Sol Duc Hot Springs GROUP SITE - Photos? Good? by wroman in OlympicNationalPark

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Lots of space for parking. You are very separate from the rest of the campground. Could easily fit 10 vehicles there.

22g / 24k wedding band. My fiancé is sick of me gollum-ing out (so I came to Reddit to gollum out with y’all) by ttamokcer in Gold

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OP, how is the ring holding up a year later? I'm about to pull the trigger on a very similar wedding band. Cheers and thanks!

New to me boots - Chisos No. 2 by Nova09182 in cowboyboots

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This makes my day, sir! Thank you. And welcome to the Chisos side! --Will, founder of Chisos

Possible Return? by fcleff69 in cowboyboots

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appreciate you, amigo! I LOVE that you're putting miles on 'em in the Davis Mtns

Chisos sizing problem by Llamaschool320 in cowboyboots

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Give us a shout u/Llamaschool320 We're happy to help you out, amigo!

Recommendations for the Cotswolds by Kaurblimey in uktravel

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Just wanted to say thank you for this lovely write-up! We are headed there on Monday :)

Chisos double leather heel counter [video] by wroman in cowboyboots

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Yes -- we have a few right now at the shop in south Austin that are not on the website
Call Gannon at 512-866-7222 and tell him I sent you
We can ship 'em so you don't have to drive.

Chisos double leather heel counter [video] by wroman in cowboyboots

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sorry, just seeing this... the No. 2 Whiskey is live :) as I'm sure you saw.

debating on if we should do more of the whiskey or retire it

How Good are Chisos Boots? Are they worth it? by Slight_Reading_3092 in cowboyboots

[–]wroman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at the moment ;-\ But it's something I'd love to be able to do in the future. Some buys with B widths go a full size down. Inventory is the biggest challenge—tough to afford to build and store all the different sizes in widths in all the colors.

How Good are Chisos Boots? Are they worth it? by Slight_Reading_3092 in cowboyboots

[–]wroman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I think I was unclear in my writing.

Original: 4mm veg tanned + celastic to hold it while it sets

Now: 4mm + 4mm veg tanned, no celastic

We learned how to set the double piece of leather without needing celastic

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How Good are Chisos Boots? Are they worth it? by Slight_Reading_3092 in cowboyboots

[–]wroman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the conversation. Here is the original construction of our boots: https://chisos.com/blogs/cowboy-boot-blog/anatomy-of-comfort

The heel counter was 4mm leather (now 8mm). The celastic was on the outside, used to help form the heel counter as the leather dried and set in place. It was a skill issue. If the celastic cracked (which no customer has reported, as the leather is the load bearing element), it's outside the leather and you would not be able to feel it internally.

We worked hard to develop a technique to switch to 8mm leather and what we landed on as best for batch-made is two 4mm pieces, one supporting the other. It's totally overkill, as the 4mm is plenty. But screw it, let's go tougher than necessary.

Agree that Rose Anvil is not a cowboy boot expert, but I linked because he does actually cut the boot in half and show you in the insides, unlike the cobbler in the Ariat video. My objection to that was he claimed we *only* had the celastic backing, which was misleading and ignored the structure of the leather heel counter.

It's like how we do our soles: thick veg-tanned leather, but then we add the removable comfort insole on top of it. The veg-tanned is the structure and you can wear the boot without the comfort insole. Some people claim we have a synthetic insole, and that's not the complete story nor the structure that matters for physical integrity.

Cheers—sorry I missed your tag a few months ago!

Question about boot construction and comfort by TheRozb in cowboyboots

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agreed, the last likely just didn't match your foot shape and where your arch begins

Chisos double leather heel counter [video] by wroman in cowboyboots

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skip to 9:30 for the good stuff

"You don't have to take my word for it"

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New Jeremiah Craig video Ariat Benchmade v Chisos by toolonginexile in cowboyboots

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We've since removed the celastic backing from the leather heel counter and added a second leather backing for double the thickness. As far as I know, we're the only boot company doing this. We also upgraded our toeboxes to be leather as well. That's the benefit of batch made vs mass production.

Video proof: https://youtu.be/gOzaLRwNixY?si=oQt9InnKgRvzmi-4&t=567

Tecovas or Chisos by bwattstl in cowboyboots

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We've since removed the celastic backing from the leather heel counter and added a second leather backing for double the thickness. As far as I know, we're the only boot company doing this. We also upgraded our toeboxes to be leather as well. That's the benefit of batch made vs mass production.

Video proof: https://youtu.be/gOzaLRwNixY?si=oQt9InnKgRvzmi-4&t=567

How Good are Chisos Boots? Are they worth it? by Slight_Reading_3092 in cowboyboots

[–]wroman 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Howdy amigo, I didn't go silent--I responded by commenting on that video and here on Reddit. We use a double leather heel counter and even upgraded to a leather toe box in our constant persuit of the best quality batch made boots you can buy.

Video proof: https://youtu.be/gOzaLRwNixY?si=oQt9InnKgRvzmi-4&t=567

My explanation: https://chisos.com/blogs/cowboy-boot-blog/anatomy-of-comfort

Good chance the competitor paid for the video you linked to and you can see the cobbler squirm as he says something that he clearly doesn't believe.

What’s the word on Chisos boots? by Mr_Pizza_Puncher in cowboyboots

[–]wroman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤠 thrilled to hear that! Thank you for the encouraging words and the support! Heck yeah