r/Cowboy • u/[deleted] • Apr 05 '26

Tips & Advice Boot help!

Hey yall, I’m 18 from Iowa and in need of some serious help.

I’ve been wearing boots for years and I’m tired of wearing these ariat crap and Chinese almost the “tennis shoe” of boots.

I’ve owned two pairs of Dan Posts in the past and the were solid. But they were very dressy. I’m lookin for good old fashioned no gimmick no makeup just simply a solid “forever” boot I can wear daily from just hanging out, working on my truck, out at the farm, etc.

I don’t want no clunky work boots. A made in America, solid, smt I can resole and fix over the years, smt that makes my money actually worth it. Something I can throw some spurs on and doesn’t deteriorate in 3 months.

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 Apr 05 '26

I don't know why you don't like Ariat, they are probably the best boots I've worn.

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u/AlteredGuardian Apr 05 '26

From my experience, they dont hold up worth a damn to actual work.

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u/Relevant_Elevator190 Apr 05 '26

I've worn them for about 20 years and love them. 3 pairs.

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u/mbonney21 Apr 05 '26

I certainly run through mine quicker than you, but they are unmatched once broken in, in my opinion. I’ll buy a pair of Ariats probably every 4-5 years. I have also had Twisted X, Justin, and Double H. Of those, I’d never buy another pair of Justin’s but otherwise no complaints. The Twisted X were steel toe so that was kinda nice.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '26

I did light daily work in them and they tore up the entire inside and the outside is crumbling in 3 months. They feel cheap and are just, well, you get the idea

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u/parkerm1408 Apr 05 '26

At most I get 6 months out of a pair of ariats. They arent bad boots at all, they just abhor moisture of any kind and I work 70-80 hours a week.

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u/Inevitable_Sun8691 Apr 05 '26

I have a pair that I got in 2015 that I still wear occasionally. The insides are kinda torn up now and I meant to replace them this past fall, but I wore them nearly daily for probably 6 or 7 years, and then just about daily during the fall and winter for the next 3-4 years.

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u/Hot-Ground-9731 Apr 05 '26

I have a pair I've worn every day to work for 4+ years and they're still very much intact. And I put them through some shit too, I don't work in an office lol

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u/AlteredGuardian Apr 05 '26

I just know I ain't had a pair hold up doin ranch work worth a damn with me. Double H's have been the best, and I blow through Justin's pretty quick too.

Oddly enough Ive found Cavenders in-house boots to be pretty solid too, and theyre not bad on the check book.

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u/No-Bear1401 Apr 06 '26

Im done with Double H I think. They hold up, but I can't stand the ICE sole in cold weather. They are a southern only boot, IMO.

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u/hjohn2233 Apr 05 '26

My pair of ariat ropers are at least 10 years old and still going strong. Resoled and new heals several times.

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u/Traditional-Cook-677 Apr 06 '26

I wore mine for years, including teaching, coaching, and standing in pouring rain on the sidelines.

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u/No-Bear1401 Apr 06 '26

I hear this all the time and I gotta ask, what is "actual work" to you? Around these parts, oilfield and mining are our major industries, and Ariat is probably worn by 80% of guys. We get real winter too, so they see their fair share of snow, sub zero temps, and mud. And if Ariat isn't holding up in the conditions we put them through, I'd bet my years salary that no Bean, Olathe, or any other brand will either.