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Groundie Boots
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So wearwolf, warewolf, wherewolf?
Ummm... Nope!
-ware is a suffix. That means it goes at the end of the base word. So far as I am aware, it never serves as a prefix.
-ware is a suffix. That means it goes at the end of the base word. So far as I am aware, it never serves as a prefix.
benz66
Used to sell firewood for $5 a face cord, deliverd
I bought some Lowa a couple years ago for hiking. I run Ariot with hard toes everyday. Not steel, I think it is kevlar or similar. Stitching on the moc type toe rips, but shoe goo takes care of that. The hard toes have saved me from a sore toe a few times. I can post the exact type if anyone is interested. Around $100 2 yrs ago.
THe Lowas are nice, comfortable, but I have not worn them enough to comment on longevity. I think they were around $120 on sale, marked down from $180, I think. I like them!
Longest lasting boots I've had were red wing, from the factory closeout store at Red Wing, MN. Second best was Irish Setter, a redwing hunting boot. I can send the redwings back for repair and new soles/heels for $120, but I can't quite justify that much.
They're a bit more than that now. $265 + shipping.
You need solid boots for grounding. Been doing it for 25 years and solid boots with a steel toe will save you. I've been wearing J.B. Goodhue's forever. I'm on about my fifteenth pair of J.B. Goodhue Bionics, and they're almost dead. I have one brand new pair left and that's it. I can't find them anymore. Total bummer, best boots (for me) ever.
Loved the J.B. Goodhue General Five-Stars, but they are useless in the winter. The sole is so hard you're skating as soon as you hit any snow, but I'm guessing that's not a problem for you. In the summer, though, they're like battle tanks on your feet. Glorious!
You get used to heavy boots pretty quick, and heavy means protection. And you definitely want to protect your feet. Jungle boots are great for walking and hunting Charlie, but for work, you need a solid boot.
Hermio
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I have size 10.5B feet. Does anyone know of a safety boot that comes in a narrow width? If I buy size 10.5 it is normally too wide and my feet slide around in the boot. If I buy size 10, my big toe gets pinched.
benz66
Used to sell firewood for $5 a face cord, deliverd
The last I knew Redwing made B widths. Find a redwing store. They can order a boot for you. I am B width too, but the only B boot I ever found was redwing. In the D with, I put insole liners in so the foot does not slide around. Redwing used to have excellent, though expensive ones, but they dropped them. I don't know if what they sell now is any good.
Hermio
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Thanks. They are very expensive, but may be worth it if it saves my feet. I have used Carhartt, Caterpillar and Timberland brands and a couple of others. Oddly, the Timberlands have been the least comfortable so far. They bend on the instep and that hurts.
benz66
Used to sell firewood for $5 a face cord, deliverd
I'd still at least call and talk to a couple redwing shops, or call the factory. You might also call the Thorogood factory in WI. RW and TG are the last bootmakers in the USA. For comfort out of the box, the Ariats they don't make anymore and the Redwings were very good. (with inserts) The Wolverine Manawa (china) were very comfortable out of the box with inserts, But the wolverines don't last long. I wore them for many years because one shoestore chain would have buy one, get one sales every year. I'd buy 2 pr for $80 and they'd last 1 yr each. Kinda like buying tires from sams clup. You save a few bux, but have to go back every year because they come apart. When buying boots, consider what the costs are of having to go to a podiatrist. Makes RW or TG look better...
NeSurfcaster
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Wolverine are the most comfortable boots I've worn but don't last very long. I spend half my hours on the ground and the other half on spurs or in the bucket. We don't have a mini skid or mini wheel loader so we drag a lot and your body knows it. A few years back I started wearing my climbers everyday and don't mind it at all. I think my back hurts less w/ the logger heal and I'm getting a year out of a pair of carolina's. I do put leather treatment on all my boots every few months.
Not a problem for OP but I think the steel shank makes your feet cold in the morning before u get movin. Wolverines are more comfortable but last maybe 6 months before falling apart.
Not a problem for OP but I think the steel shank makes your feet cold in the morning before u get movin. Wolverines are more comfortable but last maybe 6 months before falling apart.
Moab’s run narrow. If that’s a concern.
The OP seems to want light-weight, long-lasting, protective, cheap boots. It has been my observation that you only get to pick any two of those attributes at one time.
My GF is looking for steel toe boots to replace the sole-fell-off Carolinas she has had for a while. She is close to going with 8" Danner Steel Yard for 200 bucks, delivered. She wants a welted boot made of leather. She is, however, thinking long and hard about plunking down $430 for Goodyear-welted steel toe White's.
BTW, Haix has 2nds and Clearance selections on their web site.
Roy
My GF is looking for steel toe boots to replace the sole-fell-off Carolinas she has had for a while. She is close to going with 8" Danner Steel Yard for 200 bucks, delivered. She wants a welted boot made of leather. She is, however, thinking long and hard about plunking down $430 for Goodyear-welted steel toe White's.
BTW, Haix has 2nds and Clearance selections on their web site.
Roy
Maybe. We have come to believe the dannerusa site is bogus.
www.danner.com seems to be the real deal.
Roy
