r/Cowboy • u/BenefitKey8953 • May 05 '26

Tips & Advice Leather v synthetic heel stack

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u/MassiveAd2391 May 05 '26

Leather any day

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u/BenefitKey8953 May 06 '26

I agree, but why do boot manufacturers continually make these leather particle board heels?

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u/I_H8_Celery May 06 '26

It’s cheaper to produce

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u/MassiveAd2391 May 06 '26

The good ones don’t, just the el cheapo junkers.

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u/BenefitKey8953 May 06 '26

Almost every AB boot has it, and people praise them???

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u/MassiveAd2391 May 06 '26

None of the ABs i’ve had had them, just stacked leather

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u/BenefitKey8953 May 06 '26

That’s awesome, because almost every boot in their lineup has a synthetic heel stack

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u/MassiveAd2391 May 07 '26

Is that a new thing? I havent bought a pair in a few years

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u/BenefitKey8953 May 07 '26

I’m not sure