You don't pull the laces all the way out. You just loosen them and then pull them tight

 

I have been wearing Georgia boots for the last 12 years. They are the only boot that I can wear everyday. There is zero break in time with these and they normally last me a few years. I wear them 7 days a week 52 weeks a year.

 

Any good pair of leather boots that are comfortable will do. Fit and comfort are more imortant than brand or whatever. Style? That's you choice. No real wrong choice there. Recommend oil resistant rubber soles.

 

Corcoran Field Boot. Work great - last a long time.

 

Ditto. Love my Danner Acadia's. Completely waterproof, cool enough in the summer, warm enough in the winter, and comfy enough to walk around in when you get there. Traditional combat style don't look half bad either.

 

Wesco boots are as good as any.

 

Fugettaboudit. WESCO (West Coast Boot Co.), hand made in Scappoose, Oregon.

 

The no name stuff LeatherUp carry is really cheap price and quality wise. Basically it's crap. If you visit the Better Business Bureu web site, can't find the link now, they have given them an F rating. Most of the feedback on other motorcycle forums is negative wrt them. I've had good success dealing with revzilla.com and newenough.com.

A friend of mine had a crash on his bike a while back. He was wearing slip on Redwing Engineer style boots. One came off in the tumble which resulted in foot damage. Point being that anything that just slips on (boots, gloves,etc.) and does not securely strap on, can slip off in a crash. Sidi make great boots that are really protective too. Iron Pony has some $200 AStarts boots on closeout for $69.

 

I like Redwing square toe harness boot or Wesco Jobmaster logger boot.

 

I purchased a pair of HD Laramie boots off Amazon. E-Bay also has many new HD branded boots for great prices.