Are these Simms freestones before simms turned to poor quality?
Looking for size 15 wading boots, can pick these up for $150. Curious to know if they older and potentially better quality before simms got sold to private equity.
Posted by Gomer94
8 Comments
travbart on
Those appear felt soled, the only Simms Freestones I’ve ever seen are rubber soled. But I’m no expert.
trunkcheese on
Look like a pretty old model, not sure when simms last made boots like that. They’re probably fine. Looking at the materials I’d guess they’re heavy but will take a beating
Skrapidilly on
I don’t think SIMMS quality has changed much, I just feel more people are complaining because they think getting anything from SIMMS means/meant 100% refund or replacement, and this stopped happening.
Alone_Warthog_9583 on
Those are some dated Freestone boots for sure. And they appear to be pre quality drop. The box also matches boots of that time. A warning of boots from that era, they did sometimes shrink a bit after extended use. Freestone, guide boots, a lot of boots of that era. I worked at a shop that rented waders and some of the older boots were no longer true to size.
M2A2C2W on
Even Cabelas brand boots are up in that price range now. Personally, I think it’s worth it if they’re your size. Simms’ biggest issue right now is with their waders, at least in my experience.
kingofbun on
Boots are fine. Waders not so much
badger_42 on
They are older and from before Simms was bought. They are not real leather but are still pretty durable. The fly shops I worked in sold a lot of them and they were also used heavily for guided trips. To answer the other poster, they were originally only offered in felt and then felt and rubber. IIRC they were updated slightly with rubber toe caps and only offered with rubber soles… Still before the sale. Don’t know about the price though, seems a little high for boots that are 10+ years old. I think we used to sell them for $130 CAD (it’s been a long time so I might be wrong).
AffectDifficult6821 on
Bulletproof boots, but that style is the most narrow boots I’ve ever seen.
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Those appear felt soled, the only Simms Freestones I’ve ever seen are rubber soled. But I’m no expert.
Look like a pretty old model, not sure when simms last made boots like that. They’re probably fine. Looking at the materials I’d guess they’re heavy but will take a beating
I don’t think SIMMS quality has changed much, I just feel more people are complaining because they think getting anything from SIMMS means/meant 100% refund or replacement, and this stopped happening.
Those are some dated Freestone boots for sure. And they appear to be pre quality drop. The box also matches boots of that time. A warning of boots from that era, they did sometimes shrink a bit after extended use. Freestone, guide boots, a lot of boots of that era. I worked at a shop that rented waders and some of the older boots were no longer true to size.
Even Cabelas brand boots are up in that price range now. Personally, I think it’s worth it if they’re your size. Simms’ biggest issue right now is with their waders, at least in my experience.
Boots are fine. Waders not so much
They are older and from before Simms was bought. They are not real leather but are still pretty durable. The fly shops I worked in sold a lot of them and they were also used heavily for guided trips. To answer the other poster, they were originally only offered in felt and then felt and rubber. IIRC they were updated slightly with rubber toe caps and only offered with rubber soles… Still before the sale. Don’t know about the price though, seems a little high for boots that are 10+ years old. I think we used to sell them for $130 CAD (it’s been a long time so I might be wrong).
Bulletproof boots, but that style is the most narrow boots I’ve ever seen.