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How Long Should a Good Pair of Boots Last?
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:23 am
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:23 am
I wear boots with jeans, nothing else if I'm wearing jeans. I say a good pair of dress boots should be worn at least 5-10 years with some resoles done in between. Now if you're wearing work boots that are higher price they should last at least 10 years. What says the O-T?
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Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:25 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Are you talking about Cowboy boots?
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:25 am to TigerFanInSouthland
My steel toe docs have been going strong for 15 years...prolly make it until i die
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:26 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I expect my Tony Llama ostrich boots to last 30 years. But I probably only wear them twice a month or so.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:26 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I know a guy that wears a pair of elephant skin boots to work, he's been wearing them for over 25 years(don't know why you'd want to,) says he just keeps resoling them
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:27 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I wore a pair of steel toed Justin boots every day for 6 years before I retired them...
I've been wearing a pair of Ariat's everyday for the past 2 years and they are falling apart
Justin >>> Ariat
I've been wearing a pair of Ariat's everyday for the past 2 years and they are falling apart
Justin >>> Ariat
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:27 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I get about 5 years out of mine.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:28 am to 777Tiger
That's impressive. I did not know that elephant skin was so durable.
Who does shoe/boot repair anymore? Shoe repair shops are a dying breed.
Who does shoe/boot repair anymore? Shoe repair shops are a dying breed.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:28 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I've had the same pair of Justins for 13 years now. Got them new soles twice
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Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:29 am to TigerFanInSouthland
My Ariats are 7 yrs old and wear better than when new. Wear them 2-3 days a week.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:30 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Depends on what you're doing and how well you take care of them. I've seen boots gone in 90 days and a pair last my grandpa his life time.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:30 am to Champagne
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Who does shoe/boot repair anymore? Shoe repair shops are a dying breed.
Edgewood on Airline. They are great.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:31 am to Champagne
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I did not know that elephant skin was so durable.
me either, he's a big game hunter, his daughter actually has a tv show on some outdoor channel, a girl at work was asking about his boots when he told us, they didn't have a mark on them, looked pretty good
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:32 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I get cheap work boots from Academy that last two years.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:33 am to TigerFanInSouthland
A good pair of dress boots should last you 20 plus years if you take care of them. I have several pair that are over 20 years old and have been resoled a couple of times.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:34 am to PhiTiger1764
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Edgewood on Airline. They are great.
This. I don't know if Militello's is even still around but I got tired of having to go back to them every fall for new half soles and heels. Someone smartened me up to Edgewood and they do it right and their work will last more than a winter.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:36 am to Champagne
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Are you talking about Cowboy boots?
Cowboy boots=dress boots pretty much nowadays.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:37 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I've got a pair of Tony Lama's that I've had for about 15 years. I wear them about once a week. They still have the original soul and heel.
My uncle has some ostrich skins that he's had almost 30 years, been souled and heeled twice but still look damn good.
My uncle has some ostrich skins that he's had almost 30 years, been souled and heeled twice but still look damn good.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:37 am to PhiTiger1764
i have ostrich also. I only wear them to church or special functions.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 10:38 am to TexasTiger
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A good pair of dress boots should last you 20 plus years if you take care of them. I have several pair that are over 20 years old and have been resoled a couple of times.
Yeah that's what I was thinking initially but idk that many people that actually take the time to take care of their boots.
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