Blundstone 1609 Chelsea Men's Boots Antique Brown

Blundstone boots are the best boots ever made. The latest pair is the third pair that I have purchased in the past 30 years. My first pair was acquired about 30 years ago. I got the next pair about 15 years ago, and when I apply a coat of black polish, my very observant wife cannot tell them apart. The only repairs to the first pair was to be resoled. I wore them through our Maritime winters and in summer, and I still wear them in the garden. My recent purchase was a vanity thing , as many of my wearing apparel is brown.This will probably be my final purchase of your product, and not because I don’t like them, just the opposite. I will be 80 come mid-March, and, as the Irish say, all those boots will “see me out!” Hah!Best wishes,Bob MacKenzie

I bought a pair of Blundstones years ago that have finally bitten the dust. I’ve tried twice to replace them - ordering the same size in a similar style as my original style no longer seem to exist. The first pair were very tight, and I hope they just needed to be broken in, but after comparing my old boots to the new ones, they are totally different sizes, the old ones being at least a full size larger. Since I wore the boots hoping they’d stretch I can no longer return them. What a waste of money - sizing replacement boots shouldn’t be this difficult!!!

I usually wear a U.S. size 7.5 and got the size 5 (UK) in the Rustic Brown boots. I bought these to wear for work and hiking. But I'd say they're better for walking around town and have great traction, but the ankle area is not supportive/sturdy enough for hiking. They definitely needed to be broken in - the back of the boots pressed into my leg right below my calves when I first started wearing them. It hurt so bad for a good week, but I toughed it out and then for a month I wore them every single day and they were perfect. But a couple of weeks ago a deep crease formed only on the right boot, right above my heel (Achilles tendon area). It's so incredibly painful to walk in the right boot now. My Achilles tendon is swollen and bruised from the deep crease pushing ... MoreI usually wear a U.S. size 7.5 and got the size 5 (UK) in the Rustic Brown boots. I bought these to wear for work and hiking. But I'd say they're better for walking around town and have great traction, but the ankle area is not supportive/sturdy enough for hiking. They definitely needed to be broken in - the back of the boots pressed into my leg right below my calves when I first started wearing them. It hurt so bad for a good week, but I toughed it out and then for a month I wore them every single day and they were perfect. But a couple of weeks ago a deep crease formed only on the right boot, right above my heel (Achilles tendon area). It's so incredibly painful to walk in the right boot now. My Achilles tendon is swollen and bruised from the deep crease pushing into it every step I make. Meanwhile the left boot is completely comfortable with no deep crease in that location. This was after only 1 month of wear. One would think that a $200 pair of boots would be a bit sturdier and better constructed to not bend so much after 1 month of wear. I've never had this occur before with one boot getting a crease so deep I couldn't walk because of the pain. Blundstone wouldn't replace the one boot as they deemed it normal and I can't return them for a refund because I wore them. Unfortunately Blundstone's product isn't sturdy or worth the hype.