Grant Stone Brass Boot

I've been wanting this pair for a while. I really love the look of the dark kudu. I love a boot with a chunky toe and didn't have a Brass boot yet. It's very sturdy boot that will hold up to Alaskan winters. The roomy Floyd last allows for thick socks for those cold days. The lug sole does very well on hikes and trudging through snow. The leather is tough and scratches just blend right in. But, I wasn't really sure if I wanted to enter the thunderdome again, I wasn't planning on buying another pair of boots at the time. I saw this pair on Grant Stone's B grade page a couple months before the start of the dome, and I just thought it was a sign. I thought, this may not be the most competetive leather, but it's a pair that I am really excited to wear and I want to see how it ages. There really weren't a lot of pictures of this leather properly broken in. So I was excited to contribute that to the Patina app, at the end of the day that repository of patina is the best part of this competition for me personally.

I have a few other pairs of Grant Stone footwear. Josh at GS has given me sizing advice in the past, but it's still been trial and error as I learned to properly use a brannock, and how I prefer my footwear to fit. My preferred size is actually 10.5E, but 10.5D fits just fine and the Floyd last has some extra volume. They were B grades and I just couldn't pass up the deal.

Grant Stone's ordering process is easy and they ship faster than any other shop I know. Their customer service is always fantastic.