GatorFarmer
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I have trouble finding footwear that I like. Not sure why, perhaps my feet are a tad narrow, but I usually just buy a size 12 standard width without thinking about it.
Anyway, I'm looking for something that I can wear day to day that isn't cowboy style (my wife says no), too overtly military, or too clunky. Yet not too tofu/foo-foo/granola eating either. Being capable of all season wear would be a plus. A tall order I'd imagine.
I tried a pair of 5.11 side zip boots last year. Chewed my feet up. That cured me of "tactical" style footwear made in SE Asia. Next up was a pair of canvas Israeli made boots. They amount to Converse Allstars with a hi top and a better tread. These I liked, at least once I put inserts into them (from Wallyworld, gellin' like a felon and all that). Unfortunately QC in Israel apparently isn't the best since the right boot developed tears soon after I got it. It's soldiered on for a bit, but it is at the end of where patching it with Gorilla tape is doing the job.
Thus I once again find myself needing footwear. (Why boots? My oldest son is getting heavier and likes pony times. It's just easier to lug things around wearing boots I've found.)
Any suggestions for something that might work, preferably under 300 bucks, maybe made in a country where I could drink the water?
Anyway, I'm looking for something that I can wear day to day that isn't cowboy style (my wife says no), too overtly military, or too clunky. Yet not too tofu/foo-foo/granola eating either. Being capable of all season wear would be a plus. A tall order I'd imagine.
I tried a pair of 5.11 side zip boots last year. Chewed my feet up. That cured me of "tactical" style footwear made in SE Asia. Next up was a pair of canvas Israeli made boots. They amount to Converse Allstars with a hi top and a better tread. These I liked, at least once I put inserts into them (from Wallyworld, gellin' like a felon and all that). Unfortunately QC in Israel apparently isn't the best since the right boot developed tears soon after I got it. It's soldiered on for a bit, but it is at the end of where patching it with Gorilla tape is doing the job.
Thus I once again find myself needing footwear. (Why boots? My oldest son is getting heavier and likes pony times. It's just easier to lug things around wearing boots I've found.)
Any suggestions for something that might work, preferably under 300 bucks, maybe made in a country where I could drink the water?