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[–] [email protected] 66 points 8 months ago (10 children)

I've found cowboy boots to be very slippery on snow or ice. This person's credibility is sinking fast...

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And the leather soles get mushy...and the salt used to melt the ice absolutely shreds the leather just above the stitching when it dries out. Western boots suck in the snow, and it's a quick way to ruin them. Even rubber-soled ones like some of Ariat's don't last, but they're better on wet surfaces.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's kind of wild how tons of people in Alberta wear them considering the climate

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

If they put hiking boot soles on them they could be OK. I suppose you could add "spikes" yourself for winter. Like these: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=shoe+spikes+winter&iax=images&ia=images

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