By CowboyFriday • April 6, 2024"When I ordered this pair of boots, I knew I was married to them.
I live in an area with an absurd cost of living. I work in the non-profit sector; I've committed myself to low-paying jobs. Buying high-cost, disposable items is not a luxury I have. By choice and by necessity, I invest in durable, beautiful objects.
These boots fit that description: they are wearable art. I've hiked miles in these boots, lifted thousands of pounds in a day wearing them, jumped snow slush puddles in winter, and comfortably worn them through meetings with the representatives of local governments and sovereign nations. Rarely a day goes by that I step outside and someone doesn't compliment them. I have made myself make these boots part of my identity, and they have fit me perfectly in countless situations.
The end of this contest will come as something of a relief to me. Up until now, I've worn these boots fearlessly – beating them up, wearing them Super Hard Core, as Tahura would say – in an attempt to shape them into the pattern of me. Now, I can wear them thoughtlessly and let life do that for me.
I will have this pair of boots for decades.
Life will likely only beat them into a more beautiful shape.
I will never want a divorce from this pair of boots. These boots were worth it...."Read the full review
