Searching For Fairburn Agates… BAREFOOT!

Sorry for the boot rant, but thanks for listening! I reward you with a few fairburn gems. Thanks for tuning in!

[@waywardwoodward]

Where the heck are all the size 14 booooots?! 🤪 Sorry for the rant, thanks for listening!

[@Ontario_Rockhound]

Awesome finds!

[@waywardwoodward]

@@Ontario_Rockhound sweet little gems! Thanks for tuning in!

[@303supercool]

As an arborist I’ve experienced the same thing with boots lasting. LA Sportiva boots have done me well. Definitely expensive but definitely something that will last.

[@waywardwoodward]

@@303supercool I will look them up! I’m not concerned with the price if they are worth the money. Some of these companies though are insane. Thanks for tuning in!

[@trouthawk]

Try Kennetrec's, they are out of Bozeman. The best boots and great repair, they'll resole your old ones at a resonable cost. Really enjoy your videos and it makes me want to get back to my old stomping grounds and hunt up a Fairburn!

[@waywardwoodward]

@@trouthawk thanks for the info! Glad to hear you enjoy the videos and I think you should go find one of them beautiful gems! Best luck if and when ya make it back to search!

[@kennethjohnson2731]

10:51 that Thing looks amazing

[@waywardwoodward]

@@kennethjohnson2731 the big yellowish one on the ground or the one I had just found?

[@kennethjohnson2731]

@@waywardwoodward the yellow ish one

[@waywardwoodward]

@@kennethjohnson2731 I assumed it for a praire/lace agate, I prolly should have flipped that one. 🕵🏻‍♂️

[@spencerpearson3688]

I hear you on the boots! Something about those steep hills that's really hard on them. I had some old boots that were in decent shape before 3 weeks around Fairburn and they're toast now. I wouldn't complain too much though. I'd rather be good at finding Fairburns than boots 😊 Thanks for taking us along!

[@waywardwoodward]

@@spencerpearson3688 haha I never looked at it like that! 🤔 Thanks for tuning in and for the wise words!

[@JensensAdventures]

Wow, those are a couple amazing finds! We like to use Keens but we don't put them through the same use as you do, not even close, so they work for us. I will say, however, that they definitely don't last as long as they did years ago. Seems like they make them cheaper so you have to buy them more often, that's with anything now days. Anywho, really enjoyed the video and congrats on the finds!

[@waywardwoodward]

@@JensensAdventures thanks! Yeah, I suppose that their deal these days… sell more instead of make better products. I’m gonna start calling them all out! 🤪 Thanks for tuning in, best luck to you on the rocks!

[@robertmurphy8863]

I feel your pain with the boots! (And them prickley pear). I hate to say it but ive had really good luck at army surplus for boots. Absolutely stunning finds!!! Thats for sharing with us

[@waywardwoodward]

@@robertmurphy8863 it makes sense that military stuff might be made a bit better for the task. Glad ya enjoyed, thanks for tuning in!

[@chrisvolk5198]

I was gonna say this too.

[@AgeofAnderson]

I like Oboz for rough ground. They're built like tanks and they last a good long time. Absolutely pulverize Keens at around the same price

[@waywardwoodward]

@@AgeofAnderson you are the second person to mention that brand with good results. I’ll have to look into them. Thanks for the info and thanks for tuning in!

[@xanderlamping9556]

Might be late to the comments section but I would highly recommend Lowa boots. I have the Renegrades and have somewhere between 900 and 1000 miles hiking and backpacking on them in addition to wearing them daily for work. I had to repair one of the seams on each boot (same spot on each) with aquaseal this summer but other than that I have had them for 4 years with no issues other than replacing the laces and reapplying waterproofing. Can find them at REI or online.

[@waywardwoodward]

@@xanderlamping9556 I’ll check em out! Thanks for the info and thanks for tuning in!

[@pattycake3585]

Some great finds. I agree with you. They don't make anything like they used to. That way, they get you to buy more.

[@waywardwoodward]

@@pattycake3585 dang them! I’m gonna expose them all! 🙃 Thanks for tuning in!

[@brianegeberg8497]

Scheels, get Keens hunting boots... Best ever for years of walking...You across the road from the campground to the West right off 18? I've enjoyed that spot before!

[@waywardwoodward]

@@brianegeberg8497 keen is pretty well a last resort for me these days. I’ve had a few pairs. For me, they don’t seem to last.

[@brianegeberg8497]

@@waywardwoodward Bummer for ya! Might get out that way before the snow flies,

[@waywardwoodward]

@@brianegeberg8497 best luck to ya on the rocks! I’ll be headed south for winter next week. Time to get back on the gold!

[@lesleyhenshaw2878]

Really pretty the ones you found. Do you pick up any other agates, or any of the quartz I see?, when watching. Some of them look like nice rocks. Thanks for the video. Have you tried asking any of your rock hounding friends, where they get their boots from, cause they may have some advice for you. Thanks again x❤

[@waywardwoodward]

@@lesleyhenshaw2878 I do pick up a few other rocks now and then, mostly stuff I can make cabochons with, like the rose quartz. Thanks for tuning in!

[@joshuaminkkinen1282]

First nodule was so nice 👍🏼

[@waywardwoodward]

@@joshuaminkkinen1282 not too shabby at all! Thanks for tuning in!

[@fishinfool]

Nice gems! Those would help any kind of a bad mood.

[@waywardwoodward]

@@fishinfool for sure! They definitely brightened my mood. 🤣 Thanks for tuning in!

