Reviews
Boot and shoe reviews from real owners. Honest evaluations of quality, construction, sizing, fit, comfort, durability, and patina development.
Wedges are comfy
Nicks Free Range in Nicks / Wickett & Craig Crimson Double StuffedBy SKopp • April 1, 2025"These were exclusively work boots as an automotive painter. There was a lot of snow and slush pulling cars in over the winter. A variety of paints, primers, and solvents have also touched these boot..."Read the full review
Natural Chromexcel a must have
Nicks MTO in Horween Natural ChromexcelBy Qltyboots • April 1, 2025"I have worn this pair both in private and at work, I wok as a service technician on Ventilation units...."Read the full review
Stunning pair of Nicks Overlander
Nicks Overlander in Horween Orange PredatorBy Qltyboots • April 1, 2025"I have worn them at work and in private. I live in Norway so it have been winter most of the time during the Dome..."Read the full review
The Desk Jockey and The Occasional Adventure
Wesco Mister Lou in Maryam Natural HorsebuttBy amaru_and_crow • April 1, 2025"My daily commute takes me from the breakfast table to my garage and the most dangerous thing in encounter in my day is the wheel of my office chair. With that said these boots have traveled the Americas crossing the equator about 4 times including walks in a few Andrea cities. These certainly have a bit of that TSA patina...."Read the full review
So(le) long
Viberg 145 Oxford in C.F. Stead Zulu Waxed KuduBy roycehamptontho • April 1, 2025"Primary footwear for last 6 months regardless of activity...."Read the full review
I found my work boots. I will probably stitch straps on my old boots while I get a resole.
Nicks Heritage TankerPro in Horween Natural DublinBy arriaga214 • April 1, 2025"I probably wore my boots 95% of the time. I wore them mostly to work. I found myself using them on sundays while i was just relaxing in my garage or grilling. My environments at work vary a lot. I build new houses in Texas. The terrain can be very steep, rocky, muddy, sand, trash, brick, flat concrete and nails. One of the features that i like the most is that i can step on 2x4s with nails and they dont puncture my feet. The nails just bend. Since I have worn knicks i have never had a nail on my feet...."Read the full review
I think these boots have matured in terms of patina, comfort. flexible, but strong enough
Briselblack The Keeper 'Type 2' Engineer Boot in Toscanello Waxed Horsebutt Maryam TanneryBy januardwijuang • March 31, 2025"The weather in Indonesia is very supportive, in the last 6 months there has been a rainy season and a dry season which can be said to be very extreme..."Read the full review
Red wing really does moc toes right! The wedge sole is perfect for NYC wear.
Red Wing 6-Inch Classic Moc in Mocha Oro-iginalBy Dana • March 30, 2025"I wear them almost everyday, to and from school in NYC...."Read the full review
Franks lace to toe wrap up
Frank's Lace-To-Toe in Horween Black Waxed Flesh & Horween Cinnamon Waxed FleshBy Schmittworks • March 30, 2025"From trick or treating to shoveling snow, yard work to office work, grinding steel making knives and cutting leather making boots..."Read the full review
Tiger Stripes and Indigo Whispers: A Dialogue Worn Into Leather
Flame Panda Service Boot in Maryam Natural HorsebuttBy chilly • March 28, 2025"A conversation isn’t just words—it’s experience, exchange, and transformation. These boots, a gift meant to carry good energy forward, have spent the past year speaking through wear, shaping themselves to my life as I, in turn, shaped them through use.
They quickly proved themselves not just as footwear, but as steadfast companions in the work that builds a life. Within weeks, they were caked in dirt from installing a long-overdue 75-foot French drain—a project of sweat, stone, and shovels. They’ve absorbed the weight of homeownership, bearing down through fall yard cleanups, snow shoveling, and roof raking. When my snowblower broke in the dead of winter, the boots took their place in the drift, gripping frozen ground as I knelt in the cold to wrestle it back into service. They have traveled for work, stepped through countless airports, and even been present for an unexpected moment—when a recruiter tried to enlist me into the Navy (I declined, but the boots, perhaps, stood ready).
Through it all, they’ve responded, their leather flexing and evolving, each mark a quiet reply. The brutal cold of Midwestern winters left them stiff and unyielding at first, but they adapted, softening as I did to the rhythm of the seasons. The indigo crocking from my jeans has settled deep into the grain, a subtle but undeniable reflection of my own choices—what I wear, what I value, the craftsmanship I seek. And then there’s the most unexpected part of this dialogue: each boot has worn differently, one carrying more of the strain, the other holding onto its original form a little longer. Just as no two conversations unfold the same way, these boots have taken their own unique paths—two voices in the same ongoing story...."Read the full review
Handwelted magic from Frank's
Frank's Type 2 Highlander in Horween Black Waxed Flesh & Horween Cinnamon Waxed FleshBy Hayduke • March 27, 2025"So far, I have been breaking these in on hikes in the local woods. I got these for mushroom hunting and they seem to be cut out for the task...."Read the full review
Very well put together shoes.
Jakkrabbits Derby Shoes in Tochigi Jeans #5 KhakiBy napkinlad • March 27, 2025"The leather darkens a bit, creases are very subtle...."Read the full review
The end is nigh…Patina Thunderdome 2024
Viberg Service Boot PCT in Horween Golden Brown Predator RoughoutBy have.boots.will.travel • March 23, 2025"Overall the 2040 has been an awesome boot to break in. I’ve hiked in them up mountains and visited shrines in Japan in ankle deep snow. And they have performed in all conditions. I have only
experienced some heel pain on one occasion after the in initial break in and that was during the aforementioned Japan trip, but I think it was because they got a bit wet and the leather hardened up a bit after drying. And also because of my own anatomy. (Bony bumps on my heels. )
They have been extremely comfortable for the most part and especially now after having been fully broken in...."Read the full review
Halfway broken in!
Nicks x Rose Anvil ND3 in Horween Brown Waxed Flesh & Seidel 1964 Brown SmoothBy cjelliott • March 22, 2025"These are my daily boots, mainly at work where anything from bleach to carrot cake can end up on them. I manage a bakery/Coffee shop and spend most of my time on bar or making items. The snow in my area often didn't cause any issues with these, they are essentially water resistant with all the wax. They have gone on many dog walks and wooded trails near my home...."Read the full review
