Any hints??

Absolutely NO disrespect intended to other members of the Nicks crew, but u/smowe being off the grid really seems to have a direct impact on engagement in this sub, no? Maybe I'm way off base, but--despite the fact that he's only commenting on a handful of posts on a day-to-day basis--that seems to be the salt that this place needs to really thrive, no? If I had mod access, I would love to cross-reference weekly engagement numbers with Shuyler's travel schedule (or maybe just his commenting activity) and look for correlation.

I've been uncharacteristically swamped today, but I'm gonna be at the coast all weekend, and I didn't want to leave this until next week. I'll do my best to get a solid review in early next week, but in short: I'm overjoyed at how these boots turned out. Just more outstanding work from the entire Nicks team making these beautiful boots. I think the presence of Shackleton leather singlehandedly created the wildly uncharacteristic for August thunderstorms that rolled through South Texas yesterday evening--they got to see rain on their first day! Enjoy the photo dump.

Love Shack, 55 MTO, 5" Cut Top, All Eyes, Celastic Toe, Moderate Dogger, Western Sole

Get them while they’re hot!

https://nicksboots.com/products/waxed-predator-sample-sale

https://youtu.be/xZdJCj2VxCU

Man oh man. I've now got two boots in production and one that's already on its way to me (and this is after only having received a single pair of boots over the past three months). I know this is old hat to some of y'all, so I'm curious if you have any great go-to's for easing any tensions that may arise due to . . . ahem . . . perceptions of profligate spending on boots.

(And no . . . I definitely can't suggest that she go out and spend this kinda money on her own footwear--god forbid!)

Hey r/lawncare — Mitch and John here, we work for the United States Golf Association's Green Section. While you may know the USGA as one of golf's governing bodies and host of major golf championships like the U.S. Open or U.S. Women's Open, our team focuses on advancing science, research and technology that benefits golf courses across the country. Through the Green Section, the USGA invests $10 million annually to enhance sustainability and offer more efficient management practices for golf and beyond.

John is based in Pinehurst and has worked in golf course management for over 20 years. Prior to joining the USGA, he was a superintendent in the Northeast managing multiple golf courses. A native Floridian, Mitch is based in Orlando and brings over 15 years of experience as both a Superintendent and most recently as Director of Executive Golf Maintenance. John is more of a cool season grass expert, where Mitch specializes in warm season grasses, so feel free to point your question towards the appropriate party.

We’re both passionate about turf and would love to help answer questions about your own lawns to the best of our knowledge. We’re also happy to answer general questions about golf course turf, if that’s of interest.

As an aside, we just published an article that helps with brown spots in lawns, so feel free to check that out – Bringing Bare Spots in Your Lawn Back to Life.

Whether you’re just starting out with your lawn, or have been meticulously taking care of it for years, we’d like to help answer any questions you have. We’ll be here on August 26 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Eastern, so drop your questions below and we’ll get to them shortly.

Ask us anything – excited to chat!

It's been a minute, but here they are again. The runt of the Roanoke Denim gang (in a TNW 365). So dark! So many wrinkles! So little fading!

My problem ankle has been a little wonky this week, and even my Sage Chromepak T55 loggers don't seem able to fix it (though they do seem able to fix my medial ankle pain when it arises, they don't help my lateral ankle pain when it arises), so I'm trying a medial heel wedge in these, slotted under the back inside corner of the full-length Delta in there. So far today (without a ton of on-my-feet time) it seems to be helping to alleviate some of my issue.

Have a great weekend everybody!!

Did I miss an announcement about these…?

Cypress Light Grey - 4" MTO shorties - All eyes - White wedge - Jeans = Sugarcane Hawaii

Pics aren't great, but I was in a hurry this AM.

I really like how these are starting to look after a few months in the regular rotation (especially the weekends)--and they really look like great summer boots.

I have to admit though -- I just don't love this leather for this boot from a feel-on-the-foot standpoint. I think a lot of it has to do with them being low-tops. Something about the intense stiffness of it just doesn't seem correct, but it seems above average in thickness (pushing around 7oz at 2.7mm) and/or stiff for Cypress (the IBCs I have, while not slouches in temper, are much more relaxed and a bit thinner than this. If I were going to go back and do a 4" for the summer all over again, I think I would probably be happiest with the CXL or Admiral leathers that I think were in the offerings around that time. But hey--no complaints--these boots aren't going anywhere anytime soon, because I know they're going to keep getting better and better as time goes on.

