So I’m perusing the Nicks website this evening because they’ve built some boots before that I really liked and I usually do not hesitate to give them my money. However, the first pair from them was a couple years ago and back then they offered a lace to toe option. Mind you, I usually don’t care in a fire boot because, well, I wear one type of sock on fires and they work. However, I work year round from single digits and just below to... Well, the highest heat index I worked in this year was 148. Und zo, I’ve always gone lace to toe to handle a couple different types of sock. Guess what I can’t find? A lace to toe option. Not one single boot offers lace to toe. I checked White’s, Wesco & Frank’s and they all do. If we go a step below pretty much everything Danner builds is lace to toe.
What gives? What do you guys prefer? Also, has anyone used Frank’s? I sent them a fit sheet a few weeks ago and not even a phone call. I know they’re run by the former Nicks GM, but any firsthand experience with them? Wesco has always impressed me but they tend to run a little pricey, even by this tier’s standard. Danner’s changed their boot I used to wear’s last around and my wide toes and front of the foot do not agree with, to the end of rubbing one toe over the other and raw. I’m now into the handmade realm for a straight work boot now.
What gives? What do you guys prefer? Also, has anyone used Frank’s? I sent them a fit sheet a few weeks ago and not even a phone call. I know they’re run by the former Nicks GM, but any firsthand experience with them? Wesco has always impressed me but they tend to run a little pricey, even by this tier’s standard. Danner’s changed their boot I used to wear’s last around and my wide toes and front of the foot do not agree with, to the end of rubbing one toe over the other and raw. I’m now into the handmade realm for a straight work boot now.