I vote for the second pair.

2/25/2008 1:46:41 AM

bttt

2/25/2008 2:05:29 AM

I'm telling you, Sears has a good boot selection--but I usually wear steel toes all the time. I just bought some brown Wolverines and black Timberlands in the last couple of months. So if that's the kind of boot you're looking for, check out the Sears at Crabtree.

Like these:





http://www.sears.com/shc/s/c_10153_12605_Clothing_Workwear+%26+Workboots

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 2:47 AM. Reason : .]

2/25/2008 2:22:51 AM

I'm telling you, Sears has a good boot selection--but I usually wear steel toes all the time (no homo). I just bought some yellow/black/blue Wolverines from Marvel and in the last couple of months, my feets have been chafed and cut like Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2. So if that's the kind of boot you're looking for, check out the Sears at Crabtree.

Like these:

2/25/2008 4:14:26 AM

^ Flop-wearing douche bags like you can't handle the boots--THAT'S RIGHT! YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE BOOTS!!!1

2/25/2008 4:18:15 AM

you've a bono quote in your user info and you are calling me a douche.
i'ma go ahead and take off on my lollercopter now.

2/25/2008 4:32:01 AM

^ Um. . .so. . .

1. Bono's not an appropriate artist to quote. Why not? And can you prove why he isn't?

2. Did you learn a new word ("lollercopter")? New words are fun, huh?

3. Do boots hurt your soft little feet?

STFU.

[Edited on February 25, 2008 at 4:45 AM. Reason : .]

2/25/2008 4:44:33 AM

TOUGH MAN NASCAR CHEWING TOBACKY RICHARD PETTY RICK FLAIR WOO!

2/25/2008 8:13:56 AM

You want them to match your chaps, right?

2/25/2008 8:38:16 AM

joe, ive cleaned up this thread and warned the idiot about pulling that bull shit

2/25/2008 9:10:26 AM

^ Thank you, sir.

I'm gonna go lookin for a boot store sometime this afternoon.

2/25/2008 10:12:11 AM

FTW

I mean if you are just going to be wearing them around and not doing any sort of work that requires more than a 6" boot these are the ticket. I have worn boots from Rocky (my 2nd most fave), Danner, Warrington, Red Wing, etc... and I have a pair of Redback's that I wear for my duty boot now, granted I wear the black w/steel toe, but these boots have an awesome fit, and look great under a pair of jeans or khakis and are very very comfortable and last forever.

check them out: http://www.redbackboots.com/unpuboots.html

2/25/2008 10:17:03 AM

yeah no offense joe# but don't see you needing any sort of actual work boot like those... you'd just look kinda like an idiot.... like the guy said they work really well for keeping out water/mud/manure/piss/etc and unless you're gonna be in that sorta shit every day you're just gonna look all brokeback retarded in those...

get some like hooksaw or ^ posted...

don't be 'that guy'

2/25/2008 11:00:35 AM

^ but I hear cowboy boots are very comfortable... He could also wear them to the Honky Tonk and dance I mean if he's into that kinda of entertainment atmosphere...

2/25/2008 11:34:44 AM

true enough

2/25/2008 12:25:17 PM

not boots but my shoes just came in from zappos.... i love that place!!

2/25/2008 1:51:05 PM

hahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

there are two winners in here. gunzz isn't one of them.

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

2/25/2008 11:45:54 PM

You need some nice handmade shit kickers.

Hand stitched rolled welt, carved high arch leather midsole, stacked leather heel, Vibram Fire outsole, custom fit to your foot measurements for an extra $85 (on top of the $400 price tag...)
It'd take you 3 weeks of regular wear to break them in.
Possibly the best wildland firefighting boot made. I'm too poor to buy them

Seriously though, important stuff about boots...
They MUST be made with stiff midsoles, especially if your feet are just the slightest bit flat. Composite, steel, or stiff stacked leather is good. All rubber/cardboard (yes, cardboard, cut a cheap pair open and look) midsoles found on boots <$200 suck ass for foot comfort and durability.

Boots are supposed to fit very snug, but you need a good 1/2" of extra length in the toe box. As they break in your foot will slide slightly forward, so a pair that is just the right length when you first buy them will end up too short.

The soles need to be wide enough for your feet because the leather will also stretch widthwise.

The breakin period depends on how thick/stiff the leather is to start with. Breakin for most casual boots isn't really a big deal, just a week of wearing them.

Good boot companies would be Frye for casual stuff, White's, Nick's, Wesco, Redwing for work. Anything else just depends on the particular model.

2/26/2008 12:56:23 AM

joe

you should get these

2/26/2008 4:43:07 PM

those look a little too girly. plus the heel is too tall

2/26/2008 6:38:37 PM

I found them linked on a dominatrix' blog

2/26/2008 6:39:11 PM

For the record, I went and tried on a pair of the boots pictured second in my original post. They're awesome, although an absolute bitch to pull off.

2/26/2008 6:39:54 PM