GetTothePoint
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Don't be afraid to throw a different or additional $20 insert in a pair that may be a little uncomfortable. Even if they're expensive boots it may be just the thing to make them really comfortable.
Let’s talk boots (older crowd on here)
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Mosby
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I wore an old pair of cheap Bass Pro boots at a hunt test last weekend. I've worn them for years around my property and into town and never had an issue. They are lightweight, flexible and I thought they would be great to walk around the hunt test course.......wrong.
The arch of my right foot started to hurt about half way through the first brace. By the time I finished the first brace, I was walking on the side of my foot to take some of the pressure off. I planted birds and gunned the rest of the day and when I got home, I had a deep purple bruise covering my entire arch. I had to run my dog again on the second day and helped out on the field and I wore my Irish Setter Wingshooter boots. Significantly better support and while my foot hurt, it was tolerable. Got home on Sunday evening and I had walked about 11 miles over the weekend...according to my phone app and my foot looked the worse for it. The bruise was significantly larger. I have no idea what I did to my foot but I'm guessing the boots/insoles simply didn't provide the necessary arch support and/or I stepped on something hard and got a deep tissue bruise. I wouldn't have had a problem if I had simply worn better boots.
I'll stay off of it for a few days and I'm sure I'm fine, but the Bass Pro boots are going into the trash can. I have a couple pair of boots from Schnee and Lowa I was starting to break in and I need to speed up that process. I tried to cut a corner and wear the cheapest boots I own, to save a few ounces and that was stupid of me. Lesson learned.
The arch of my right foot started to hurt about half way through the first brace. By the time I finished the first brace, I was walking on the side of my foot to take some of the pressure off. I planted birds and gunned the rest of the day and when I got home, I had a deep purple bruise covering my entire arch. I had to run my dog again on the second day and helped out on the field and I wore my Irish Setter Wingshooter boots. Significantly better support and while my foot hurt, it was tolerable. Got home on Sunday evening and I had walked about 11 miles over the weekend...according to my phone app and my foot looked the worse for it. The bruise was significantly larger. I have no idea what I did to my foot but I'm guessing the boots/insoles simply didn't provide the necessary arch support and/or I stepped on something hard and got a deep tissue bruise. I wouldn't have had a problem if I had simply worn better boots.
I'll stay off of it for a few days and I'm sure I'm fine, but the Bass Pro boots are going into the trash can. I have a couple pair of boots from Schnee and Lowa I was starting to break in and I need to speed up that process. I tried to cut a corner and wear the cheapest boots I own, to save a few ounces and that was stupid of me. Lesson learned.
littletimmy
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I’m 59 and the last 4 years have been wearing the Salomon hiking boots. They’re light, waterproof and have great traction. My feet have never gotten cold and that’s counting this past January in South Dakota at -5. They are the 6 inch boots and with the Dans briar proof chaps I wear over them make the perfect boots for me.
Bigdave
New member
I’m 62, feet we’re always hurting due to injuries when young, the more I’m on my feet the more it hurts. Bought the Crispi mountain guide and the support really helped. Bought two other pair of Crispi’s but the mountain guide definitely the best for me. The only problem is I put in as many steps at work as I do hunting, don’t really want to were them to work but I do, wore out the other two pair, saving the mountain guides for hunting.