Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

[Fifty150]

When your work day sees you climbing onto the hood of a car, then scaling a chain link fence; you need a certain quality of shoe. And it's not a heritage boot.​

 

[dh66]

Got myself a new pair of 877s. First day on the job for 'em.

 

[Fifty150]

Those are big, beautiful boots.

 

[TLW '90]

When your work day sees you climbing onto the hood of a car, then scaling a chain link fence; you need a certain quality of shoe. And it's not a heritage boot.​

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It can be.
The " tactical boot " Nick's released a few years ago definitely fits the bill.

For a lot of LEO's who know or care about footwear the Danner Acadia seems to be the top line choice for most of these people from what I've seen / heard.
I don't know what's inside them, but they are certainly not a disposable Chinese made 511 boot.

 

[Fifty150]

It all depends on how the agency handles their uniforming. Some agencies don't give you a choice. They have whatever boot that everyone gets, and that's it. Some agencies pay you a uniform allowance, and you get whatever you want. Some agencies allow you to use a uniform supplier, and you can pick and choose from different models which meet the uniform specification.


The more popular Danner models are made for cold weather. Gore-Tex and Thinsulate. High traction sole. From what I can remember, these are also stitchdown construction. I don't know how many cops are sending their boots in to be resoled. I can only imagine what a season of snow, ice, slush - mixed with road salt, does to the uppers. Most agencies that issue Footwer; usually issue it once a year. A beat cop or highway trooper only needs that boot to last for a year until he gets another pair.

I can see cops in Seattle getting Danner boots. I don't see that happening in San Diego, Las Vegas, etc.

 

[Short Balding Guy]

Relocating leaves in my Grant Stone Field boots (buffalo). I have been wearing these boots for a couple of years. They have been champs for my uses.

Original posting here: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/feet-up-the-work-boot-thread.75773/post-3077345

Cheers, Eric -

 

[大馬伕]

Black Friday sales prices. I picked up these.

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[DaveProc]

Nicks Americana in Shackleton Cognac

 

[AeroFan_07]

Nicks Americana in Shackleton Cognac
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Nice boots - try the specified break-in for these.

 

[bluesforchallah]

My new birthday boots - Birkenstock "Birmingham"

Typically I cringe at the idea of breaking in a new pair of boots, but these Birkenstocks were/are already in broken-in comfort straight out of the box.

 

[DaveProc]

Nice boots - try the specified break-in for these.

Break-in has been pretty easy. Wore them for several hour shoveling snow with no issues

 

[DaveProc]

Nicks Americana in Shackleton Cognac

 

[hardlyworkingman]

Viberg Hiker.

My new favorite boots.

 

[Skell6009]

White's Bounty Hunters in their classic black oil tan leather. Got these rebuilt a few months ago after about 9 years of use.

 

[murphykobe]

Do anyone know if CXL normally stretch more so should I consider it on sizing, e.g. Choose 9.5D Mister Lou vs 9.5E

 

[Ernest P Shackleton]

Viberg Hiker.

My new favorite boots.

That's an interesting eyelet configuration. I've looked at those a couple times. I want something without goretex for actual hiking. They made the list simply because of that, but the price is absurd. Then again, White's hikers are now $500. The entire industry is absurd.

 

[DaveProc]

13 year old Red Wing Beckmans still going strong.
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[DaveProc]

Nicks Americana in Shackleton #8

 

[dh66]

Red Wing Pecos 1105s first day on the job. The poron insoles made light work of 8 hours on a concrete floor.

 

[DaveProc]

Nicks in Shackleton #8 after 4 months of hard wear