Cowboy Boots

[SHatfield]

Ah the Bic lighter Bowen, a servicemans best friend!!

 

[RJR]

Ah the Bic lighter Bowen, a servicemans best friend!!

Hmmm,I used a Zippo .

 

[SHatfield]

Oops. Forgot about the zippo, I stand corrected.

 

[belfastboy]

Probably, but you did say this was your first pair of high end boots and I have some that I might have a come apart over if I were to scuff them up bad but I did buy them to wear, not to look at. Many of mine were custom made and I can't think of a pair that I couldn't find some sort of flaw on, be it a loose thread, tooling mark or something else. Enjoy your boots.

I was at the farmers market in Butte this morning
A fellow was selling old western boots that he turned into bird houses. Cut a 2 inch circle hole in the shaft.....covered the boot opening with old Montana license plates and hung rope from the pulls...voila a bird house. Ugly as hell but they had a charm to them.

 

[Bamaboots]

I was at the farmers market in Butte this morning
A fellow was selling old western boots that he turned into bird houses. Cut a 2 inch circle hole in the shaft.....covered the boot opening with old Montana license plates and hung rope from the pulls...voila a bird house. Ugly as hell but they had a charm to them.

That's one I hadn't thought of. I've seen the tops converted into women's purses and boots used as outdoor planters but never a birdhouse.

 

[Aaronlowe]

Gang,

Do any of you have issues driving your vehicles while wearing boots (cowboy or otherwise)? I seem to not be able to "feel" the pedals very well whenever I wear anything other than sneakers. Obviously sneakers are more like driving shoes so will be better, but I notice that my braking is not very smooth with boots or any stiff soled shoe/boot.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Gang,

Do any of you have issues driving your vehicles while wearing boots (cowboy or otherwise)? I seem to not be able to "feel" the pedals very well whenever I wear anything other than sneakers. Obviously sneakers are more like driving shoes so will be better, but I notice that my braking is not very smooth with boots or any stiff soled shoe/boot.

I was a car driver for fourteen years, but never had any problems on driving while wearing boots, neither with my old classic, chunky winter boots, nor with the lightweighted multifunction boots.
Quite the opposite. I always didn't like to operate the pedals with usual, softer low shoes that much. Felt wrong. Strong, solid shoes worked better for me, all the time.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Gang,

Do any of you have issues driving your vehicles while wearing boots (cowboy or otherwise)? I seem to not be able to "feel" the pedals very well whenever I wear anything other than sneakers. Obviously sneakers are more like driving shoes so will be better, but I notice that my braking is not very smooth with boots or any stiff soled shoe/boot.

Ha..no..no trouble.
I worry more about getting the back of my boots dirty and scuffed. Ha
B

 

[Bamaboots]

I worry more about getting the back of my boots dirty and scuffed. Ha

Yep. Accelerator burn on the heel counter.

 

[RJR]

Yep. Accelerator burn on the heel counter.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Yep. Accelerator burn on the heel counter.

Ha..yeah it takes time to adapt the heel to toe Nascar pedal technique without skuffage...lol
B

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I worry more about getting the back of my boots dirty and scuffed.

Yep. Accelerator burn on the heel counter.

Go to a Tandy Leather store They always have dyed rabbit fur skins & remanents, sheeps wool, etc for sale for just a few bucks. I have some rabbit fur that is ~8x10" - 10x12". I use two-way tape to hold it down on the regular floor mats near the accelerator where my heels rest. If you don't tape it down it tends to creep around & ball up under foot. Just keep it clean of dirt & small rock & you won't get any accelerator burn on your cowboy heels. I replace mine about twice per yr.

 

[Bamaboots]

Go to a Tandy Leather store They always have dyed rabbit fur skins & remanents, sheeps wool, etc for sale for just a few bucks. I have some rabbit fur that is ~8x10" - 10x12". I use two-way tape to hold it down on the regular floor mats near the accelerator where my heels rest. If you don't tape it down it tends to creep around & ball up under foot. Just keep it clean of dirt & small rock & you won't get any accelerator burn on your cowboy heels. I replace mine about twice per yr.

Great idea. I have a couple pair with a spur ledge and they don't present a problem. I'll be picking up some of this for the others.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Great idea. I have a couple pair with a spur ledge and they don't present a problem. I'll be picking up some of this for the others.

Being tall & preferring cowboy heels the accelerator burn was always on the heels & not on the counters. The rabbit pelts solved the problem. If you don't have a Tandy Leather store near you I'm sure any crafts store such as Hobby Lobby has something similar.

 

[SHatfield]

Still asking questions about my new Tony Lana Kangaroo's.
Picked up some Bickmore Exotic to clean and condition. It said it would not "darken" my boots. I applied a little to the heel to see if it was safe. Here's the result I see some darkening and am hesitant to do the whole boot as I don't want thw whole vance that dark. This pic taken about 7-10 minutes after buffing.per directions. Left heel was the one done.

 

[Bamaboots]

Still asking questions about my new Tony Lana Kangaroo's.

Hard to tell from the pics but are those boot a smooth leather that can be polished? If so, most conditioners should not darken them. I cant speak to the Bick exotic, which you don't need BTW. I use Bick 4 on all of mine, alligator, hippo, elephant and kangaroo among others w/o it ever darkening the leather.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Exotic is generally only used on acquatic reptile skins.

 

[SHatfield]

Bamaboots I would call them smooth, it does have some slight "texture"?

 

[SHatfield]

Exotic is generally only used on acquatic reptile skins.

Guess I shouldn't have listened to the Boot Barn people....

 

[Aaronlowe]

Still asking questions about my new Tony Lana Kangaroo's.
Picked up some Bickmore Exotic to clean and condition. It said it would not "darken" my boots. I applied a little to the heel to see if it was safe. Here's the result I see some darkening and am hesitant to do the whole boot as I don't want thw whole vance that dark. This pic taken about 7-10 minutes after buffing.per directions. Left heel was the one done. View attachment 121640

With the lighter shade hides that have a matte finish or finish that isn't high shine/polish a conditioner can absolutely darken the color. It's all about how porous the hide is. Your 'roo boots will soak up the conditioner more than say a pair of highly polished calfskin boots, so a bit of darkening is to be expected.

The catch 22 is that you need to introduce a moisturizing agent, which by nature is oily and is prone to darkening the hide.

I wouldn't sweat it too much. Use the Bickmore (imo, the best product on the market and I worked in the shoe care industry for several years) and enjoy those new kicks.