Everyday wear boot

[Alpine4x4]

thorogood makes slip on boots

Yeah I saw that, I think the loose nature of the slip on is what's causing some of my problems to be honest. My arches rumble like a muscle spasm at the end of the day. Sole insoles have helped, but I still get it.

 

[LongWayAround]

What do you want the boots to do?

You mentioned wearing them to the office and tearing through them. Those seem contradictory to me.

I either wear my Lowa hunting boots or Muck, both with aftermarket insoles, depending on the weather. Neither would be "office" boots. If I'm not wearing those, I'm wearing Altra lone peak mids.

 

[Alpine4x4]

What do you want the boots to do?

You mentioned wearing them to the office and tearing through them. Those seem contradictory to me.

I either wear my Lowa hunting boots or Muck, both with aftermarket insoles, depending on the weather. Neither would be "office" boots. If I'm not wearing those, I'm wearing Altra lone peak mids.

I work at a precaster as a production manager. My job can be 100% office or 50/50 office/in the plant. Not a business dress office. Besides that I have property and routinely am in the sticks after work or on weekends. I need something waterproof and supportive that's not going to get destroyed so I don't have to lug my beartooths with me all over in case I decide to go wander in the dirt a bit.

 

[LongWayAround]

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[Halligan]

Haven't seen it mentioned, but a big fan of Keens, rocked a pair of targhees for 3 years until climbing trees and rucking tore them up. Upon their retirement, went with Kennetrek for hunting/rucking, but still use keen for work.

 

[Nykki]

I wore Chippewa boots for a lot of years working on heavy equipment.A lot of boots wouldn't hold up to the oil and fuel in that environment. Tough getting broke in but were comfortable whether I was in the shop or out in the field.

 

[Alpine4x4]

Haven't seen it mentioned, but a big fan of Keens, rocked a pair of targhees for 3 years until climbing trees and rucking tore them up. Upon their retirement, went with Kennetrek for hunting/rucking, but still use keen for work.

Keens are what I used to have and mentioned in the original post. I tore through them too quick. The lacing points rotted/ripped out of them. I think the concrete dust at my facility expedited it.

 

[Byrdman]

Another vote for Salomon quests. Always have been super comfy for me

 

[JoeK]

I've had pretty good results from keen work boots and Bellevilles. I've found military style 8" boots suit my work best. I've gone from various models ever lighter to now the Belleville "minimalist" (model TR105) and while I still deal with some foot, ankle, knee pain I find the whole "barefoot" transition has alleviated most chronic knee, hip, and lower back ache. Took most of a year to transition into wearing the "barefoot" style boots every day doing tree work and clocking lots of miles.
Don't think I could go back although I have to wear more typical boots when I'm climbing cause I need the heel to hold spur straps or ascenders in place. I'm pretty curious about those Jim Green African Rangers too cause so far I wear through the soles in about 6 months/~500-1000 miles. Rose Anvil is a pretty cool youtube channel where he cuts tons of footwear in half to analyze the construction and materials.

 

[Ferkinator]

Custom insoles will make most boots comfortable. I have sheepfeet an I'm positive there ae others out there. sheepfeet accept HSA which make it easy.

 

[desertdwellerdyl]

Probably not considered a boot but it’s a western style shoe. I rock Twisted X Driving Mocs daily, most comfortable shoe i’ve ever owned

 

[Sinistram]

I've been wearing a pair of Crispi Monaco's for the last year and a half and they're fantastic. I normally just wear them around the house, out/about, etc. but have done warmer weather spring hunting and fall scouting in them without issue.

 

[Alpine4x4]

I've been wearing a pair of Crispi Monaco's for the last year and a half and they're fantastic. I normally just wear them around the house, out/about, etc. but have done warmer weather spring hunting and fall scouting in them without issue.

I like the look of those, but Crispi doesnt offer EE in their "urban" series of boots which kind of sucks.

 

[Laneislame]

I have 2 pairs of White’s and they’re really nice. I have a pair for work and casual and love them both. They’re all handmade in the PNW, if you decide on them make sure you use their sizing guide. The wait time is a little long (8-12 weeks) depending on which model you get.


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[Sinistram]

I like the look of those, but Crispi doesnt offer EE in their "urban" series of boots which kind of sucks.

Maybe give them a try to see. I have a wide-ish foot and, in fact, wear EE hunting boots and had no issues with the Monaco's from the moment I put them on. I only wear what I'll call "street weight" socks with them or they get too tight, but there's plenty of room in the forefoot for me.

PS - After getting them, I think Crispi might be short changing them saying they're only good for trolling the mall or grocery store. They feel like regular hiking boots to me.

 

[PVHunter]

Another vote for Blundstones. I also rotate ropers (Tecovas, Chisos) throughout the week.

 

[Szwampdonkey]

Thanks to Crispi i can only walk in Hokas now until my metatarsal’s heal from the pounding their boots gave them. That includes Hoka recovery slides at home instead of bare feet, THANKS CRISPI.

So for an everyday boot i now wear Hoka Kaha 3s because of the ultra plush cushion they provide. It’s like walking on a pillow. They run slightly narrow so sizing up half a size helped. Maybe one day they’ll realize different people have different width feet and they’ll offer a Wide. You’d think people that make shoes and boots would think of such a thing before me no???!

 

[Alpine4x4]

Thanks to Crispi i can only walk in Hokas now until my metatarsal’s heal from the pounding their boots gave them. That includes Hoka recovery slides at home instead of bare feet, THANKS CRISPI.

So for an everyday boot i now wear Hoka Kaha 3s because of the ultra plush cushion they provide. It’s like walking on a pillow. They run slightly narrow so sizing up half a size helped. Maybe one day they’ll realize different people have different width feet and they’ll offer a Wide. You’d think people that make shoes and boots would think of such a thing before me no???!

My Beartooths did the same to me on my first hike with them. I chalked it up to poor lacing and overdoing it along with poor foot condition. Hopefully they dont give me fits this spring as I've gone to better insoles and will lace a bit better. I had some slip that was causing my mets to pound into the footbed.

 

[92xj]

Brunts. The Ohman currently.
I have worn normal cowboy ranch boots for everyday work for my whole life. I started to see lots of marketing from brunt and put them off because I hate marketing. Well, a sale hit and I order a pair. When I got them I got super pissed at myself for not ordering years ago. they are great and super comfortable.

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[Szwampdonkey]

My Beartooths did the same to me on my first hike with them. I chalked it up to poor lacing and overdoing it along with poor foot condition. Hopefully they dont give me fits this spring as I've gone to better insoles and will lace a bit better. I had some slip that was causing my mets to pound into the footbed.

Best of luck to ya man. I was blessed with a pretty stubborn attitude towards pain and just kept on keeping on. It took me three seasons to grow a brain and realize these stiff boots were the issue and ditch them. So i have ended up with a pretty chronic case of metatarsalgia. It is healing little by little but dang it likes to just hang on at this point.

Maybe you can glean some value from my stupidity and prevent it from getting to a more advanced and severe problem like i did. I mean the doc was like, “you just kept hunting and hiking miles with your feet like this”? I’m like “well duh, not just gonna sit around”, lol. But now i wish i woulda bit the bullet and ditched those expensive stiff boots the instant i felt that burn in the balls of my feet.