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Last update: 4 January, 2011
Welcome to our on-line catalog and store. This is our only catalog and
only store. BIG BLACK BOOTS has been here on the web selling boots
since long before the internet became trendy.
We ship all over the world! Click here to learn more
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| Latest News |
Last update:
4 January, 2011 |
4 January: Wesco are now taking
about 11 weeks for custom boot orders.
Rush orders, for which Wesco charges an additional $100, take about half as long.
Grinders is changing the leather on their black boots from a medium-weight
leather with a shiny finish to a heavier oil-tanned black leather.
The new leather features a natural "greasy" finish which has a flat or matte appearance.
This new leather, although thicker, is actually more supple and flexible.
We received our first shipment of Grinders boots made with this new leather and they
look great.
We've updated the Grinders 14-hole boot page and are working on the
20-hole boot page.
Wesco has introduced a new line of Electrical Hazard lineman boots. These "EH" lineman
boots provide protection against electrical hazard and feature the spacious new composite safety
toes. These are excellent boots and are available with the traditional logger heel
or a lower heel. These boots are kept in stock in both the Brown and
Black Oil tanned leather. They can also be custom made to order.
Click here to see these new boots.
- We've re-done our page on Wesco sole options to include the new
Vibram soles now available. We've also added more information about each sole.
- Major updates have been made to our Wesco Boss and Wesco Motor Patrol Boot pages.
We've added new sole options, new heel options, new leather choices and new leather lining option.
There are now more sizes when these boots are ordered with the low heel options.
There are four last options so you can adjust the look
of the toes and the height of the heels.
- We've added a multi-language boot and
leather dictionary to help
those whose primary language is not English.
The goal is to provide translations for boot terminology which might not be included
in language dictionaries. We have translations into: French, German, Spanish,
Chinese, Italian and Japanese.
(français, Deutsch, Español, Chinese / 中文, Italien, Japanese / 日本語)
'Traduttore, traditore'
- We can now have the stock/ready-to-wear Dehner Motor Patrol boots made entirely
from Dehner's excellent Black "Voyager" cowhide leather. This is a special order
which takes about 6 to 8 weeks and costs $71 more than the standard stock boots.
They are made to the same dimensions and pattern as the standard stock boots.
We're also happy to report that we can now supply the Dehner ready to wear Motor
Patrol boots with Vibram lug soles. The Vibram sole option costs $52.
Boots with the optional Vibram sole are not kept in stock. So this is a special order
boot which takes about 6 to 8 weeks to make up. Cost is the same as a standard, stock
Motor Patrol boot plus $52 for the Vibram soles.
We also updated our Dehner stock Motor Patrol boot page with expanded information on
sizing. The size chart now shows, for each combination
of foot size and width, the
height of that boot, the max calf size and the max heel measurement which will fit into that size boot.
The information is shown in inches and also in centimeters.
We've updated our web pages to show the new leather options available on
Wesco Boots. The complete lineup is shown here.
If you'd like to order
one of the newer leather options and it isn't shown on the information or order page for a
particular boot style, please put a note in the remarks.
Any of the Wesco boots can be made with the leather reversed... rough side out.
There is no cost for this option. If you would like to have your boots made rough side out
please put a note in the remarks on your order.
Wesco has also added many new options for their custom boots. We will be adding these
over the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you know of an option you'd like which isn't
shown on our order form, please put a note in the remarks on your order.
Contrary to rumor, the anti-gravity option will not be available
until CERN
finds and then tames the Higgs boson.
We're now carrying the Cosmas Hercules Wildland Fire Boots. These are
new, high tech, NFPA Certified wildland fire boots based on the contemporary hiking,
backpacking, mountaineering boots which have proven popular with wildland fire
fighters on the west coast of the US and Canada. These firefighters typically work in hilly and
mountainous terrain and appreciate the features these new boots provide.
These Cosmas Hercules boots have received great reviews by wildland fire fighters who've
been wearing them since the 2008 fire season.
These boots live a double life. The same great bootmaking skills which produced
these fine boots make them perfect for the hiking, backpacking and mountaineering
tasks they were originally designed to do before they were equipped for fire fighting.
You don't need to be a wildland fire fighter to own these great boots.
We've updated our Wesco combat boot page to show availability in heights up to 20 inches.
11" Wesco Boss boots with the #100 Vibram lug sole are once again a stock item.
There's been high demand for these boots but we can usually ship them quickly.
Click here for the Boss boot page.
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Wesco has introduced a new leather option for people who want to polish their boots.
Click here for details.
Wesco is once again offering the light tan "Burlap Explorer" and now have a shiny Burgundy
leather as well. Click here for more
information about leather choices.
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Good news for EU customers. The US Postal Service has finally stopped using
GLS and Extand who mishandled deliveries for several years in EU countries and
charged extra fees for the favor of poor, slow, unreliable service. Yeah!!!!
