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So why is it that all the snake boot companies have discontinued all their nice brown lace-up boots? I have been using Chippewa's lace-up boots to perform educational programs for audiences for six years now. I like the brown boots because, to me, camouflage is NOT a professional look when you're taking a show to a school or performing at a zoo in front of 300 people. I like the lace-ups because they're easy-on/easy-off, especially at the end of a long, sweaty day when the heat index has been 120 degrees or more. I wear my boots 8 hours a day for 5 to 6 months out of the year, and I really LIKED the ones Chippewa made. They were comfortable and long-lasting. Now I need to replace my boots again ( I do this about every 3 years) and NOBODY - not Irish Setter, not Danner, not LaCrosse,and certainly NOT Chippewa ( I don't count Rocky, as their boots don't hold up under the kind of abuse I can put a boot through) - has a brown lace-up boot. They're all hideous shades of camouflage. While looking at alternatives I even turned to shin guards, and do you know what I found?!?! PINK CAMOUFLAGE shin guards "perfect for gardening"! What the heck is that??? Who buys pink camo snake guards? So... the point of this rant is that I'm looking for alternatives. I don't like zip ups (weak sides or bulky velcro covers) and I don't like pull-ons (try pulling them off after your legs have swollen and you've sweated your socks soaked after a day of walking around in 100+ degree heat), so what are my options? Is there such a thing anymore as a DURABLE (3+ years of use under the above described conditions) pair of NON-CAMOUFLAGE lace up snake boots?

>>So why is it that all the snake boot companies have discontinued all their nice brown lace-up boots? I have been using Chippewa's lace-up boots to perform educational programs for audiences for six years now. I like the brown boots because, to me, camouflage is NOT a professional look when you're taking a show to a school or performing at a zoo in front of 300 people. I like the lace-ups because they're easy-on/easy-off, especially at the end of a long, sweaty day when the heat index has been 120 degrees or more. I wear my boots 8 hours a day for 5 to 6 months out of the year, and I really LIKED the ones Chippewa made. They were comfortable and long-lasting. Now I need to replace my boots again ( I do this about every 3 years) and NOBODY - not Irish Setter, not Danner, not LaCrosse,and certainly NOT Chippewa ( I don't count Rocky, as their boots don't hold up under the kind of abuse I can put a boot through) - has a brown lace-up boot. They're all hideous shades of camouflage. While looking at alternatives I even turned to shin guards, and do you know what I found?!?! PINK CAMOUFLAGE shin guards "perfect for gardening"! What the heck is that??? Who buys pink camo snake guards? So... the point of this rant is that I'm looking for alternatives. I don't like zip ups (weak sides or bulky velcro covers) and I don't like pull-ons (try pulling them off after your legs have swollen and you've sweated your socks soaked after a day of walking around in 100 degree heat), so what are my options? Is there such a thing anymore as a DURABLE (3 years of use under the above described conditions) pair of NON-CAMOUFLAGE lace up snake boots?

Try looking at Justin boots they make some pretty nice lace ups.
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Shane Flaskamp

Thanks for your response. However, Justin doesn't have ANY lace up boots, just "cowboy" style snake boots. Chippewa is, I believe, a division on Justin. If that is the case, the boots you're thinking of are the ones that have been discontinued.