New boots: Best way to condition them?

Mud.

Only the site GM wears clean boots: the same pay-grade that gets away with wearing a collared shirt under their work-issued shirt. The rest of us should at least have an appearance of being outside once in a great while.

 

I’m throwing my vote in for Obenhauf’s heavy duty LP too - keeps them protected but not too soft like oil. I actually prefer the darker color myself.

 

Another thing to consider. I like to break my boots in summer so the heat helps mold the leather. I been rocking some Redbacks all summer and damn are they comfortable. As I stated above I don’t treat my boots and these are wearing in like your favorite leather gloves. Be nice if they made a Wellington I’d buy a pair for the colder months
Still got my Cincinnati’s though
Did you know they make a Cincinnati Wellington?
Same footbed and waterproof I weed wacked all summer in em to condition them. Sometimes just sweaty feet are what the doctor ordered

 

Whites Boot Oil is what I use on my Wildland Firefighting Boots, It will darken them until it soaks in then most of the regular color will return.

 

I got a pair of smoke jumpers and treated them when I got them.
I even got a pair of their pac boots
To top it off I also got a pair of Asolos
Talk about a serious footbed these boots don’t move and are for walking on rebar and other crazy shit all day. The Whites I wear during tree work and they’re the best