I have a pair of frostbite ramblers and they’re starting to look dry. I’d hate to get rid of the blue tint. Let’s come out overtime, but the skin is at the point where if you don’t treat it will crack.
I’d rather not wear these until they die and treat them well at least for a year or two. What’s everyone’s method of cleaning with such a strange leather?
I’m trying to find a PCC that isn’t on the AR platform that is legally a pistol but can have the barrel swapped and meet rifle requirements.
I want a truck gun, and I want it to LOOK like a truck gun, but at the range or popping off at varmints around the farm I want to have a nice short barrel sometimes to have fun.
Any ideas?
I almost bought the ruger pc charger but I think there is a better option out there that I’m just not aware of.
Goodyear welt and heritage boots have been something I’ve enjoyed for probably eight years. I probably have a dozen pair at this point.
I would buy from full retail to sales and one pair is a factory second. I’ve bought from all the big brands: JK, Whites, Parkhurst, Red Wing, and a bunch of other others I can’t think of Wright right now.
Over the eight years, and I’m loosely guessing, the cost of boots has gone insane. The best example that I can think of immediately is JK’s 300. It was called that because they were $300. You could get a pair of whites for $260 on sale. Red Wings have held around where they’re at now and I’ll come back to that point.
The prices of boots now from those names are in some cases 200 or $300 more. Heritage boots were always a bit of a luxury but not 600 or $700 for some of their mid tier models.
I looked the other day in a pair of MP Sherman from Whites boots is over $800. I’m absolutely certain I bought a pair for high 500 or low $600 retail.
During this time, Red Wing has held the same price within about $50 for ages. It’s worth pointing out Red Wings because they are made with all American goods like every other brand listed here.
Is it just so trendy that bootmaker greed is just going insane? I know a lot of these brands were not high margin, but they were definitely making money.
I go to some of the individual boot brand forums and there are people with 20 or 30 pair of Nick’s. I understand if you like something go wild, collect them. The problem is people who want to stay “loyal “to the brand that they like, or maybe even a boot that they prefer are watching this from the sidelines and losing their minds.
The outlier has always been WESCO, but there’s a whole documentary about that.
I just wanna get a gauge on how other people feel. Am I just some old lady complaining about the price of things back in my day.
I know there are tons of people who have been here for four or five years who remember when pricing was reasonable.
The leather quality has gone down with some of these brands. I’ll call out Truman in particular. That company has gone to shit and the owner must just want to get rid of it. It’s like it’s going through a midlife crisis.
What are your thoughts.
How do you guys feel knowing that one year ago you were paying $100 less on products that put pride in all American boots from all American materials?
Are you paying it?
Are these companies losing their minds?
I have a pair of moss ramblers and the laces broke.
I’d like to replace them with a leather lace, but what color do you pick? Same with Atlantic or cloudburst… what color laces are muted but cool on them?
I almost went for charcoal grey or black.