A Eulogy for Boots

Vivobarefoot Tracker Forest Esc Boots. 2021-2016 (retired). Jack Donovan 2026.

I don’t care too much about “things.”

I mostly care about tools. If the house were burning down I’d be grabbing cameras and hard drives—the things I use to make other things.

As Rick James would say, fuck the couch.

But these boots are a little different. I’m a little sentimental about them.

I wore my old Vivos to the strongman gym yesterday. Knocked out some log presses and sandbag lifts. And when I got them home, I took ...

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Published on November 01, 2026 18:41
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