Grant Stone Diesel Boot vs Thursday Captain

“I tried the diesel and loved it. I’ve stuck with them for dress boots and have 3 pair. No issues. Made pretty solid. The Dainite sole is slippery when wet and is rigid. I usually go for dainite but I think I’d rather have a leather sole. But I have 2 dainite soles. There are sales throughout the year. I hear their b-grades are a steal and nothing really wrong with them from what people have reported.”

“I am on the precipice of retiring my Thursdays after 7 years and thought it would be good to come here and share my thoughts. I wrote a review on here about 76.5 years ago talking about the purchase being okay but horrible sole issues (chunks missing). Thursday found my review, reached out, and offered to compensate me to get them repaired at a cobbler. I took them up on this and put Vibram soles on them... We now sit here 7 years later and the boots have held up very well. I spend a good 2 years being a responsible owner, keeping them moisturized and brushed. Those habits eventually died and I can say the boots have held up great. This boot made my fall in love with Horween CXL leathers, having now ordered basically all leather goods specifically in that leather now. I now sit here with shoes that finally need re-soled again after 6.5 hard-wearing years and have made the decision to order a new pair of boots instead of repairing these again. With that said, I am making plans to order Grant Stones this time around as they seem the best next-level option for a Brand that also carries Horween CXL boots (just torn between Natural and Crimson colors). Hope this review helps any beginners out there!”