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Can anyone help me hunt down a unicorn? I fly for a living and prefer boots for work. I’ve been wearing Ariat ropers since before covid and it’s time to replace. They’re great but the 10” shaft gives me grief with my pants riding up. So I’m looking for something with a 11” or  12” shaft. It can’t have a steel shank and it can’t have a nailed heel, just to avoid talking them off at security. Something like these Durango’s but with a Vibram-type sole. Does such a beast exist?

https://www.cavenders.com/durango-mens-shyloh-black-onyx-r-toe-cowboy-boots/DUDDB0485___001__10___EE.html?cgid=mens-cowboy-boots


the only thing I can find are these work boots but the design is a little lame 

https://www.midwestboots.com/product/DH5381.html

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1 hour ago, HiggyBaby said:

Can anyone help me hunt down a unicorn? I fly for a living and prefer boots for work. I’ve been wearing Ariat ropers since before covid and it’s time to replace. They’re great but the 10” shaft gives me grief with my pants riding up. So I’m looking for something with a 11” or  12” shaft. It can’t have a steel shank and it can’t have a nailed heel, just to avoid talking them off at security. Something like these Durango’s but with a Vibram-type sole. Does such a beast exist?

https://www.cavenders.com/durango-mens-shyloh-black-onyx-r-toe-cowboy-boots/DUDDB0485___001__10___EE.html?cgid=mens-cowboy-boots


the only thing I can find are these work boots but the design is a little lame 

https://www.midwestboots.com/product/DH5381.html

 

i've wolverine and double h, with an insole extremely comfortable 

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On 3/15/2025 at 7:37 PM, HiggyBaby said:

Can anyone help me hunt down a unicorn? I fly for a living and prefer boots for work. I’ve been wearing Ariat ropers since before covid and it’s time to replace. They’re great but the 10” shaft gives me grief with my pants riding up. So I’m looking for something with a 11” or  12” shaft. It can’t have a steel shank and it can’t have a nailed heel, just to avoid talking them off at security. Something like these Durango’s but with a Vibram-type sole. Does such a beast exist?

https://www.cavenders.com/durango-mens-shyloh-black-onyx-r-toe-cowboy-boots/DUDDB0485___001__10___EE.html?cgid=mens-cowboy-boots


the only thing I can find are these work boots but the design is a little lame 

https://www.midwestboots.com/product/DH5381.html

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I’ve come to conclusion that 20k steps in 8 hours will kill your feet no matter the boot. 
 
My choices next year are pain or tennis shoes. 

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22 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I’ve come to conclusion that 20k steps in 8 hours will kill your feet no matter the boot. 
 

My choices next year are pain or tennis shoes. 

My older ariats have stretched out to the point that I can get insoles in them and I could wear them all day.   Such a difference.   

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On 3/22/2025 at 2:09 PM, BabaYaga said:

My older ariats have stretched out to the point that I can get insoles in them and I could wear them all day.   Such a difference.   

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On 3/21/2025 at 3:54 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

I’ve come to conclusion that 20k steps in 8 hours will kill your feet no matter the boot. 
 

My choices next year are pain or tennis shoes. 

This past July I did back to back 30,000 days in my AB's.

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1 hour ago, gsoda3 said:

Those are nice.  I can't imagine how many levels of paranoia she'll be going through wearing them outta the house.

It was kind of built in.  Only on perfect weather days with no chance of anything.

Funny thing is, these boots aren't even available on the website.  They did a very limited production for the NFR back in December and put them in their IG stories.  She was committing all of the seven deadly sins looking at them.

We stumbled into a store this weekend and saw them and once I heard them say they had her size, I knew it was over.

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On 3/22/2025 at 3:09 PM, BabaYaga said:

My older ariats have stretched out to the point that I can get insoles in them and I could wear them all day.   Such a difference.   

What insoles does this esteemed group recommend?  I wear ropers.

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1 hour ago, AugieBall said:

What insoles does this esteemed group recommend?  I wear ropers.

Mine are old, but they are a higher arch I picked up the store.  Nothing too fancy.  These are for square-toe Ariat work boots.  My new Frye ropers are so damn comfortable I can't imagine having to do anything to them for years to come.  

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I wore an expensive pair of Tecovas for about 14 hours yesterday. Combination of sitting and standing. My right foot was killing me all day long. The boots had been broken in previously. They're a few years old. 

It's just not a comfortable boot especially when compared to Rujo. I'm done unless they bring back some lizard boots in a certain color I like. 

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20 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

I wore an expensive pair of Tecovas for about 14 hours yesterday. Combination of sitting and standing. My right foot was killing me all day long. The boots had been broken in previously. They're a few years old. 

It's just not a comfortable boot especially when compared to Rujo. I'm done unless they bring back some lizard boots in a certain color I like. 

Obligatory what is your boot size......asking for a friend.....;)

I kid, but have you look at stretching them?  I did this for mine and my sons.  Are they rubbing on the heel or the toes?

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5 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

Obligatory what is your boot size......asking for a friend.....;)

I kid, but have you look at stretching them?  I did this for mine and my sons.  Are they rubbing on the heel or the toes?

Not rubbing on anything. Just tight on my arch and dorsum. My arch was super sore. I do have flat feet, but this really isn’t a problem with other brands of boots. 

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2 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Not rubbing on anything. Just tight on my arch and dorsum. My arch was super sore. I do have flat feet, but this really isn’t a problem with other brands of boots. 

I have a pair of those old, wooden shoe stretchers that work great on boots.  I just slide them in there, crank them open and leave overnight.  worked on both mine and my son's new boots.  Might help?

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2 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

I have a pair of those old, wooden shoe stretchers that work great on boots.  I just slide them in there, crank them open and leave overnight.  worked on both mine and my son's new boots.  Might help?

Thank you for the suggestions, but a $1k pair of boots be should be comfortable. 

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On 6/27/2025 at 7:13 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

Thank you for the suggestions, but a $1k pair of boots be should be comfortable. 

I'm not trying to be an asshole, but there are 1k Tecovas?   There are a a half dozen considerably more reputable boot companies with exotics at that price point. 

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41 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Where have you been? They have $2k boots now. 
 

https://www.tecovas.com/products/the-marshall?color=coffee-crocodile

 

I guess I never followed them outside of this thread.   I personally didn't think they were a good deal at $250, so never checked back in after that.   That sucks to hear about your boots. 

I have a pair of caiman lucchese that were several days/week wear boots that I put down for a while, then were uncomfortable af when I picked them back up after a year or so. They are currently at the cobbler getting new soles to see if that will fix it, but I'm not sure.  If this doesn't fix them they are getting donated.  I've never had a pair of boots stiffen up like that before.  Just flat out uncomfortable. 

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