Reviews
Boot and shoe reviews from real owners. Honest evaluations of quality, construction, sizing, fit, comfort, durability, and patina development.
Reviews
Boot and shoe reviews from real owners. Honest evaluations of quality, construction, sizing, fit, comfort, durability, and patina development.
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
Designed for the south, worn in the north.
Russell Moccasin Zephyr Balderas in SB Foot Roughout Pecos ChamoisBy grantini • April 5, 2026"I got these boots specifically to wear hunting quail in the south, which I never managed to do this year. I did however wear them for several days of grouse hunting in New York and Vermont. Those days were particularly wet and or snowy. They also spent a few days in our Pennsylvania dove field. Other than that, they just got every shit detail that called for wearing boots. Oh, they also made the trip to Berlin, WI and to Boot Camp!..."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
A buttery soft hide.
Oldspeed Service Boot 6” in Horween Timber ChromexcelBy cliff.bar.nett • April 5, 2026"These were my boots for daily wear. Worn with a good mix of office, shop, and travel...."Read the full review
Probably my most successful self made boots!
DIY Custom Model in Puccini Attilio Red MaremmaBy Tillman • April 5, 2026"Daily to work in a Cobbler shop. Biking, in the rain, in the snow when visiting Chicago (shout out boot camp), in the mosh pit at my uncles concert, to soccer games, and to every cool clothing store I visit...."Read the full review
Herman Oak never disappoints
Rhino Kustomz Veg Tan Bi-fold in Hermann Oak Tooling Veg TanBy rhinoaz • April 5, 2026"Every day carry..."Read the full review
Time-tested, tried and true
Red Wing Iron Ranger in S.B. Foot Copper Rough and ToughBy DaveFromAccounting • April 5, 2026"These are my everyday day boots, running errands, getting groceries, going on dates, mowing the lawn. If I’m not at work, I’m wearing them...."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
Another year, another dome
Wesco Boss Engineer Boot in Maryam Muschio HorsebuttBy DrJohnCrunch • April 4, 2026"I wore these boots about 5 days per week for the entire 6 month period. They saw all types of conditions from prepped hospital operating rooms (with shoe covers on of course) to local dive bars to concerts to light hikes. Being in the northeast, they saw 2 record breaking blizzards in 1 year. They were on my feet when my car got stuck in feet of snow overnight and they were back on when I went to dig said car out a day later. They were on my feet while I stood and rounded for hours in the ICU and they definitely saved my feet, knees, and back. While I don’t work in as harsh conditions as many who participate in the dome, my boots still saw quite a bit of use and took everything I could throw at them and just got better and better. I can’t wait to keep wearing these for years to come...."Read the full review
Sneaker-like comfort, Steel-toe protection
Nicks BuilderPro in Seidel 1964 Brown RoughoutBy DaveFromAccounting • April 4, 2026"I wear them everyday for work, they’ve been through it all, nice sunny days, cold frozen days, rain, mud and snow. Covered in concrete and drywall dust...."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
2nd Year
Wolverine 1000 Mile Plain-Toe Boot in Horween Navy Olive TanBy bootsforlife • April 4, 2026"Everyday walking, shopping, meeting with friends and a few small hikes...."Read the full review
Country boots for a city kid
Crockett & Jones Radnor in Rust Scotch GrainBy doublekicks • April 4, 2026"Mostly city walking. In nyc. Worn 145 times. Wore them to jazz gigs 64 times. Mostly with suits then. I never did hard labor in them. No hiking. I wore them as much as I could. I wore them in snow and rain...."Read the full review
