Horween Natural Chromexcel
I can’t say enough how I love these boots! They have been with me through it all. Working landscaping jobs, power washing projects, shoveling snow, and walking probably hundreds of miles in the past 6 months. They’ve been in and out of trucks, buses, offices, church, hiking, the woods, and playing outside with my kids. We even took a ski trip to the hills of Western NY. They saw the rain, sun, mud, dirt, snow, and back to rain today. Not once did my feet ever hurt. I brushed the boots and applied some Chamberlains when needed to properly take care of them. I wore them daily, but I did try to use a shoe tree as often as possible. There is just enough toe spring to make it look cool and well loved. I even had to replace both laces. The Natural CXL darkened nicely over time and my work projects even left their own patina marks such as the scratches on the back and sides. The tongues look so cool from the contact with the laces. I also love how the ankles properly broke in with some awesome wrinkles. I will always look down and remember that Fall campfire with friends and beers that led to a hot ember landing on the top of my boot and creating the permanent black dot. Great memories for sure! I received countless compliments especially as the boots took on more patina. They sure feel like they have thousands more miles left to them. What a journey and what a boot!
Written on April 1, 2023
2022-2023 Work Thunderdome, April submission