Nicks Heritage TankerPro

I'm a Doorguy/Bouncer for 20 years so I spend most of my time walking to work then standing outside through the night, checking ID's and managing crowd traffic for 6 to 8 hours a night and sometimes longer depending on holidays that equate to busy bar times. So that got me interested in the most comfortable hard-use boots available which eventually lead me to PNW boots and then Nick's Handmade Boots because they are the first to make a combat boot which had been my staple work boot because of the occasional need to wrestle unruly drunks. Anyway their Tactical Tankerpro is definitely my favorite Bouncer Boot and I'll go into more detail why if I ever post pics of mine but my hyper fixation on the highest quality boots lead me to drooling over 100's of boots from the last 2 years of patina thunderdome competition and dreaming of a tankerpro that could win or at least place with my high mileage and long standing hours of wear which lead me to designing these from available options. I originally planned on the 64 tan leather from Seidel but with Nix placing 2nd last year with a tankerpro in that, I was open to something different (also need to credit him for inspiring my metatarsal strap as a simpler design of his chicago screw metatarsal badge). Then Nick's revealed their double stuffed Mojave from Wickett & Craig and it was love at first sight 😍. Thankfully I had already ordered the boots (in January) so I was able to call their awesome customer service folks months later and have the leather changed to this new veg-tan, sunburst miracle (with an understandable upcharged🤭) and have a pair in this leather available for this year's Thunderdome. I think I also need to credit EDHblvd on YouTube for spreading the love of Nick's Prospector boot on the 11067 last and heavily influencing the function and look I wanted out of my Dome boots. The profile is just perfect to me (and seems similar to the patina project app logo) and the firm fit while still allowing wiggle room for my toes is ideal for my needs. So I dreamed up a tankerpro-prospector combination with a soft but double-layered toe to hopefully slowly develop some beautiful rolls while leaving all the toe room I want. Finally I went with the leather sole because so many more experienced boot enthusiasts consistently say they're the most comfortable and my fascination with the character Tom Bombadil in The Lord of the Rings book had me hoping for something old-fashioned and even medieval while remaining fully functional. After viewing so many artist's interpretations of that character traipsing through the woods in his yellow leather boots 👢💛 I wanted a tanker that would be suited to his daily use.🤓 Bit of a journey but I think I covered all points of use and influence that went into these amazing boots, thanks for reading if you made it this far.

I based it off of how 2 other pairs of Nick's boots fit in 2 different lasts then community advice about how the 11067 compared to those.

I ordered it in January then changed the leather (with an upcharge for W&C veg-tan) when they announced the Double Stuffed Mojave. So I think I managed to get the Mojave in the competition before most others because of the pre-existing order.🤔🤓