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Posted: 10/23/2004 3:03:27 PM EDT
| I'm looking for a good pair of boots that I can wear daily and at the range/shooting course/idpa. I mostly wear jeans and carhartt pants in the original orange color. I know in a boot you can't go cheap if you want it to be comfortable. I don't think black would go together very well with jeans/carhartts and really not a big fan of black boots. Don't need steel toe or any of that either. Maybe a light layer of goretex and thinsulate but not too much where I cannot wear them in the summer. |
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I've got a pair a Bellville 790's gore-tex lined. They are so comfortable they are like weaing tennis shoes, but they can get a little warm in the heat. They are better for wider feet, but you won't be dissapointed in them at all. I think I paid around $135.00 for them and I'll be buying another pair here shortly. |
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2nd the Belleville boots. Most comfortable thing I've had on my feet. Here' a silly but true story. I had been running a couple miles a day in a pair of nike cross trainers...I don't remeber the exact model. When I would finish my knees would be sore. I started running in my Belleville 770 and no more hurt knees. The 770 are black with GOretex and 200 gram thinsulate. The 790 are tan with GOretex only. They have a pretty good website.www.bellevilleshoe.com/public/pubhome.htm |
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Danner boots are by far some of the best ones out there. Their website has some great online clearance prices www.danner.com/categories.asp?catid=7 |
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If you are looking for a great deal, check these out: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?bt=C&a=134779 I ordered a pair because of how inexpensive they were and they are very nice for that price. They are usually 80 bucks a pair. I have always had good luck with Bates boots and these are no exception. I train and even run in them on a day to day basis and they have held up very well. |
+1 on that....I have a pair in Buckskin and like them very much. Up until I got these, I always wore the black swat type (Bates/Magnum/HiTec) boots. Because these boots are "demilitarized," they look good with jeans as well as a pair Royal Robbins 5.11 Khaki's. Here is a pic:  |
Yup, thanks to you guys, plus my buddy in the USMC, I just ordered some Bellville 790's this morning, I don't think I'll be dissapointed...Thank you ARFcom for draining my wallet some more! |
| I guess I'm too late, but in case anyone else is looking for a recommendation. I'd have recommended a pair or Russel Moccasin Company, double vamp "bird hunters." Kind of spendy, but worth every penny. I've got a pair that I got for my birthday as a sophomore in highschool. With good care they are still solid as a rock twelve years later. They were daily wear work boots during summers and winters, and hiking/hunting boots during the spring and fall. Bar none, the most comfortable boots (or shoes) I've ever worn, right out of the box. I'll be having them re-soled next year. |
I have the 700 ST. Seriously good boots for the outdoors. |
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