Boot poll: Lace-to-toe?

[Torquey Todd]

I'm curious to know AS folks' preference for boot lacedness, for any boots.

Do you prefer lace-to-toe, or not?

I understand that lace-to-toe usually costs more, and that sometimes it's mutually exclusive with hard toe for some brands, and that there are plenty of other accompanying details to the question. But I'd just like to know what people prefer, and if you feel like saying so, why.

 

[OlympicYJ]

They pinch my toes, I prefer a non lace to toe.

 

[Joe46]

They both have their place.

 

[Arbonaut]

Smoke jumpers are high dollar. Lace to toe prevents putting on toe caps to make the boot last longer.

 

[Gologit]

Lace to toe for calks. They have to fit right or life becomes most unpleasant.

 

[OlympicYJ]

Those Wesco's git?

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[Gologit]

Those Wesco's git?

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Yup...they were brand new in that picture. They don't look quite so good now.:msp_sad:

 

[slowp]

The Kuliens don't come in lace to toe. I'm sure they would if one paid more. I've had both. Both are fine because it is how the boot fits, not how it laces.

 

[2dogs]

The Kuliens don't come in lace to toe. I'm sure they would if one paid more. I've had both. Both are fine because it is how the boot fits, not how it laces.

Her Kuliens are size 000 narrow. Barbie dolls have bigger feet. Dern fine boots though.

My feet are flipper shaped and too wide for lace to toe boots. What matters is how yours fit. I have both Whites and Wesco boots. Most are custom made for my foot.

 

[Torquey Todd]

The Kuliens don't come in lace to toe. I'm sure they would if one paid more. I've had both. Both are fine because it is how the boot fits, not how it laces.

Huh, "The Kuliens" -- the article is for reverence? I've only had The White's and The La Sportivas. The La Sportivas are The El Jefes.

Lace-to-toe lets a toe box fit my foot after leather stretches. Toe boxes on boots without laces over the toe just get looser as boot age increases until rebuild.

I've had both but prefer lace-to-toe for this reason. I can see how someone who doesn't like a tight fit wouldn't care for lace-to-toe. It's true that they can fit just the same when new, but you can't say that lacedness doesn't matter to fit.

I didn't realize preventing toe cap application was a reason to prefer non-LTT boots.

 

[Gologit]

Her Kuliens are size 000 narrow. Barbie dolls have bigger feet. Dern fine boots though.

smurf feet, smurf feet, smurf feet...according to Columbia's fallers, anyway.

 

[Gologit]

Huh, "The Kuliens" -- the article is for reverence?

If a person puts out the bucks for Kuliens they get to refer to them any darn way they want.

 

[slowp]

smurf feet, smurf feet, smurf feet...according to Columbia's fallers, anyway.

My middle finger wants to come up.....can't control it.....must control it....damn, there it goes!

When one has non-manly feet, one cannot simply go in and buy a pair of say, Carolinas:msp_sneaky: off the shelf.

I've probably set off another controversy...oh dear!

 

[Gologit]

My middle finger wants to come up.....can't control it.....must control it....damn, there it goes!

When one has non-manly feet, one cannot simply go in and buy a pair of say, Carolinas:msp_sneaky: off the shelf.

I've probably set off another controversy...oh dear!

Uh oh...does this mean I'm off the cookie list? Again?

Hey, your feet might be small but at least they're the same size. I never had a pair of boots that fit worth a darn until I had Wesco build me a pair years ago with their fancy home measurement thingy. I thought I'd just spend the rest of my life with three sox on one foot and one on the other. And blisters.
Custom boots are spendy...but they're worth it.

 

[Torquey Todd]

If a person puts out the bucks for Kuliens they get to refer to them any darn way they want.

True. Posts on this forum leave me not unfamiliar with his appreciation for those boots. I would certainly like a pair.

 

[slowp]

Uh oh...does this mean I'm off the cookie list? Again?

Hey, your feet might be small but at least they're the same size. I never had a pair of boots that fit worth a darn until I had Wesco build me a pair years ago with their fancy home measurement thingy. I thought I'd just spend the rest of my life with three sox on one foot and one on the other. And blisters.
Custom boots are spendy...but they're worth it.

Um, no. The Kuliens are or my former pairs were a half size different. I assume the latest pair follows that sizing.

 

[Gologit]

True. Posts on this forum leave me not unfamiliar with his appreciation for those boots. I would certainly like a pair.

Her boots. Her. Female type person.

 

[redprospector]

I like lace to toe.
It's good to know I'm not the only one with different size feet.
My Dad had polio when he was a kid, his right foot was a size 6, his left foot was an 11 1/2 E. That was a man who appreciated a pair of custom boots.

Andy

 

[Torquey Todd]

Her boots. Her. Female type person.

The her women's The Kuliens, I meant.

 

[Gologit]

I like lace to toe.
It's good to know I'm not the only one with different size feet.
My Dad had polio when he was a kid, his right foot was a size 6, his left foot was an 11 1/2 E. That was a man who appreciated a pair of custom boots.

Andy

I had a Podiatrist tell me that most people have different size feet but the difference is usually less than a half size and people don't really notice. Mine is a full size difference and even that isn't too bad...extra sox usually take care of it...but one pair of custom made boots and I was spoiled for life.

Your Dad must have paid a mint for his boots.