What are you wearing on your feet?

[Eric the Ugly]

See? It was recommendations like that that caused me to buy them in the fist place. I wonder why the huge disparity in experiences? It makes me wonder if perhaps different 'generations' of the boots were made that varied greatly in materials and quality, etc. *shrugs* I dunno... 

[Squire Mickey]

It doesn't even sound like we are talking about the same thing.

The materials on my boots are very high quality pigskin leather. As a leatherworker myself, I know how expensive the materials involbed are.

Sorry to hear about your experience. I would HIGHLY recommend calling the folks at CABoots and let them know your issue. They may very well be able to help.

[Eric the Ugly]

It doesn't even sound like we are talking about the same thing.

The materials on my boots are very high quality pigskin leather. As a leatherworker myself, I know how expensive the materials involbed are.

Sorry to hear about your experience. I would HIGHLY recommend calling the folks at CABoots and let them know your issue. They may very well be able to help.

It is strange.
The leather is so thin and...junky looking and feeling to me.
Again, I wonder if there were wildly varying makes or something...

[renniemommy]

if you want an inexpensive, reliable BOOT that you can trust to be good in all weather, check out son of sandlar. they are economically priced and the best quality you can find. check them out on facebook or at a show near you.

[Eric the Ugly]

if you want an inexpensive, reliable BOOT that you can trust to be good in all weather, check out son of sandlar. they are economically priced and the best quality you can find. check them out on facebook or at a show near you.

Indeed. On the flipside of the CABoots, the Son of Sandlers I bought were, without a doubt, the best garb purchase I've ever made.
I'd give anything to go back in time and buy them from the get-go. Not exactly cheap, but I'd have saved hundred and hundreds and hundreds of dollars over just the past handful of years had I bought them to begin with.

[Eric the Ugly]

Oh, and Son of Sandlar actually have a (completed) website now.
http://sonofsandlar.com/

EDIT: Errk. Nevermind. Looks like it still isn't completed. *sigh*

[tiberiusflynn]

It doesn't even sound like we are talking about the same thing.

The materials on my boots are very high quality pigskin leather. As a leatherworker myself, I know how expensive the materials involbed are.

Sorry to hear about your experience. I would HIGHLY recommend calling the folks at CABoots and let them know your issue. They may very well be able to help.

See, I just figured I bought the wrong size even though I wear a size in everything I've ever worn. And since they're made of suede, I just figured there wasn't as much support as in regular boots....as far as the quality, I love the quality, the boots seem to be well made (even though i've worn a hole in the Achilles heel in less than a year, but I was told that's because I ordered the wrong size...) And now that thats happened I figured there's nothing I can do about the size...so oh well...

[TheAlchemistsStar]

When I first started working at faire and staying on my feet 10-14 hours a day, I wore my Dansko clogs under my skirts.  No one could see them and they are sooo comfy.  As a teacher, I only wear my Danskos when I'm in front of a class. 

That being said, I purchased a pair of knee high Son of Sandlar boots last year with the triskele buttons and, holy crap, are they fantastic!!!  I can wear those babies all day and all night, plus, we had a particularly rainy season for '09 and there were many days that I was quite thankful to be wearing those boots through the mud. 

In my opinion, they were well worth the cost. 

[tiberiusflynn]

When I first started working at faire and staying on my feet 10-14 hours a day, I wore my Dansko clogs under my skirts.  No one could see them and they are sooo comfy.  As a teacher, I only wear my Danskos when I'm in front of a class. 

That being said, I purchased a pair of knee high Son of Sandlar boots last year with the triskele buttons and, holy crap, are they fantastic!!!  I can wear those babies all day and all night, plus, we had a particularly rainy season for '09 and there were many days that I was quite thankful to be wearing those boots through the mud. 

In my opinion, they were well worth the cost. 

I'm liking the sound of the Son of Sandler boots. I will have to look into them. Sadly, their website is not quite up to specs yet....

[Baroness de Vale]

Being that money was extremely tight, I bought the maiden boots from SCAboots last year. I wore them for six weekends at faire with only a little soreness at the end of the day. The first weekend rained so hard that we were quite literally wading through water in the parking lot. My feet stayed nice and dry. By the end of faire though I did notice a small crack where the sole meets the boot (my foot got a little damp in that spot). A bit of epoxy and no problems since then. My only difficulty came from breaking a toe and my foot swelling up and being cramped in my boot, but that was my fault for being a klutz! As much as I love these boots, I will most definitely be going to Son of Sandlar if we ever have the money. I would really like some finely made custom boots.

[Auryn]

I bought a pair of SCAboots in 07 and love them. I've worn them in the rain for 12+ hours with no complaints.
My boyfriend bought a pair last year and he loves his too.
Son of Sandlar will be at our faire this year though so maybe I will have to splurge- if the bank permits it.
Ive been eying Sandlar boots since 2008.
how much do the Sandlar boots usually run??
I checked their site but theres not much up

*edited for spelling- my brain is on perma frost setting*

[TheAlchemistsStar]

I bought a pair of SCAboots in 07 and love them. I've worn them in the rain for 12+ hours with no complaints.
My boyfriend bought a pair last year and he loves his too.
Son of Sandlar will be at our faire this year though so maybe I will have to splurge- if the bank permits it.
Ive been eying Sandlar boots since 2008.
how much do the Sandlar boots usually run??
I checked their site but theres not much up

I recall paying $485 for my knee high boots in black leather with silver buttons in 2008.  The ankle high ones are quite cheaper; I think closer to $195 the last I checked (I work my day job with a guy who wears his every day).  I actually hadn't planned on spending that much money on anything at MDRF and if we hadn't had an awesome lucrative show the weekend before at the Williamsburg Scottish Festival, I wouldn't have been able to do it.  Fortunately, I was able to write off the cost at the end of the year as part of my garb expenses for my business 

[Eric the Ugly]

Son of Sandlar prices range from slightly over $150 for the smaller boots to as much as $850 for the custom-order Captain Morgans.

I bought the Captain Teach and those cost me $395. Worth every penny four times over (which is, of course, roughly how much money I've wasted on junk boots, when I could have just spent the four hundred on the Son of Sandlars at the beginning and been done).

Standard nine-buttons are about $460 or something like that. Four-buttons are $240. The knee-high lace-ups are around $250, the over-the-knee "High Boot" lace-ups are a little over $300...315 or something like that. The High Buckle Boots are $400 or $415.

[Squire Mickey]

Hate to interupt the Son of Sandler infomercial/lovefest again, but I have now logged ove 200 hours in my CABoots Will Turners. I got them for $75 and they are as high quality a pair of boots as I have owned (and I have 2 pairs of $500 asolo hiking boots and custom cowboy boots).

While I know that SoS makes a great boot as well, there are LOTs of great opions out there!

And since I have multiple different garb personas, one pair of $700 boots won't work (and in all honesty, i can't ever imagine paying that for a pairof shoes). I have found great specific look shoes from Strongblade and Museum Replicas, you can find some good deals for boots or period shoes for thatoutfit that you are planning to wear once or twice a season. Just another option to consider.

[Eric the Ugly]

Off the subject:

Squire Mickey,
Are you a moderator here?
If not, why the red? More importantly, why the larger font? Seriously.