Golden Fox 6" Boondocker Service Boot Pro

They look great and feel great, amazing for the price. Also, look for reviews on youtube, the goodyear welt is legit. They are comfortable and you won’t feel like you have to break them in. The laces also feel of high quality and look pretty good in person. Pictures don’t do justice for these. They look better in person. Before I received them I worried that they’d look too wide and goth like as Neo in the lobby matrix scene (I got the black boots) but no, they don’t look like goth/motorcycle boots. They look good with jeans and with casual clothes in general. If you wonder about quality, look up rose anvil golden fox on youtube, the dude chops them in half to see how they’re made and is surprised at the good quality, he reviews the moctoe but it’s pretty much the same boot. Look person, I know why you’re thinking of buying these boots. You dream of the origins but they’re too expensive, you went to youtube and everyone there mentions Thursday boots, you saw that those are 200 and you said hell naw. Just buy these. They’re quality leather, real goodyear welt, pig skin collar, they have a fluffy pad for foot arch and they have a steel shank.

Big bang for the buck. These boots are nice at any price. Not saying they are the best work boots or as good as 500 dollar boots, but at about 100 bucks nothing else even comes close. Comfortable almost out of the box. Decent leather, quality build and stitching, retro style. Hope the company can weather the insane tariffs coming because right now they are the best inexpensive boots available.

These boots look great and are very comfortable. Huge fan of the leather quality and color. I have been riding a motorcycle with them for the past four months and the telltale "shifter toe" wear isn't even visible. The Goodyear welt is also phenomenal. It is easy to tell how much higher quality these are than your typical glued sole boots at this price point. Also very water resistant as long as you don't submerge them past the laces. You will be able to walk through wet grass and shallow puddles without your feet getting wet. You can stand in these all day with no issues because of the comfortable inner sole and arch support. I did get a couple blisters after a five mile walk in them, though I suspect that is due to wearing thin cotton socks instead of more padded wool or synthetic ones. They are a tight fit around the ankles so can be tough to get on but fit perfectly once you get your foot in. I do not like the tread on the bottom. The crepe outer sole does not have any grip whatsoever on snow or ice and is more slippery than I'd like when wet. It has also started to wear flat in spots after one year of use; this is expected but because the crepe tread is so thin the sole has worn to slicks. Thankfully it is very good rubber so only is an issue when wet or walking over sand. Overall, these are great boots and would highly recommend them but for city-use only. I bought these as motorcycle boots that would still look nice enough for work and they fit the bill perfectly for that. If you are looking for boots for an outdoor environment or you work on a wet/damp concrete surface the tread on these boots will unfortunately not be sufficient.

I received these about a week ago right on time. Once unboxed I gave them a good going over for any flaws and found none. The stitching and overall craftmanship was comparable to any high quality boots I own (and I don't own any other kind). Then I slipped them on to make sure they fit and walked around the room. Absolutely perfect fit with no breaking in needed. The padded insole felt as comfortable as my Belleville 1st issue USMC hot weather combat boots which feel like walking on foam pillows. Better yet these boondockers feel like they weigh half as much. They even weigh less than my Chippewa trench boots which are just a variant of the boondocker. In these 100+ degree Texas summers that reduction in weight makes a big difference toward the end of the day. I had some reservations about running through the brambles in low tops during snake season but in the end I decided I'd just have to watch my step. Since most of the Banana War Marines waltzed around Nicaragua in these and half of Carlson's Raiders chose them over the new fangled canvas jungle shoes, they must have something going for them. I'd looked at these Golden Fox boondockers for over a year comparing them to all the repro competitors out there before justifying getting another pair of boots I probably didn't truly need. The decision was made considerably easier by the insane prices those others were asking; some as high as $680 based upon some nitpicky details that made them museum quality replicas. Get real folks! This is basically a mass produced boot intended for the working stiff that nearly every man in my family had worn since before the Mexican Punitive Expedition. Field Marching Shoe, farmer's clodhopper, same thing. They were never intended for the High Society Ballroom Dancing crowd so why price them like they were? Hats off to Golden Fox for producing a practical quality product us mud jumpers can afford. As for being assembled in China, you'd be hard pressed to find anything that isn't these days. Given quality materials to work with, Chinese craftsmanship is equal to any other country. And since every scrap of leather is shipped off to China the minute it comes off a cow in Texas I guess that answers that. At this point I'm pleased as punch with my Golden Fox boondockers and I expect to remain so for a long time to come. And when I finally do wear them down to rags I'll replace them with three more pairs for less than what the others are asking for one. David Campbell L/Cpl USMC (ret) LOL!

I've only had these boots for a couple of days. So I may add to this review once i've had more time with them. 1. These boots took a week to arrive because they came from US Amazon. (I'm in Canada). However, The Thursday Boots I ordered a while back were delivered the next day. Both are American boot companies. 2. The build quality is fabulous - especially for the price. Stitches all line up. No loose threads. Impressive. 3. They did't fit perfectly. Not the boot's fault though. They were a tad loose. However, that was easily fixed by inserting an insole. Now they fit perfectly. 4. So comfortable. Virtually no break in. And the soles are very quiet. 5. My only real complaint is that there are no speed hooks. So putting them on and takin them off takes time. I'll take these to my local cobbler and get speed hooks installed. All in all, for the price, these are great boots. Quality of the leather, construction, fit - just great.

These boots are fantastic for the money and I am pretty happy with the purchase, HOWEVER, they do not have crepe soles as advertised. Instead they have a more standard hard rubber sole with a molded crepe-like texture. They do not have the softness or spring of a true crepe sole. I don't know if that is dishonest marketing or just an error but it has marred an otherwise happy transaction.

The boot is a solid boot. Unfortunately the sole is dangerous and will slip on wet, hard surfaces. My feet went out from under me and I ended up tearing my quad muscle above the knee.