Nicks Handmade Boots 365 Stitchdown MTO

I put these boots through a lot this past month. I attended a training exercise where I walked about 57 miles in 5 days through swamp, woods, field, and a lot of briars. The boots were soaked most of the time. The wet and softened leather took a beating going through the thorns and accumulated a lot of micro scratches. Rotating wool socks out twice per day saved my feet. I did have four hours midway through the week where I had time to let the boots dry outside in the sun and that showed me how many oils had been sucked out of the chromexcel. After the exercise, I conditioned the boots; it couldn’t wait for my monthly thunderdome submission. However, I did get the time to brush the boots for a couple hours before snapping my photos. Looking over the past 6 months of monthly photos, I’ve been amazed to see the transformation of these 365 Stitchdowns.