So I’m a firm believer in work boots as opposed to gym shoes at work. Way too many nails thru the sole and or slips at work to be having anything other than. This much less slips or falling objects at times. Why am I making noise as I walk, I pull out a staple that will have fully penetrated a gym shoe.
Of like the last 15 years it’s more like hiking/mountain climbing boots as opposed to specific work boots. Lighter and I loved that Eastern Mountain Sports center support to the sole that wold prove useful if on a ladder all day long in not tiring the foot by way of the foot supported as opposed to curling around the ladder step. Don’t much climb ladders these days and to replace a pair that lasted like eight years I bought a pair from REI. Lasted about a few months before I was epoxying parts of the rubber back to the leather. Lasted almost a year now before the soles of the things developed cracks across the bend points of the foot. This much less became uncomfortable in having on and in adding insoles too hot at times or during long periods.
Just couldn’t replace what I had and I’m not about to go back to combat boots I had before the hiking boots.
So now I’m starting to look towards work boots. Liking the light weight hiking boots and wear them seven days a week, but it would seem they just don’t make them like they used to.
Balance for me at the moment is new table saw blade - a good one, router table or new boots in given the current boots only lasted about a year, thinking I can deal with them a little longer even if the sole is warn away and there is deep cracks. This as opposed to important stuff in getting stuff done.
Timberland Pro Endurance catches my interest at the moment. Ideas? This given I less climb ladders but do at times, and more walk about concrete floors five days a week and it tends to wear on the boot. This much less I wear work boots seven days a week unless special occasion. Light weight is a good thing as I still remember the good feeling at night as I dropped off my combat boots once I got home. Years hense dropping off the boots once home from work ain’t appropriate as once home the real work starts.
At least six hours time a night once home to get stuff done and often more intresting than what was done at work. Boots stay on until ready for bed most often seven days a week.
Perhaps its just me of a combat boot and or real work boot generation as per high tops are not even much seen these days. Still though I wear such boots like 16 hours a day seven days a week.
What you wear might not be persay the perfect pair for me in switching and finding something new, but on the other hand, given the hiking boots are trash, what do you find for work or hiking type boots to work best? Leaning towards the Timberland Pro Endurance at the moment espcially given midsole feature but I no longer know what to look for. This beyond REI home brand of Vasque or Vibram lasted me about a year at best in daily use. Not A good work boot given they cost just short of $300.00. Comfortable for the most part and light weight yes for the most of them months, but only a year... not so cost effective.
Of like the last 15 years it’s more like hiking/mountain climbing boots as opposed to specific work boots. Lighter and I loved that Eastern Mountain Sports center support to the sole that wold prove useful if on a ladder all day long in not tiring the foot by way of the foot supported as opposed to curling around the ladder step. Don’t much climb ladders these days and to replace a pair that lasted like eight years I bought a pair from REI. Lasted about a few months before I was epoxying parts of the rubber back to the leather. Lasted almost a year now before the soles of the things developed cracks across the bend points of the foot. This much less became uncomfortable in having on and in adding insoles too hot at times or during long periods.
Just couldn’t replace what I had and I’m not about to go back to combat boots I had before the hiking boots.
So now I’m starting to look towards work boots. Liking the light weight hiking boots and wear them seven days a week, but it would seem they just don’t make them like they used to.
Balance for me at the moment is new table saw blade - a good one, router table or new boots in given the current boots only lasted about a year, thinking I can deal with them a little longer even if the sole is warn away and there is deep cracks. This as opposed to important stuff in getting stuff done.
Timberland Pro Endurance catches my interest at the moment. Ideas? This given I less climb ladders but do at times, and more walk about concrete floors five days a week and it tends to wear on the boot. This much less I wear work boots seven days a week unless special occasion. Light weight is a good thing as I still remember the good feeling at night as I dropped off my combat boots once I got home. Years hense dropping off the boots once home from work ain’t appropriate as once home the real work starts.
At least six hours time a night once home to get stuff done and often more intresting than what was done at work. Boots stay on until ready for bed most often seven days a week.
Perhaps its just me of a combat boot and or real work boot generation as per high tops are not even much seen these days. Still though I wear such boots like 16 hours a day seven days a week.
What you wear might not be persay the perfect pair for me in switching and finding something new, but on the other hand, given the hiking boots are trash, what do you find for work or hiking type boots to work best? Leaning towards the Timberland Pro Endurance at the moment espcially given midsole feature but I no longer know what to look for. This beyond REI home brand of Vasque or Vibram lasted me about a year at best in daily use. Not A good work boot given they cost just short of $300.00. Comfortable for the most part and light weight yes for the most of them months, but only a year... not so cost effective.
