Posted: 8/10/2009 1:51:46 PM EDT
| I absolutley positootly cannot walk in my bare feet on anything but grass and carpet so I have accumulated a good supply of shoes. Tennis shoes,boots,jungle boots and winter boots. I may go hungry but my feet will be okay. Imagine the dead of winter and you have lousy shoes. |
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Glad you brought this subject up. Honestly, I've totally neglected it as a part of normal preparation, and I'm not sure why that's the case. Water? Check. Food? Check. Ammo? Check. Appropriate footwear? Errrrr......
I'm curious what folks are putting together as far as rugged but comfortable hot weather/cold weather options. |
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When winter hits, check the clearance isle for tennis shoes / summer wear. When spring hits, check the clearance for winter boots.
I got a couple nice pairs of boots back in Feb. Get yourself a good hiking pair and probably should have at least one steel toe pair. |
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A good pair of Altama Jungles, 2 pairs of All Leather's, a pair of Matterhorn insulated all leather Combat boots, a pair of Corcoran Tactical boots, and a pair of Beretta (H&H Brand) tactical boots,....I think I'm pretty good over long term if I keep them with me or stay put. I think more about what I've got on my feet everyday and a major event happening that could leave me with what I've got on. I wear mostly Skecher's from day to day, but I've been looking for that pair of boots/shoes that could be a pair that would blend in to everyday sheeple infested life and still better off when the shit hits. I like Altama's alot and think I'm going to pick up a pair of their new black 6" Ortho-Tacx's to see how they work out. I wear the Beretta's and Corcoran's at times, but people do notice. The Ortho's probably won't be much different except that there shorter. Maybe there's no way around that and I should just wear boots all the time or keep a pair in the truck.
6" Ortho-Tacx |
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good footwear will be worth real money in any kind of SHTF scenario. Unless you like wearing hurachis, they are a must for planning. Hmmm . . . Anyone know what the most common adult men's and women's shoe size is? Anyone know what/whose last fits the widest variety of feet comfortably? Seems like good shoes could be a kick ass barter item. |
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A long time ago I figured I spent more time on my feet than anything else so I decided to treat them right with quality footwere. I am also a frugal SOG, so when I find a deal on something I will use, I dont like to pass it up.
I am generaly active, and am also a outdoorsman. Good footwere is like a pocket knife, everyman should have them. I good pair of footwere can keep you going, a bad pair can temp. criple you, or at least make you hurt, and not just your feet. |
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good footwear will be worth real money in any kind of SHTF scenario. Unless you like wearing hurachis, they are a must for planning. Hmmm . . . Anyone know what the most common adult men's and women's shoe size is? Anyone know what/whose last fits the widest variety of feet comfortably? Seems like good shoes could be a kick ass barter item. I'd say 9R is the most common men's size. It always seems to be out of stock when I go looking for shoes. |
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Anyone consider becoming a cobbler as a post-SHTF profession? Mother Earth News had some articles on it. Let's see if I can find them.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/2000-02-01/Simple-Shoemaking.aspx http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/1979-01-01/Reheel-Your-Own-Shoes.aspx http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-Homesteading/1971-07-01/Repair-By-Sewing.aspx Here we go! |
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For ordinary everyday wear, to me the cotton socks are more than adequate because they are cheap and last a long time. Now for SHtF and everything else wool and/or high-tech hiking socks.
Socks. And not those crappy cotton athletic socks either. I'm a big fan of Smartwool and INgenius/Wigwam socks. |
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I allways hold onto old shoes if they are the least bit servicable. Usually the welt starts to go, or I wear through the sole. I religate that pair to the shop (my woodworking and metal working (but not welding) tools are in the basement, with I can enter from the house. In the summer, thay are fine in the garden, as are old tennis shoes.
I do a lot of walking on concrete at work, I'd actually expect for shoes to last much longer post SHTF. I usually tried to have a prebroken in pair of shoes and boots in the box, plus what I wear, plus the old ones. I also have a seperate pair of boots for hunting- same boot basically, but I'm way too likely to have a diesel smell on my boots, so I try to keep a clean pair. I also have a pair of insulated boots that I rarely need in the south, but wear when working up north at times, or maybe for hunting in the worst weather. Someone implied paying $200 for a pair of boots made you a gear queer (or word to that effect), but I pay 125-175 for a decent pair of steel toe redwings (everything is steel toe except for thr irish setter insulated boots.) |
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For ordinary everyday wear, to me the cotton socks are more than adequate because they are cheap and last a long time. Now for SHtF and everything else wool and/or high-tech hiking socks.Socks. And not those crappy cotton athletic socks either. I'm a big fan of Smartwool and INgenius/Wigwam socks. Yeah, because "ordinary everyday" is the forum title. 
I only have one pair of feet and they already have problems, so I'm taking as good care of them as I can. That means keeping them dry and comfortable, neither of which I can do effectively with cheap cotton socks. |