Boot choices
- Thread starter Drillbit
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I've not bought a pair but I have heard raves about Russell's. They are custom made for your feet and in many different styles (not just upland bird). Price wise they aren't that much more than most others. They are made to be rebuilt as needed and are made in USA, which is a plus to me and is hard to find. I recently got a catalog from White Boots which are also custom. They are more a logger style than the Russell's but might be worth a look.
Marty, Just my 2 cents. but I prefer Wesco,s made in America and Viberg, Made in Canada. I am on my feet all day, 7 days a week.
Some may look at cost and say that it is prohibitive. It has been my experience that you can spend 150.00 on a pair of steel toed work boots and have them last a year,maybe.Or can you spend 300.00 + and get a boot that stand up for years and provide the proper support to keep my feet and knees pain free.
Give either of these a look see
Some may look at cost and say that it is prohibitive. It has been my experience that you can spend 150.00 on a pair of steel toed work boots and have them last a year,maybe.Or can you spend 300.00 + and get a boot that stand up for years and provide the proper support to keep my feet and knees pain free.
Give either of these a look see
Mart
these will keep you warm and dry
http://www.backcountry.com/sorel-yo...ferralID=1d42fe2c-26a5-11e0-b21a-001b2166c2c0
these will keep you warm and dry
http://www.backcountry.com/sorel-yo...ferralID=1d42fe2c-26a5-11e0-b21a-001b2166c2c0
I've looked through a decent selection of common garden-variety boots (Georgia, Cat, etc.), and I am now a happy owner of a pair of Eccos.
Nothing (available in brick and mortar stores) comes close.
I'll report my walking experience in a month.
Nothing (available in brick and mortar stores) comes close.
I'll report my walking experience in a month.
We got a catalog in the mail the other day that has a lot of the brands mentioned in this thread: Chippewa, Carolina, Georgia, Justin.
Their page is www.workwearsavings.com
These look like a good deal: http://workwearsavings.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=646719
Their page is www.workwearsavings.com
These look like a good deal: http://workwearsavings.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=646719
Just got a pair of these, pretty comfy, although still getting broken in
http://www.thefryecompany.com//Product-Men-Boots-Harness-87350DBN.aspx
And they are made in the U.S.
http://www.thefryecompany.com/Heritage.aspx
http://www.thefryecompany.com//Product-Men-Boots-Harness-87350DBN.aspx
And they are made in the U.S.
http://www.thefryecompany.com/Heritage.aspx
Red or white (sometimes both) laces in boots, Docs and the likes, are usually worn by skinheads. Also combined with skinny suspenders (braces).Eliot said:
Doc Martins make a nice work boot. I can get about a year out of them but their looks are shot after about 2 months.
http://www.drmartens.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=11302201
http://www.drmartens.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=11302201
I did not realize Dr. Martin started making crap. good to know... they always had a kick ass boot.
I just polished my Red Wings yesterday. Prol older than some some kids on this board.
Now how about a blue jeans thread.... I want quality....
I just polished my Red Wings yesterday. Prol older than some some kids on this board.
Now how about a blue jeans thread.... I want quality....
flyfisher11 said:
The Matterhorns rocked. I've still got a serviceable pair here. Boy was I ever happy when I was issued those. Before that, watching our full battle rattle squad standing still on ice was like watching like a game of whack-a-mole.
It fucking sucked.
The Matterhorns were also more insulated. That was nice as well, but not nearly as nice as no longer falling on your ass all the time because of hard rubber and center slicks.
Cheers,
Kennith
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As I understood it, red laces were for communists... that is IF you believe in the meaning behind colored laces. White for the the racist pricks. I had pink laces for a while until they broke. I don't know too many punks that take the colored laces seriously. Skins maybe, but I don't know too many skinheads (and no, I don't mean nazi skins, not all skinheads are nazis just like not all nazis are skinheads).
I don't do braces. Not my thing.
I don't do braces. Not my thing.
varova87 said:
No shit. I bought a pair of some black hiking boots that have red laces to go along with my bald head. I didn't realize that now apparently I'm advertising some kind of skin head status. I can't keep track of all this nonsense. It was bad enough when I was a kid and bought some converse all stars and a friend told me I was sporting gang colors.
This means this; That means that... Blah blah blah.
Damn, just wear what the fuck you want. Who gives a shit what some idiot skinhead thinks about the various manners in which colors can clash?
Why let that get in the way of sexy?
I like all the little sparkly bits; those nice little silver waist chains that are kind of like a shiny belt you wear with no clothes, a few piercings, even that thing I've seen here and there where they glue fake gemstones in fancy patterns on their skin. I even like the masquerade look that some of them are going for with the makeup.
The way I figure it, if you are going to paint your face, it ought to be something artistic and alluring, with some color, fire, even glitter to it; not just a layer bland to make what nature gave you boring.
All of the neat clothes that people are wearing nowadays are nice too. I was watching a television show called Castle, and an episode was airing that involved something called "steampunk". Well, I wasn't entirely clear on what that was, so I had a go on the old internet.
Yup. I definitely think it should be encouraged pretty much everywhere. I don't care what it's about. I don't even need to know...
If you have a go at your hair with some creative colors here and there, it's like firing up a lighthouse on the other side of the room. Someone that is better than everyone else in the room has arrived, my time is no longer wasted, and I will probably call you over shortly.
And, if you feel the need to go about in big black boots with red laces, more power to you. That sends me a little message that I assume must be durability and endurance, and if you also fit the descriptions in the paragraphs above... You're going to need plenty.
I ain't worried about no damn skinheads.
Cheers,
Kennith
Damn, just wear what the fuck you want. Who gives a shit what some idiot skinhead thinks about the various manners in which colors can clash?
Why let that get in the way of sexy?
I like all the little sparkly bits; those nice little silver waist chains that are kind of like a shiny belt you wear with no clothes, a few piercings, even that thing I've seen here and there where they glue fake gemstones in fancy patterns on their skin. I even like the masquerade look that some of them are going for with the makeup.
The way I figure it, if you are going to paint your face, it ought to be something artistic and alluring, with some color, fire, even glitter to it; not just a layer bland to make what nature gave you boring.
All of the neat clothes that people are wearing nowadays are nice too. I was watching a television show called Castle, and an episode was airing that involved something called "steampunk". Well, I wasn't entirely clear on what that was, so I had a go on the old internet.
Yup. I definitely think it should be encouraged pretty much everywhere. I don't care what it's about. I don't even need to know...
If you have a go at your hair with some creative colors here and there, it's like firing up a lighthouse on the other side of the room. Someone that is better than everyone else in the room has arrived, my time is no longer wasted, and I will probably call you over shortly.
And, if you feel the need to go about in big black boots with red laces, more power to you. That sends me a little message that I assume must be durability and endurance, and if you also fit the descriptions in the paragraphs above... You're going to need plenty.
I ain't worried about no damn skinheads.
Cheers,
Kennith
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I don't give a shit about what people think of what I wear. That's why I wrote: "I can't keep track of all this nonsense."
Mike_Rupp said:
Wasn't directing anything at you. It's all a bunch of nonsense to me, and that was my point, until I went off somewhere else.
Cheers,
Kennith