New Work Shoes
- Thread starter Art Kelley
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On my sixth pair of Caterpillar (mfg. by Wolverine) Argons. Around $100-120 at Sears. They are comfortable, soles are impervious to stripper, and they have a rubber-covered hard toe so spray wipes off. But they last only three or four months. Soft soles wear fast.
Probably going back to Redwings.
Probably going back to Redwings.
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I am getting dressed and going to the mall and trying on some Pigster MERRILLS if I like I will get them.....I will report back soon
Mikey P
Administrator
Nothing lasts longer than Merrils in my experience
Old Coastie
Supportive Member
Marty, please tell me you don't drink blue ribbon beer.
It would just be, you know..
It would just be, you know..
hogjowl
Idiot™
I don't drink beer.
Tom ... you have to wear them longer than just a trip around the store isle.
Tom ... you have to wear them longer than just a trip around the store isle.
Desk Jockey
Member
Ummm....never learned how to tie a shoe James?
Not judging mind you.
Not judging mind you.
Mikey P
Administrator
My NV winter Merrills
Ill sure miss them come spring..
Ill sure miss them come spring..
Well I bought a pair, they are a bit different than my Vans, and I had no problem following my wife around the mall for the day, she said oh great now you can break them in 
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I think any shoe is gonna feel a bit different than my normal flat og Vans. I can say for a new pair not bad, as long as they hold up they will be fine, my vans come apart in about a month I think the pre spray attacks the glue.
.I think any shoe is gonna feel a bit different than my normal flat og Vans. I can say for a new pair not bad, as long as they hold up they will be fine, my vans come apart in about a month I think the pre spray attacks the glue.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Just be careful on tile. They're slicker than baby snot.
Kellie Hiler
Member
It really sucks learning out the hard way how slippery your new shoes are. Especially when your noggin hits the floor.
hogjowl
Idiot™
If I fell today, the way I've fallen in the past, I'd be seriously injured.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Kellie Hiler
Member
Me too....big time. I've had two concussions in the last few years lol. One from my noggin introducing itself to a tile floor, the other from a massive concrete beam that had been painted the same color as the walls and ceiling in a church turned luxury home. I was up in the belfry area and George was on the bottom level and heard the bonk.
Yes...there bats in that belfry! Hahaha! That one took a few weeks to recover from, I was pretty much in a daze for 2-3 weeks.
Welcome to my world....
i tried a pair of shoes alot like the ones mentioned here with the 100% water proof and all, but most of the ones i try keep the water out but also keep the water in, so i just stick with sneakers, i just spray the crap out of the outside of them with water proofer which helps resist water, but they still breath. they eventually get wet, but i have 3 pairs i switch out with, new pair, ok pair, and a pair thats i use mainly at home when i know im gonna get dirty.
Marty's Merrells,I have been in them for about a week or so. At first they were a little harsh but have become one of the most comfortable shoes I have ever put on my feet.
I haven't noticed them being any more slippery on hard surfaces vs my Vans shoes.
Speaking of slippery has anyone ever noticed how much MORE slippery ParFlex hose is vs Goodyear (rubber) solution hose is? Holy crap, ParFlex is like stepping on ice!
So thanks Marty for suggesting Merrell shoes very happy with them.
I haven't noticed them being any more slippery on hard surfaces vs my Vans shoes.
Speaking of slippery has anyone ever noticed how much MORE slippery ParFlex hose is vs Goodyear (rubber) solution hose is? Holy crap, ParFlex is like stepping on ice!
So thanks Marty for suggesting Merrell shoes very happy with them.
Donwand
Supportive Member
are your boots 100% waterproof? what are they called?
thanks
Mikey P
Administrator
Russ T.
Supportive Member
I can only imagine wearing sneakers that aren't waterproof because I was goofy enough to do it when I started.
Wet feet make a guy miserable.
I've been wearing Keens for the last couple years. They are heavy, for sneakers, but well worth it with comfort and they have a waterproof and breathable membrane (like gore-tex).
Sneakers are all about fit and they might not work for others, but definitely find some that are waterproof!
Wet feet make a guy miserable.
I've been wearing Keens for the last couple years. They are heavy, for sneakers, but well worth it with comfort and they have a waterproof and breathable membrane (like gore-tex).
Sneakers are all about fit and they might not work for others, but definitely find some that are waterproof!
hogjowl
Idiot™
I don't spray my feet.
Most of time I will use a work boot with tire treads on my right foot opposite the tennis shoe on the other. Just so I can get more traction on my lead off foot.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Frank Nehei Jr.
Kellie Hiler
Member
One time when I had stayed home from work, my hubby came home between jobs for a "lunch break".
He left to go do another job and called me up and said the customer pointed out to him that he was wearing two different shoes.....
He left to go do another job and called me up and said the customer pointed out to him that he was wearing two different shoes.....
Kellie Hiler
Member
Do people stop you often and ask if you wandered away from the home?
Desk Jockey
Member
Wandered....escaped is more like it.
I do believe he still has the jacket with long sleeves.
I do believe he still has the jacket with long sleeves.