Delivery is once again handled by the Post Office in many EU countries.
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UK customers... you're still stuck with ParcelFarce but we can always ship your
boots professionally using FedEx. Do let Messrs. Cameron & Clegg know what you think of privatisation
(good luck with that!).
Imagine if the entire Royal Mail was run by ParcelFarce!
ParcelFarce charges extra customs processing "fees" and various fondling fees
which are illegal.
You can take them to small claims court to recover their fees and any court costs.
They will settle out of court and refund the full fee because their behaviour is illegal and, thus, indefensible.
You can do this online here.
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We've updated several articles in our Boot FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
Lot's of useful information about the care and feeding of boots. There's even one titillating article which shows
how to discipline your boots. Now that's a novel concept.
- Dehner's production time for custom boots is taking 10 to 12 weeks as of January 2011
- The older Wesco boots used to be made with a last which had a roomier toe. We always use these lasts
for our stock 16" Wesco Boss boots and usually we will have your custom boots
built using these original lasts because Wesco has now been able to get more of these lasts.
Read more about it in our boot FAQ here
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Good news for Australians. Imported items costing less than AU$1,000 are
admitted duty and tax free. No GST! Full details at the Australian Customs Service
web site.
- Wesco has an exclusive distributor in Japan who handles all orders shipped to Japan. So we can no longer
ship Wesco boots to Japan. However we still sell all other products to our valued customers in Japan.
Japan is the only place subject to this restriction... we continue to sell Wesco boots to all
other countries.
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- Ever wonder why the soles don't fall off your boots once the sole stitching starts
to wear through? You can find the answer to this burning question on
our Boot FAQ page.
The page is filled with erudite and thought provoking replies to the many questions
we get about our boots and makes for a compelling read. Don't miss the link to
the John Galsworthy essay on Quality at the end of the FAQ
Click here to see why soles don't fall off.
- The weak dollar has meant that our customers around the world have been
able to buy our great boots at bargain prices.
Now that the whole world is in recession, the US dollar
has somehow stabilized a bit against the euro, the pound sterling and other currencies.
But our boots are still a bargain if you
live outside of the United States.
Our $399 Wesco Boss Engineer boots would have cost €482 at the 26 October 2000 exchange rate.
That same pair of boots would cost about €299 now! Get your boots now before
the weak dollar and the weak euro reach parity on their respective races to zero value.
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- Questions about boots or how to care for them? Check our boot FAQ (frequently
asked questions) page for answers. Click here: BOOT FAQ
- If you'd like a bit more room in the toe area of your Wesco boots there are a
couple of options:
- Consider ordering the steel or composite safety toes.
Steel toes often get a bad rap for cramping your toes because they take up space in the
toe of the boots. Not with Wesco boots! Wesco uses special roomier steel toes imported from Europe.
In the mid range sizes and widths, these actually have roomier toes than boots without steel toes.
The composite toes are slightly roomier than the steel toes and look more bulky... though they
are lighter than the steel toes.
- The older Wesco boots used to be made with a last which had a roomier toe.
Wesco switched to a "dressier" last with a sleeker toe profile when they had problems
getting new supplies of that traditional last.
Wesco has now been able to have these last made for them in most of their size range.
We use this traditional last for all of our custom boots orders unless you prefer
the new, sleeker last. We also use this traditional "bump toe" last on the
16" inch Wesco Boss boots with two top straps which we keep in stock.
Read more about the traditional last in our boot FAQ here
Dehner Custom Made Motor Patrol Boots
See our page devoted to the Dehner Custom Made to measure motor patrol boots.
Click here to see them.
These boots are custom made to your measurements and specifications and are available
in a selection of leather types and colors and with a variety of options which are
not available on the stock motor patrol boots.
- Dehner's stock or "ready to wear" Motor Patrol boots are now available with a plain
dress instep. This used to be available only on custom made to measure boots. Click
here for more information and pictures.
- Dehner has a good supply of the ready to wear Motor Patrol boots in stock.
If you'd like a custom made to measure pair of Dehner Motor Patrol boots, click here. For
Equestrian, RCMP "Mountie" boots or A&M Senior boots,
please drop us an email at
 and we can discuss details with you.
We Accept Multiple Currencies:
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Of course, you can also use a credit card based in any currency and can always use US dollars
for your PayPal payment.
If you select payment using PayPal we'll email you a
PayPal invoice in the currency you choose after reviewing and confirming your order.
When you click on the invoice it takes you to the PayPal
web site and fills out all information needed to make your payment.
It may be more advantageous for you to pay in dollars than your own currency.
Details are discussed on our ordering information page.
Payment:
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Shipping:
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for information about shipping.
Boot / Jacket Information and Prices:
Many of our boots are made to order, but we carry stock in many popular styles.
Boots which are in stock can be shipped soon after we get your order.
Here are the boots which are normally in stock:
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