what Boots for spurs?

[Fiddler]

I have always climbed w/spurs in Redwing 909s and now I need a new pair and find they have quit making them.
I loved the fit , waterproof, insulated, NO cold steel toe. 10"

Really at a loss on what to look at now. Don't have the $ to experiment with different types.

Any one have any suggestions?

 

[Highclimber]

I have a piar of Danner logger style 10 inch that are proving to be an excellent pair of boots. They hive the taller heel which help. I also think they work very good for traction in the tree and there not real insulated so you can where them all year long. And they are fully waterproof.

 

[Fiddler]

Real close to what I was wearing. I'll give them a look-see

 

[SkwerI]

Highclimber, are you single? I assume you are, since your wife would probably kill you for bringing those boots in the house and tracking mud into the bedroom.

Oh, and there's a dime under the nightstand.

 

[stig]

Wesco linemans boots. Expensive, but well worth the price.

 

[wiley_p]

White's #375, roughout bottoms, with triple linesman shank. $$ and far superior to Wescos.

 

[MasterBlaster]

I can't imagine how any leather boot can be truely waterproof. Water resistant? Sure.

 

[Fiddler]

As long as they can resist it through a ten hour day its fine.

 

[klimbinfool]

Wesco my self, been using them for about 20 years.

 

[lumberjack]

My Asolo's do fine for me.

 

[Highclimber]

yeah skwerl my wife wasn't home so lets not say anything.

 

[Highclimber]

keep em oiled up and they are pretty water proof I stood on the river with them about half way up the tongue and stayed dry

 

[woodworkingboy]

I like greasing to soften the leather too, not just for waterproofing. I use Sno-seal or Mink oil, very different products, but the waterproofing longevity seems about the same.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Beeswax/snowseal is the best for making leather water resistant.

 

[brendonv]

Asolo's here, from working, driving, climbing, you name it. They are on my feet 99% of the time.

 

[rumination]

The leather isn't waterproof Butch, but the Gore-tex liner is. There's a little Gore-tex label visible in one of the pictures.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cool.

 

[Highclimber]

I use Danner leather oil it helps keep the water out and also it helps to keep the leather from shriveling up like a raisen and getting dryed out and cracked when you get them wet.

 

[wiley_p]

Obenauf's or Pecards is the way to go. Most quality leather boots are oil tanned. If a guy uses Sno-seal, he is using the wrong stuff often times. Sno-seal works best on soft tanned or silicone tanned leather.

 

[sotc]

I've used bear grease on my wescos over the years when i've had it. I'm starting to like these asolos though

 

[Frans]

White's #375, roughout bottoms, with triple linesman shank. $$ and far superior to Wescos.

I like White's boots. You gotta be careful tho and make sure the toe design is correct for your foot.

Dahner is a good production made boot, but the leather is not the same quality.

Whites and Wesco use what is really harness leather for the uppers. When you look very closely at the surface, you see little tiny pores tightly packed together.
Very fine quality of leather which doesn't streatch over time.

Look at ANY of the redwings, dahner, knock off boots and you will see great big (in comparison to the higher quality boots) pores.

Go to oil up those knock off boots and the leather starts to stretch. Thats why when you see a used pair of those boots on someones foot the eyelets on each side are usually stretched all the way toward each other or the heel cup is loose so their foot slides off the sole a bit and they stand at an angle.

Those Asolos are simply a fabric shoe and soft sole. Not really suitable or designed for spur work. You can get away with it, but they are basicly a cheap boot better suited for the weekend warrior walking on concrete. IMO.

 

[SkwerI]

Frans, as somebody who has owned a few pair of Asolos, I disagree with your uninformed assessment entirely. About the ONLY correct thing you said about them is that they are not designed for spur work. The rest of your insulting comments about them should be disregarded.

I won't comment on the heavy, high top leather lineman's boots because I've never owned or worn a pair. If that is what this person is looking for, I have nothing else to add.

 

[FJR]

+1 on the Asolo's

Not the best for spur work but they will get the job done. They are comfortable, light, and waterproof.

 

[Fiddler]

OK.........I didn't see anything under asolo that didn't look like a tennis shoe (skerwl please don't yell at me yet) From looking everything everyone has mentioned over I am leaning toward White's of some kind, because of their care over whether it fits. I really need something for climbing with my spurs. The asolo brand seems to be more for climbing spurless and has me interested. Just not what I'm looking for right now because of the lack of support.
(Lord I love spell check)

Thanks so much to everyone for their input on this. It's going to be a bit before I can afford.....so feel free to continue to express.

thanks again, Dave

 

[MasterBlaster]

(Lord I love spell check)

+one bajillion!