Nick’s Custom Boots

I’ve met Frank, Gary, Sarah, and Steve. all various parts of the chain and Nick’s really embodies the spirit American small business.
They do everything one step at a time, and while no handmade product is perfect, they won’t rest until their customer is happy.
When you make a pair of boots that lasts 5 – 10 years, and needs a rebuild every 2, isn’t it important to keep your customer happy and in your product and nobody elses?
In a world of copycats in the Pac NW working boot style, it’s important to really understand that White’s, Nick’s, and Wesco are the holy trinity of boot brands. Nick’s is not as big as White’s and they’re a good bit slower, but you can bet that your boots will be made properly, and they welcome any feedback on their product in order to make it better.
Also the break-​in is real. If you don’t work on your feet, really consider the dress leathers. It’s not a contest and thats 60 – 100 hours you don’t need to be hurtin’ if you’ve got places to be and don’t have the time to break in a pair of sturdy boots in your spare time.
Seriously I doubt someone would look up the Unilocal review of this brand with the internet and all the forums this brand is mentioned on, but if you’re considering a pair of Pacific Northwestern work/​safety boots and you want it made by a brand with less than 15 bootmakers on staff, all making them one at a time without any automation (nearly 1.5 weeks to make a pair of boots start to finish) this is what you’re looking for.
I’m on my third pair with them, the fit is exactly the same, and the materials used are of the highest quality. Because if you can find better, they’d just buy it for you and everybody else. No corners cut. Every step executed.

customer service very disappointing. I think I’ll stick with whites. They do not appear to be built any better than whites

The website and brochure claim that it takes 80 – 100 hours of wear to properly break in a pair of Nick’s boots. I’m at about 65 hours now, which is enough to evaluate ‘em. While my (stuff)kickers aren’t completely broken in yet, they’re already the best-​fitted and most supportive boots I’ve ever experienced… and I’ve had a few boots, ranging from elkhide cowboy boots through every imaginable combat boot (‘cruit boots old and new pattern, Corcorans, jungle, desert, et al) and more than a few hiking, hunting and work boots.
These are the best. They’ve already saved my rebuilt ankles several of the small injuries I normally endure every few days, and make my body feel better balanced and more securely planted than any footwear of my experience. The honey soles are soft to walk on, non-​marking on our pale maple floor, and replaceable.
I was a little nervous when they told me they’d be building them a full size different and at different widths, but they by G-​D know their stuff. This experience — hand-​fitted footwear, built to a peerless standard with old school craftsmanship — is what I’ve dreamed of ordering from White’s for many years. I’m not sure you can still get it there. The laid-​off Realtor who tried to fit my feet at White’s suspiciously boutique «superstore» in Spokane was bound and determined to get my feet into a pair of off-​the-​shelf boots, which he was pretty sure would eventually force my feet into compliance, and which only cost about $ 150 more than a custom-​fitted pair from Nick’s.
White’s may not be what it used to be. I can’t tell, as I’ve only been recently. What I know for certain is that, right now today, you can walk into Nick’s and order the best pair of work and outdoor boots you’ve ever lashed onto your dogs.
They’re less than Wesco (not my favorites), less than White’s (good boots if you have the right feet; otherwise Procrustean), and about twice the cost of a pair of Wolverines. That’s a stone bargain in my world.

Hand made boots of high quality. I started with White’s Boots (Nick’s did too), so I more accustomed to their look and feel, but Nick’s won’t let you down.