What are you wearing on your feet?

[gypsylakat]

Ok- so I wore my maiden's today... all in all, not too bad, towards the end of the day a little bit of aching, but that would be expected with any shoe, let alone a hard soled heeled shoe. they actually came off with very little problem, so I think it was just getting the leather to soften up a little bit after wearing... although I'm still in doubt that it is leather... supposedly it's Pig leather...

[duffy]

just figured i would add an option. i wear these as a pirate style boot but it looks great and close enough to wear with any garb. you could cut the bootstrap off if you wanted to. they are a cheap and comfortable old style boot with all the modern aspects. i use them riding my harley and wearing my kilt at faire.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/harness-boots-by-guide-gear.aspx?a=290980

[gypsylakat]

uhmm so update on my maiden shoes that I just discovered, while they weren't too uncomfortable I remember at some point feeling something "rattle" in my heel.. it was probably a rock... the heel covering on one of the shoes is just gone completely. and the heel was apparently hollow.

[Butch]

Gypsylakat, I assume you're talking about the Maiden Boots you linked a few posts back.  The heel covering being gone, you mean the rubber sole that covers the bottom of the heel where it touches the ground?  If so, I would recommend you take that same covering off the other boot, and then contact cement a piece of thick leather to each of them.  Then, drive some tacks through the leather up into the heel of the boot.  I use galvanized cut tacks (you can get them in a blister pack from your local Ace hardware).  If you can find Behr contact cement (Hobby Lobby or Michaels) use that.

After you glue and tack the leather onto the sole of your heel, you can use an exacto knife (or even a razor edged box cutter) to trim the edges true.  Use either leather dye, or a black magic marker to color the leather edge.

The tacks will help prolong the life of the sole; but DO NOT wear those boots on a marble floor!  They will slide like you're on a sheet of ice!  Also, a good idea not to wear them indoors at a modern house; the nails will eat up wooden floors.

Good luck!

[gypsylakat]

Yup the maidens, thanks for the patching info, I've got some other ideas floating around in my head for patching them as well... I'm pretty accident prone... I learned the HARD way not to wear my slick cowgirl boots to school when it rained...

[Aiacha]

Yup the maidens, thanks for the patching info, I've got some other ideas floating around in my head for patching them as well... I'm pretty accident prone... I learned the HARD way not to wear my slick cowgirl boots to school when it rained...

I had those exact boots, only I had them in plastic or pleather or whatever it was called.  It might have been after one day of walking at Scarby, but the heels were trashed.  I brought them into the Houston Shoe Hospital and they fixed them up very nicely!  It was pricey ($25-$30) but they did a wonderful job.  If you have a good shoe repair store nearby I would go with that.  (at the time it was worth is as the boots looked sexy and were surprisingly comfortable)

Unfortunately, they bit the dust this year (or more accurately, the mud) at scarby when it rained all saturday during pirate weekend.  I need to come up with a plan B.

[gypsylakat]

They really are a sexy shoe, a few of my friends are feuding over borrowing them for various halloween parties... They worked out really great for me, because I had anticipated returning to my house from college before going to faire this year.. which didn't happen, so I happened to have a mundane bodice a flowy shirt and a pair of leggings, and my maiden boots, and a pair of horns... lucky it was fantasy weekend

[tiberiusflynn]

I wear the Caboots suede jack sparrow boots and while I love the look of them, the darn things kill my feet when ever I wear them, and not just in the soles...ankles too. I thought it was a support issue, so I bought some ankle supports and added my 40 dollar insoles and still no luck. Any suggestions?

[TheMightyMcClaw]

I wear the Caboots suede jack sparrow boots and while I love the look of them, the darn things kill my feet when ever I wear them, and not just in the soles...ankles too. I thought it was a support issue, so I bought some ankle supports and added my 40 dollar insoles and still no luck. Any suggestions?

Hmm... do you do any leatherworking/know any leather workers? You might try adding either laces or buckles to the boots; they should add a bit more ankle support, while also adding character to the boots.

[tiberiusflynn]

Hmm... do you do any leatherworking/know any leather workers? You might try adding either laces or buckles to the boots; they should add a bit more ankle support, while also adding character to the boots.

That's not too bad of an idea...I just might look into that, thanks!

