The Factory Showroom is currently closed in preparation for our 75th Anniversary in late 2021. For assistance please email support@daytonboots.com.
Our original factory store is closed in preparation for our 75th Anniversary in late 2021. We are currently not accepting Made to Order or Custom orders.
All of our repair and warranty work is being done by:
Vince DeVito Shoes
411 Hall Street, Nelson, BC V1L 1Y9
1 800 337 1622 or 250 352-6261
https://www.vincedevito.ca/service/dayton-boot-repair/
For any inquiries, please email us at support@daytonboots.com with any inquiries as we will not be monitoring the phones regularly.
Thank you for your interest in Dayton Boots.
Dayton boots is open 24/7 online at www.daytonboots.com. We regularly ship globally and have done so for decades. We’d love to get you into a pair or two of Dayton’s.
As for Dayton’s Historic Factory Store, we are not sure when we will be re-opening. We are small business that the Covid Pandemic has hit hard and we have lost a number of key staff. Shoemakers and other skilled shoe industry people are hard to find in the best of times. Currently, it is almost impossible and we are unable to staff the store to our standards.
We are slowly recovering and hope to be back to normal soon. Thank you for your support.
Charlie Wohlford started Dayton Boots in the winter of 1946, after gaining a reputation for repairing loggers’ boots to a better quality than when they were new. Dayton’s reputation for being the best made logging boot in the world quickly spread and soon became the brand name for everybody from loggers and men on tough construction jobs to rough necks in the oil patch as well as fire and police departments.
In the early 1960’s Dayton added the Goodyear welt method of boot manufacturing to its already famous hand nailed line of boots. This process allowed Dayton to diversify into western, service and lighter footwear that continued to demonstrate Dayton Boots’ high standard of quality and durability.
In 1962, Dayton introduced their western boot – the first to eliminate inside seams in favour of outside seams – which helped to reduce chafing on the legs of riders. By 1965, with the advent of better rubber soles, Dayton designed and started production of the Black Beauty motorcycle boot. This boot still continues to be one of Dayton’s most popular models.
In 1978 Dayton introduced the double-soled Engineer, a favourite with motorcyclists all over the world, and is likely the toughest motorcycle boot ever made. Even today, Dayton’s lighter Goodyear welted motorcycle boots surpass the quality of every other motorcycle boot made in the industry. Some may look similar but most are constructed with cardboard and glue, so while they may look fine on a shelf they’ll rarely last anywhere close to a Dayton.
Today, Dayton’s are still made with the same attention to detail that’s gone into every pair since 1946. Our boots are still crafted by hand, to the same exacting standards and offer a lifetime warranty.
Find out more about Dayton Boots in these short documentaries.
https://www.heddels.com/2019/07/logging-history-dayton-boots-canadian-heritage-staple/ Logging the History of Dayton Boots, a Canadian Heritage St...
Read moreAt Dayton we've been doing things pretty much the same way for 70 years. We believe the way we make our boots makes them some of the best built b...
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