Any tricks stretching the instep of new boots?

[sedona]

Like I have said there are no out of the box boots that fit my feet.I have tried Ariat,Nocona,Justin,Tony Lama, Larry Mayhan,Lucchessee,Twisted X and a few more.The western store my Dad owned sold enough Luchessee boots the area supervisor was nice enough to have boots made especially for me.He isn't around anymore and I am sure the reason he went to such trouble was that we bought several thousand dollars worth of boot from him over the years.

 

[Gunbuffer]

Wear flip flops and spray paint your feet brown

 

[steelfingers]

Got you covered. Does you wife knit?

 

[Cowcatcher]

There's always Teny Lamas

 

[saddlebum]

Can't get them on to wear them dry.The only boots that fit my feet were custom made and a little over $800.00.If I am going to spend that kind of money I would rather buy a gun.My family use to own a western store and I have tried about every brand there is and never found a boot out of the box that wasn't a pain to get on my feet.

Then wear tennis shoes with velcro straps

 

[sedona]

I have no problem with running shoes at all, just boots.I wear brooks or nikes 80% of the time.Occasionally I like something a little different.I will try steelfingers method of beating the boots next week when I have more time.

 

[MacFromOK]

FWIW, the freezer method works overnight. Just let 'em thaw the next day enough to pull out the frozen bag and try 'em on. Repeat as needed.

Your boots, your call. Luck.

 

[sedona]

Thank you Mac. I will try steelfingers method first.I would kind of like to beat these boots for awhile.If that doesn't work I will try the freezer method.

 

[MacFromOK]

I would kind of like to beat these boots for awhile.

Lol, I understand.

 

[Hangfire]

Give J.W. Ellis a call in Newcastle at 405-387-4335, he's pretty well known when it comes to boot repair and gets boots sent to him from all across the country and at one time built custom boots.

In May he stretched a pair of Justin's and two pair of Lucchese's for for me, in the toe area, after I broke my little toe a few years back and it healed with a hump in it and I had given up on ever wearing boots again because they rubbed the toe so bad.....he also was able to open up the instep on one pair of the Lucchese's to make them easier to get off and on.