[Eric the Ugly]

I wear the Caboots suede jack sparrow boots and while I love the look of them, the darn things kill my feet when ever I wear them, and not just in the soles...ankles too. I thought it was a support issue, so I bought some ankle supports and added my 40 dollar insoles and still no luck. Any suggestions?

Ah. I had those. Had the very same problem. The most uncomfortable things I've ever had on my feet in my life. What a waste of money.
What was my solution? Buy Son of Sandler boots and be happy, and I have been.
(Note, I would have just thrown the Caboots away, but I spent (or rather, wasted) so much on them. I can't in good conscious sell them to anyone. Maybe if one day I meet someone I can't stand and will never see or hear from again...) So, there they sit in the closet taking up space...just...sitting there being sucky.

[tiberiusflynn]

I wear the Caboots suede jack sparrow boots and while I love the look of them, the darn things kill my feet when ever I wear them, and not just in the soles...ankles too. I thought it was a support issue, so I bought some ankle supports and added my 40 dollar insoles and still no luck. Any suggestions?

Ah. I had those. Had the very same problem. The most uncomfortable things I've ever had on my feet in my life. What a waste of money.
What was my solution? Buy Son of Sandler boots and be happy, and I have been.
(Note, I would have just thrown the Caboots away, but I spent (or rather, wasted) so much on them. I can't in good conscious sell them to anyone. Maybe if one day I meet someone I can't stand and will never see or hear from again...) So, there they sit in the closet taking up space...just...sitting there being sucky.

True, I have the same problem. I paid so much money for them....I can't just toss them. And since I recently wore a hole in the achilles heel area...I can't sale them either.

As of right now, I still wear them and just deal with it. Son of Sandler boots? I'll look into it...

[Squire Mickey]

I wear the Caboots suede jack sparrow boots and while I love the look of them, the darn things kill my feet when ever I wear them, and not just in the soles...ankles too. I thought it was a support issue, so I bought some ankle supports and added my 40 dollar insoles and still no luck. Any suggestions?

Ah. I had those. Had the very same problem. The most uncomfortable things I've ever had on my feet in my life. What a waste of money.
What was my solution? Buy Son of Sandler boots and be happy, and I have been.
(Note, I would have just thrown the Caboots away, but I spent (or rather, wasted) so much on them. I can't in good conscious sell them to anyone. Maybe if one day I meet someone I can't stand and will never see or hear from again...) So, there they sit in the closet taking up space...just...sitting there being sucky.

True, I have the same problem. I paid so much money for them....I can't just toss them. And since I recently wore a hole in the achilles heel area...I can't sale them either.

As of right now, I still wear them and just deal with it. Son of Sandler boots? I'll look into it...

Amazing the difference the material makes.

I have the Will Turner and the Barbosa boots from CABoots. They are SOOO comfortable. I wear them for 10-12 hours straight on my feet and never have a problem. Both are very sturdy leather. The Turners have a leather sole but the Barbos's have rubber. I got each pair for around $100 off their closeout page...
Turners


Barbosa's

[Eric the Ugly]

"Difference in material"?!?

Oh. I just noticed that knightofistari was talking about the suede boots.

No, mine were the "sturdy leather" you speak of. They looked, seemed, felt and were cheap crap. I can see on the inside of the cuff of the ones you're wearing in the pic. Yep. Same as the leather Sparrows. The ol' guy at Son of Sandler was confused as to how they could get away with calling it leather. He said it's essentially what they'd use to cover bus seats with, if not vinyl.

Horrible boots. Biggest garb regret in all my 17 years of buying garb...

But, you've clearly had a different experience with them at least, so thankfully you didn't/don't feel as though you wasted your money.
Me, on the other hand... I'd find it humorous to drop CABoots from a great height.....on fire.......into a car crusher....with explosives......with great fanfare.

[Captain Jack Wolfe]

Your boots, your prerogative. 

Mickey, I can't agree enough!  I've had my "Sparrow"-style CA Boots for about five years now, and they are without a doubt THE BEST boots I've ever owned.  And believe me, having shown horses for 15 years, I've been through many a pair.  The quality and workmanship are top notch, and the comfort is amazing.  Wore them 10 hours the first day, no break in needed.  I've worn them on concrete, asphalt, dirt, grass, mud, rock, sand, and aboard ship, with never a moment's trouble or discomfort.  I will continue to recommend CA Boots without hesitation.