Bootses

[Great Pebble]

What's the feeling amongst you lads and lasses about footwear? DO you all have you rabbit skin mocassins that you knocked up yourselves or is commercial footwear an acceptable purchace? :-D

I'm a habitual day-to-day boot wearer, to the point at which I feel uncomfortable in shoes, in fact I don't own any shoes any more.
Running around the house I go barefoot.

Currently I have a pair of Lowa Bundeswher boots, the old pre Gore Tex issue, best "cheap" boots I've ever owned. Tough as old nails and allow the feet to "breathe" provided you've got the proper insoles in them. They are extremely heavy though. I also have a pair of Danner Fort Lewis, they're expensive but the comfy feet at the end of the day makes the investment seem worthwhile.

I don't posess any "walking boots" per se, and can't say I want any. Am I missing out?

The only footwear purchase I'm considering at the moment is a pair of "trail sandals" - for around camp and for those essential nocturnal journeys.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Tony]

This thread will cover some of your questions
http://www.bushcraftuk.co.uk/community/viewtopic.php?t=145

I know that a couple of the guys on here do make footwear, I've seen some of Gary's and it's great.

 

[Great Pebble]

Thanks,

Missed that thread, I did look first, honest.

Nick in Belfast

 

[al]

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I'm a habitual day-to-day boot wearer, to the point at which I feel uncomfortable in shoes, in fact I don't own any shoes any more.
Running around the house I go barefoot.

nice one , i`m not alone then, :-D

 

[al]

i musy learn how to quote properly

 

[Stuart]

sounds like what you have will do you nicley

 

[ditchfield]

When out and about I've got a pair of Brasher Hillmasters. I used to go about the house and garden barefoot, but now I've got a ******* veruca :evil: which I can't get rid of, and now my, once nice hard, rough, callused feet have gone all smooth and fairy liquid soft :evil:.

Grrrrrrrr!