Cowboy boot question (Austin, Justin: sales, real estate, buy)

[cinnamon_toast]

Lucchese are awesome as a dress boot. I have had mine for 10 years and they still look amazing and are so comfortable. I don't wear them on the ranch, though. Gotta different boot for that.

[SVTRay]

Originally Posted by Cowboybootnut

Although ropers are comfortable, they are not considered "cowboy boots." As a bootmaker friend told me one day, "ropers are tall-topped shoes." They are good for first-timers.

Oh ya, Ropers are Ropers and not Cowboy boots. People look down on Ropers but they actually evolved from Cowboy boots for Rodeo use, specifically Calf Roping...Ropers make it easier for Calf Ropers to both ride and run.

Anyhow, I suggested Ropers because their cheap, easy to walk in, and dressy casual. Cowboy boots can be difficult walking in for beginners and unscuffed cowboy boots could be viewed as a poser...at-least it was when I was younger.

[Cowboybootnut]

Originally Posted by SVTRay

Oh ya, Ropers are Ropers and not Cowboy boots. People look down on Ropers but they actually evolved from Cowboy boots for Rodeo use, specifically Calf Roping...Ropers make it easier for Calf Ropers to both ride and run.

Anyhow, I suggested Ropers because their cheap, easy to walk in, and dressy casual. Cowboy boots can be difficult walking in for beginners and unscuffed cowboy boots could be viewed as a poser...at-least it was when I was younger.

I agree with ya!

[TXNGL]

Originally Posted by ChristieP

I'm an Ariat fan. The insides are like an athletic shoe: gel footbed, lots of arch support, etc.

I have Ariats and love them.

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by Cowboybootnut

If you got the $$ and are obliged to, go custom, but a good basic pair can cost from $500 to $1000. Just make sure what ever you get, it fits and does not hurt!

This is my beef... as I've aged my feet have changed shape, and now I can't find a stock pair of boots that I can wear without pain anymore. And I can't afford to have boots built for me either.

So I've given up trying to wear boots on any regular basis. I still have one well worn and very stretched out pair that I drag out on rare occasions when I feel like playing an Old West character my friends all love, but the rest of the time I just don't worry about it at all.

But I can admire them on others!

[runnerguy45]

Heritage Boots in Austin. Go online and check out the website. Awesome boots.

[doss1]

I actually own a pair of Ariat Ramblers which just look AWESOME. Ariats are owned by Reebok and i see so many people wearing them these days, even at the rodeo. I use them all the time when two steppin' at a honky tonk, but the square toe makes my feet look big. They did protect my toes from being stomped on by a horse that got stung by bees...so they are "field tested".

Good looking boots, but time to try something different!

Ariat Rambler:

Ariat Rambler Cowboy Boots - square toe - Sheplers

[texan55]

Originally Posted by doss1

I actually own a pair of Ariat Ramblers which just look AWESOME. Ariats are owned by Reebok and i see so many people wearing them these days, even at the rodeo. I use them all the time when two steppin' at a honky tonk, but the square toe makes my feet look big. They did protect my toes from being stomped on by a horse that got stung by bees...so they are "field tested".

Good looking boots, but time to try something different!

Ariat Rambler:

Ariat Rambler Cowboy Boots - square toe - Sheplers

I have two pairs of Ramblers... black and brown.. I'd like to get them in ostrich and the moccasin color as well.

[Cowboybootnut]

Originally Posted by OpenD

This is my beef... as I've aged my feet have changed shape, and now I can't find a stock pair of boots that I can wear without pain anymore. And I can't afford to have boots built for me either.

So I've given up trying to wear boots on any regular basis. I still have one well worn and very stretched out pair that I drag out on rare occasions when I feel like playing an Old West character my friends all love, but the rest of the time I just don't worry about it at all.

But I can admire them on others!

OpenD,

I hear a lot of similar stories. Sometimes, - okay a lot of times, as we age, we gain weight, and some of that goes to our feet. Plus, if you increase the amount of time that you wear sandals, athletic footwear, flip-flops, since they offer poor support, your feet will get wider.

I've worn boots about 90% of the time for the last 15 years, and I can still wear boots that I bought 15 years ago with no pain.

[TXNGL]

Originally Posted by Cowboybootnut

OpenD,

I hear a lot of similar stories. Sometimes, - okay a lot of times, as we age, we gain weight, and some of that goes to our feet. Plus, if you increase the amount of time that you wear sandals, athletic footwear, flip-flops, since they offer poor support, your feet will get wider.

I've worn boots about 90% of the time for the last 15 years, and I can still wear boots that I bought 15 years ago with no pain.

Why I have Ariat. I never knew about them until I went searching for a pair of boots at one of the western stores several summers ago when I was going to be a doing a lot of riding on vacations. I hate riding in sneakers. I have a back that can go out, my feet have spread, bad knees, sometimes iffy hips with some arthritis...I'm not heavy by any means, lots of this is from years of abuse in dance classes plus plain aging. The salesman suggested Ariat and he was right on target.