ClarksMen's Bushacre 3 Chukka Boot

These boots were a gift for my son. He previously bought the less espensive style, but these soles and the leather are well worth the extra money.He loves these boots. The color coordinates with jeans, pants and suits. They are durable in the New York City weather and are very comfortable when he is walking through the city.

So, I was introduced to the "desert Boot" through Oliberque a few years ago - learned then that Clark was the original. Went down the chukka rabbit hole, decided to get the one and only. These things have memory foam - if you could craft a pillow shoe for yourself, you'd come up with this. Women love them. I have the beeswax, but am not opposed to buying more versions now that I've figured out my size. I ordered three damn pairs of shoes, and this third one works. Here's what you HAVE to know so you're not returning them and all of that...I need wide. Plain and simple. Have dealt with ingrown toenails all my life, and I absolutely CAN'T have any pressure on my left big toe. So, I usually order half-an-inch larger for most of my shoes to get that toe-box room. I wear USA size 11 on average (some of my shoes are US 12, some are US 10.5). I need wide. What fits me with this shoe - the size that I settled on - 10.5 wide. These shoes are wide to begin with, and they're only going to break in and get wider. So, if you're like me and have a morbid fear of narrow shoes, don't worry with these. Relatively speaking, they run larger than others for the size. So, if anything, size DOWN and go wide.I ordered the US 11 and could feel the shoe on my left big toe (the problem child operated-on toe). No bueno. I know from experience this will eventually suck for me. So, I ordered the US 11 wide and quite honestly it was too long. I didn't feel my left big toe but I just knew there was too much space left over in that toe box. A shoe still does have to function in its original intention... Floppy clown shoes aren't very practical. So, I ordered DOWN length-wise from what I would normally wear, and went wide. This worked. Just did a Costco run today and damn... Dude these are COMfortable. And I was just getting them to look classy, rugged, stylish, all of that.So, size down by half-an-inch - that's my recommendation. If your toes are claustrophobic, size down and go wide. Worked for me. Now I'm addicted. Going to have five pairs of these very quickly. This price is literally unbelievable. Looking at some Thursday Boots (Captain - maybe President) which I will most likely end buying, knowing myself, but seriously I can get five pairs of these Clarks for the price of one pair of those boots. But you're getting into Goodyear welts and all of that with those artisan boots, so not a fair comparison. My M.O. I personally will just buy something new if ish goes south. Time is money - diminishing returns if you start spending too much time looking for ish.So, just buy them. Bushacre 3 - not the earlier versions. Cheap as ish. And NOBODY knows what you paid for them. They just see that you're wearing them and size you up as someone who's interesting.

I picked up the Clarks Men's Bushacre 3 Chukka Boot in dark brown (8.5 wide) to have something sturdy and good-looking for running errands and chasing after the kids, and overall, I’m glad I did. They look sharp with jeans or slacks, and the leather feels like it’ll last, but I will say it took a couple of weeks for them to break in and feel comfortable. Even after tying them up, the top still feels a bit loose around my ankle, which isn’t ideal when I’m on the go with my family, but it’s not a huge issue. All in all, if you’re looking for a reliable everyday boot that can keep up with family life, these are a solid choice—just give them a little time to soften up.

Great shoes

Package was on time and the shoes was just as described 10 true to size

The reviews about the sizing being off are completely true. I am not exactly sure what happened to these boots but this new version with the padded insoles are just not feeling like they’re supposed to. I tried a nine and a 9 1/2 which is what I typically wear and neither of them fit correctly. I ended up sending them back. I recommend that if you are bent on buying these try them on at a local shoe store before you get them from Amazon. Or just buy them from your local shoe store.

Fit very comfortably. Wish they had other colors to choose from besides the basic.

Comfortable and good looking. Only two things Id change. Three eyelets per side and different laces as these don't want to stay tied. One of those is easy to fix. Paid 90 for mine. Wasnt even that hurt when I came to do this review and they were on sale for 50. Good footwear.