[@RickSmith-kp3sy]

I've had good luck with Keen boots WW. I wore a size 12 D at 50 and as I've aged my damn feet got bigger and flatter. Always could kill an ant with my instep. I'm 67 now and wear a 14 EE. I had to have safety shoes for work, but the Keen safety shoes were as comfortable as any other hiking boots I've ever worn and I didn't have to worry about smashing my toes. Something my clumsy ass always has to worry about. The nice thing about the Keens to me is that their sizing is consistent between models. Low tops, mid tops, high tops were all the same size advertised, comfortable, warm and needed almost no breaking in. Hell, I even bought sandals that lasted me 10 years before they finally came apart. Almost cried when they did. Like losing a good dog.😢

[@waywardwoodward]

@@RickSmith-kp3sy my last set of Keens only lasted about two months before I wore clean through the bottom of them. When I was looking at the new Keens a few weeks back, as I mentioned in this video, the tread on them is nothing I would prefer to have for a hiking boot. Sure if you’re in an office building or at work I get it, they’re comfy as heck but they’re not for the real world hiking situation that they imply that they’re for or that I need them for. It’s not my first rodeo with all these namebrands. I hike hundreds of miles a year across multiple states and wearing a few pairs clean through the bottoms in a year is just a starting point for a person like me. It just seems like they are all getting cheaper and cheaper made but charging more. Thanks for tuning in!

[@RickSmith-kp3sy]

@waywardwoodward I understand WW. Entirely different level user than you are. My apologies. I started my comment about Keen before I heard you talk about Keen and Merril. Talk about putting your boot in your mouth! I still miss my damn sandals though!

[@leviwarren6222]

I got some Timberland Pros a while back and they just aren't great. Redwings have done me well.

[@waywardwoodward]

@@leviwarren6222 thanks for the info, and thanks for tuning in!

[@davidmcleod1263]

I swear by the boots I have been taking them rock hunting and to work for the last 4 years and they’re still perfect! Timberland pros

[@waywardwoodward]

@@davidmcleod1263 I’ll have to check them out!

[@slowpoke4321]

I just always wear muck boots. They make a pair that’s more like a hiking boot that has held up well for me in the mud and whatever else

[@waywardwoodward]

@@slowpoke4321 I don’t know if muck boots would do my legs and feet much gold after a buncha miles. They would have to be some fancy ones. Thanks for tuning in, best luck out there!

[@slowpoke4321]

@@waywardwoodward they do make some fancy ones lol

[@jasonbachmann2534]

I share your pain although my feet aren't that big. I hike miles to get to unsearched land over very rough terrain. It's the best way to find the best rocks. Go where people ain't!

[@waywardwoodward]

@@jasonbachmann2534 exactly! Thanks for tuning in!

[@jerrybarnes6687]

Carolina Boots. The bear I have now bought over four years ago and I hunt geodes all over Indiana and they stay wet a lot of the time.

[@waywardwoodward]

@@jerrybarnes6687 I will have to look them up, thanks!

[@michellekellogg9943]

have u ever tried Red Wings they r a little costly but if it rips in 2 weeks theytake um back

[@waywardwoodward]

@@michellekellogg9943 might look into what they have for outdoorsy stuff, I’ve always just assumed them for more of a work boot brand.

[@robb2055]

I 2nd Red Wing the store in RC is great. Life time warranty and get the reinforced toe. I had foot issue. Got Red Wings with insoles and the pain went away.

[@SteveHoltArts]

La sportiva have become one of my favorite brands of boots. Im hard on boots and they last.

[@waywardwoodward]

@@SteveHoltArts thanks for the info and thanks for tuning in!

[@rockhoundingmidmo8873]

So do you find that most of the fairburns found on rocky slopes like that are found closer to the top or closer to the bottom of the slope?

[@waywardwoodward]

@@rockhoundingmidmo8873 I like to think I find em near the top more often, as that’s where they are eroding out from, but they all gotta roll down the slope at some point. One of my best ones last year was at the very bottom of a grassy hill that hardly moves, and it was just laying there all kinds of full face, like it had been there for ages. Never know where they will be. On this trip, the first one was down low, second one was about half way up. Thanks for tuning in, best luck out there!

[@natebernal149]

What was the App you use to check property lines? Figuring out what is private land vs public is a challenge so any help is appreciated.

[@waywardwoodward]

@@natebernal149 OnXhunt is the way to go. Best luck!

[@kord530]

Try Oboz. I love mine!

[@waywardwoodward]

@@kord530 I will look into them, thanks!

[@kord530]

@@waywardwoodward I’m a gold prospector here in northern CA. All I do is hike for miles and miles on them down by the river on bedrock. They’ve withstood everything I’ve thrown at them. And I bought them at REI so they come with a 1 year warranty

[@waywardwoodward]

@@kord530 awesome, that’s what I like to hear they are getting used for! 💪 also, I subbed to your channel! Best luck over your way!

[@grandparocky]

Look for White Boots in Spokane Washington!

[@waywardwoodward]

@@grandparocky will do! Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!

[@a-d-riens]

AriatI work construction and ariat work boots hold up the best, bootbarn

[@waywardwoodward]

@@a-d-riens thanks for the info!

[@michellekellogg9943]

that is fuckin amaze ballz

[@waywardwoodward]

@@michellekellogg9943 😎

[@SandyFielding-cl4dc]

I don't know where you live but if you want some real boots, get you some Georgia boots. They made for farmers and you know them farmers work hard. Try them. Last a long time👍

[@waywardwoodward]

@@SandyFielding-cl4dc thanks for the info!

[@SandyFielding-cl4dc]

I don't know if you know who Agate Dad is but he's awesome. Got a great channel. Check him out. He loves agates like you. Stay safe

[@waywardwoodward]

@@SandyFielding-cl4dc yep, I know of him! Pretty well known. Thanks for tuning in!

[@michellekellogg9943]

i dont like shoes much myself i agate hunt almostbarefoot daily

[@waywardwoodward]

@@michellekellogg9943 we should start a group. I’ll bring donuts!