Shoes over time
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My company gives you $125 a year for boots. We still have guys that will go buy $45 boots from Wally- World and bitch about their feet, I don’t get it
Bill S
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Or they last for a month and they bitch about it. As Ben Franklin once said, “The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long After the Sweetness of Low Price is Forgotten”My company gives you $125 a year for boots. We still have guys that will go buy $45 boots from Wally- World and bitch about their feet, I don’t get it
They make them last all year, in a Ship Yard environment
Yeah my Docs cost me $45.
WillVT
Super Member
My mother in law has the same size feet as me. She buys a lot of mid weight hiking boots, wears them lightly, then gives them to me. Merrell, Vasque, etc. As long as the color is neutral, I can't tell any difference between men's and women's. The most comfortable of all the ones I've gotten from her are Ahnu Montara's. Leather outer and inner lining. I can be on my feet all day in these and feel fine. I know some say it's a bad idea to wear used shoes but I've never had a problem with these hand me downs.
I have a pair of classic 8 inch LL Bean boots which I love. They do everything so well.
Also a pair of Blundstones. Very comfortable and useful.
So many other shoes...
I have a pair of classic 8 inch LL Bean boots which I love. They do everything so well.
Also a pair of Blundstones. Very comfortable and useful.
So many other shoes...
Bone Yard
Super Member
Bone Yard is a shoe snob, I'm on my feet a ton and also skate 8+ hours a week, down from the glory days of 16+ when I joined the forum. Having crappy shoes will really mess with your back and joints. For boots I'm really digging KEEN's, I try to get the USA Line, they're wide and super comfy, so comfy I don't need insoles. I hate lacing my boots and I can slip my feet in and out easily but they are mids so I have to pull my pants down good to keep snow from getting in and I love walking in snow.
I have Pumas, they're everywhere in the Midwest, they never left the market, I started with the Clyde III's but NIKE came on big but I quit them in the 90's and moved on (back) to Vans. I've always had Van's being a skateboarder, but they disappeared for a while but I found them again and they were still making USA Shoes until the mid 2000's. Then I moved back to PUMA because they looked good and they were cheap. I don't like to wear "active" shoes on a regular basis but If I'm playing some street hockey, there's no other choice.
My goto summer shoes are the mesh hiking, water shoes that are really popular now, I started out with K2's and also had some cool ADIDAS Climacools (the ones that look like tennis shoes) but they don't make either anymore. I like the traditional style without too much flash, color's ok. They're awesome and you just spray them down at night to get the sand out. I need to find something for summer, maybe I can find some NOS Climacools.
I have Pumas, they're everywhere in the Midwest, they never left the market, I started with the Clyde III's but NIKE came on big but I quit them in the 90's and moved on (back) to Vans. I've always had Van's being a skateboarder, but they disappeared for a while but I found them again and they were still making USA Shoes until the mid 2000's. Then I moved back to PUMA because they looked good and they were cheap. I don't like to wear "active" shoes on a regular basis but If I'm playing some street hockey, there's no other choice.
My goto summer shoes are the mesh hiking, water shoes that are really popular now, I started out with K2's and also had some cool ADIDAS Climacools (the ones that look like tennis shoes) but they don't make either anymore. I like the traditional style without too much flash, color's ok. They're awesome and you just spray them down at night to get the sand out. I need to find something for summer, maybe I can find some NOS Climacools.
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At one time my wife and I wore the same size shoe. Thought I'd get her a pair of mid calf boots for Christmas. Asked the shoe salesman to try on a pair. Got the distinct feeling he didn't think they were for the wife.
Before retiring we had a shoe/boot truck that came round 2 times year.Heres the truck.
We built these boats!!https://www.benningtonmarine.com/en-us/
We built these boats!!https://www.benningtonmarine.com/en-us/
Danner Elk Hunter
Feels like a comfortable old friend right out of the box, with its lace to the toe design always a perfect fit.
Feels like a comfortable old friend right out of the box, with its lace to the toe design always a perfect fit.
Bone Yard
Super Member
reddodge053, cool boats! Have you ever been to La Porte? At one time they had more bars per capita for the whole USA, the first time I went through I was counting all of the places to get an adult beverage, it was amazing.
Grenadeslio, good call, I like those, I've got some Bull Runs (USA) but I don't have the extra padding in the soles, those look really nice.
Grenadeslio, good call, I like those, I've got some Bull Runs (USA) but I don't have the extra padding in the soles, those look really nice.
Mystic
We're all born mad
I neglected to mentio that I also have a nice pair of Timberland "mid-shin" hikers (full Vibram, not steel toed) that I pickedup circa 1988. IIRC they were manufactured in the early '60s.
Mystic
We're all born mad
I too like boots manufactured by Danner, also by White.
Mystic
We're all born mad
Seconded... pretty effin' funny and spot-on. Sometimes "the kids" get it right.
Mystic
We're all born mad
As I wrote, boots @ the gym are a good choice... better still if steel-toed.
mfrench
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OK,... thread title: Shoes Over Time.
this is what hundreds of tons of stone and boulders will do to a pair of Timberlands.
And,.. Timberland decided to make my size to be a custom order from now on, and, at twice the price. So, I'm in the market for a different manufacturer. But given their size, that isn't an easy thing to accomplish.
In their next life, they become front porch adornment for a single lady friend of ours, as a door step security feature.
this is what hundreds of tons of stone and boulders will do to a pair of Timberlands.
And,.. Timberland decided to make my size to be a custom order from now on, and, at twice the price. So, I'm in the market for a different manufacturer. But given their size, that isn't an easy thing to accomplish.
In their next life, they become front porch adornment for a single lady friend of ours, as a door step security feature.
Don't half ass it. Go all the way.
Dropped a 10-15 pound piece of steel on my foot. That metatarsal protection works. Felt it hit and that was it. No pain.
CoogarXR
Super Member
I've been wearing plain black Nike Air high tops as long as I can remember, lol. I just buy a new pair every year, year-and-a-half. I weigh between 250-280lbs at any given time, and I spend a lot of time on my feet on concrete, so I wear shoes down pretty fast. Getting a year or year-and-a-half out of a pair is a good run for me.
I only wear boots when I am hunting or dealing with snow. I literally just bought new boots this week because my old boots soles had hardened up so much they were like walking on ice. They still look brand new though, probably 15+ years old, but you'll about fall on your ass if you get anything show-related between the soles and the earth, lol. I just bought some clearance boots at TSC, I don't remember the brand. But they had a nice tread pattern, thinsulate and waterproof. Good to go for another 15 years, lol.
I only wear boots when I am hunting or dealing with snow. I literally just bought new boots this week because my old boots soles had hardened up so much they were like walking on ice. They still look brand new though, probably 15+ years old, but you'll about fall on your ass if you get anything show-related between the soles and the earth, lol. I just bought some clearance boots at TSC, I don't remember the brand. But they had a nice tread pattern, thinsulate and waterproof. Good to go for another 15 years, lol.
Bill S
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You know what they say? "Big shoes, big socks!"