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Justin Roper Boots
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Justin Roper Boots

by Justin

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Discontinued lace-up roper-style leather boots from Justin, from a 1990s production run often found secondhand.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

Owners report years of hard use with resoleable leather soles, worn with or without kilties.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as June 2025

  1. 2
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    I've had mine for years and subjected them to every possible punishment.

  2. 2
    r/BuyItForLife comment

    They lasted a good long time, through a number of patches and resoles.

leather boots resoleable secondhand vintage

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