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Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

Fifty150

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LaCrosse. A brand that isn't mentioned often.

This boot is good enough. Nothing great. Heavy. Hard rubber, long lasting soles. Waterproof membrane. Safety toes. Padded tongue and collar.

Nothing great, as in I don't enjoy wearing it. It doesn't hurt my feet. But it doesn't provide me with a soft bouncy step. Just a personal prejudice for Dr. Martens AirWair soles........ which no other shoe has...... but you have to wear a cheap boot to get that.

What I do like, and why I bought them, is that Helcor vamp. It's essentially cheap leather, which they have repurposed into something that will resist damage. No way rain will saturate or penetrate that stuff. More importantly, it will protect your feet. It's like the hard shell on a cockroach. Still crunchy even after you cook it.















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Fifty150

Call Me a Cab
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2,287
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The Barbary Coast
I'm not working in an Iron mine in the 1930's. Nor am I chasing poachers through the African Bush. For me, these boots will go to The Bar. Where I might get a little action. As long as it's dark enough that nobody will look down and notice the bulbous capped toes of my clown shoes.


$150 shoes do the same thing as a $350 shoe.




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