i stopped in at tractors supply today to pick up some salt for the water softener and check out their spring inventory.  i  browsed trough the store and made my way over to the boots. the boots they carried were georgia, carolina, justin and wolverines. i looked on the inside of the boot and they were all made in china. i can't say that i'm surprised. used to be the chinese maid boots were about $35 and the american made boots were about $80 a pair. now the chinese boots cost $100 and the american made boots can't be found. i called the redwing store in town and they cost $200+ a pair and guess what. made in china.

the old boots in the picture below i bought 3 years ago. if you've ever met me and looked down at my shoes thats what you would see. their the only shoes i wear and even though they are pretty well broke down i can still walk miles in them and not have soar feet . these are chippewa boots and their made in texas. i paid $125 for them 3 years ago. it took some time but i found a boot dealer that carried the same exact boot for $159 and their still made in texas as opposed to the redwings that are made in china for $200.

i guess what my point is with this post is that u can still find quality products made on our soil for a reasonable price you just have to give enough of a shit to find them. 


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UH, Potter....they may be fine boots....but, I will NEVER buy boots called:

The Original Packer
Lace Up Cowboy Packer
Thoroughbred French Calf or
Exotic Thoroughbred

Maybe it's just me.

Probably the best boots in the world....just the names were humorous to me. That's all.

Potter wrote on Mar 26^th, 2009 at 8:12pm:



That's the way to make boots/ shoes. There are very few companies that make a last from your measurements and keep it. Think I may give them a shot, I have a hard time finding boots (and shoes) that fit. I'm currently wearing insulated steel toed boots, Redwings, I bought on clearance about 8 years ago. They're in pretty good condition, but will need to be replaced in about a year. Thanks for the link, Potter.

Johnny - Were those the very same boots you were wearing when we first met at Davenport? They look like it.

Potter wrote on Mar 26^th, 2009 at 7:38pm:

they have a store up on morse road in columbus. i will surely check them out. is that what you wear up there on the ranch?

I still like the old Herman Survivors waterproof boot ad.  Had a copy of it, but lost it.  Otherwise I would scan it and post.  It is a picture of an old prospector holding up a pair of beat up boots saying, "Seven years, and haven't taken a leak yet!"

Jerry

I love having things that were made to last - it seems so rare in a world where lightbulbs seem to last a week before I have to change 'em again.

It's only a few weeks since I finally had to concede defeat (de feet?!) on a pair of boots I'd had since I was pregnant with Brid. They'd lasted me 15 years - this was their 16th winter.. not bad for a pair of ladies fashion ankle boots eh? I wore those day in and day out too. I'm going to miss them

I also have my hair dryer still. I got it for Christmas when I was 12 years old and it might not be all singing all dancing like the ones you can get now but it gets the job done and it still works. I won't replace THAT until I have to either. It's over 30 years old, can you imagine buying an electrical small appliance today that'll last that well? I can't!

Potter wrote on Mar 28^th, 2009 at 9:29am:

Johnny & I listed the same exact website...
-johnny- wrote on Mar 26^th, 2009 at 9:40pm:

... yet when I mentioned it, you cared to comment about it.

Hmm, interesting.

Potter wrote on Mar 28^th, 2009 at 9:29am:

Neither are these [from Johnny's post].
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