Are Thursday Boots Worth It After 2 Years?

It's patina time! After putting hundreds of thousands of steps in on my Captain boots over the last couple of years, I thought they were looking so damn good I should post an update on how the leather has aged and how the comfort has changed as the boots have aged. For $199, these boots can't be beat — and I'm pretty sure I'd say that if they were a hundred bucks more expensive.

00:00 Are Thursday boots worth it?
01:55 Thursday's Captain leathers
03:40 Thursday Captain design
05:55 Are Thursday Captain boots comfortable?
07:55 Wrapping up

#thursdayboots

[jimbov]

My Thursday captains are 2.5 years old and I wear then a minimum 5 days a week to work and also on weekends. They have exceeded my expectations. I've had zero issues. Everything is holding up extremely well. I wear them in the summer heat, rainy fall and snow winter here in the North East. The leather is still in perfect condition and I have never treated or conditioned it. Only thing I had to do was buy a replacement set of laces from Thursday as i ripped one after 2 years of use. I'm shocked how well they still look after the abuse I put them through and how long they've lasted; mind you I'm a 6'1 235lb guy. I usually destroy a casual work style boot after just 6-8 months but these things look like they are just breaking in for me. The bottoms are also still in great shape.

[Thursdayboots]

We're so happy to hear you love your boots!

[augistine]

Love that you cover all boots cheap to higher end thanks for doing this . Keep up the good work my man

[jmceachern]

I’ve been listening to you talk about these boots for quite a while now but could never quite pull the trigger on them. I’ve got a bunch of Red Wing boots and a pair of Grant Stone boots. I’m here in New York for a couple of days so I went to the store to check them out. I bought a pair for myself and for my wife! Great looking boots and very comfortable! Very happy! My wife was in shock when I told her they cost only $199. She thought they were $600 boots. She was also very happy when I told her I’d buy her a pair. So I got a nice pair of boots and made my wife happy as well! Thanks for the the reviews!

[thomasbrown]

I love my Thursday boots. I’ve had them for over a year and I agree they look better and feel better with age and wear. For sure worth the price.

[Lebron]

Years ago I sold watches, low to mid-level, nothing too crazy. Plastic digitals up to Tissot. Whenever asked 'which watch will last the longest?' the standard reply was 'the one that you take care of'. It's something of a no-brainer observation, but focuses in on what you, as a grown up, can influence. Read the care instructions and obtain a sense of what the product you bought can reasonably handle. If you own one pair of boots, and you wear them every day, rain, snow or shine, and you don't maintain them, this may not be the pair of boots for you, unless you want to replace them in a year or eighteen months. Half of these boot comments sounds like, 'I bought something relatively inexpensive, and used them for a very low cost per wear, but they didn't stack up to a more expensive, sturdy something else'. And?

[saaaaaaaaalt]

Found out about this company recently and have decided this is exactly what I'm looking for. Not a massive budget but I feel my timberlands make my feet look disproportionately large compared to the rest of my outfit. I love the look and the price is just on the edge of what I can afford. They're definitely my self birthday present when January rolls around.

[victorc]

You do a great job at showing the boots from all different angles both on and off foot. Also fantastic job at structuring your videos from what you talk about to how long it is. Storytelling skills 10/10.

[sydney]

Thanks for the update on these boots. I'm one of those guys that enjoys getting a brand new pair of boots and then watching them age with just normal wear. That's what these boots are. The more you wear them, the more comfortable they because, and the better they look. They are not a pair of boots for heavy duty work.

[agustinarcusa]

Dude casually single leg squating in each video

[zenzer]

I'm just breaking in my majors in walnut, and I have to say as my second day in. They are already starting to feel so inherit to my feet. I put miles at work and the first day was hard to get the leather upper to soften. Now they are starting to feel like butter. I look forward to the rest of the breaking in period.

[psybrg]

Your terracotta have darkened to a good color. What products did you use on it? TBC suggests not to use anything on that leather, but I love how yours look!

[gavinmoss]

I have a pair of Thursday captains that I have worn daily for 4 years. They are getting close to being retired. But have held up great, and I only condition them about once a year. and have hicked every major trail in the grand canyon in them. I would be happy to buy them again.

[curtisharms]

Just got my brown captains this week, and I absolutely love them. Wore them for the first time last night to my daughters band concert, and they are already pretty comfortable. I'm gonna be buying another pair very soon

[brianrussell]

I have several pairs of Thursday boots. Love my Captain’s in Old English leather that are Goodyear Welted. They are about 2 years old and they look and feel great!

[randallfraley]

On what size last are the Captain’s boots made on? I know Red Wing Iron Ranger’s are made on 8.

[xfghsthsh]

I own same. Thursdays customer support told that this leather does not need any conditioner at all and said only water protection spray would suffice the need.

[xxflamezxxable]

I got my Thursday boots about 4ish years ago, before they changed the heel counter, and the leather has aged nicely for being a regular brown chrome tanned leather. My biggest issue with Thursday boots isn’t the leather uppers, for me the issue arose around 2 years into them at the insole. The insole just completely flattened out and they became very uncomfortable, and ended up bruising my ankle after a day out. I wish they would release a premium line that had a traditional leather insole with better construction. These are great boots but in my opinion, they’re not worth resoling, so to me, they’re basically just a cement construction.

[RavensRules]

I just bought the cadets off Amazon. They are pretty comfortable right out of the box. I bought true to size and i find they are a teeeny but too roomy around the sides of my feet..but i have a pretty thin foot. I'm really happy though

[Loganedward]

After having the Thursday boots I am glad they were just 200. They are nice boots but over time they feel like 200 dollars. I paid over twice as much for my Nicks but after 2 heavy years of use the Nicks still feel like new. For casual use the Thursday boots are the way to go though.