Footwear
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 1:43 am
So I know many people love the Alden Indy boot. However, some may not want to pull the trigger on a $500 pair of boots, or perhaps it is just not your style. So, I am starting this thread so to put up some reviews of shoes/boots you might be wearing. I am going to start us off by reviewing the Danner Jack II Lifestyle boot.
I spent many years wearing Lace up and slip on ropers. As a result, finding the right boot for me has been a challenge. Other than style, size/fit plagues me as I am in between a 9 1/2 and 10, also I am between regular and wide widths. This often makes me hesitant to order boots on line. However, I have worn Danner boots in the military, work and for hiking so I felt fairly comfortable ordering these boots in a 10EE.
Out of the box these are a simple leather boot with no frills. I ordered them in Dark Coffee. The workmanship was as I would expect from any Danner re-craftable boot. No flaws were found. Upon inspection, there was no insole. Again, because of my history with combat boot and ropers, no worries here. When I put them on the fit was a little tight for a EE, but still comfortable because of my size. Length was just fine; there is enough room to walk/stand all day without the toes jamming to the end of the boot. My initial walk around the house found them a little uncomfortable as the tops needed to break in and I certainly needed to get re-familiarized with the feel due to the flat foot bed. Because the heel is a little lower than a roper, or combat boot, I felt a little more flatfooted. But, I did feel they would break in well so I decided to keep them and give them a good trial.
The next day I wore them to my daughters horse show. The weather was suppose to be wet in the morning then sunshine. Well it rained all day and there is no claim that these are remotely waterproof. After wearing them in the mud and muck of a saturated horse farm all day, they were broken in. They did get wet through the toe and my socks did get a little wet. But overall, it could have been much worse. My feet didn't hurt, they were a tad chilly in the 40 degree weather wet weather. However, after I got home my feet could tell that my arches had not been supported all day.
My overall impression of this boot is that it is a good kick around boot. It is not made for the extremes that I wore them in and I would not make them my go to boot/shoe for cold wet weather. However, it appears the boot will hold up to this, if your feet can take it. I since let them dry naturally and cleaned them up and I am happy with how they still look. But if you need an orthotic, Make sure you get enough room to put the insole in the boot. Here are a couple of pics. I will revisit this after a little more wear and we will see how long lasting they are with the abuse I put my boots though.
I spent many years wearing Lace up and slip on ropers. As a result, finding the right boot for me has been a challenge. Other than style, size/fit plagues me as I am in between a 9 1/2 and 10, also I am between regular and wide widths. This often makes me hesitant to order boots on line. However, I have worn Danner boots in the military, work and for hiking so I felt fairly comfortable ordering these boots in a 10EE.
Out of the box these are a simple leather boot with no frills. I ordered them in Dark Coffee. The workmanship was as I would expect from any Danner re-craftable boot. No flaws were found. Upon inspection, there was no insole. Again, because of my history with combat boot and ropers, no worries here. When I put them on the fit was a little tight for a EE, but still comfortable because of my size. Length was just fine; there is enough room to walk/stand all day without the toes jamming to the end of the boot. My initial walk around the house found them a little uncomfortable as the tops needed to break in and I certainly needed to get re-familiarized with the feel due to the flat foot bed. Because the heel is a little lower than a roper, or combat boot, I felt a little more flatfooted. But, I did feel they would break in well so I decided to keep them and give them a good trial.
The next day I wore them to my daughters horse show. The weather was suppose to be wet in the morning then sunshine. Well it rained all day and there is no claim that these are remotely waterproof. After wearing them in the mud and muck of a saturated horse farm all day, they were broken in. They did get wet through the toe and my socks did get a little wet. But overall, it could have been much worse. My feet didn't hurt, they were a tad chilly in the 40 degree weather wet weather. However, after I got home my feet could tell that my arches had not been supported all day.
My overall impression of this boot is that it is a good kick around boot. It is not made for the extremes that I wore them in and I would not make them my go to boot/shoe for cold wet weather. However, it appears the boot will hold up to this, if your feet can take it. I since let them dry naturally and cleaned them up and I am happy with how they still look. But if you need an orthotic, Make sure you get enough room to put the insole in the boot. Here are a couple of pics. I will revisit this after a little more wear and we will see how long lasting they are with the abuse I put my boots though.