Cowboy Boots of TW

There’s got to be a few other cowboy boot owners on TW. Let’s see what you got.

I’m sitting in my office in downtown Dallas with some new Tacovas in Canyon lizard skin:

 

I'm a square toe guy. These are just a pair of Ariats with a work sole I wear. Nothing fancy, just a pair from Tractor Supply Co.

 

Nice. I have a pair of square toe Ariats that look a lot like those.

 

I rarely wear any of mine.

I have a pair of redwing steel toes that have been my field boots for many years.

At home I have a few more unique ones that were part of my grandad's collection. I think I have his elephant, iguana, and ostrich. I have some basic gray ropers that are the "dress boots."

 

I also owned a few pairs that I rarely wore and have slowly gotten to the point of wearing them a lot more often. It’s part of my growing DGAF general life outlook, I think.

 

Nice. Looks like working boots.

 

I think mine are the same ones but with a green upper.

 

I'm trying to talk myself Into a pair of the cayman belly Tacovas

 

Someone say Cayman?

 

Stop making me spend $$$$ Tacoma World

 

Nice!

 

Sorry. But if you are looking for a little rationalization, they last a long time and Tecovas are actually on the more affordable side of high end boots.

 

I’ve worn “cowboy” boots for many years. I’ve worn Justin, Ariat, Red Wing, and Twisted Wire boots to name a few. Pull them on and go.

 

Let's see, I have

• gray Rios of Mercedes, material unknown
• Blue Rios, elephant
• Tan Justin's, python

• Brown Rios, iguana
• And an absolutely ridiculous pair of custom made ostrich knee -highs from Olathe

Oh, and my actual redwing field-work boot, and my overpriced Renaissance faire boot.

 

Pretty much nothing but ropers for me in the last 30 years. Used to be daily wear because ropers could pull off wear with a suit if you needed to. I got 2 pair of Justins now, marbled deerlites and a pair of Justin black that I think that are called corona. Now days, ropers are slim pickings. Used to have quite a choice in them. Been tempted towards some tobacco ostrich in Rujo or Tecova, but I wear them so rarely now it's not really worth it.

My idea of a dress boot these days. LOL

 

Nice collection!

 

Ariats for me today:

 

Last 15 years my boots all gravitated to steel toe and my nicer boots wore out and didnt get replaced. Had a pair of brown Justin ropers that were resoled 4 times and re-welted once before the uppers gave out, and a pair of gray ropers that got welted twice. THe new ropers from Justin have synthetic welts and they just arent the quality they used to be. I never fell in with the square toe boots, though I had a couple pair in safety toe.

Just a warning do not buy a pair thinking they will last me a life time, because somewhere between 60 and about 65 years old your feet will jump a size to a size and a half. I have had to replace every pair of shoes and boots I owned in the last 5 years. I need to start wearing western boots again but heel spurs causing me some issues, and working from home sine 2019 I never put on anything but sneakers, hikers or hot weather military style boots. Heck it's been over a year since I even put on a button up shirt.

These went in the dumpster about a month ago, thats 8 years of sweat stains LOL

 

Dan Posts for me today: