Superduty Bison (Smooth)

Great boots

Took 2 weeks to break in but never had to take them off my feet and put on a diffrent pair of boots to get trew the day no blisters had a problem with the width so i sent them back in and they rebuilt the boots i originally had and sent them back at no extra charge even tho it was my mistake my only complaint is were the leather meets at the top of my foot on one boot hangs down some so it hurts to put on one boot after it's on I dont want to take them off had them for a month and I am glad I went with them

Almost Perfect

I now own four pairs of JK boots. Three pair are variants of the Superduty/Fire Inlander platform. The 8.5 D size fits my feet perfectly with plenty of toe room and no heel slip. (I have pretty narrow ankles and typically wear US size 9.5 or 9 if half sizes aren't available.) I love the high heel on rough, steep terrain. (I'm quite fond of the raised heel on flat ground too!) My Bison Superduty boots are hands down the most comfortable and beautiful of the three pair, requiring no break-in whatsoever and looking incredibly nice right out of the box. Do be aware that any coloring on the leather midsoles is superficial and will easily rub off, especially if you wear your boots in cold, wet weather. If you care about that sort of thing, then you'll have to baby your boots or apply some colored polish when it disappears. You might also notice something that looks like salt crystals that can be very white in color forming on the midsole leather. I'm sure this has no impact whatsoever on how the boot functions, but it can be alarming if you have fallen in love with their out-of-the-box appearance. Also, it's fairly easy to scratch or cut the Bison leather, so be VERY careful when walking if you wear your Bison boots with crampons like I did. (See below.) I assume the roughout leather really is quite a bit more abrasion resistant, especially in cow hide. Over the past Memorial Day weekend I decided to use my Bison boots along with my first pair of crampons and my first ice axe on a short hike up Mt. Hood. It's been a while since I've done much of anything very strenuous (I operate a concrete mixer truck these days), so lugging 60 pounds of gear and clothing from Timberline Lodge up to a campsite across from Illumination Rock was quite the chore. I didn't think I had it in me to go much further, but by the time my alarm went off at 2am, I felt much better and could see the headlamps of the first day hikers coming up the mountain, so I joined them and made it to the top fairly easily. My new crampons fit nice and snug on the JK boots. I saw more than one person struggling with loose crampons on the way up the Old Chute, but not me. A slightly stiffer sole might have helped give my leg muscles a break when I was digging my toes into the frozen snow, but overall I felt like the regular Superduty boots provided plenty of support. Early in the morning my toes were a bit cold, but later in the day they felt just fine. In colder weather, insulated boots would be really nice, I think.

Amazing boots