Have a great weekend everybody!

It’s a beautiful day for Aspen Acorn. I’m still really loving everything about these boots—especially the 5332 last.

Both the round Italian leather laces and the kilties are from Guarded Goods. I really love the design of these kilties—so much so that I designed a template to match so I could roll my own in the future. The lace holes are completely hidden beneath the quarters, and the arc at the bottom flows naturally across the gap.

I’ve also included a family photo of my current rotation between the Sage Chromepak T55s and these Aspen Acorn 5332s. I throw on the Roanoke Denim TNW 365s in the afternoons to do my dirty work outdoors.

Have a great weekend, y’all!

Always bet on black…?

Last Mystery Belt go round, I ordered one Heavy Duty and one Heritage. I then set karma in motion be posting a comment in here “Hoping for anything but black.” I received a lovely black stitched bison heritage belt and an almost black DS Olive wide boi.

This go round, I decided to spin the wheel again on another Heavy Duty, and I intentionally made NO posts about it, hoping I could dodge the black curse. Well it landed today. And you’ll never guess what color it is…

BLACK!

But whoa mama—it’s a belt and a half! Looks like a DS Black Appaloosa Gunslinger! Wow!! What a score!! It’s definitely got some character to it, and there’s no other black belt I’d rather have.

Just some morning, noon and quittin’ time looks at the best leather ever. Now sporting new laces and slightly refined kilties.

Chromepak Sage 6” MTO
Olive leather laces (Guarded Goods)
The Strike Gold 6109 Super Slub denim

It’s Friday, and it’s hot. South Texas is finally experiencing. What all y’all Yankees got to enjoy a month ago: temps consistently in the upper 90s and occasionally cracking into triple digits. Since I reserve shorts’n’boots solely for special occasions, I’m rolling with some of the lightest weight jeans in my closet today: N&F Cat’s Pyjamas (which have a pretty funny story if you look into it). Oh, and the boots are some shorty TNW BYOs made out of the still stiff (but tolerable) Cypress Light Grey. I’m getting some tiny hints of brown out of them after a few months, but they’re still grey as heck.

My resize is scheduled for production!! This is the boot that left me really scratching me head over my shoulder own very special sizing needs and which kicked off my lengthy conversations with Dakota and 3Ring that ultimately led to my recent success with the Aspen Acorn Father’s Day bangers. These boots are going to be extra special once they finally land.

I think it’s been three weeks since I’ve actually had boots on a floorboard.

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Enjoy the Sage Chromepak!

Ordered the shade cases during Father’s Day. Forgive me, but: two for me (SB Oxblood + 64 Brown Doubleshot) and one for my Dad (SB Oxblood). My Dad’s always been a “red” guy, and—while I’m really not (Fry Sauce wallet, notwithstanding)—I wanted to get us matching shade cases. Much to my surprise and delight: the matching cases don’t match, but it’s perfect: the loud red for him, and the muted one for me! The 64 Brown DS I picked up to have something I could through in my bag. I’ve really wanted to try out this leather but wanted to see how it patinas first, so I figured this would be one way to do it.

The belt was ordered back in May, shortly after receiving my Chromepak Sage boots. In belt form, it isn’t radically different from my Natty Predator belt, but I have a feeling the patina is going to be quite a bit different. Probably going to hold onto this one for the Dome.

Great work on all of this, u/Grain-and-Twill and crew!

Boxing Day continues!

Two mysteries: one that is pretty well solved, and one that I might need help in solving.

For the heritage belt, I’m fairly confident that I’m looking at Black Bison. For the Heavy Duty, I was guessing it’s DS Slate, [edit: but DS Olive seems to be the winner!], and holy cow is this thing THICC! It’s also waxy as hell with impressive pull up (that is really hard to capture in still photos).

One funny aside: when I ordered these belts, I made a comment wishing for “anything but black” and knowing that I was sealing my fate in the process. Well-played, Nicks. 😉

And of course, I couldn’t resist begging for this wallet in the brief moment that it was shown on screen during the sample sale live feed. I do a lot of work with a certain very large restaurant chain, and—while I was too skittish to grab a pair of the boots in Fry Sauce—I was hoping for an opportunity to get something in that leather. Thanks to u/Grain-and-Twill for making it happen. (Please enjoy the picture of me and my son at HQ this week—his first time there!)