2026"These have been on my feet pretty much every day. Whenever I'm not at home or on a run, I'm wearing these. I've worn them for Iowa football games, Iowa basketball games (I've even stormed the court at Carver Hawkeye arena in these), and the Houston Rodeo (which included a Creed Concert).
If my tally is right, I've worn them in 5 states (Iowa, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, and Colorado) as well as 2 countries (Taiwan and USA). One perk of the thunderdome is I didn't have to spend much time thinking about which pair of boots to wear in the mornings in my every day life and on trips, but they really can do it all so they were never out of place...."Read the full review
1st Red Wing Mocs
Red Wing 6-Inch Classic Moc in S.B. Foot Hawthorne AbileneBy bootsforlife • April 4, 2026"Used in everyday stuff, got the occasional yard work days...."Read the full review
Amazing experience breaking in a boot I had never had knowledge of before.
Grant Stone Garrison Boot in Horween Dune ChromexcelBy morrislm21 • April 4, 2026"Wore them almost daily as normal day wear...."Read the full review
I'm glad my husband convinced me to get these!
Red Wing 6-Inch Classic Moc in Mocha Oro IginalBy wildflowersnboots • April 4, 2026"These have, of course, been my go to pair of boots for the past 6 months. They have been great in all conditions and terrains. I've hiked in them, ended up on ice, had to walk through a bit of snow, thousands upon thousands of steps on concrete, and have absolutely loved them. Great traction going up and down rocky and dirt trails, very little slippage on ice and snow, and comfortable even with a ridiculous amount of walking on concrete. I've worked on house repairs and done yard work in these. Being in Oklahoma we've had everything from hot and humid weather to cold and extremely dry weather to a mix of both...."Read the full review
Supremely rugged boots
Parkhurst The Richmond in C.F Stead Glacier RamblerBy pilechko • April 4, 2026"I've worn these almost every other day for the past six months. This includes all kinds of weather in the worst winter we've had in years. Shoveling snow and tramping through the rain...."Read the full review
What an experience!
Drew's Contractor 8-inch in Brown RoughoutBy gstein.250 • April 4, 2026"I wore these Drew’s Boots for work as a fruit farmer, carpenter, and mechanic, and for a couple of roof replacements in the past six months. As a farmer you get into far more that just ag operations, if there is a building we need, your doing it, need equipment fixed? your on the hook! Fruit needs sorted and packed? You got it. And anything in between! They have been covered in mud, soaked in water, showered in welding sparks, and had their fair share of oil splashed in their vicinity. All weather conditions have been experienced last six months here in Ohio, downpours of rain, one of the coldest and snow filled winter in a few years and of course ice.. and a few sunny beautiful days sprinkled in....."Read the full review
Another winner from Nick's
Nicks MTO in Spokane Honey & Spokane Honey Waxed FleshBy JY • April 4, 2026"I wore these boots for everything. Simplicity is my favorite part of the dome. Traveling, no need to pack shoes, already wearing the boots. Getting ready, boots are sitting where I took them off, it's great. I traveled and hiked on three continents, in rain shine and snow. I wore them for basically everything from dancing on NYE to conductingairborne OPs...."Read the full review
Born at Boot Camp: A Brooklyn Story
Jorge Guadarrama Custom Model in Horween English Tan DerbyBy @isazae • April 4, 2026"These boots were made for Brooklyn, and that's exactly where they've lived. I met Jorge Guadarrama at the Boot Camp in Brooklyn in 2023 — he was wearing a pair of boots he'd made himself, and when I admired them, he told me he was looking to take on his first clients. I said yes on the spot. For the past six months of this competition, I've worn them just about every other day through the full range of city life — subways, grates, cobblestones, rain, and everything in between...."Read the full review
My dream boondockers
Fortis Strider in Indonesian Brown Waxed FleshBy wwhmusic • April 4, 2026"Pushed these to the limit through office concrete, dirt roads, beach sand, jungle terrain, river wading, soil and mud..."Read the full review
Well crafted boot for the price with a hard wearing leather.
Grant Stone Edward Boot in C.F. Stead Dark Oak RoughoutBy jingersoll • April 4, 2026"The first extended period of wearing these boots was a 10 day trip to Scotland where they saw mild hiking and walking through city streets. Shockingly they did not see much water during this trip. The rest of the period of the Dome mainly consisted of trips to the office...."Read the full review
I was in constant awe of how these boots changed and morphed with wear and time.
Dr. Sole Ski Boot in Horween Black ChromexcelBy neocynn • April 4, 2026"These boots lived their life in Iowa fall through winter, cold, snow, wet. They never once let my feet down...."Read the full review
My predator naturals
Nicks DomePro in Natural PredatorBy code96 • April 4, 2026"I wore these 28-30 days/month for the six months of the Dome contest, and aside from a few desert hikes, most of the miles were logged on city streets and sidewalks, mostly in dry, warm climates. They were worn all day on the days I put them on...."Read the full review
